Mr. Meeson's WillThe Floating Press, 01.06.2012 - 234 Seiten Only a storyteller as preternaturally gifted as action-adventure master H. Rider Haggard could turn a story about a legal battle over publishing rights into a gripping page-turner. Mr. Meeson's Will offers a fascinating glimpse into the legal rights of authors in the nineteenth century -- and a swashbuckling maritime misadventure that comes with a plethora of unpredictable consequences. |
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... Augusta had thrown upon the table and slowly crumpled it . " What did you say , young man ? " he said at last , in a cold , hard voice . " I said that you ought to be ashamed of yourself , " answered his nephew , standing his ground ...
... Augusta had thrown upon the table and slowly crumpled it . " What did you say , young man ? " he said at last , in a cold , hard voice . " I said that you ought to be ashamed of yourself , " answered his nephew , standing his ground ...
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... Augusta's eyes, and the knowledge of Augusta's wrongs, Mr. Eustace Meeson began to feel very much as though he had ... answered by the maid-of-all-work, who looked at him a little curiously, but said that Miss Smithers was in, and ...
... Augusta's eyes, and the knowledge of Augusta's wrongs, Mr. Eustace Meeson began to feel very much as though he had ... answered by the maid-of-all-work, who looked at him a little curiously, but said that Miss Smithers was in, and ...
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... answered, looking at him with a new-born curiosity. Augusta was not accustomed to find knights- errant thus prepared, at such cost to themselves, to break a lance in her cause. Least of all was she prepared to find that knight bearing ...
... answered, looking at him with a new-born curiosity. Augusta was not accustomed to find knights- errant thus prepared, at such cost to themselves, to break a lance in her cause. Least of all was she prepared to find that knight bearing ...
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... Augusta , realising something of all this in a flash , " I forgot , you do not know - you must be shocked - Forgive me ! " " Who is it ? " he said , gasping to get back his breath . " My sister , " she answered . " It was to try and ...
... Augusta , realising something of all this in a flash , " I forgot , you do not know - you must be shocked - Forgive me ! " " Who is it ? " he said , gasping to get back his breath . " My sister , " she answered . " It was to try and ...
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... answered sharply; "and I certainly did not expect to have the pleasure of your company on the voyage." "Going to New ... Augusta. At this point, her enemy was taken violently worse again, and, being unable to stand the sight and ...
... answered sharply; "and I certainly did not expect to have the pleasure of your company on the voyage." "Going to New ... Augusta. At this point, her enemy was taken violently worse again, and, being unable to stand the sight and ...
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Chapter VI Mr Tombey Goes Forward | 57 |
Chapter VII The Catastrophe | 67 |
Chapter VIII Kerguelen Land | 79 |
Chapter XIII Eustace Buys a Paper | 127 |
Chapter XIV At HanoverSquare | 133 |
Chapter XV Eustace Consults a Lawyer | 143 |
Chapter XVI Short on Legal Etiquette | 154 |
Chapter XVII How Augusta was Filed | 162 |
Chapter XVIII Augusta Flies | 172 |
Chapter XIX Meeson V Addison and Another | 178 |
Chapter XX James Breaks Down | 187 |
Chapter IX Augusta to the Rescue | 90 |
Chapter X The Last of Mr Meeson | 100 |
Chapter XI Rescued | 110 |
Chapter XII Southampton Quay | 118 |
Chapter XXI Grant as Prayed | 199 |
Chapter XXII St Georges HanoverSquare | 213 |
Chapter XXIII Meesons Once Again | 225 |
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Addison and Roscoe answered Augusta Attorney-General barrister beautiful began Bill Birmingham boat bowed captain child clerk client counsel course Court dear document door Eustace Meeson evidence executed eyes face feel Fiddlestick fishbone fortune gentleman girl gone hand hansom cab head heart hundred James Short Jeannie Jemima's Vow John Short Johnnie Jonathan Meeson Kangaroo Kerguelen Land Lady Holmhurst learned little Dick little Jeannie living looked Lord Holmhurst Lordship low dress married matter mind Miss Augusta Smithers Miss Smithers never once perhaps photographer plaintiff Ponta Delgada poor pounds present Probate publishing Queen's counsel rose round rush sail sailors ship shoulders shouted sigh sight solicitor Somerset House stood suddenly suppose sure tattooed tell testator thing thought Todd told Tombey took turned uncle Waterloo Station witness woman wonder young lady Zealand