| The Charm of Ireland Contributor(s): Stevenson, Burton Egbert (Author) |
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ISBN: 1517637333 ISBN-13: 9781517637330 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $8.07 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 8.5" W x 11" (0.90 lbs) 170 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Twilight was at hand when the little steamer, slender as a greyhound, cast loose from the pier at Holyhead, made its way cautiously out past the breakwater, and then, gathering speed, headed away across the Irish Sea, straight toward the setting sun. The boat showed many evidences that the Irish Sea can be savage when it chooses. Everything movable about the decks was carefully lashed down; there were railings and knotted ropes everywhere to cling to; and in the saloon the table-racks were set ready at hand, as though they had just been used, and might be needed again at any moment. But, on this Saturday evening in late May, the sea was in a pleasant, even a jovial, mood, with just enough swell to send a thin shower of spray across the deck from time to time, and lend exhilaration to the rush of the fleet little turbine. |