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Above all, there was Almah. Everything combined to make her most dear to me. My life has been such that I never before had seen anyone whome I loved; and here Almah was the one congenial and sympathetic, and I loved her dearly, even before I understood what my feelings were. One day I learned all, and found that she was more precious to me than all the world.

James De Mille

Horror is a feeling that cannot last long; human nature is incapable of supporting it. Sadness, whether it be from bereavement, or disappointment, or misfortune of any kind may linger on through life

James De Mille

James De Mille

James De Mille

Born: August 23, 1833

Died: January 28, 1880 (aged 46)

Bio: James De Mille was a professor at Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, and an early Canadian popular writer who published numerous works of popular fiction from the late 1860s through the 1870s.

Known for:

Lost in the Fog (1870)
The American Baron (1872)
The Lady Of The Ice (1870)
Cord And Creese (1869)

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