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In Greek Waters: A Story of The Grecian War of Independence

In Greek Waters: A Story of The Grecian War of Independence

Henty, G. a.

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Mystery & ThrillerClassic Fiction

ISBN10: 1515201511
ISBN13: 9781515201519
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Jul 23 2015
Pages: 132
Weight: 0.71
Height: 0.28 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.02
Language: English
THE people of the little fishing village of Seaport were agreed on one subject, however much they might differ on others, namely, that Mr. Beveridge was a wonderful learned man. In this respect they were proud of him: learned men came to visit him, and his name was widely known as the author of various treatises and books which were precious to deep scholars, and were held in high respect at the universities. Most of the villagers were, however, of opinion that it would have been better for Seaport had Mr. Beveridge been a trifle less learned and a good deal more practical. Naturally he would have been spoken of as the squire, for he was the owner of the whole parish, and his house was one of the finest in the county, which some of his ancestors had represented in parliament; but for all that it would have been ridiculous to call a man squire who had never been seen on horseback, and who, as was popularly believed, could not distinguish a field of potatoes from one of turnips. It was very seldom that Mr. Beveridge ventured outside

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