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Excerpt from Two Runaways: And Other Stories The author takes this opportunity of acknowl edging the courtesy oi Harper and Brothers, in granting permission to include here Elder Brown's Backslide and Ole Miss and 'sweetheart, ' taken from their magazine. The other stories appeared first in The Century Magazine. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com...

Excerpt from Madelon Passes: And Mam'selle Delphine, a Story of the ChristmasThe fat priest loved to sit there and listen to the mocking-birds and watch the golden ammer hurl M self as a little torch through the dim vistas, and the white sunlight play among the shadows on the ground when the soft south winds wandered up lazily from the gulf among the overhead branches of his tree. And dearly he loved the glimpse of the Louisiana sky seen throu...

Excerpt from The Marbeau Cousins His worn and tom clothing showed in its texture something superior to the rough jeans and homespuns of the mountains. All these details were carefully studied out by his hosts, for the lives of many of them called for the utmost caution in dealings with strangers, and revenue spies were not infrequently abroad. But the examinations always ended when the questioning gaze returned to the man's face, which was, ...

Excerpt from Eneas Africanus Defendant A generous banquet board set in an ancient hall of twin marble fire fronts, graceful arches and deep niches with antique bronze - old linen of snowy whiteness, shining silver and the rainbow splendors of ¿aming prism in treasured vase and bowl! 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 ...

Excerpt from Just Sweethearts: A Christmas Love Story Bathed in the sunshine of one of those perfect days which so often come with Christmas in the South, he stood at the street corner, a light cane across his shoulders supporting his gloved hands, his eyes shifting with ever-changing interest, and a half smile on his swarthy face. It was written all over him that he had no appointments to meet, no duties to discharge, that he was by chance, ...

Excerpt from Eneas Africanus I shall be greatly obliged if you will pub lish this letter with a request that all Southern papers, daily and weekly, copy the same. Thanking you in advance and with all good wishes for your happiness and prosperity, I am, most respectfully. 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 import...

Excerpt from The Adventures of a ParrotThe old coach never delivered happier faces at Woodhaven than greeted Helen when, astonished at the tumult in the yard at dusk, she ran down the steps and one by one lifted out the excited visitors.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses...

Excerpt from Sons and Fathers Montjoy ordered a tremendous supper, as he called it, and while waiting the half-hour for its preparation, several Of the party repeated the order for refreshments, it appeared to the stranger, with something like anxiety. It was as though they feared an opportunity to return the courtesies they had accepted would not be given. None joined them at supper, but when the newcomers were seated one Of the gentlemen lo...

Excerpt from His Defense, and Other Stories The lawyer fell easily into the vernacular of his visitor, but he was afraid to lift his eyes again higher than the tips of his own polished boots, resting upon the table in front of him, in the good old Georgia fashion. 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 his...

His defense - And other stories is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1899. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres.As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature.Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publ...

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Sons and Fathers is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1896. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres.As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature.Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these boo...

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This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our cont...

A tale centering around an elderly African American man.

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Harry Stillwell Edwards (1855-1938) was an American journalist, novelist, and poet. He gained distinction as a writer of dialect stories, and wrote on the Georgia aristocracy as well as on African-American laborers. This is a collection of short stories.

Harry Stillwell Edwards (1855-1938) was an American journalist, novelist, and poet. He gained distinction as a writer of dialect stories, and wrote on the Georgia aristocracy as well as on African-American laborers. This is a collection of short stories.