Author: Dorothy Whitehill
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780484140676
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Excerpt from Polly Sees the World at War IT was a warm Spring day in late April, a sun shiny, comforting hopeful sort of day that half apologized for its sister days of wind and rain and promised the real beginning of Spring. In the city the people on the sidewalks hummed little snatches of song to themselves as they went about their work and remembered all the pleasant things that they had ever wanted to do. - Old plans long put away as impossible were brought out and eagerly reconsidered, for in the Spring every thing is possible. The sparrows Spluttered and splashed in the mud-puddles, and the dogs barked and chased them, frisky and joyous in spite of their repeated failures to catch them. All the world loves Spring, for it is the time of year when the spirit of adventure is strongest. 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.
Polly Sees the World at War (Classic Reprint)
Author: Dorothy Whitehill
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780484140676
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Excerpt from Polly Sees the World at War IT was a warm Spring day in late April, a sun shiny, comforting hopeful sort of day that half apologized for its sister days of wind and rain and promised the real beginning of Spring. In the city the people on the sidewalks hummed little snatches of song to themselves as they went about their work and remembered all the pleasant things that they had ever wanted to do. - Old plans long put away as impossible were brought out and eagerly reconsidered, for in the Spring every thing is possible. The sparrows Spluttered and splashed in the mud-puddles, and the dogs barked and chased them, frisky and joyous in spite of their repeated failures to catch them. All the world loves Spring, for it is the time of year when the spirit of adventure is strongest. 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.
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780484140676
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Excerpt from Polly Sees the World at War IT was a warm Spring day in late April, a sun shiny, comforting hopeful sort of day that half apologized for its sister days of wind and rain and promised the real beginning of Spring. In the city the people on the sidewalks hummed little snatches of song to themselves as they went about their work and remembered all the pleasant things that they had ever wanted to do. - Old plans long put away as impossible were brought out and eagerly reconsidered, for in the Spring every thing is possible. The sparrows Spluttered and splashed in the mud-puddles, and the dogs barked and chased them, frisky and joyous in spite of their repeated failures to catch them. All the world loves Spring, for it is the time of year when the spirit of adventure is strongest. 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.
Polly Sees the World at War
Author: Dorothy Whitehill
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best friends
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best friends
Languages : en
Pages : 270
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Whitaker's Books in Print
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ISBN:
Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 3116
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 3116
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Polly Sees the World at War
Author: Dorothy Whitehill
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
ISBN: 9781230413433
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 edition. Excerpt: ... chapter xix good-by The next week, the Farwells and Polly bade farewell to Pixie's Haunt. It was a sad parting. The war had done much to bring them all near together in the common bond of sympathy, and work, and though no one mentioned it, they all felt that if things turned out as they hoped, Cyril and Lois would bind them still closer. Even Polly was a little depressed when the hour of actual leaving arrived. "I don't see why it didn't rain," she said crossly to Gerald. "It would have made going so much easier. But do look at this wasteful sunshine." They were in the automobile waiting in the court for the others. Gerald had come down purposely to run them up to London, where they would take the train to Liverpool. "What do you want it to rain for? We've had a deluge for three days," he said in answer to Polly. "Yes, and on any one of them I would have gladly gone, ' Polly returned. ' Anything sadder and drearier than that garden yesterday, I never saw, but to-day, why I want to be in it and stay in it." "Stay in what?" asked Genevieve, as she and Judy came across the lawn. "Bed?" "Goodness, no, the rose garden," Polly replied. "I'm just kicking about this glorious weather." "Don't--it may turn to rain, if it hears you," Genevieve begged; "and we do want the country to be cheerful when our Belgians arrive." "When do you expect them?" "In a day or two," Judy replied. "Twenty of them. Think of it, and some of them without hands." "Don't! I can't bear even to hear about it," Polly pleaded. "They'll keep you busy taking care of them, won't they?" "I hope so," Judy said quietly. "When is your Belgian family coming!" Polly asked Gerald. "I don't know," he replied. "The Pater offered to give three rooms to them ages ago, but they've not showed...
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
ISBN: 9781230413433
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 edition. Excerpt: ... chapter xix good-by The next week, the Farwells and Polly bade farewell to Pixie's Haunt. It was a sad parting. The war had done much to bring them all near together in the common bond of sympathy, and work, and though no one mentioned it, they all felt that if things turned out as they hoped, Cyril and Lois would bind them still closer. Even Polly was a little depressed when the hour of actual leaving arrived. "I don't see why it didn't rain," she said crossly to Gerald. "It would have made going so much easier. But do look at this wasteful sunshine." They were in the automobile waiting in the court for the others. Gerald had come down purposely to run them up to London, where they would take the train to Liverpool. "What do you want it to rain for? We've had a deluge for three days," he said in answer to Polly. "Yes, and on any one of them I would have gladly gone, ' Polly returned. ' Anything sadder and drearier than that garden yesterday, I never saw, but to-day, why I want to be in it and stay in it." "Stay in what?" asked Genevieve, as she and Judy came across the lawn. "Bed?" "Goodness, no, the rose garden," Polly replied. "I'm just kicking about this glorious weather." "Don't--it may turn to rain, if it hears you," Genevieve begged; "and we do want the country to be cheerful when our Belgians arrive." "When do you expect them?" "In a day or two," Judy replied. "Twenty of them. Think of it, and some of them without hands." "Don't! I can't bear even to hear about it," Polly pleaded. "They'll keep you busy taking care of them, won't they?" "I hope so," Judy said quietly. "When is your Belgian family coming!" Polly asked Gerald. "I don't know," he replied. "The Pater offered to give three rooms to them ages ago, but they've not showed...
