Annals of a Fishing Village: Drawn from the Notes of "A Son of the Marshes"W. Blackwood, 1891 - 289 pages |
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... handed down from father to son , for a century and a half . The English had made small progress in the manu- facture of glass until the French immigrants introduced their improvements 28 ANNALS OF A FISHING VILLAGE . AT THE PORTREEVE'S,
... handed down from father to son , for a century and a half . The English had made small progress in the manu- facture of glass until the French immigrants introduced their improvements 28 ANNALS OF A FISHING VILLAGE . AT THE PORTREEVE'S,
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... English setters . These too were painted by Philip Magnier . One thing always puzzled and distressed Denzil as a boy . He felt , and indeed he divined rightly , that their relative never cared to dwell on the fact that his father had ...
... English setters . These too were painted by Philip Magnier . One thing always puzzled and distressed Denzil as a boy . He felt , and indeed he divined rightly , that their relative never cared to dwell on the fact that his father had ...
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... English alphabet . It always seemed a delight to the old gentleman to draw out the child's intelligence . Had Philip Magnier and his F relative been on happier terms together , Den's future would DEN IS SENT TO SCHOOL . 81.
... English alphabet . It always seemed a delight to the old gentleman to draw out the child's intelligence . Had Philip Magnier and his F relative been on happier terms together , Den's future would DEN IS SENT TO SCHOOL . 81.
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... English lan- guage , it had not been printed in England . It was printed on the same tawny parchment - like paper as the few rare and valuable engravings which he pos- sessed that had come from Holland . Heirlooms he said they were ...
... English lan- guage , it had not been printed in England . It was printed on the same tawny parchment - like paper as the few rare and valuable engravings which he pos- sessed that had come from Holland . Heirlooms he said they were ...
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... English ...... A work packed full of interesting facts about ' actualities ' in China , and most readable and entertaining from beginning to end . ” — Contem- porary Review . FIRE FOUNTAINS . THE KINGDOM OF HAWAII . With Map and ...
... English ...... A work packed full of interesting facts about ' actualities ' in China , and most readable and entertaining from beginning to end . ” — Contem- porary Review . FIRE FOUNTAINS . THE KINGDOM OF HAWAII . With Map and ...
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