The Maid of Sker, Vol. 2 of 3 (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from The Maid of Sker, Vol. 2 of 3 After a little more of this, and Ikey bragging all the time, though I saw nothing very wonderful, we turned the corner of a narrow street, and Opened into a broader one. Here there seemed to be no bullocks, such as had made us keep springs on our cables, but a 'very amazing lot of horses, trotting about, and parading, and rushing, most of them with their tails uphoisted, as if by discharging tackle. Among them stood men, making much of their virtues, and sink ing their faults (if they had any), and cracking a whip every now and then, with a style of applause toward them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




The Maid of Sker, Vol. 3 of 3 (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from The Maid of Sker, Vol. 3 of 3 By this time we were up to all the ins and outs of everything. A sailor has such a knowledge of knots, and the clever art of splicing, that you cannot play loose tricks, in trying on a yarn with him. Jerry Toms and I were ready, long before that day was out, to tie up our minds in a bow-line knot, and never more undo them. Jerry went even beyond my views, as was sure to be, because he knew so much less of the matter; he would have it that Parson Chowne had choked the two children without any aid, and then in hatred and mockery of the noble British uniform, had buried them deep in Braunton Burrows, wearing a cocked for a shovel hat, purely by way of outrage. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




The Maid of Sker, Vol. 1 of 3 (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from The Maid of Sker, Vol. 1 of 3 In this encouragement and prospect I have little faith, knowing how much more people care about What they eat than what they read. Nevertheless I will hope for the best, especially as my evenings now are very long and wearisome and I was counted a hopeful scholar, fifty years agone perhaps, in our vil lage school here - not to mention the Royal Navy; and most of all, because a very wealthy gentleman, whose name Will appear in this story, has promised to pay all expenses, and £50 down (if I do it well), and to leave me the profit, if any. Notwithstanding this, the work of writing must be very dull to me, after all the change of scene, and the open air and sea, and the many sprees ashore, and the noble fights with Frenchmen, and the power of oaths that made me jump So in his Majesty's navy. God save the King, and Queen, and members of the Royal Family, be they as many as they will - and they seem, in faith, to be manifold. But His power is equal to it all, if they will but try to meet Him. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




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