Books with title On the road to make-believe

This early work by Richard Harding Davis was originally published in the early 20th century and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Make-Believe Man' is a short story about a young man and his thirst for adventure. Davis attended Lehigh University and Johns Hopkins University, but was asked to leave both due to neglecting his studies in favour socialising. During the Second Boer War in South Africa, Davis was a leading correspondent of the conflict. He saw the war first-hand from both parties perspectives and documented it in his publication 'With Both Armies' (1900). He wrote widely from locations such as the Caribbean, Central America, and even from the perspective of the Japanese forces during the Russo-Japanese War. Davis died following a heart attack on 11th April, 1916, at the age of 51.

Designed for school districts, educators, and students seeking to maximize performance on standardized tests, Webster's paperbacks take advantage of the fact that classics are frequently assigned readings in English courses. By using a running thesaurus at the bottom of each page, this edition of The Make-Believe Man by Richard Harding Davis was edited for students who are actively building their vocabularies in anticipation of taking PSAT¿, SAT¿, AP¿ (Advanced Placement¿), GRE¿, LSAT¿, GMAT¿ or similar examinations.PSAT¿ is a registered trademark of the College Entrance Examination Board and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation neither of which sponsors or endorses this book; SAT¿ is a registered trademark of the College Board which neither sponsors nor endorses this book; GRE¿, AP¿ and Advanced Placement¿ are registered trademarks of the Educational Testing Service which neither sponsors nor endorses this book, GMAT¿ is a registered trademark of the Graduate Management Admissions Council which is neither affiliated with this book nor endorses this book, LSAT¿ is a registered trademark of the Law School Admissions Council which neither sponsors nor endorses this product. All rights reserved.

This early work by Richard Harding Davis was originally published in the early 20th century and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Make-Believe Man' is a short story about a young man and his thirst for adventure. Davis attended Lehigh University and Johns Hopkins University, but was asked to leave both due to neglecting his studies in favour socialising. During the Second Boer War in South Africa, Davis was a leading correspondent of the conflict. He saw the war first-hand from both parties perspectives and documented it in his publication 'With Both Armies' (1900). He wrote widely from locations such as the Caribbean, Central America, and even from the perspective of the Japanese forces during the Russo-Japanese War. Davis died following a heart attack on 11th April, 1916, at the age of 51.

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.

Most people would say that, to have good imagination is a virtuous trait. However, for one particular clerk working at a New York wool factory, the burden of having an overactive, highly imaginative mind takes over his life in a manner that he would not have been able to foresee prior to his engagement of boarding the faithful steamer “Patience” with his somewhat more down to earth colleague.Bring Kinney's wild imagination and slight pinch of lack of honesty into the foreground, add a beautiful Irish lady, and allow events to unfold naturally; you'll soon have on your hands one of the most enjoyable and entertaining stories ever to come out of Richard Harding Davis' own remarkably creative imagination.An accomplished author and journalist, Richard Harding Davis has written many other intriguing tales of adventure and historical novels, such as The West from a Car Window, The Rulers of the Mediterranean, or his now famous early biography of Winston Churchill, Real Soldiers of Fortune. Among them, few others had the unique brilliance and charm you can find in this story.The Make-Believe Man is essentially a well-written, oftentimes droll, and highly engaging adventure novel. Although not all that long, it provides readers with quite an extensive storyline, as we are introduced to characters such as the likes of Joseph Forbes Kinney, who seems to find adventures more easily than probably any character you may have met.An overall simple tale of travel, trouble and unusual circumstances, The Make-Believe Man will delight and impress you in equal measure. Modern day readers will find it a more than enjoyable change of pace, when compared to many of the dull and unimaginative adventure stories of today. An uncommon and critically well-received book, Davis' novel is just the thing you need to brighten up your Sunday afternoon.