Marion Harland
Nemesis
Hardcover
(Forgotten Books March 5, 2018)
Excerpt from Nemesis
Tan fogs of a November afternoon were thickening with the chill of approaching evening. There were ominous murmurs among the pines, and the almost naked bo.ughs of the oak and hickory shivered and sighed, as they let down, now and then, a stray leaf, to decay peacefully with the companions of its summer revels, or be trampled into the deep mire of the public road, which formed scarcely a break in the forest. The Wheel-rats had cut into the roots, and vehicles had grazed the trunks of the giant trees that locked arms across the highway. Yet it was no newly-opened track. The upper stratum of earth, black with richness from the deposits of a thousand autumns, was worn down to a more durable bed of stiff red clay, of a granite-like smooth ness and polish in dry weather - now, tenacious as wax ta wheel and hoof.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This 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.
Tan fogs of a November afternoon were thickening with the chill of approaching evening. There were ominous murmurs among the pines, and the almost naked bo.ughs of the oak and hickory shivered and sighed, as they let down, now and then, a stray leaf, to decay peacefully with the companions of its summer revels, or be trampled into the deep mire of the public road, which formed scarcely a break in the forest. The Wheel-rats had cut into the roots, and vehicles had grazed the trunks of the giant trees that locked arms across the highway. Yet it was no newly-opened track. The upper stratum of earth, black with richness from the deposits of a thousand autumns, was worn down to a more durable bed of stiff red clay, of a granite-like smooth ness and polish in dry weather - now, tenacious as wax ta wheel and hoof.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This 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.
- ISBN
- 0666937826 / 9780666937827
- Pages
- 508
- Weight
- 28.8 oz.
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 1.1 in.
Enjoy reading Nemesis? You may also like these books
-
Marion Harland
When Grandmamma Was New The Story of a Virginia Childhood
Paperback (tredition Feb. 18, 2012) -
Marion Harland
The Empty Heart; Or Husks: For Better, For Worse
Hardcover (Kessinger Publishing, LLC Sept. 13, 2007) -
Marion Harland
Helen Gardner's Wedding-Day; Or Colonel Floyd's Wards: A Battle Summer
Hardcover (Forgotten Books Jan. 23, 2018) -
Marion Harland
With the best intentions: a midsummer episode
Paperback (University of California Libraries ) -
Marion Harland
For Better, for Worse: A Story From Temple Bar, and Tales of the Day, Complete
Paperback (Forgotten Books Jan. 20, 2018) -
Marion Harland
Ruth Bergen's Limitations: A Modern Auto-Da-Fe
Paperback (Forgotten Books Jan. 15, 2018) -
Marion Harland
The Home-Maker, Vol. 1: An Illustrated Monthly Magazine; October, 1888 to March, 1889
Hardcover (Forgotten Books March 6, 2018)
