Excerpt from The Deemster: A Romance Thorkell Mylrea had waited long for a dead man's shoes, but he was wearing them at length. He was forty years of age; his black hair was thin on the crown and streaked with grey about the temples; the crows' feet were thick under his small eyes, and the backs of his lean hands were coated with a reddish down. But he had life in every vein, and restless energy in every limb. His father, Ewan Mylrea, had lived long, and mourned much, and died in sorrow. The good man had been a patriarch ...
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Excerpt from The Deemster: A Romance Thorkell Mylrea had waited long for a dead man's shoes, but he was wearing them at length. He was forty years of age; his black hair was thin on the crown and streaked with grey about the temples; the crows' feet were thick under his small eyes, and the backs of his lean hands were coated with a reddish down. But he had life in every vein, and restless energy in every limb. His father, Ewan Mylrea, had lived long, and mourned much, and died in sorrow. The good man had been a patriarch among his people, and never a serener saint had trod the ways of men. He was already an old man when his wife died. Over her open grave he tried to say, "The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed -" But his voice faltered and broke. Though he lived ten years longer, he held up his head no more. Little by little he relinquished all active interest in material affairs. The world had lost its light for him, and he was traveling in the dusk. On his sons, Thorkell, the elder, Gilcrist, the younger, with nearly five years between them, the conduct of his estate devolved. Never were brothers more unlike. Gilcrist, resembling his father, was of a simple and tranquil soul; Thorkell's nature was fiery, impetuous, and crafty. The end was the inevitable one; the heel of Thorkell was too soon on the neck of Gilcrist. Gilcrist's placid spirit overcame its first vexation, and he seemed content to let his interests slip from his hands. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Add this copy of The Deemster to cart. $5.00, fair condition, Sold by Ken's Book Haven rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Coopersburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published by A.L. Burt.
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Reader copy. Hardcover. Very old edition. There is no dustcover, unknown if there was one originally. Shelf wear to cover. Pages are in very good condition.
Add this copy of The deemster to cart. $9.95, good condition, Sold by sform rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Brockton, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1896 by D. Appleton.
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Good. 1896 D. Appleton Authorized Edition. Minor shelfwear, no dustjacket, normal aging, otherwise fine. I ship in 24 business hours. viii, 309 p.; 18 cm.
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Very good. Street & Smith, undated. Maroon cloth over boards with gilt titles and decorations. Considered to be the first "Manx novel." The then Bishop of the Isle of Man said of this work, first published in 1887, "my soul revolts from such a travesty of Island life." Nevertheless, the novel was appreciated by both Bram Stoker and George Gissing.
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Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Green cloth boards are rubbed on edges, cloth is mottled. Back inside hinge is wear, sheet edges have spatter stains. Text pages are clean with no markings, binding is sound.
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Good with no dust jacket. E--Green cloth covers worn and rubbed, especially heavy rubbing at corners, along edges and at spine ends. Hinge paper cracked. Previous owner's name on front paste down. Binding sound. Text clean of highlighting, underlining or other pen/pencil marks. A Little Store that's BIG on Service. Tracking on every package.
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