Olympia. A RomanceChatto & Windus, 1878 - 428 pagine |
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Pagina 9
... took up a pebble , poised it for three instants , and threw it at the board . The pebble was well aimed , and struck the wood before it sank down . The man rose , turned round towards the phantom castle took off his cap and bowed . Then ...
... took up a pebble , poised it for three instants , and threw it at the board . The pebble was well aimed , and struck the wood before it sank down . The man rose , turned round towards the phantom castle took off his cap and bowed . Then ...
Pagina 10
Robert Edward Francillon. took off his cap and bowed . Then he set his face to the main- land , and , while the mist thickened , walked on again . The mist still grew deeper as he approached the low downs to which one end of the isthmus ...
Robert Edward Francillon. took off his cap and bowed . Then he set his face to the main- land , and , while the mist thickened , walked on again . The mist still grew deeper as he approached the low downs to which one end of the isthmus ...
Pagina 13
... took off his cap again . " Mr. Holmes , sir ? " he asked , politely . " That be my name , sure enough - Isaac Holmes , farmer and maltster ; all the parish knows I. What do you want with me ? " " I want to ask you , sir , to grant me ...
... took off his cap again . " Mr. Holmes , sir ? " he asked , politely . " That be my name , sure enough - Isaac Holmes , farmer and maltster ; all the parish knows I. What do you want with me ? " " I want to ask you , sir , to grant me ...
Pagina 21
... took up its station on this homely village green - the rascally looking piper , the grotesque beast , and an innocent and happy child for their queen . The piper took his stand in front of the oak , whistled a lively flourish , and ...
... took up its station on this homely village green - the rascally looking piper , the grotesque beast , and an innocent and happy child for their queen . The piper took his stand in front of the oak , whistled a lively flourish , and ...
Pagina 24
... took uncommon bad - with they cockles o ' hisn , and can't come nowhere for nowt for nobody . " " Took bad , you young rip ? And he to do my job here ? I don't wipe off his score in a hurry , he'll see - that's all . When'll he be out ...
... took uncommon bad - with they cockles o ' hisn , and can't come nowhere for nowt for nobody . " " Took bad , you young rip ? And he to do my job here ? I don't wipe off his score in a hurry , he'll see - that's all . When'll he be out ...
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Pagina 6 - Cyclopaedia of Costume ; or, A Dictionary of Dress — Regal, Ecclesiastical, Civil, and Military — from the Earliest Period in England to the reign of George the Third. Including Notices of Contemporaneous Fashions on the Continent, and a General History of the Costumes of the Principal Countries of Europe. By JR PLANCHE, Somerset Herald.
Pagina 21 - By WILKIE COLLINS. Illustrated by SL FILDES and HENRY WOODS. The New Magdalen. By WILKIE COLLINS. Illustrated by G. Du MAURIER and CS RANDS. The Frozen Deep. By WILKIE COLLINS. Illustrated by G. Du MAURIER and J. MAHONEY. The Law and the Lady. By WILKIE COLLINS. Illustrated by SL FILDES and SYDNEY HALL. The Two Destinies.
Pagina 32 - Syntax's (Dr.) Three Tours, In Search of the Picturesque, in Search of Consolation, and in Search of a Wife.
Pagina 30 - Sheridan's Complete Works, with Life and Anecdotes. Including his Dramatic Writings, printed from the Original Editions, his Works in Prose and Poetry, Translations, Speeches, Jokes, Puns, &c. With a Collection of Sheridaniana. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, gilt, with 10 fullpage Tinted Illustrations, 7s.
Pagina 33 - Timbs' English Eccentrics and Eccentricities: Stories of Wealth and Fashion, Delusions, Impostures, and Fanatic Missions, Strange Sights and Sporting Scenes, Eccentric Artists, Theatrical Folks, Men of Letters, &c. By JOHN TIMBS, FSA With nearly 50 Illustrations.
Pagina 12 - Greenwood's Wilds of London: Descriptive Sketches, from Personal Observations and Experience, of Remarkable Scenes, People, and Places in London.
Pagina 33 - The Life and Correspondence of JMW Turner. Founded upon Letters and Papers furnished by his Friends and fellow Academicians.
Pagina 7 - Dunraven's The Great Divide: A Narrative of Travels in the Upper Yellowstone in the Summer of 1874. By the EARL of DUNRAVEN. With Maps and numerous striking full-page Illustrations by VALENTINE W. BROMLEY. " There has not for a long time appeared a better book of travel than Lord Dunraven's ' The Great Divide :' . . . The book is full of clever observation, and both narrative and illustrations are thoroughly good.
Pagina 8 - Fletcher's ( Giles, BD) Complete Poems: Christ's Victorie in Heaven, Christ's Victorie on Earth, Christ's Triumph over Death, and Minor Poems. With Memorial-Introduction and Notes. One Vol. 2. Da-vies' (Sir John) Complete Poetical Works, including Psalms I.
Pagina 34 - Warrant to Execute Charles I. An exact Facsimile of this important Document, with the Fifty-nine Signatures of the Regicides, and corresponding Seals. Beautifully printed on paper to imitate the Original MS., price 2s.