Author: Amelia E. Barr Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9781440098918 Category : Languages : en Pages : 344
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Excerpt from A Daughter of Fife TO their inhabitants the sea is every thing. Their hopes and fears, their gains and losses, their joys and sorrows, are linked with it and the largeness Of the ocean has moulded their feelings and their characters. They are in a measure partakers Of its immensity and its mystery. The commonest Of their men have wrestled with the powers Of the air, and the might Of wind, and wave, and icy cold. The weakest Of their women have felt the hallowing touch Of sudden calamity, and of long, lonely, life-and-death, watches. They are intensely religious, they hold tenaciously to the modes Of thought and speech, to the manner Of living and dressing, and to all the household traditions which they have cherished for centuries. 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 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 or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781725192072 Category : Languages : en Pages : 178
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A Daughter of Fife by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr To their inhabitants the sea is every thing. Their hopes and fears, their gains and losses, their joys and sorrows, are linked with it; and the largeness of the ocean has moulded their feelings and their characters. They are in a measure partakers of its immensity and its mystery. The commonest of their men have wrestled with the powers of the air, and the might of wind, and wave, and icy cold. The weakest of their women have felt the hallowing touch of sudden calamity, and of long, lonely, life-and-death, watches. They are intensely religious, they hold tenaciously to the modes of thought and speech, to the manner of living and dressing, and to all the household traditions which they have cherished for centuries.... We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
Author: John Geddie Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780267500253 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 216
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Excerpt from The Fringes of Fife Beside us, the brimming waters lean against the embankments, as if eager to peer over into the green and hollow land reclaimed from the Firth. 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 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 or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Franco Pace Publisher: WoodenBoat Books ISBN: 0937822493 Category : Yachts Languages : en Pages : 176
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Franco Pace ... has brought together years of research and photography to celebrate the work of William Fife Jnr, one of the great geniuses of yacht design. All of the yachts featured here were designed in Scotland between 1890 and the Second World War, and are ... considered amongst the most beautiful, most elegant and fastest ever built. ..."--Jacket.
Author: Georgie Vere Tyler Publisher: ISBN: 9781330606391 Category : Languages : en Pages : 336
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Excerpt from The Daughter of a Rebel a Novel On the third day of April in the year 1886, a girl was seated at an old rickety table in her bare little room, writing. Her cheeks were flushed and her eyes were bright. It was evident that she was much in earnest. The room was on the top floor of a small brick house, and there were no comforts in it. The single bed was hard and uninviting. The door of the wash-stand was broken, as was also the spout of the pitcher. There were dull-red, well-worn shades over the windows, but no curtains. Save a narrow strip by the side of the bed, the floor was carpetless. The mirror, that reflected the girl as she sat writing, was blurred and cracked. A Bible, an old album, and a vase containing some pampas-grass, on another table, were the only ornaments of the room. There was a small rocker with an improvised seat of the selvages of flannel, the original one having long since worn away. A cheap clock ticked loudly in the center of a tall, black-painted mantel-piece. The occupant was oblivious to her surroundings. Page Warwick was a product of the Civil War. Born when Virginia had scarcely caught her breath from flash of gun and roar of cannon, she seemed one of their sparks that would not expire. 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 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 or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: George Forrest Browne Publisher: CUP Archive ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 370
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Excerpt from On Some Antiquities in the Neighbourhood of Dunecht House Aberdeenshire It was known to the archaeologist that there were ogam inscriptions in the district, two Of them being among the most important in Caledonia; and that within an easy motor drive there was a minuscule inscription of six lines Of which no satisfactory explanation had been given. This inscription they had visited in a previous year. Further, the quick eye Of the hostess of Dunecht had caught sight of some curious sculptures on a stone by the road-side on the way to the minus cule inscription; and other like stones in the neighbourhood had been shewn in Stuart's two volumes of Sculptural Stones of Scotland. The suggestion was then made that for the sake of visitors at Dunecht a sort Of guide book should be prepared, giving some simple description of the several Objects and their meaning and uses. 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 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 or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: J. Macdonald Oxley Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780483734180 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 324
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Excerpt from Fife and Drum at Louisbourg "Prince" and "Pickle" were the pride and despair of the Pomeroys. That is to say, Prince was the pride, and Pickle the despair; and yet how hotly good Mistress Pomeroy would have resented the suggestion that the one did not hold as big a place in her warm heart as the other! 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 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 or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Amelia E. Barr Publisher: Wentworth Press ISBN: 9780526655144 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 340
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Author: Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780266220350 Category : Languages : en Pages : 314
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Excerpt from The Lairds of Fife, Vol. 1 of 3 Of that, my dear, returned Colonel Brown, rather briskly resuming the newspaper, I must certainly be perfectly aware, especially since it forms so principal a part in the system of all female perfections. But what, after all, is to be done with that curious body, Mrs Fife? Had we not better pay our visit at the Hall to morrow, and get rid of our necessity at once? 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 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 or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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