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Excerpt from The Jonah of Lucky Valley: And Other StoriesThe stories included in the present volume are collected from various sources. The Jonah of Lucky Valley and A Daphne of the F oot-hills appeared in harper's \veekly, A Romance of the Big Horn and The Sher ifi of Oskaloo in Peterson's Magazine, yaller-bird and yaller-bird's Christmas Turkey in Texas Siftz'ngs.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and ...
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Excerpt from A Lone Star Bo-Peep: And Other Tales of Texan Ranch LifeMeanwhile, in the shadowy Vistas of the dim shrubbery, vague, indistinct forms seem moving. They ¿it to and fro with a skulking and stealthy movement they seem ale1, t, uneasy, restless the ghosts Of incarnate suspicion. Suddenly they are off in a body with a precipitate haste that is ludicrous in its apparent cowardice.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of...
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Excerpt from A Nymph of the West: A NovelBoth were in evident distress, and endeavoring to effect a crossing by leaping from bowlder to bowlder amid the whirling waters. But the rocks were slip pery and moss-grown, the current dizzy and swift.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 Book...
Excerpt from A Border LeanderOn a spur of the summit, where the waning light still made adjacent objects dimly visible, the silence that followed the recent explosion became suddenly vocal. A shrill voice apparently exhorted some dumb animal in terms of profane remon strance. A series of dull blows supple mented each verbal effort, followed by the plunging hoof-beats of the snfierer.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thou...
About the Book Historical Fiction books set their characters and plot at some time in the past, providing adequate background on the customes and mores of that time to make it seem believable to the reader, whilst not necessarily remaining true to actual historical events in that setting. This genre became quite popular in Europe and North America during the 19th century. Examples include: A Plot and a Peerage, Uncle Moses, Vathek, An Arabian ...
Excerpt from The Jonah of Lucky Valley: And Other Stories
The stories included in the present volume are collected from various sources. The Jonah of Lucky Valley and A Daphne of the F oot-hills appeared in harper's \veekly, A Romance of the Big Horn and The Sher ifi of Oskaloo in Peterson's Magazine, yaller-bird and yaller-bird's Christmas Turkey in Texas Siftz'ngs.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rar...
A Nymph of the West - A novel is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1888.
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...
A Lone Star Bo-Peep, and Other Tales of Texan Ranch Life is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1885.
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 ...
