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Theodore Goodridge Roberts (1877-1953) was a Canadian novelist and poet. He was the author of thirty-four novels and over one hundred published stories and poems. The Wasp follows the adventures of sailors and pirates at the turn of the 18th century.

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...

Excerpt from The Harbor Master For a time there were doubters and grumblers, Old men who wagged their heads, and young men who sneered covertly or jeered Openly, and later, as the rule Of Dennis became absolute and some what tyrannical and the hand of Dennis heavy upon men' Of independent ways of thought, there were insurrections and mutinies. But Black Dennis Nolan was equal to every difficulty, even from the Doubters were convinced that he ...

Excerpt from Rayton: A Backwoods Mystery Davy wants to know if four aces are any good? Suggested the doctor, winking at Rayton. Benjamin Samson, torn with doubt, ventured three beans on the chances of his pair of kings. That started things briskly, but on the second round David Marsh went the limit. That brought things to a standstill, and the pool went to David without a challenge, but he showed his cards for all that. What I want to know ...

Excerpt from The Fighting Starkleys, or the Test of Courage Beaver Dam was a farm, but long before the day of John Starkley and his wife, Constance Emma, who lived there with their five children, the name had been applied to and accepted by a whole settlement of farms, a gristmill, a meetinghouse, a school and a general store. John Starkley was a farmer, with no other source of income than his wide fields. Considering those facts, it is not t...

Excerpt from Hemming, the Adventurer Even in Dublin, a man with something over his pay can make himself comfortable, in seven months, mused the colonel. Being a bachelor him self, he liked the way things were arranged. For instance, the small book-shelf above the bed, with its freight of well-thumbed volumes, tobacco - jar. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgot...

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Excerpt from Two Shall Be Born London, and of Joice, too. What sort is West ley? I saw him once or twice before this trip, but he is older than I am, and. Having about ten millions more than my old man, circles some five degrees higher in the social blue of New York. 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 ...

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Excerpt from The Wasp Captain Sterling, a wealthy planter of Nevis in the West Indies, had purchased two hundred male factors from the historic prison and was now march ing them to Billingsgate, off which lay the brig Good Cheer, all ready for her freight of hopeless humanity and her long voyage to the south and west. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenboo...

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.