Books with author William Joseph Snelling

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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. 1904 Excerpt: ...Then he scrambled to the edge of the porch and fell off headlong in his haste to get down and away from the soul-disturbing performance. The sudden flight almost caused a panic and an awful breach of hospitality among the few who were quietly watching things. To cover an irrepressible chuckle I slipped away after K'dunk, who scrambled clear to the pie-plant patch before he stopped hopping. As I went I heard the gentle Mrs. James, soul of goodness and hospitality, coughing violently into her handkerchief, as if a rude draught had struck her sensitive throat; but it sounded to me more like a squirrel that I once heard snickering inside of a hollow pumpkin. However, the tenor sang on, and all was well. K'dunk meanwhile was engaged in the better task of ridding the garden of noxious bugs, sitting up at times, in a funny way he had, and scratching the place where his ear should be. It was soon after this, when we all loved K'dunk better than ever, that the most astonishing bit of his queer life came to the surface. Unlike the higher orders of animals, K'dunk receives no training whatever from his elders. The lower orders live so simple a life that instinct is enough for them; and so Nature, who can be provident at times, as well as wasteful, omits the superfluous bother of teaching them. But many things he did before our eyes for which instinct could never account, and many difficulties arose for which innate knowledge was not sufficient; and then we saw his poor dull wits at work against the unexpected problems of the universe. As the summer grew hotter and hotter K'dunk left the door-step and made for himself a better den. All toads do this in the scorching days--hollow out a retreat under a sod or root or rotten stump, and drowse there in its cool damp shade ...

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This year, the expectation for the 100th edition of the Infinity Games is great. Ten competitors have trained extensively to play the games and come out victorious from the five arenas. Among them is Arture, only 11 years old, he is the youngest competitor in the history of the infinity games, representing the neighborhood of Pisces Austrinus. The boy's greatest inspiration is Iglesias II, the last Legendary Infinity Warrior, who fought bravely against Grouts, the plague of destruction, which almost decimated the Earth's population. Iglesias II crossed the infinity between Ramea and Earth, liquidating Grouts and also sacrificing his own life in the certainty that humans would never again suffer such destruction.After all these years, Grouts woke up and immediately went to Earth. This time, those who emerge victorious from the Infinity Games will go to battle with the mission to prevent a new and catastrophic destruction, which could culminate in the disappearance of humanity. In addition to the almost impossible challenges of the five arenas, Arture will have victories and frustrations in his destiny, so he will need a lot of determination to achieve his goals, even if it causes him great discomfort. In his journey, he will discover that a great hero is not only built of victories; his life and his mishaps will strengthen him, imparting him with values rarely seen, especially in great arenas, among which the great importance of friendship.