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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

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Excerpt from A Romance of Billy-Goat HillIn spite of the fact that impertinent railroads were beginning to crawl about its feet, and the ¿otsam and jetsam of the adjacent city were gradually being deposited at its base, it nevertheless reared its granite shoulders proudly and defiantly against the sky.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a ...

Excerpt from SandyAbout 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 repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish o...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Excerpt from Miss. Mink's Soldier: And Other StoriesFor over forty years she had sat in that same pew facing that same minister, regarding him second only to his Maker, and striving in thought and deed to follow his precepts. But the time had come when Miss Mink 's blind allegiance wavered.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction...

Excerpt from Calvary AlleyFare in which the feminine element of the alley was pursuing a defensive policy against the marauding masculine. But at the first indication of an out side enemy, the herd instinct manifested itself, and she allied herself with prompt and passionate loy shy to the cause of the Calvary Micks.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com...

Excerpt from The Honorable PercivalHortense Vevay appeared on the scene. Lady Hortense, with her mother, the Duchess of Dare, had come down to Devonafter a strenuous social season following her presentation at court. She had been.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-...

Excerpt from Mr. OppJ immy, who was pouring gasolene into a tank in the launch, treated the ferryman to a prodigious wink.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 repairing imp...

Excerpt from Mr. OppThat 's got a talent for missing things, it 's Mr. Opp. I never seen him that he had n't just missed gettin' a thousand dollar job, or inventin' a patent, or bein'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 ...

Excerpt from QuinYear's eve had not elected to slip through his fingers and roll down the sewer grating, there might have been no story to write. Quin had said, Tails, yes, and who knows but that down there under the pavement that coin of fate was registering Heads, no? It was useless to suggest trying it over, however, for neither of the young privates with town leave for twenty-four hours possessed another coin.The heavier of the two boys, C...

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Sergeant Quinby Graham adjusted his overseas cap, turned back his coat to show his distinguished-conduct medal, and went blithely up the steps to the dance-hall. The first girl who looked at him . . . why, he knew what he would do. But he was outrageously thin, with the pallor that comes from long confinement. His hands and feet seemed too big for the rest of him, and his blond hair stuck up in a bristly mop above his high forehead. Swagger as...

Excerpt from Happiness RoadA few weeks before Alice Hegan Rice died she said, "If anything should happen to me will you finish my book?" We were walking up and down our living room at the time, a habit we enjoyed between spells of reading aloud, and her words were as near as we ever approached the inevitable realization that one of us must go first.Into this book, a brave and beautiful attempt to help others, she had been putting her heart, an...