A Voyage round the World Contributor(s): Kingston, William Henry Giles (Author) |
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ISBN: 1514760142 ISBN-13: 9781514760147 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $7.12 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2015 |
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BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
Physical Information: 0.26" H x 8.5" W x 11" (0.66 lbs) 122 pages |
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Publisher Description: The day arrived. A post-chaise stood in front of the old grey manor-house. I have it all before me. The pointed gables-the high-pitched, dark weather; stained roof-the numberless latticed windows-the moat, now dry, which had once served to keep out a body of Cromwell's horse-the tall elms, which had nestled many a generation of rooks-the clump of beech trees, and the venerable wide-spreading oak-the broad gravelled court on one side, and the velvety lawn on the other, sloping away down to the fine, large, deep fish-pond, whose waters, on which I had obtained my first nautical experiences, as seen through the green foliage, were sparkling brighter than ever under the deep blue of the summer sky. |