Excerpt: ...but hatchets. A sheepskin coat and round felt cap kept a man warm in cold weather. His shoes were made of bark, and his home of logs with penthouse roof. In houses where travelers slept the candles were laths of deal, about five feet long, stuck into crevices of the wall or hung over tables. Our hosts carried them about, dropping unheeded sparks upon the straw beds. In Grodno, a town of falling houses and ruined palaces, we rested again before turning directly north. There my heart began to sink. We had spent ...
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Excerpt: ...but hatchets. A sheepskin coat and round felt cap kept a man warm in cold weather. His shoes were made of bark, and his home of logs with penthouse roof. In houses where travelers slept the candles were laths of deal, about five feet long, stuck into crevices of the wall or hung over tables. Our hosts carried them about, dropping unheeded sparks upon the straw beds. In Grodno, a town of falling houses and ruined palaces, we rested again before turning directly north. There my heart began to sink. We had spent four weeks on a comfortless road, working always toward the goal. It was nearly won. A speech of my friend the marquis struck itself out sharply in the northern light. "You are not the only Pretender, my dear boy. Don't go to Mittau expecting to be hailed as a novelty. At least two peasants have started up claiming to be the prince who did not die in the Temple, and have been cast down again, complaining of the treatment of their dear sister! The Count d'Artois says he would rather saw wood for a living than be king after the English fashion. I would rather be the worthless old fellow I am than be king after the Mittau fashion; especially when his Majesty, Louis XVIII, sees you coming!" IX Purposely we entered Mittau about sunset, which was nearer ten o'clock than nine in that northern land; coming through wheat lands to where a network of streams forms the river Aa. In this broad lap of the province of Courland sat Mittau. Yelgava it was called by the people among whom we last posted, and they pronounced the word as if naming something as great as Paris. It was already July, St. John's day being two weeks gone; yet the echoes of its markets and feastings lingered. The word "Johanni" smote even an ear deaf to the language. It was like a dissolving fair. "You are too late for Johanni," said the German who kept the house for travelers, speaking the kind of French we heard in Poland. "Perhap it is just as well for you. This Johanni has nearly...
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Castaigne, Andre. Good. No Jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Pages are clean and unmarked. Cover corners and edges are lightly rubbed. Front hinge is cracked. Binding is tight. 436pp.
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Castaigne, Andre. Good Minus. 12mo, Top and bottom of spine shows shelfwear. Front free page missing. Gift inscription on front endpaper. Maroon cloth with gilt lettering and design on front board. Frontis with tissue intact. Foxing throughout book. 436 pgs plus 14 pgs of advertisements. 01.
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Good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. GOOD SIGNED BY PREVIOUS OWNER-Mary Hartwell Catherwood was a popular 19th century American author best known for her sweeping historical romances, many of which were serialized in journals and... 436 p., [6] leaves of plates: ill.; 20 cm. Includes: Illustrations, Plates. Includes [6] p. of publisher's advertisements at end GOOD SIGNED BY PREVIOUS OWNER-Mary Hartwell Catherwood was a popular 19th century American author best known for her sweeping historical romances, many of which were serialized in journals and publications like the Atlantic Monthly. Subject: Literature & Fiction Place of Publication: INDIANAPOLIS Original/Facsimile: Original Year Printed: 1901 Binding: Hardcover Author: Mary Hartwell Catherwood Publisher: THE BOWEN-MERRILL COMPANY-Region: North America
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