FOREST HILL;

A TALE

OF

SOCIAL LIFE.

VOL. I.

A TALE OF SOCIAL LIFE

IN 1830-1831.

True loves are often sown, but seldom grow on ground.

PAIRIE QUEENE.

IN THREE VOLUMES.

VOL. I.

LONDON:

RICHARD BENTLEY, NEW BURLINGTON STREET.

1846.

LONDON:

Printed by Schulze & Co., 13, Poland Street.

TO

WILLIAM H. PRESCOTT, ESQ.

OF BOSTON, NORTH AMERICA,

WHOSE HISTORICAL WRITINGS

POSSESS ALL THE VARIED INTEREST THAT OUGHT TO CHARACTERIZE

ROMANTIC FICTION;

THESE VOLUMES ARE OFFERED,

WITH EVERY SENTIMENT OF RESPECTFUL ADMIRATION,

AS A PROOF OF THE AUTHOR'S

AFFECTIONATE REGARD.