Author: Edmund GossePublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 410
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The Life of Philip Henry Gosse F.R.S.
Author: Edmund GosseThe Life of Philip Henry Gosse F.R.S.
Author: Edmund GosseThe Life of Philip Henry Gosse ...
Author: Edmund GossePublisher:
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Category : Gosse, Philip Henry, 1810-1888
Languages : en
Pages : 412
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The Life of Philip Henry Gosse
Author: Edmund GossePublisher:
ISBN: 9783337794507
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Languages : en
Pages : 408
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The Life of Philip Henry Gosse F. R. S
Author: Edmund GossePublisher: Theclassics.Us
ISBN: 9781230332826
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Languages : en
Pages : 118
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER IV. CANADA. 1835-1838. ON Midsummer Day, 1835, Philip Gosse took a final farewell of the little town which had been his home for eight years, and set off, full of sanguine anticipations, for a new life of liberty and enterprise. He walked from Carbonear to Harbour Grace, where the Camilla was lying, and went on board of her to sleep that night, to be joined next morning by Mr. and Mrs. Jaques. In the course of this, his last walk in Newfoundland, he saw in flight what all those years he had been looking for in vain--a specimen of the large yellow swallow-tail butterfly. He gave chase to it at once, and, after a long run, succeeded in capturing it easily with his hat, for it was very fearless. In the evening a boy brought out to the vessel for him a large cockroach, of a kind not native to North America, which he had picked up in the streets, dropped perhaps out of some cargo of sugar. This quaint species of tribute was his last gift from Newfoundland, a country in which he was destined never to set foot again. He took on board a variety of chrysalides, caterpillars, and eggs, the premature transformation of some of which gave him a great deal of anxiety. How completely he was absorbed in his duties as the nurse of these insects may be amusingly gathered from his diary, in which, for instance, in turning for some information regarding that important day on which he landed in the new country of his adoption, I find these words and no others: --"July 15.--As I this day arrived at Quebec, I pro"cured some lettuce for my caterpillars, which they ate "greedily." The voyage from Harbour Grace to Quebec, a comparatively short distance on the map, proved an intolerably tedious one, from lack of wind. In the St. Lawrence the strong ebb tide...
The Naturalist of the Sea-Shore the Life of Philip Henry Gosse
Author: Edmund GossePublisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9780526759644
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 396
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A Year at the Shore
Author: Philip Henry GossePublisher:
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Category : Colour printing
Languages : en
Pages : 494
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The Life of Philip Henry Gosse
Author: Edmund GossePublisher: Theclassics.Us
ISBN: 9781230420554
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 116
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 edition. Excerpt: ... regarding that important day on which he landed in the new country of his adoption, I find these words and no others: -- "July 15.--As I this day arrived at Quebec, I pro"cured some lettuce for my caterpillars, which they ate "greedily." The voyage from Harbour Grace to Quebec, a comparatively short distance on the map, proved an intolerably tedious one, from lack of wind. In the St. Lawrence the strong ebb tide continually carried them back during the night, running down with such force that it was impossible to stem it without a strong breeze up. The only resource was to cast anchor during the ebb and take advantage of the flood tide, which runs upward five hours in every twelve. They suffered from want of fresh food, and it was annoying to their appetites to pass close to little wooded islands stocked with ostentatious rabbits, and have no chance of rabbit-pie. On the nineteenth day they landed for ten minutes on Grosse Island, where the quarantine establishment was, and this was an agreeable refreshment. At length their impatience was rewarded, and they penetrated to the very heart of that land of promise from which they anticipated so much. They saw it in a golden light, and in these words, which betray his enthusiasm, Philip Gosse described his approach in a letter home: -- "On Wednesday last, as we were favoured with a fair "wind, we weighed and set sail very early, proceeding "along the fertile and well-cultivated Isle of Orleans, "which, as well as the south bank of the river, was "smiling in luxuriance and loveliness. When we had "passed the end of Orleans we opened the noble "Cataract of Montmorenci, a vast volume of foaming "waters rushing over a cliff of immense height. We "now came in sight of the city of Quebec, which being...
The Naturalist of the Sea-Shore
Author: Edmund GossePublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780331817843
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 426
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Excerpt from The Naturalist of the Sea-Shore: The Life of Philip Henry Gosse For various statements in the earlier pages I am indebted to the still unpublished autobiography Of my grandfather, Mr. Thomas Gosse, and to the memory of my venerable uncle, Mr. William Gosse. Among those whom I have to thank for their kindness in helping me to pro duce this volume, i must mention two friends in particular, Mr. Francis Darwin, f.r.s who has allowed me to print a number of very interesting letters from his father; and Mr. Arthur E. Shipley, Fellow Of Christ's College. Cam bridge, who has very kindly revised the zoological portions Of the text. 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.
The History of Piracy
Author: Philip GossePublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486141462
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Much imitated but never surpassed, this chronicle ranges from ancient to modern times to explore the rise of piracy. A dramatic narrative and colorful characters complement its impeccable scholarship. 21 black-and-white illustrations.