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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... many years , worked as few men work , and yet I believe I am right in saying that he never once got the best of a bargain , or had to do with an enterprise INTRODUCTION . xxiii which proved successful - at any rate xxii INTRODUCTION .
... many years , worked as few men work , and yet I believe I am right in saying that he never once got the best of a bargain , or had to do with an enterprise INTRODUCTION . xxiii which proved successful - at any rate xxii INTRODUCTION .
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... . on something off that Kind . as a rich man , that he ended it as a poor one . Yet so perfectly upright was his nature , that never did the slightest blame or suspicion attach to him among so many failures ; and every time.
... . on something off that Kind . as a rich man , that he ended it as a poor one . Yet so perfectly upright was his nature , that never did the slightest blame or suspicion attach to him among so many failures ; and every time.
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... never did , never even contemplated , a mean or a doubtful act . To those who knew him and have lost sight of him there remain also a bright and chivalrous example and the memory of a most perfect gentleman . DITCHINGHAM , 21st August ...
... never did , never even contemplated , a mean or a doubtful act . To those who knew him and have lost sight of him there remain also a bright and chivalrous example and the memory of a most perfect gentleman . DITCHINGHAM , 21st August ...
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... never profited by them . Born in 1841 , when both his parents had passed their first youth , he was nat- urally regarded by them as a sort of Koh - i - noor , a roc's egg , or something equally rare and price- less . They agreed in ...
... never profited by them . Born in 1841 , when both his parents had passed their first youth , he was nat- urally regarded by them as a sort of Koh - i - noor , a roc's egg , or something equally rare and price- less . They agreed in ...
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... and the noble art of fisticuffs at one and the same time . He had the misfortune to be the youngest pupil in the school , and there- SCHOOL EXPERIENCES . 5 fore never got a boy of 4 BOYHOOD , AND ENTRANCE INTO THE ARMY .
... and the noble art of fisticuffs at one and the same time . He had the misfortune to be the youngest pupil in the school , and there- SCHOOL EXPERIENCES . 5 fore never got a boy of 4 BOYHOOD , AND ENTRANCE INTO THE ARMY .
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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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