Roe Edward Payson - From Jest to Earnest

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Sprache: englisch ; gebunden ohne Schutzumschlag ; Nicholson Verlag ; ohne Jahresangabe aber mit Namenseintrag mit Datum "C. Förster London Sept. 1900" auf erste Seite ; 377 Seiten ;

guter Zustand (leicht vergilbt, Ecken vom Einband beschädigt)

On a cloudy December morning a gentleman, two ladies, and a boy stepped down from the express train at a station just above the Highlands on the Hudson. "Still, --now that our necks are safe, thanks to Mr. Hemstead, I'm glad I went. Human nature lies on the surface out at Scrub Oaks, and one can learn much about it in a little while. Come, little coz, cheer up," he said to Addie, drawing her closer to him. "See, we are down the hill and across the bridge. No danger of the horses running up the long hill before us, and by the time they reach the top they will be glad to go the rest of the way quietly."

E. P. Roe (1838-1888) was once one of the most popular American novelists, outselling even Mark Twain. At the height of his popularity, barely fifty years old, he died of a sudden heart attack. His most famous works include "Barriers Burned Away" and "The Earth Trembled."