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"That is the great mistake about the affections. It is not the rise and fall of empires, the birth and death of kings, or the marching of armies that move them most. When they answer from their depths, it is to the domestic joys and tragedies of life."

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About Amelia Barr

Amelia Barr was a British-born novelist who became an established literary figure in the United States. She wrote numerous historical and domestic novels across the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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