Excerpt from Diana of the Ephesians: A Novel He had been forced to return to England, but the next year found him again in Paros. He sought her, and was presented with their child. The introduction was like a blow in the face. He had never heard of the event, nor of her death. A Greek woman had nursed and tended the infant, and calmly awaited the return of its father, and his assumption of responsibilities. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.