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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... APPEARANCE Although SPB damage is a recurrent problem for the forest manager in the South , it does not turn trees into useless waste . If the trees are harvested and processed soon after attack , they can be used for a wide range of ...
... APPEARANCE Although SPB damage is a recurrent problem for the forest manager in the South , it does not turn trees into useless waste . If the trees are harvested and processed soon after attack , they can be used for a wide range of ...
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... appearance is also questionable in a world where advertisers and celebrities, more than ever before, are the trendsetters in matters of style. While individuals are not just passive dupes totally manipulated by the fashion industry, at ...
... appearance is also questionable in a world where advertisers and celebrities, more than ever before, are the trendsetters in matters of style. While individuals are not just passive dupes totally manipulated by the fashion industry, at ...
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... appeared seven times each ; note- book work and the use of illustrative material by pupils each of which appeared twice ; and dramatization which appeared once.10 Since the correlation in activities for which the co- 9 L. P. Ayres : A ...
... appeared seven times each ; note- book work and the use of illustrative material by pupils each of which appeared twice ; and dramatization which appeared once.10 Since the correlation in activities for which the co- 9 L. P. Ayres : A ...
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... appeared from the operated side in one - half to one and one - half minutes sooner than from the normal side . The jets from the operated side were more frequent ( in some cases more than twice as often ) , they were projected farther ...
... appeared from the operated side in one - half to one and one - half minutes sooner than from the normal side . The jets from the operated side were more frequent ( in some cases more than twice as often ) , they were projected farther ...
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... appeared , correcting misstatements which appeared editorially or in news columns , and answering adverse editorials . Much of the original editorial matter appearing in the local papers was excellent and the very best editorial on anti ...
... appeared , correcting misstatements which appeared editorially or in news columns , and answering adverse editorials . Much of the original editorial matter appearing in the local papers was excellent and the very best editorial on anti ...
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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 Bill Birmingham boat bowed captain child clerk client counsel course Court dear document door Eustace Meeson evidence executed eyes face feel Fiddlestick fifty find fine firm first five fixed floor fortune gentleman girl hand 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 married matter mind Miss Augusta Smithers Miss Smithers never office officer once plaintiff Ponta Delgada poor pounds present Probate profits publishing Queen's counsel reflected 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