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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... side . I have told the story of this particular little adventure at length , although it is trivial com- pared to many others which are to be read of in this book , because I happen to be personally ac- quainted with the details , which ...
... side . I have told the story of this particular little adventure at length , although it is trivial com- pared to many others which are to be read of in this book , because I happen to be personally ac- quainted with the details , which ...
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... side of it , for an adventurer - using the term in its best sense - he must always have been . He was too sanguine , too romantic , too easily de- luded by others , and too mystical — a curious vein of mysticism was one of his most ...
... side of it , for an adventurer - using the term in its best sense - he must always have been . He was too sanguine , too romantic , too easily de- luded by others , and too mystical — a curious vein of mysticism was one of his most ...
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... side of Mrs Jebb , who had given her husband absolute power over it , and he was not sufficiently mind- ful of the generosity she had shown . This cir- cumstance is only touched upon because of its effect upon the training and character ...
... side of Mrs Jebb , who had given her husband absolute power over it , and he was not sufficiently mind- ful of the generosity she had shown . This cir- cumstance is only touched upon because of its effect upon the training and character ...
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... sides of the hill , the fourth being occupied by a stone quarry , almost impassable , and therefore con- sidered safe . When the boys first caught sight of the men , they were not more than 200 yards off , and there was very little time ...
... sides of the hill , the fourth being occupied by a stone quarry , almost impassable , and therefore con- sidered safe . When the boys first caught sight of the men , they were not more than 200 yards off , and there was very little time ...
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... side . It is , perhaps , superfluous to mention that he had fallen in and out of love a few times prior to this stage of his career , as that is a thing which happens so regularly and methodically to most men under five - and - twenty ...
... side . It is , perhaps , superfluous to mention that he had fallen in and out of love a few times prior to this stage of his career , as that is a thing which happens so regularly and methodically to most men under five - and - twenty ...
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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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