Signa is a novel by the English writer Ouida, first published in 1875. The book tells the story of an orphaned Italian girl named Signa who is taken in by a wealthy Englishman named Mr. Meredith. Signa grows up in the idyllic countryside of Tuscany, surrounded by art, music, and literature, but she is haunted by her past and by the mystery surrounding her birth. As she grows older, Signa falls in love with Mr. Meredith's son, Brian, but their relationship is complicated by their different social backgrounds and by Signa's own insecurities. Meanwhile, Signa's past comes back to haunt her in the form of a sinister figure from her childhood, who threatens to destroy her happiness and her future. The novel explores themes of love, identity, and the clash of cultures, and is notable for its vivid descriptions of Italian landscapes and for its romantic and melodramatic tone.It was not probable. He knew the touch of a dead thing, and she had felt to him dead as any slaughtered sheep could be. But sometimes, in the long lonely nights of autumn, when he sat watching his grapes, with the gun against his knee, lest thieves should strip the vines, Bruno would think of it, and say to himself--""If she were not really dead, what was I?""This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
