Introductory material
Reading edition
The Book in the Court:
ITS INTRODUCTION.
"High up a dark and winding stair, From floor to floor I went, And heard sometimes a woman swear, Or beaten child lament. "Upon the topmost flight I found A close and wretched room; Alas, that any human soul Should call such place a home! "No fire was burning in the grate, The walls were damp and bare; The window-panes were stuffed with rags, No furniture was there." Mrs. Sewell.