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. 1903 Excerpt: ...is told by Mrs. Cooke with keen appreciation of the humours of New England character. 25c. Putnam, A'. Y. Steadfast: the Story of a Saint and a Sinner. 1889. Life and trials of a young minister in Connecticut Valley in the early 18th century. A presentation of New England character, founded on the history of the times. ...
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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. 1903 Excerpt: ...is told by Mrs. Cooke with keen appreciation of the humours of New England character. 25c. Putnam, A'. Y. Steadfast: the Story of a Saint and a Sinner. 1889. Life and trials of a young minister in Connecticut Valley in the early 18th century. A presentation of New England character, founded on the history of the times. 50c. Houghton, Boston; 6/-Paul; 3/6 Sunday School Union; 1/Melrose. Huckleberries Gathered from New England Hills. 1891. Vernacular tales, like the huckleberry, typical of plain, hardy New England characters, e.g., A Toien Mouse and a Country Mouse, a story truly Yankee in motive and idiom. $1.25 Houghton, Boston. Cooley, William Forres. Emmanuel; the Story of the Messiah. 1889. A study of the life of Christ and his relations with his disciples and others, most prominent among whom is the doubter Thomas; a serious study of motives and actions, never departing far from the Biblical narrative. $1.50 Dodd & Mead, A'.l'. -' Craddoce, Charles Egsert" Mary Noailles Murfree; b. 1850. In the Tennessee Mountains. 1884. Studies, eight in number, of the uncouth and rugged dwellers in the Great Smoky Mountains; reproducing their rude dialect, and depicting the wild scenery and aspects of mountain weather. $1.25 Houghton, Boston; 6/-Longman. The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains. 1885. Two characters are singled out from the crowd of brutal and lawless hillmen and primitive villagers, Hiram and Dorinda; the former a moody, introspective preacher, a Bunyan worsted by his doubts; the other a girl of beautiful nature, born in a family of rascals and idlers. The main interest is concerned with her love-story, and with his spiritual experiences. $1.25 Houghton, Boston; 2/Chatto. In the Clouds. 1887. Here again the interests are largely of the ...
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