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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Excerpt from The Sinner and the ProblemBelow me in the valley stretched woodland country, oak and ash and elm as I could tell by the colouring, for the ash had hardly budded and the oaks were new-leaved, crimson and russet. A lake, too, lay there, fed (i fancied) by a stream or two from the hills, and another streak of water ran a gold riband out to the river and the ships this also, it seemed to me, joined the lake, but so thick were the tree...

Excerpt from Eton in the 'EightiesAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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, suc...

Excerpt from An Angler's Garland of Fields, Rivers, and Other Country ContentmentsThe chalkstream A vision the little pang rough water the grey-brown shadow the dry-fly the sources OF the wandle the mountain the mountain tarn blessing ON the forest twilight ON tweed rivers welcome To coquet ON the road To llangollen the bells OF shandon To the nairn To leven water the vale OF ouse the findhorn IN spate the bwoat the stripling thames where To f...

Richard Greenham was one of the most important and respected figures among the Elizabethan clergy and the founder of the pastoral art of curing cases of conscience. This study presents a biography of Greenham, an analysis of his work and pastoral style, and a selection of his writings.

Excerpt from The Sinner and the Problem Below me in the valley stretched woodland country, oak and ash and elm as I could tell by the colouring, for the ash had hardly budded and the oaks were new-leaved, crimson and russet. A lake, too, lay there, fed (i fancied) by a stream or two from the hills, and another streak of water ran a gold riband out to the river and the ships this also, it seemed to me, joined the lake, but so thick were the tr...

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The Cricketer's Week-End Book" is a charming little volume related to the game of cricket. It contains a variety of interesting and entertaining material, including poetry, prose, history and tradition, records of notable English games, and much more. This vintage book will appeal to all lovers of the game and it is not to be missed by collectors of classic cricketing literature. Contents include: "The Hambledon Club", "Lord's", "Oxford v. Cam...

In diesem noch nie gezeigten Director's Cut sind die Türen zur Fantasie weit geöffnet, und die Jungs aus South Park werden in ein magisches Reich "befördert". Dort steht ihnen ihre größte Odyssee bevor.

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed w...

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Essential guidance for entrepreneurs who need help in marketing their small business. This book provides information on the three most important areas of marketing: 5 Rules of Radical Marketing -- fish where the fish are, dominate the media, spend when people have money, measure the impact and add value, don't discount, brand your business -- how to design a logo, compile a design brief, understand the printing processes and manage your busine...

Excerpt from Highways and Byways: In Surrey A preface ought not to contain an apology. But mine must contain at least an explanation, if only of omissions. The Highways and Byways of Surrey belong not to one county or to one period of time, but to two different ages, and, to-day, to two counties. London has made the difference. What was Surrey country a hundred years ago has been gathered into the network of London streets, and belongs, in th...

Excerpt from Eton in the 'Eighties I have to thank Mr. John Tarver for his kindness in allowing me to make a selection from the drawings of his father, Frank Tarver. The frontispiece is reproduced from a painting given me twelve years ago by a companion of many hours spent by the river of the Playing Fields, the present Keeper of the National Portrait Gallery. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and c...

AMPUTATE THIS is a unique story of sudden, life-altering loss, confusion, anger, resentment, and finally redemption.

Originally published in 1925, this is a wonderful anthology of shooting writing, collecting excerpts from the best and the brightest shooting writers of their day. Full of humour, valuable information and some hauntingly beautiful poetry and writing about the joys of the field, this is an asset to any shooting man's library. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increas...

These essays discuss principal and much-debated issues in European agrarian history within the context of the general economic history of northwestern Europe. The authors endeavor to explain the phenomena with explicit use of economic reasoning, and several of the papers draw on fresh historical source materials. The use of economics provides a relevance beyond the specific historical context, at the same time making possible a broader underst...

Eric Parker has been a security professional for nearly twenty years, having served as a security officer in hospitality, gaming corporate and retail settings. Eric's tenure in security and law enforcement has inclided incident management, criminal & injury investigations, patrol, and several years of management and training of security supervisors and patrol officers. This manual is intended as a trainig guide. Situations and individual corpo...