THE

MISTAKES OF A LIFE.

A NOVEL.

IN THREE VOLUMES.

BY

MRS. J. HUBBACK,

AUTHOR OF "THE WIFE'S SISTER," "THE OLD VICARAGE," &c.

VOL. I.

London:

T. CAUTLEY NEWBY, PUBLISHER,

30, WELBECK STREET, CAVENDISH SQUARE.

1863.

[The Right of Translation is Reserved].

250. o. 33.

TO THE PUBLIC.

THE following tale was written some years ago, before Italy and Italian patriots had excited so noisy a sympathy in England. The Authoress begs to assure her readers, that it is not intended to express her opinions either for or against the "Friends of Italy and Freedom.”

Hamilton Square,

Birkenhead, Dec. 1st, 1862.