Books with title The Purple Hat

Excerpt from The Purple LandWe are often told that an author never wholly loses his affection for a first book, and the feeling has been likened (more than once) to that of a parent towards a first-born. I have not said it, but in consenting to this reprint I considered that a writer's early or unre garded work is apt to be raked up when he is not standing by to make remarks. He may be absent on a journey from which he is not expected to return. It accordingly seemed better that I should myself supervise a new edition, since this would enable me to remove a few of the numerous spots and pimples which decorate the ingen ious countenance of the work before handing it on to posterity.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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An alien life form is accidentally pulled into Earth’s gravity and discovered by three witches. Believing that the life form is evil, they cast a spell on it and lock it away in a lead tomb, almost ending its existence. Two hundred years later it finds itself free and waits to be found.Billy, Seth and Katie have been best friends their entire lives. With the end of seventh grade and summer vacation only two months away, Seth and Katie are trying to help their friend through a very difficult time; the death of his father. After yet another detention, an angry and frustrated Billy runs off to be by himself, and discovers a strange purple stone lying on a ledge.After sharing his great find with his friends, they soon realize that the orb is not just a pretty stone, but an entity that has begun to negatively alter their lives. Their adventure brings them into contact with a witch, whose ancestors originally discovered the orb. Billy, Seth and Katie come to the conclusion that in order to save their own lives, they must do whatever is necessary to free themselves of The Purple Orb.

Excerpt from The Purple LandWe are often told that an author never wholly loses his affection for a first book, and the feeling has been likened (more than once) to that of a parent towards a first-born. I have not said it.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 is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

Summary Richard Lamb married Paquita without her father’s consent and eloped with her to Montevideo. There they went to see Dona Isidora, a relative of Paquita, and stayed with her for some time. Dona Isidora gave Lamb a letter to the overseer of the Estancia de la Virgen de los Desamparados, a ranch called in English Vagabond’s Rest. Lamb departed with the letter, and in the Florida department, he began to learn the history of the unhappy land of Uruguay. The Argentines and Brazilians interfered in the country’s politics, and, as if the foreign influences were not enough to cause trouble, there was constant friction between the country and the town districts. At a pulperia, or tavern, he met Lucero, a horse tamer, and went to stay at his house; but he soon left Lucero and continued his journey to the estancia. Lamb took advantage of rustic hospitality throughout his journey. One night he stayed at a house in which lived a family with many children. The children were all named after particular Christian concepts, such as Conception and Ascension. He departed early the next day, however, because there were far too many insects infesting the house for his comfort. Lamb continued his journey through Lucuarembo department and then entered the county of his destination. There he discovered that Dona Isidora’s letter meant nothing; there was no employment for him. During his stay at the estancia, he had a fight with a man called Barbudo and gained a reputation for being a great fighter. When he discovered that his reputation as a fighter would only lead to more and bloodier fights, he decided to return to Montevideo. At Toloso, Lamb met a group of English expatriates in a pulperia, and he remained with his fellow countrymen for a time. Finally, he found them to be quite worthless and quarreled with them. Then he headed once more for Montevideo. In the Florida department he met a lovely girl named Margarita and helped her get her doves from a branch in a tree. Margarita was so different from the rest of her family that Lamb could not help wondering how she came to be born into such a rough, coarse family. There he met Anselmo,... William Henry Hudson est un ornithologue, un naturaliste et un écrivain argentin d’origine britannique, né le 4 août 1841 et mort le 18 août 1922. Biographie Il naît dans le district de Quilmès, au sud de Buenos-Aires de parents anglais, Daniel Hudson et Catherine née Kemble. Il est passionné dès son jeune âge par l’étude des plantes et des animaux. Il s’installe en Grande-Bretagne en 1869. Il commence à faire paraître une série d’études ornithologiques dont Argentine Ornithology (1888-1899) et British Birds (1895). Mais ce qui le rend vraiment célèbre sont ses livres sur la campagne anglaise dont Hampshire Days (1903) et Afoot in England (1909), des ouvrages qui contribuent à l’émergence du mouvement de retour à la nature des années 1920 et 1930. Son œuvre la plus célèbre est son roman exotique Green Mansions (1904), paru en français sous le titre Vertes Demeures dans la collection Points au Seuil en 1984. Il est l’un des membres fondateurs de la Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.