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Excerpt from Dead Men Tell No TalesThere was, however, one slice of luck in store for me. I found the dear old Lady Jermyn on the very eve of sailing, with a new captain, a new crew, a handful of passengers (chie¿y steerage), and nominally no cargo at all. I felt none the less at home when I stepped over her familiar side.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenboo...

Excerpt from Witching HillPark, which was all but a continuation of Witch ing Hill Road. There's an absolute hole in our lawn, he complained - and I'd just marked out a court. I do wish you could come and have a look at it.There was room for a full-size lawn-tennis court behind every house on the Estate. That was one of our advertised attractions. But it was not our business to keep the courts in order, and I rather itched to say so.About the ...

Excerpt from Fathers of MenYou mean from the boys' point of view? Exactly. It must be such a plunge for them as it is, poor things.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 state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repa...

Excerpt from The Shadow of the RopeT is finished, said the woman, speaking very quietly to herself. Not another day, nor a night, if I can be ready before morning!She stood alone in her own room, with none to mark the white-hot pallor of the oval face, the scornful curve of 'quivering nostrils, the dry lustre of ¿ashing eyes. But while she stood a heavy step went blustering down two ¿ights of stairs, and double doors slammed upon the ground ¿o...

Excerpt from A Thief in the Night: Further Adventures of A. J. Raffles, Cricketer and CracksmanI pick my words with care and pain, loyal as I still would be to my friend, and yet remem bering as I must those Ides of March when he led me blindfold into temptation and crime. That was an ugly ofice, if you will. It was a moral bagatelle tb the treacherous trick he was to play me a few weeks later. The second olience, on the other hand, was to pro...

Excerpt from At Large: A NovelThe afternoon was late, all day the horses had been crawling, for the track was unusually heavy. There had been recent rains, red mud clogged the wheels at every yard, and clung to them in sticky tires. Little pools had formed all over the plain, and westward, on the Off-side of the wagon, these pools caught the glow of the setting sun, and filled with ¿ame. Far over the horses' ears a long low line of trees was v...

Excerpt from The Amateur CracksmanCertainly, my dear man, said he, as many minutes as you like. Have a Sullivan and sit down. And he handed me his silver cigarette case.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 state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, pres...

Excerpt from Raffles Further Adventures of the Amateur CracksmanI transcribe the thing as I see it before me, all in one breath that took away mine, but I leave out the initials at the end, which completed the surprise.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 state-of-the-art ...

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Excerpt from Stingaree Miss Bouverie was thrilled. The stranger spoke with an authority that she divined, a sincerity which she instinctively took on trust. Her breath came quickly, she was a little nervous now. 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 t...

Excerpt from The Shadow of a ManND you're quite sure the place doesn't choke you off? The place? Why, I'd marry you for it alone. It's just sweet!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 state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original for...

Excerpt from Notes of a Camp-Follower, on the Western FrontThe hut - leader ushered me on board with the courtesy of a young commander inducting an elderly new mate, the difierence was that I had all the ropes to learn, with the possible exception of one he had already shown me on our way from the local headquarters of the The battered town was full of English soldiers, to whom indeed it owed its continued existence on the right side of the Li...

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Trieste Publishing has a massive catalogue of classic book titles. Our aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. The many thousands of books in our collection have been sourced from libraries and private collections around the world.The titles that Trieste Publishing has chosen to be part of the collection have been scanned to simulate the original. O...

Trieste Publishing has a massive catalogue of classic book titles. Our aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. The many thousands of books in our collection have been sourced from libraries and private collections around the world.The titles that Trieste Publishing has chosen to be part of the collection have been scanned to simulate the original. O...

Trieste Publishing has a massive catalogue of classic book titles. Our aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. The many thousands of books in our collection have been sourced from libraries and private collections around the world.The titles that Trieste Publishing has chosen to be part of the collection have been scanned to simulate the original. O...

Trieste Publishing has a massive catalogue of classic book titles. Our aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. The many thousands of books in our collection have been sourced from libraries and private collections around the world.The titles that Trieste Publishing has chosen to be part of the collection have been scanned to simulate the original. O...