Books with author Crosbie Garstin

"The Owls House stood in a valley in West Cornwall. It belonged to a prosperous farmer, John Penhale, who lived there with his gipsy wife and his two sons - Ortho, who is wild, unreliable, and attractive, and Eli, who is quiet, good, and stolid. All the excitement happens to Ortho. He runs away from school to join the gipsies, he becomes a smuggler, is captured by pirates, sold as a slave in Morocco, and rises to be a famous soldier in the army of the Sultan. But hair-raising and outrageous as many of his adventures are, Crosbie Garstin has made them seem believable."

For fans of Poldark and lovers of Cornwall everywhere, comes The Owls’ House, Crosbie Garstin’s 1923 classic adventure novel and the first book in the Penhale trilogy.West Cornwall, 1752John Penhale has been served an ultimatum in the will of his Aunt Selina: “Marry within the year or lose your inheritance.”Fighting off an attack by a highwayman as he returns to his farm near Lamorna, he is followed home by Teresa — a gypsy girl who changes his life forever. First published in 1923, The Owls’ House follows the fortunes of John and Teresa Penhale and their two children Ortho and Eli — exploits that turn a family saga into a rip-roaring adventure sweeping across Cornwall, Morocco and the high seas.The Owls’ House is the first book in the legendary Penhale trilogy and available to buy worldwide in this new edited and revised edition.Introduction by the publisherI’ve dedicated a huge amount of time (and pleasure) to edit and republish new editions of the books, in order to bring Crosbie Garstin to a new audience. After much soul-searching on whether to publish the novels in their original format or to revise them for a 21st century audience, I took the latter route and hope that I have made the right decision.I have laid a light touch over these works in the editing process: using an early edition of the texts, I have corrected mistakes and place-names, adapted hyphenation and spellings to make it an easier read (to-day becomes today, etc.) and brought consistency to the style and format of the three novels. Finally, without changing context, I purged the books of outdated words that when written were considered normal in a country that still had its grip on an empire. The gripping drama, the romance, the language and the exploits of the Penhale family remain unchanged. If you love the Poldark books, you'll love Penhale!A short profile of Crosbie GarstinCrosbie Garstin (1887-1930) was the eldest child of Norman Garstin, an Irishman who settled in Penzance and became one of the leading lights of the Newlyn School of Art.Crosbie Garstin’s short life was as dramatic as any. Following education in Penzance, Cheltenham and Bedford, he travelled to the United States and Canada where he worked as a horse breaker on ranches, in threshing gangs, as a sawyer in lumber camps and as a Pacific coast miner. Subsequently, he travelled to Africa where he became manager of a cattle ranch.At the start of World War I he returned to Cornwall and enlisted as a trooper in the 1st King Edward’s Horse regiment. Commissioned in the field, he also served as an intelligence officer in Ireland following the 1916 Easter Rising before returning to the Western Front.Whilst at the front, his poetry that had previously been published in Punch and other magazines was issued as Vagabond Verses, followed by The Mud Larks, a series of sketches from the front for Punch magazine. He then embarked on a short, but prolific literary career that included the three Ortho Penhale books — The Owls’ House, High Noon and The West Wind — as well as further novels, poetry and travel writing (The Sunshine Settlers, The Coasts of Romance, and The Dragon and the Lotus). Crosbie Garstin lived at Lamorna in west Cornwall.His final novel, China Seas, was made into a Hollywood movie starring Clark Gable in 1935, but Garstin didn’t live to see his work on screen. Following an early morning boating accident off Salcombe, Devon in April 1930, Crosbie Garstin disappeared, presumed drowned, although no body was ever found.

At that boarding school I met one Frederick Delane Hilroy, a chubby flame-coloured brat who had no claims to genius excepting as a litterateur. The occasion that established his reputation with the pen was a Natural History essay We were given five sheets of foolscap, two hours and our own choice of subject I chose the elephant, I remember, having once been kind to one through the medium of a bag of nuts. Frederick D. Milroy headed his effort The Fert in large capitals, and began, The fert is a noble aninial He got no further, the extreme nobility of the ferret having apparently Uinded him to its other characteristics. The other day, as I was wandering about on the line, dodging Boche crumps with more agility than grace, I met Milroy (F rederick Delane) once more. He was standing at the entrance of a cosy little funkhole, his boots and tunic undone, sniffing the morning nitro-glycerine.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at

