Philip Rhayader lives alone in an abandoned lighthouse on the desolate Great Marsh of Essex. One afternoon, a hauntingly beautiful child, Fritha, visits Rhayader, bringing with her an injured snow goose. At first Fritha is scared of Rhayader, with his sinister hump and crooked hand, but he is gentle and kind and Fritha begins to visit regularly. When the snow goose departs for home, Rhayader is left alone again. The following winter, the snow goose and Fritha return to the lighthouse. Time passes and one year Fritha is ...
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Philip Rhayader lives alone in an abandoned lighthouse on the desolate Great Marsh of Essex. One afternoon, a hauntingly beautiful child, Fritha, visits Rhayader, bringing with her an injured snow goose. At first Fritha is scared of Rhayader, with his sinister hump and crooked hand, but he is gentle and kind and Fritha begins to visit regularly. When the snow goose departs for home, Rhayader is left alone again. The following winter, the snow goose and Fritha return to the lighthouse. Time passes and one year Fritha is frightened to discover her feelings for Rhayader. But this is 1940 and Rhayader is setting sail for Dunkirk to help the soldiers trapped on the beaches. Fritha never sees Rhayader again. But the story of the saviour with the snow goose passes from soldier to soldier and into legend . . .
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Good. Good Jacket. Size: 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo); Blank paper pasted to front endpaper. Jacket has been repaired. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.
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Very Good. All in VG internal order. Neat inscription to ffep. Price clipped paper cover. External edges a little rubbed. This is a charity sale on behalf of Friends of Morston Church (reg. 1099831). 12mo. 32pp.
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Good. Acceptable Jacket. Size: 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo); Hardcover. Previous owner's ink inscription. Jacket has been repaired. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.
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1st edition thus. Hardcover. Very fine cream boards and mould-made pages, all clean and tidy, no foxing, small bookseller's label on lower fep. Paul Gallico's charming story of friendship, love and death set at the time of the Dunkirk evacuation of 1940, originally published in 1941, is beautifully illustrated in colour and black-and-white vignettes by Sir Peter Scott in this limited edition; this is hand numbered 273 of 750 copies issued. Signed by both author and artist on the limitation page. In the original plain cream dustjacket, with a repaired tear on the spine fold. A very nice copy of this classic novella.
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I found the reviews about this book on this site helpful when I obtained it to read for a book discussion at Joclyn Art Museum. I found the book very moving and powerful as did everyone at the Book Event, which was then tied to art on display. The group discussion led to much information shared by the group which expanded the power of the book. This book certainly deserves a 5 star rating.
Evelyn72
Nov 6, 2008
The Snow Goose
I love this book. I had a copy and somehow lost it. I was glad to get another copy. It is so easy but also so touching.