Books with title The Talk of the Town

Dan is a most loved man who moved into an unfamiliar town after his parents were struck by lightning. He lives in a small cave, but spends most of his time in town with his best friend, Sal. But all that changes when Dan gets deceived by 'The Villain' and is under attack. The town's way of life is now threatened by 'The Villain'. How will Dan save the town? This story leans toward leadership and courage.

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Tales on the Town is a delightful story about Mama Fox, the town she calls home, and the antics of her mischievous cubs. The book title comes from the downtown scavenger hunt by the same name in Hartsville, SC, Home of the Red Foxes. When Bennett Joyce was younger, he and his sister Brittany created a scavenger hunt in their hometown. Since then, many families and school groups have enjoyed searching for the thirteen small bronze red foxes hidden around town. Along the way, these seekers have learned about a special place called Hartsville. An avid reader himself, Bennett wrote Tales on the Town as a companion book to this popular scavenger hunt. After graduating from high school, Bennett plans to attend Wofford College where he intends to major in computer science and finance. Bennett enjoys doing crossword puzzles, wearing cardigans, and yelling at kids who are driving too fast. He and his family particularly enjoy hearing from children who complete the scavenger hunt.

Excerpt from The Tale of Timber TownTimber town lay like a toy city at the bottom of a basin. Its wooden houses, each placed neatly in the middle of a little garden plot, had been painted brightly for the delight of the children. There were whole streets of wooden shops, with verandahs in front of them to shade the real imported goods in their windows; and three wooden churches, freshly painted to suit the tastes of their respective - and respectable - congregations; there Was a wooden Town Hall, painted grey; a wooden Post Othee, painted brown; 3 red college, where boys in white disported upon a green field; a fawn-coloured school, with a playground full of pinafored little girls; and a Red Tape Onice - designed in true Elizabethan style, with cupolas, vanes, fantastic chimney-tops, embayed windows, wondrous parapets - built entirely of wood and painted the colour of Devonshire cream, with grit in the paint to make it look like stone.Along the streets ran a toy tram, pulled by a single horse, which was driven by a man who moved his arms just as if they were real, and who puffed genuine clouds of smoke from his tobacco pipe. Ladies dressed in bright colours walked up and down the trim side-paths, with gaudy sunshades in their hands; knocked at doors, went calling, and looked into the shop windows, just like actual people.It was the game of playing at living. The sky shone brightly overhead; around the town stood hills which no romantic scene painter could have bettered;. The air of the man with water-cart, of the auctioneer's man with bell, and of the people popping in and out of the shops, was the air of those who did these things for love of play-acting on a stage.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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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ 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 ensure edition identification: ++++ <title> The Talk Of The Town, Volume 2; The Talk Of The Town; James Payn<edition> 2<author> James Payn<publisher> Smith, Elder, 1885

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.1885 Excerpt: ... 113 CHAPTER XXVI. TWO ACTRESSES. The arrangements made between Mr. Samuel Erin, on behalf of his son William Henry, ' an infant,' with Mr. Albany Wallis, for the production of the play were eminently satisfactory. Mr. Erin was to receive three hundred pounds on the morning after the first night of representation, and half profits for the next sixty nights. Shakespeare himself had probably never made so good a bargain. The news of the acceptance of the 'Vortigern' by the management of Drury Lane Theatre immensely increased the public excitement concerning it. In those days 'Old Drury' (though indeed it was then far from old) was the national theatre; and the fact of a play being played. upon its boards (inde TOL. II. I penclently of Sheridan having chosen it) gave it a certain imprimatur. It was not unreasonable, therefore, in William Henry that he already saw himself half way to fortune, while his success in love might be said to be assured; there are but few of us in truth who, at his age, are in a position so enviable. For, as when we grow old, prosperity, if it does come, comes but too often too late for its enjoyment, so the sunshine of youth is marred by the uncertainty of its duration, and by the clouds that overhang its future. Of the reception of the 'Vortigern' the young fellow had but little doubt; he believed it would run a long and successful course, as most people do believe in the case of the hare of their own finding. And yet the manifestation of his joy was by no means extravagant. The gravity and coolness of his demeanour, which had characterised him throughout the discoveries, did not now desert him. At times, indeed, even when Margaret's arms were about his neck, he looked anxious and distrait; but when she rallied him about it he had alw...

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