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Excerpt from The Fearsome Island, Being a Modern Rendering of the Narrative of One Silas Fordred, Master Mariner of Hythe
But, among all these documents, many of which might possess great interest for the antiquarian or social economist, there was one that I read and re-read thrice before imparting its contents to my good friend Cobb; or stay, such rather was my intention, but, on second thoughts, I carefully placed the time-worn sheets in my ulster pocket there was quite a bun dle of them and here in town I am turning into modern English what Silas Fordred penned with great labour and difficulty in the days of good Queen Bess.
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But, among all these documents, many of which might possess great interest for the antiquarian or social economist, there was one that I read and re-read thrice before imparting its contents to my good friend Cobb; or stay, such rather was my intention, but, on second thoughts, I carefully placed the time-worn sheets in my ulster pocket there was quite a bun dle of them and here in town I am turning into modern English what Silas Fordred penned with great labour and difficulty in the days of good Queen Bess.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
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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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Albert Kinross
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781528073257
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.9 cm
Page Count - 156
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Contributors
Author
Albert Kinross
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781330723562
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.9 cm
Page Count - 158
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