I am authorized to say that there is not a fictitious name nor place in the whole volume; but that names and places are literally given, and that every transaction therein described actually transpired.
— from My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglass

"It is best to know the real character of the wicked, my dear Ernestine, for then one can at least guard against their evil doing.
— from Pride: One of the Seven Cardinal Sins by Eugène Sue

They rose from table, passed along a corridor, and struck into a lateral gallery, at the end of which they stopped before a statue of life size, in stone.
— from En Route by J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans

They practise a primitive agriculture—raising corn, rice, camotes, and several vegetables—in fields and little gardens at the edge of the forests.
— from Philippine Folk-Tales by Laura Estelle Watson Benedict

“There are seventeen more officers come up to Simla on leave for a month, partly in the hope of a little gaiety at the end of the rains; and then the fancy fair has had a great reputation since last year, and as they will all spend money, they are particularly welcome.... “ Wednesday, 11th September.
— from Lola Montez: An Adventuress of the 'Forties by Edmund B. (Edmund Basil) D'Auvergne

We have a little garden at the end of our yard, and have had ripe strawberries and peas.
— from Harper's Young People, July 19, 1881 An Illustrated Weekly by Various

When they came to a long gallery, at the end of which was the princess's apartment, the prince, through impatience once more to see the object of his vows, who had occasioned him so much grief, got before the eunuch, walking as fast as he could.
— from The Arabian Nights Entertainments - Volume 01 by Anonymous

They ensconced themselves in a dark spot in a little grove at the end of the garden.
— from The Third Miss Symons by F. M. (Flora Macdonald) Mayor

The countenances of both Morrison and Longly, however, were not a little gloomy, as they entered the chamber in which the young baronet was, and, after the first salutation, Morrison broke forth with, "This is most unfortunate, indeed, Sir Charles; but as Mr. Longly was with me when your note came, I thought it but right to communicate its contents to him, and he determined to come with me, to tell you himself what he has resolved upon doing."
— from Charles Tyrrell; or, The Bitter Blood. Volumes I and II by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James

If you don’t succeed, if your brother has made a will in favor of that woman, and you can’t make him revoke it,—well then, at least get all the evidence you can of undue influence, and I’ll institute proceedings for you.
— from The Two Brothers by Honoré de Balzac

After Mayolo had retired, a large goat and two enormous bunches of plantains were brought before me.
— from The Country of the Dwarfs by Paul B. (Paul Belloni) Du Chaillu