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Excerpt from Grim: The Story of a PikeEverything tortured and killed down here, some, indeed, even devoured themselves. To lose arms and legs and flesh from their body was all in the order of the day; and anything resting for but a minute was taken for car rion.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 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. 1921 Excerpt: ...circulates, their strength is ebbing, and there is no longer any question of either being leader. They only take it in turns now to spash a little with their tails and try to right themselves. Grim, who is lying with her gills outside in the free water, is still alive and in possession of all her senses, but the Rasper is half dead. Then they float up and drift over the surface of the water like dead fish. Thunder is rolling over the lake. A scorching sun and oppressive heat have long foreboded the storm that is brewing, and now at last it has burst; the clouds and the Water have met. The celestial salute begins rumbling and crackling a long way off in the farthest corner where the reed-forests rally round the mouth of the brook. The lightning ploughs long, white-glowing fibrous sparks out of the sombre, purple horizon, from which the showers come chasing and sweeping over the lake, casting dark, threatening shadows before them. Under the fringe of forest on the lee-side, Where all the grebes have crept together, one of the "big birds" is lying at anchor. She is riding out the storm while the whirlwinds are playing touch over the deep water. She has no lines or fishing-tackle out; she knows well that all angling is in vain. The water seethes and boils on all sides; the grey troughs of the waves are full of bursting 'bubbles. Little slate-coloured showers dart about, and plough up the-surface of the water like the scratching of a cat on the skin; they dash themselves against the reedy margin and the edge of the wood, cutting broad lanes through them. All the fish have left the shallow water for the depths where they can lie far enough below the surface to escape the movement of the waves. Only the sheat-fish, the old waterhyena, is out roam...

No date stated but circa 1920. First UK edition bound in tan cloth with brown lettering. 175 pages. Scarce English edition of this Norwegian fishing tale. A VG+ copy. The book has light dust soiling to the board. Rubs to the spine tips and small bumps to the corners. Brief inked gift inscription dated 1928 on the front endpaper else tight & clean inside.

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Excerpt from Grim: The Story of a PikeEverything tortured and killed down here, some, indeed, even devoured themselves. To lose arms and legs and flesh from their body was all in the order of the day; and anything resting for but a minute was taken for car rion.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.