This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 Excerpt: ...on the work. Have you seen to-day's paper? Well, then you know the pranks these American sailors have been up to again. The rascally pack are turning the whole town upside down. Not a night passes without some brawling in the taverns or the streets--not to speak of other abominations. Aune. Yes, they certainly are a ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 Excerpt: ...on the work. Have you seen to-day's paper? Well, then you know the pranks these American sailors have been up to again. The rascally pack are turning the whole town upside down. Not a night passes without some brawling in the taverns or the streets--not to speak of other abominations. Aune. Yes, they certainly are a bad lot. Bernick. And who is it that has to bear the blame for all this disorder? It is I! Yes, it is I who have to suffer for it. These newspaper fellows are making all sorts of covert insinuations because we are devoting all our energies to the "Palm Tree." I, whose task in life it is to influence my fellow-citizens by the force of example, have to endure this sort of thing cast in my face. I am not going to stand that. I have no fancy for having my good name smirched in that way. Aune. Your name stands high enough to endure that and a great deal more, sir. Bernick. Not just now. At this particular moment I have need of all the respect and goodwill my fellowcitizens can give me. I have a big undertaking on the stocks, as you probably have heard; but, if it should happen that evil-disposed persons succeeded in shaking the absolute confidence I enjoy, it might land me in the greatest difficulties. That is why I want, at any price, to avoid these shameful innuendoes in the papers, and that is why I name the day after to-morrow as the limit of the time I can give you. Aune. Mr. Bernick, you might just as well name this afternoon as the limit. Bernick. You mean that I am asking an impossibility? Aune. Yes, with the hands we have now at the yard. Bernick. Very good; then we must look about elsewhere. Aune. Do you really mean, sir, to discharge still more of your old workmen? Bernick. No, I am not thinking of that. Aune. Because I think it ...
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Add this copy of The Pretenders and Two Other Plays to cart. $13.71, poor condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1918 by J.M. Dent & Sons.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 350grams, ISBN:
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Good. ***please read*** Date published is not mentioned in book-Moderate shelf wear with a stain on fore-edge of text block and no DJ-pencil note on front end page-no marks on text-316 pages-my shelf location-32-b-34.
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Add this copy of The Pretenders and Two Other Plays to cart. $20.25, poor condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published by J.M. Dent & Sons.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 400grams, ISBN:
Add this copy of The Pretenders and Two Other Plays to cart. $20.87, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1913 by J.M. Dent & Sons.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 400grams, ISBN:
Add this copy of The Pretenders and Two Other Plays to cart. $30.00, very good condition, Sold by Pomfret Street Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Carlisle, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1913 by E. P. Dutton.
Add this copy of The Pretenders and Two Other Plays; Pillars of Society to cart. $31.89, good condition, Sold by Aardvark Books Ltd rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bucknell, HEREFORDSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1949 by J M Dent & Sons Ltd.
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Add this copy of The Pretenders and Two Other Plays [Everyman's Library to cart. $47.51, good condition, Sold by Keogh's Books rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Skipton, NORTH YORKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1913 by Published by J. M. Dent & Sons.
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, covers lightly stained, spine clean, previous owner's name on front free endpaper, internally clean, book in good condition. , buff printed dust-jacket with sundial at spine, torn in two pieces at spine and with some loss, protected in plastic sleeve... Hardback. X, 316 pages, illustrated endpapers, introduction by R. Farquharson Sharp [translator] at the front. Octavo.
