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Dec. 28th, 2022
Perseus Corbett and the Forbidden Valley
Dec. 28th, 2022 05:57 pmPerseus Corbett and the Forbidden Valley by David Breitenbeck
Action! Adventure! Romance!
After a boy, Perseus, is sent from London to his uncle, a gardener at a country estate, for his lungs, he meets the daughter of the house, Elizabeth. Childish adventure ensues, though as she grows up, her mother disapproves and interferes, finally having the boy sent back to London. He resolves to win a fortune, become a gentleman, and win her hand in marriage.
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Action! Adventure! Romance!
After a boy, Perseus, is sent from London to his uncle, a gardener at a country estate, for his lungs, he meets the daughter of the house, Elizabeth. Childish adventure ensues, though as she grows up, her mother disapproves and interferes, finally having the boy sent back to London. He resolves to win a fortune, become a gentleman, and win her hand in marriage.
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Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature
Dec. 28th, 2022 11:56 pmCuriosities of Puritan Nomenclature by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley
A somewhat broader treatment, since it starts with the Norman Conquest, to set the stage. Witty in a dry academic manner. Sometimes goes into lists of instances of name to prove their use. A 19th century work so limited to before that time.
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A somewhat broader treatment, since it starts with the Norman Conquest, to set the stage. Witty in a dry academic manner. Sometimes goes into lists of instances of name to prove their use. A 19th century work so limited to before that time.
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ah brothers
Dec. 28th, 2022 11:56 pmTrebling can be fun when retelling fairy tales. You have the two older brothers who flub it. And then the third who succeeds.
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