Of course this sort of thing doesnt happen in real life, said Albert Edward, flattening his proboscis against the pane. Either its all a dream or else those oranges will suddenly light up; George Grossmith, in a topper and spats, will trip in from the O.P. side ;girls will blossom from every palm, and all ranks get busy with song and prance tra-la-la !T he Babe kicked his blankets off and sat up. Nothing of the sort. We ve arrived in wellknown I taly, thats all. Capital Rome. Exports old masters, Chianti and barrel-organs. Faces South and is centrally heated by Vesuvius. We rattled into a cutting, the sides of which were decorated with posters Good Healt at the England, Good Lucky at Tommy and drew up in a flag-festooned station, on the platform of which was a deputation of smiling signorinas who presented the A tkinses with postcards, fruit and cigarettes, and ourselves with flowers.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at

For fans of Poldark and lovers of Cornwall everywhere, comes The Owls’ House, Crosbie Garstin’s 1923 classic adventure novel and the first book in the Penhale trilogy.West Cornwall, 1752John Penhale has been served an ultimatum in the will of his Aunt Selina: “Marry within the year or lose your inheritance.”Fighting off an attack by a highwayman as he returns to his farm near Lamorna, he is followed home by Teresa — a gypsy girl who changes his life forever. First published in 1923, The Owls’ House follows the fortunes of John and Teresa Penhale and their two children Ortho and Eli — exploits that turn a family saga into a rip-roaring adventure sweeping across Cornwall, Morocco and the high seas.The Owls’ House is the first book in the legendary Penhale trilogy and available to buy worldwide in this new edited and revised edition.Introduction by the publisherI’ve dedicated a huge amount of time (and pleasure) to edit and republish new editions of the books, in order to bring Crosbie Garstin to a new audience. After much soul-searching on whether to publish the novels in their original format or to revise them for a 21st century audience, I took the latter route and hope that I have made the right decision.I have laid a light touch over these works in the editing process: using an early edition of the texts, I have corrected mistakes and place-names, adapted hyphenation and spellings to make it an easier read (to-day becomes today, etc.) and brought consistency to the style and format of the three novels. Finally, without changing context, I purged the books of outdated words that when written were considered normal in a country that still had its grip on an empire. The gripping drama, the romance, the language and the exploits of the Penhale family remain unchanged. If you love the Poldark books, you'll love Penhale!A short profile of Crosbie GarstinCrosbie Garstin (1887-1930) was the eldest child of Norman Garstin, an Irishman who settled in Penzance and became one of the leading lights of the Newlyn School of Art.Crosbie Garstin’s short life was as dramatic as any. Following education in Penzance, Cheltenham and Bedford, he travelled to the United States and Canada where he worked as a horse breaker on ranches, in threshing gangs, as a sawyer in lumber camps and as a Pacific coast miner. Subsequently, he travelled to Africa where he became manager of a cattle ranch.At the start of World War I he returned to Cornwall and enlisted as a trooper in the 1st King Edward’s Horse regiment. Commissioned in the field, he also served as an intelligence officer in Ireland following the 1916 Easter Rising before returning to the Western Front.Whilst at the front, his poetry that had previously been published in Punch and other magazines was issued as Vagabond Verses, followed by The Mud Larks, a series of sketches from the front for Punch magazine. He then embarked on a short, but prolific literary career that included the three Ortho Penhale books — The Owls’ House, High Noon and The West Wind — as well as further novels, poetry and travel writing (The Sunshine Settlers, The Coasts of Romance, and The Dragon and the Lotus). Crosbie Garstin lived at Lamorna in west Cornwall.His final novel, China Seas, was made into a Hollywood movie starring Clark Gable in 1935, but Garstin didn’t live to see his work on screen. Following an early morning boating accident off Salcombe, Devon in April 1930, Crosbie Garstin disappeared, presumed drowned, although no body was ever found.

Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine (extra customization on request like complete leather, Golden Screen printing in Front, Color Leather, Colored book etc.) Reprinted in 2019 with the help of original edition published long back [1919]. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume, if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Lang: - eng, Pages 228. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. COMPLETE LEATHER WILL COST YOU EXTRA US$ 25 APART FROM THE LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. {FOLIO EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE.}