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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H. Rider Haggard. CHAPTER. III. AUGUSTA'S. LITTLE. SISTER. When Augusta left ... Jeannie, aged two. There had been two others, both boys, who had come into ... little income to the best possible account and give her two girls the best ...
H. Rider Haggard. CHAPTER. III. AUGUSTA'S. LITTLE. SISTER. When Augusta left ... Jeannie, aged two. There had been two others, both boys, who had come into ... little income to the best possible account and give her two girls the best ...
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... little girl Jeannie, now a child between twelve and thirteen years of age. On that morning, Augusta had seen the doctor and been crushed into the dust by the expression of his conviction, that, unless her little sister was moved to a ...
... little girl Jeannie, now a child between twelve and thirteen years of age. On that morning, Augusta had seen the doctor and been crushed into the dust by the expression of his conviction, that, unless her little sister was moved to a ...
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... little to one side of the fire, was a sofa, covered with red rep, and on the sofa lay a fairhaired little form, so thin and fragile that it looked like the ghost or outline of a girl, rather than a girl herself. It was Jeannie, her sick ...
... little to one side of the fire, was a sofa, covered with red rep, and on the sofa lay a fairhaired little form, so thin and fragile that it looked like the ghost or outline of a girl, rather than a girl herself. It was Jeannie, her sick ...
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... Jeannie drew Augusta's golden head down on her breast and stroked it. “Very ... little heart again broke down, and, overcome by the prescience of ... little tea and ate a very small bit of breadandbutter. As in the case of Mr. Meeson, the ...
... Jeannie drew Augusta's golden head down on her breast and stroked it. “Very ... little heart again broke down, and, overcome by the prescience of ... little tea and ate a very small bit of breadandbutter. As in the case of Mr. Meeson, the ...
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... Jeannie dozed off. Her sister looked at her with eager affection. “She is giving up,” she said to herself, “and, if ... little actor Jeannie was white in death! Just at the dawn, Augusta dreamed that somebody with cold breath was ...
... Jeannie dozed off. Her sister looked at her with eager affection. “She is giving up,” she said to herself, “and, if ... little actor Jeannie was white in death! Just at the dawn, Augusta dreamed that somebody with cold breath was ...
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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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