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The Chariot of the Flesh

The Chariot of the Flesh

Peek, Hedley

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General World History

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ISBN10: 1151283940
ISBN13: 9781151283948
Publisher: General Books
Pages: 92
Weight: 0.40
Height: 0.19 Width: 7.44 Depth: 9.69
Language: English
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1897 Excerpt: ... OF A MINISTER OF FRANCE, By STANLEY J. WEYMAN, AUTHOR OP A GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE, UNDER THE RED ROBE, ETC., ETC. With 36 Illustrations, of which 15 are full-page. 12mo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1.25. A collection of twelve tales, each one of which is to be classed as a masterpiece, so subtle and strong is it in the revelation of character, so impressive its portrayal of the times and the scenes with which it deals.... Mr. Weyman has produced a really brilliant book, one that will appeal alike to the lovers of literature, of adventure, and to those who demand in fiction the higher intellectual quality.... The chances are that those who take it up will not put it down again with a page or even a line unread.--Boston Beacon. To read these merry tales of adventure and to lose all sense, for the moment of life's complexities, is a refreshment; it is to drink again at the pure spring of romance.... Weyman... has caught more of the inner spirit of sixteenth century life than any romancer since Scott.--Oregonian, Portland, Ore. These briefer tales have all the charm and attractiveness that attach to their author's longer romances, and many of the leading characters of the latter figure in them. He catches the attention of the reader at the very outset and holds it to the end; while his skill as a story-teller is so great that his characters become real beings to us and the scenes which he describes seem actual and present occurrences as he narrates them.--Sacred Heart Review, Boston. The form given to this series of brilliant stories is that of personal narrative, and the effect is heightened by constant allusions to things purporting to have been told elsewhere.... There are three points which lift this book above the level of ordinary fiction founded on histo...

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