….“It’s a bit of a climb from this side,” said Parker.
….“It is. He stood here in the ditch, and put one foot into this place where the paling’s broken away and one hand on the top, and hauled himself up. mais 831 palavras
mais 608 palavrasLochinvar – Sir Walter Scott
“O young Lochinvar is come out of the west,
Through all the wide Border his steed was the best;
And save his good broadsword he weapons had none,
While the goal here is to locate works that were in the Godmersham Park Library that have gone missing, there is also an interest in just seeing what authors and subjects were included in the collection. mais 1.868 palavras
Sunday Photo Fiction is a weekly challenge presented by Susan Spaulding, who has taken over this great weekly prompt from my old friend Al Forbes. mais 274 palavras
“Quentin Durward” is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, first published in 1823. The story concerns a Scottish archer in the service of the French King Louis XI. mais 64 palavras
Happily a couple of excellent reads seem to have broken my slump and got me back into the reading groove. Tragically the same seems to apply to my book acquisition groove! mais 941 palavras
Scott was now in receipt of £1,300 a year as clerk of session, and when the lease of Ashestiel ran out in May 1811, he felt justified in purchasing, for £4,000, a farm on the banks of the Tweed above Gala-foot. mais 411 palavras
