Mr. Meeson's WillRead Books Ltd, 27.11.2015 - 298 Seiten This book contains H. Rider Haggard’s 1888 novel, "Mr Meeson’s Will". It is based on a famous anecdote of the time and tells the story of Mr. Meeson, the wealthy proprietor of a publishing house, and a young writer named Augusta Smithers. Smithers boards a steamer bound for New Zealand in an attempt to make a new start - only to find that her nemesis is on the same ship. After a collision with another boat, Augusta, Meeson and numerous other survivors wash up on a deserted island in the Indian Ocean. Before dying, Meeson tattoos his will on Augusta's back, which inevitably leads to an interesting court battle in the latter part of the book. Sir Henry Rider Haggard (1856 - 1925) was an English writer famous for his adventure novels set in exotic countries, and as a pioneer of the 'Lost World' literary genre. Many vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now, in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned biography of the author. |
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... Birmingham will be acquainted with the vast publishing establishment still known by the short title of “Meeson's,” which is perhaps the most remarkable institution of the sort in Europe. There are—or rather there were, at the date of ...
... Birmingham will be acquainted with the vast publishing establishment still known by the short title of “Meeson's,” which is perhaps the most remarkable institution of the sort in Europe. There are—or rather there were, at the date of ...
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... Birmingham. “Mr. Todd will be disengaged in a few minutes, Sir,” he said. “May I offer you the Times?” “Damn the Times!” was the polite answer; “I don't come here to read newspapers. Tell Mr. Todd I must see him at once, or else I shall ...
... Birmingham. “Mr. Todd will be disengaged in a few minutes, Sir,” he said. “May I offer you the Times?” “Damn the Times!” was the polite answer; “I don't come here to read newspapers. Tell Mr. Todd I must see him at once, or else I shall ...
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... Birmingham.” “Did he leave any message?” “Yes, Sir, he bade me say that you should not be troubled with him again; but that he was sorry that you had parted from him in anger.” “Why did you not give me that message before?” “Because Mr ...
... Birmingham.” “Did he leave any message?” “Yes, Sir, he bade me say that you should not be troubled with him again; but that he was sorry that you had parted from him in anger.” “Why did you not give me that message before?” “Because Mr ...
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... Birmingham. Here she lived in absolute retirement for some seven years and then suddenly died, leaving the two girls, then respectively nineteen and eight years of age, to mourn her loss, and, friendless as they were, to fight their way ...
... Birmingham. Here she lived in absolute retirement for some seven years and then suddenly died, leaving the two girls, then respectively nineteen and eight years of age, to mourn her loss, and, friendless as they were, to fight their way ...
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... the black slush of the Birmingham streets, and would in itself have sufficed to bring the lightest hearted, happiest mortal to the very gates of despair, when Augusta, wet, wearied, and almost crying, at last entered the door.
... the black slush of the Birmingham streets, and would in itself have sufficed to bring the lightest hearted, happiest mortal to the very gates of despair, when Augusta, wet, wearied, and almost crying, at last entered the door.
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CHAPTER VI | |
CHAPTER VII | |
CHAPTER XII | |
CHAPTER XIII | |
CHAPTER XIV | |
CHAPTER XV | |
CHAPTER XVI | |
CHAPTER XVII | |
CHAPTER XVIII | |
CHAPTER XIX | |
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Addison and Roscoe answered Augusta AttorneyGeneral barrister Bill Birmingham boat bowed captain child clerk client counsel course Court crossexamination dear document door Eustace Meeson Eustace’s evidence executed eyes face feel Fiddlestick fishbone fortune gentleman girl hand Hanoversquare hansom cab head heart hundred James Short Jeannie Jemima’s Vow John Short Johnnie Jonathan Meeson Kangaroo Kerguelen Land Lady Holmhurst lady’s learned little Dick little Jeannie living looked Lord Holmhurst Lordship married matter mind Miss Augusta Smithers Miss Smithers never o’clock once perhaps photographer plaintiff Ponta Delgada poor pounds present Probate publishing Rider Haggard rose round rush sail sailors ship shoulders shouted sigh sight solicitor Somerset House stood suddenly suppose sure tattooed tell testator there’s thing thought Todd told Tombey took turned uncle Waterloo Station witness woman wonder young lady Zealand