Books with author George R.R.

Excerpt from The Count's Snuff-Box: A Romance of Washington and Buzzard's Bay During the War of BayExcept through indirect stories from France. I have, however, taken the liberty of continuing his career in the second part of the narrative. Since his day there have been many European noblemen who have attempted to dupe society and the government; but it is doubtful if any have done it as successfully as did this Frenchman eighty six years ago. Geo. R. R. Rivers.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.

With a single drop of ink for a mirror, the Egyptian sorcerer undertakes to reveal to any chance comer far-reaching visions of the past. This is what I undertake to do for you, reader. With this drop of ink at the end of my pen, I will show you the roomy workshop of Mr. Jonathan Burge, carpenter and builder, in the village of Hayslope, as it appeared on the eighteenth of June, in the year of our Lord 1799.

"Kasba (White Partridge)" by George R. Ray. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1870 Excerpt: ...and some tea and sugar, and she's a-goin' to send 'er eldest boy, as is just past ten, with a basket for that puddin' as I'd made for Jane's children. For I'd agreed with Charlotte as he was to fetch it 'ot, thro' 'er 'avin' no pot to bile it in, and only lived in Walker's Buildin's, as ain't ten mintues' walk. I started soon arter breakfast to go there, and called over at Mrs. Arber's on my way, and found as old Mushit 'adn't woke up but jest for a minit, and 'ad took some beef-tea along with 'is medsin, and was off ag'in. So, as there wasn't no 'urry, I waited a bit so as to give that poor soul a little time to get 'er place a little straight, as with five children and a Bick 'usban' 'ad 'er 'ands pretty full of a mornin', and that tidy as she wouldn't like to be caught up to 'er eyes in a mess. It was werry pleasant, as I were a-walkin' there, for to see such lots of dinners a-goin' to the oven, and parties a-goin' to church as looked well-dressed and 'appy. Some'ow, it didn't seem like Sunday mornin' esactly, but more jolly like. I can't think, for my part, what parties can be a-thinkin' about as wants bakers not to bake no dinners of a Sunday, as is the only chance many a family 'as of gettin' a 'ot meal once a week; but parties as is well to do in this world don't think much about them as ain't so well off as theirselves; but that's the way of the world, that is. Walker's Buildin's ain't much of a place for to live in, tho' the rents is tremenjous 'igh, and that poor Mrs. Walford, as were Charlotte's 'usban's name, she paid 'arf-a-crown for a front kitchen, as I will say she kep' like a pallis for cleanness, with a staircase as dark as Newgate. She was a-washin' the babby when I got in, as were 'er last job, and all the rest was that tidy, with the el...

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Title: Lectures and Stories.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century's most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of works the collection also includes song-books, comedy, and works of satire. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:++++<Source Library> British Library<Contributors> Roy, George; <Original Pub Date> 1864.<Physical Description> 8º.<Shelfmark> 12271.bbb.23.

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