Books with author John Murray Gibbon

The Classics- a voyage of discovery is a skills-based resource that develops key reading and research skills using authentic narrative and poetry texts. This book contains 14 lesson plans, each accompanied by an original classic or modern text, a research skills section to support and encourage independent research skills, differentiated book reviews that enable children to comment upon each text they read and a CD containing a biography of each author and differentiated research activities. All modern and classic texts have been carefully chosen to engage young children with our literary heritage. Texts featured in this series include those of: Carol Ann Duffy, Valerie Bloom, Roger McGough, Jonathan Swift, Robert Louis Stevenson and William Wordsworth.

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Excerpt from Drums Afar: An International RomanceIn the morocco pocket-book given him by his father with two fifty pound notes inside to give it tone, he fingered yet a third most precious piece of paper, folded into a sheet on the front of which was printed, except for a few words written in and signed by the Censor, the notice of the day of Meeting.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.

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Professor began by calling over his humdrum roll-call in the usual alphabetical order George Grange? Adsum. Adam Grant? No answer. Then from somewhere: A best. Adam Grant, Craigellachie? What a mouthfu! from the back of the class-room. A Celtic giant had hitherto intervened between George Grange and the rest of his bench. The giant's absence on this occasion showed this Adam Grant, of Craigellachie, a country lad, all sunburn and elbows over the desk in front of him. As he took down his notes of the lecture, Adams lips worked fantastically up and down. At the end of the eighties, one did not need introductions at King's College, A berdeen. During the daily fights between the Bajans as the first-year students were called and the second-year Semis, Adam Grant and George Grange, both fresh to college, became brothers in affliction, captives together, and bumped fraternally as they were lifted along and passed up, according to the student custom, from desk to desk in the enemys classroom. George stopped the flow of blood from Adam's nose, and Adam pinned up George stattered college gown. 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 www.forgottenbooks.org

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Excerpt from Pagan LoveAha! The sun had topped them now, topped that temple roof with sheen of gold. A shining stream of gold it was that dropped down leaf by leaf till at last the lowest foliage sparkled in the rays of the great alchemist.Seven o'clock struck, and the loiterer rose to go. Thinking no doubt of breakfast, the peacock shrieked. Mockingly our hero raised his hat in adieu. Then tightened his belt through the park till he came to King Street, Hammersmith.Crossing the street, he looked in at the window of an old curiosity shop. A Chinese Buddha carved in ivory and curiously curving, as no doubt the original tusk had curved, fatuously smiled upon him. Had the loiterer found even a coin in his pocket, he would have flung it through the window at this pale tormentor.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.

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.

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.

Excerpt from The Conquering HeroIt was good to be wakened up in this leafy ante chamber of dawn by the serenade of a thousand birds, each sweeter singer than the other, proving their lungs before the long flight down south. Two of them had been in particular voice that morning, one with its message of Sweet Weather, Sweet Weather, another, melodious little aristocrat, with a clear cool call of King, King, King, King in Can ada, Canada, Canada.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.