A Strange Career: Life and Adventures of John Gladwyn JebbW. Blackwood and sons, 1894 - 335 páginas The adventurous life of an English born man, first off to service in India, then coffee planting in Brazil, adventures on the American frontier, then in pursuit of gold in Colorado, searches for treasure in Mexico. |
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... up his abode in London . Soon , however , his old restlessness and his love of sunshine got the better of him , and he journeyed back to Mexico armed with an invention for ex- tracting metals from refractory ores by a new pro- cess.
... up his abode in London . Soon , however , his old restlessness and his love of sunshine got the better of him , and he journeyed back to Mexico armed with an invention for ex- tracting metals from refractory ores by a new pro- cess.
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... better not mention to my wife that we met here , as she does not approve of Cremorne , and I only came to see Leotard . " 66 That's all we came for , sir , ” replied the boys , departing promptly before their master recovered sufficient ...
... better not mention to my wife that we met here , as she does not approve of Cremorne , and I only came to see Leotard . " 66 That's all we came for , sir , ” replied the boys , departing promptly before their master recovered sufficient ...
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... better - half lay heaviest on his soul I don't know , but the boys never heard another word of their adventure . They loyally held their peace to the lady , and her lord made their yoke a little lighter . After about a year of ...
... better - half lay heaviest on his soul I don't know , but the boys never heard another word of their adventure . They loyally held their peace to the lady , and her lord made their yoke a little lighter . After about a year of ...
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... better effect , the station - master had allowed the blood to dry on his cheeks , and with one eye closed and dirty scraps of sticking - plaster artistically arranged over the other , he looked a very ill - used native indeed . He said ...
... better effect , the station - master had allowed the blood to dry on his cheeks , and with one eye closed and dirty scraps of sticking - plaster artistically arranged over the other , he looked a very ill - used native indeed . He said ...
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... better in works of fiction , where they can be rounded off to suit the requirements of the tale . So this being for a biography — a truthful history , such periodical attacks of love- sickness may be left to the imagination of the ...
... better in works of fiction , where they can be rounded off to suit the requirements of the tale . So this being for a biography — a truthful history , such periodical attacks of love- sickness may be left to the imagination of the ...
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A Strange Career: Life and Adventures of John Gladwyn Jebb John Beveridge Gladwyn Jebb,Henry Rider Haggard Sin vista previa disponible - 2017 |
A Strange Career: Life and Adventure of John Gladwyn Jebb Henry Rider Haggard, Sir,John Beveridge Gladwyn Jebb Sin vista previa disponible - 2016 |
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