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  • South-Sea Idyls

    Charles Warren Stoddard

    eBook (, Dec. 18, 2012)
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  • In the Footprints of the Padres

    Charles Warren Stoddard

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  • Summer Cruising in the South Seas

    Charles Warren Stoddard

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  • South-Sea Idyls

    Charles Warren Stoddard

    eBook (, Dec. 13, 2012)
    Cast on the water by a careless hand,Day after day the winds persuaded me:Onward I drifted till a coral treeStayed me among its branches, where the sandGathered about me, and I slowly grew,Fed by the constant sun and the inconstant dew.The sea-birds build their nests against my root,And eye my slender body's horny case.Widowed within this solitary placeInto the thankless sea I cast my fruit;Joyless I thrive, for no man may partakeOf all the store I bear and harvest for his sake.No more I heed the kisses of the morn;The harsh winds rob me of the life they gave;I watch my tattered shadow in the wave,And hourly droop and nod my crest forlorn,While all my fibres stiffen and grow numbBeck'ning the tardy ships, the ships that never come!
  • South-Sea Idyls

    Charles Warren Stoddard

    eBook (, Dec. 6, 2012)
    THE COCOA-TREE.Cast on the water by a careless hand,Day after day the winds persuaded me:Onward I drifted till a coral treeStayed me among its branches, where the sandGathered about me, and I slowly grew,Fed by the constant sun and the inconstant dew.The sea-birds build their nests against my root,And eye my slender body's horny case.Widowed within this solitary placeInto the thankless sea I cast my fruit;Joyless I thrive, for no man may partakeOf all the store I bear and harvest for his sake.No more I heed the kisses of the morn;The harsh winds rob me of the life they gave;I watch my tattered shadow in the wave,And hourly droop and nod my crest forlorn,While all my fibres stiffen and grow numbBeck'ning the tardy ships, the ships that never come!
  • SOUTH-SEA IDYLS

    CHARLES WARREN STODDARD

    eBook (HardPress, Sept. 1, 2018)
    This is a reproduction of a classic text optimised for kindle devices. We have endeavoured to create this version as close to the original artefact as possible. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we believe they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
  • South Sea Idyls

    Charles Stoddard

    Paperback (Kessinger Publishing, LLC, Dec. 1, 2004)
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
  • South-Sea Idyls

    Charles Warren Stoddard

    Paperback (Forgotten Books, April 19, 2018)
    Excerpt from South-Sea IdylsAtlantic Monthly, and I think, now, that there are few such delicious bits of literature in the language. The rest rise up like old memories of delight graceful shapes, careless, beautiful, with a kind of undying youth in them, which I frankly told you, when we first met many years after they were writ ten, I was disappointed not to find in you. You did not retort, and of course I was not reasonable. But my words should have served to show you how fast a hold your Idyls had kept on my fancy.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.
  • South-Sea Idyls

    Charles Warren Stoddard

    eBook (, Dec. 6, 2012)
    Excerpt:FORTY days in the great desert of the sea,—forty nights camped under cloud-canopies, with the salt dust of the waves drifting over us. Sometimes a Bedouin sail flashed for an hour upon the distant horizon, and then faded, and we were alone again; sometimes the west, at sunset, looked like a city with towers, and we bore down upon its glorified walls, seeking a haven; but a cold gray morning dispelled the illusion, and our hearts sank back into the illimitable sea, breathing a long prayer for deliverance.Once a green oasis blossomed before us,—a garden in perfect bloom, girded about with creaming waves; within its coral cincture pendulous boughs trailed in the glassy waters; from its hidden bowers spiced airs stole down upon us; above all, the triumphant palm-trees clashed their melodious branches like a chorus with cymbals; yet from the very gates of this paradise a changeful[8] current swept us onward, and the happy isle was buried in night and distance.
  • Summer Cruising In the South Seas

    Charles Warren Stoddard

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Dec. 2, 2015)
    Summer Cruising in the South Seas by Charles Warren Stoddard, first published in 1905. The experiences recorded in this volume are the result of four summer cruises among the islands of the Pacific. The simple and natural life of the islander beguiles me; I am at home with him; all the rites of savagedom find a responsive echo in my heart; it is as though I recollected something long forgotten; it is like a dream dimly remembered, and at last realized; it must be that the untamed spirit of some aboriginal ancestor quickens my blood. With them "love is enough," and it is not necessarily one with the sexual passion: their life is sensuous and picturesque, and is incapable of a true interpretation unless viewed from their own standpoint.
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  • Why Is Santa Fat?

    Chad L. Stoddard

    Paperback (AuthorHouse, April 10, 2012)
    This book is about answering the impossible questions that children ask parents. At sometime in life a child will ask one of those questions and we as parents need to be able to answer as honestly as possible. If that question is impossible to answer and most likely it will be, do as I did. WING IT!!!
  • A Trip to Hawaii: With Descriptive Introduction

    Charles Warren Stoddard

    Paperback (Leopold Classic Library, April 28, 2017)
    About the Book Books dealing with State and local histories in the United States may examine a city, a suburb, a municipality, a region, a community, an association, a church group, or the entire State. In fact, local history, is the largest category of history publishing. Often being of the community that is the subject of the book, local or regional historians can provide a specific insight into their subject matter.Also in this Book Travel through the East South Central States is entwined in the romanticism of "Old Dixie". It is a part of America that really feels “Southern”, including the states of Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee. This part of the United States is covered with inland waterways, fertile soil filled with fields of Bluegrass, heavy forests of the Mississippi Delta, and the Appalachian Mountains. And in this Book Titles in this category recount travel across the lands that form part of the great myth of the West. The western part of the United States has often been referred to simply as “The West”. Western expansion in the United States really began to progress after 1800 and the frontier moved further and further as time went by. The West includes the Rocky Mountains, the Great Basin and the West Coast. About us Leopold Classic Library has the goal of making available to readers the classic books that have been out of print for decades. While these books may have occasional imperfections, we consider that only hand checking of every page ensures readable content without poor picture quality, blurred or missing text etc. That's why we: republish only hand checked books; that are high quality; enabling readers to see classic books in original formats; that are unlikely to have missing or blurred pages. You can search "Leopold Classic Library" in categories of your interest to find other books in our extensive collection. Happy reading!