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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... heard of in the more remote districts of Mexico , Mr Jebb thought it safer to take to his bedroom the bullion which we were known to have in our charge . Now , as he learned afterwards from native sources , the possibility of possessing ...
... heard of in the more remote districts of Mexico , Mr Jebb thought it safer to take to his bedroom the bullion which we were known to have in our charge . Now , as he learned afterwards from native sources , the possibility of possessing ...
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... heard the thieves push open the French windows , then to strike the match ( for the night was pitch - dark ) , and by its light to fire at them over it before they could attack him . For a long while he sat thus , and twice he heard the ...
... heard the thieves push open the French windows , then to strike the match ( for the night was pitch - dark ) , and by its light to fire at them over it before they could attack him . For a long while he sat thus , and twice he heard the ...
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... " young gentlemen , " who adjured him ( through the keyhole ) to keep calm ! But when he heard the first carriage drive up , the strength AT FIRBECK . 7 of his feelings became too much 6 BOYHOOD , AND ENTRANCE INTO THE ARMY .
... " young gentlemen , " who adjured him ( through the keyhole ) to keep calm ! But when he heard the first carriage drive up , the strength AT FIRBECK . 7 of his feelings became too much 6 BOYHOOD , AND ENTRANCE INTO THE ARMY .
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... 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 fortifications , mathematics , and similar joys at Putney , Jack went to Wool ...
... 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 fortifications , mathematics , and similar joys at Putney , Jack went to Wool ...
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... heard of it ; but he persisted that he was right , and with a heavy heart started home imme- diately , only to be met on the threshold with the news of Mrs Jebb's death . She had been seized quite suddenly , and had died with her eyes ...
... heard of it ; but he persisted that he was right , and with a heavy heart started home imme- diately , only to be met on the threshold with the news of Mrs Jebb's death . She had been seized quite suddenly , and had died with her eyes ...
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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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