Catalog of Reprints in Series
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Category : Editions
Languages : en
Pages : 296
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Category : Editions
Languages : en
Pages : 296
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The Night Garden
Author: Polly Horvath
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 0374304548
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
From Newbery Honor and National Book Award–winning author Polly Horvath is this magical middle-grade novel about a garden that grants wishes. It is World War II, and Franny and her parents, Sina and Old Tom, enjoy a quiet life on a farm on Vancouver Island. Franny writes, Sina sculpts, and Old Tom tends to their many gardens—including the ancient, mysterious night garden. Their peaceful life is interrupted when their neighbor, Crying Alice, begs Sina to watch her children while she goes to visit her husband at the military base because she suspects he’s up to no good. Soon after the children move in, letters arrive from their father that suggest he's about to do something to change their lives; and appearances from a stubborn young cook, UFOs, hermits, and ghosts only make life stranger. Can the forbidden night garden that supposedly grants everyone one wish help them all out of trouble? And if so, at what cost? The Night Garden is a poignant and hilarious story from acclaimed children's author Polly Horvath.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 0374304548
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
From Newbery Honor and National Book Award–winning author Polly Horvath is this magical middle-grade novel about a garden that grants wishes. It is World War II, and Franny and her parents, Sina and Old Tom, enjoy a quiet life on a farm on Vancouver Island. Franny writes, Sina sculpts, and Old Tom tends to their many gardens—including the ancient, mysterious night garden. Their peaceful life is interrupted when their neighbor, Crying Alice, begs Sina to watch her children while she goes to visit her husband at the military base because she suspects he’s up to no good. Soon after the children move in, letters arrive from their father that suggest he's about to do something to change their lives; and appearances from a stubborn young cook, UFOs, hermits, and ghosts only make life stranger. Can the forbidden night garden that supposedly grants everyone one wish help them all out of trouble? And if so, at what cost? The Night Garden is a poignant and hilarious story from acclaimed children's author Polly Horvath.
World's Greatest Classics in One Volume
Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 28593
Book Description
The 'World's Greatest Classics in One Volume' encompasses an unparalleled assembly of literary geniuses, spanning from ancient to modern times. This anthology curates a mosaic of narratives, philosophies, and poetic expressions that have shaped and reflected societies through centuries. The collection boasts a tapestry of literary styles, from the tragic to the comedic, the epic to the intimate, enveloping the reader in a journey through the human condition as seen by the likes of Shakespeare, Austen, Dostoyevsky, and Whitman, among others. It highlights the diversity and significance of these works, threading together the universal themes of love, conflict, ambition, and identity across different cultures and epochs, offering a kaleidoscope of human experience. The contributors to this volume are not only titans in the literary world but also pivotal figures who have contributed significantly to various intellectual movements, from the Enlightenment to Romanticism, and Modernism to the Harlem Renaissance. Their backgrounds are as diverse as their writing, spanning continents and centuries, reflecting a rich tapestry of global history and thought. The anthology serves as a confluence where the East meets the West, tradition confronts modernity, and narrative innovation interlaces with timeless truths, providing a pluralistic platform that celebrates the breadth of human creativity. 'Readers are invited to delve into the 'World's Greatest Classics in One Volume' not just as a means of literary exploration but as an enriching journey through the annals of human thought and expression. This collection is perfect for those seeking to immerse themselves in the cornerstone texts of global literature, offering a unique opportunity to engage with the minds that have perennially inspired, disturbed, and transformed the world. For students, educators, and lifelong learners, this anthology promises a comprehensive and insightful compendium that fosters appreciation, critical reflection, and an enduring dialogue between the past and present.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 28593
Book Description
The 'World's Greatest Classics in One Volume' encompasses an unparalleled assembly of literary geniuses, spanning from ancient to modern times. This anthology curates a mosaic of narratives, philosophies, and poetic expressions that have shaped and reflected societies through centuries. The collection boasts a tapestry of literary styles, from the tragic to the comedic, the epic to the intimate, enveloping the reader in a journey through the human condition as seen by the likes of Shakespeare, Austen, Dostoyevsky, and Whitman, among others. It highlights the diversity and significance of these works, threading together the universal themes of love, conflict, ambition, and identity across different cultures and epochs, offering a kaleidoscope of human experience. The contributors to this volume are not only titans in the literary world but also pivotal figures who have contributed significantly to various intellectual movements, from the Enlightenment to Romanticism, and Modernism to the Harlem Renaissance. Their backgrounds are as diverse as their writing, spanning continents and centuries, reflecting a rich tapestry of global history and thought. The anthology serves as a confluence where the East meets the West, tradition confronts modernity, and narrative innovation interlaces with timeless truths, providing a pluralistic platform that celebrates the breadth of human creativity. 'Readers are invited to delve into the 'World's Greatest Classics in One Volume' not just as a means of literary exploration but as an enriching journey through the annals of human thought and expression. This collection is perfect for those seeking to immerse themselves in the cornerstone texts of global literature, offering a unique opportunity to engage with the minds that have perennially inspired, disturbed, and transformed the world. For students, educators, and lifelong learners, this anthology promises a comprehensive and insightful compendium that fosters appreciation, critical reflection, and an enduring dialogue between the past and present.
Classic Literature of England
Author:
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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 608
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
Classic Combat Aircraft
Author:
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.
ISBN: 0890246963
Category : Airplanes, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Learn how to build, modify, detail, paint and weather legendary aircraft from the experts found in FineScale Modeler magazine. The 18 projects feature classic Allied and Axis that include Gabby's Last Jug, a D-Day Spitfire, an American Mosquito, and a late-war Messerschmitt Bf 109.
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.
ISBN: 0890246963
Category : Airplanes, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Learn how to build, modify, detail, paint and weather legendary aircraft from the experts found in FineScale Modeler magazine. The 18 projects feature classic Allied and Axis that include Gabby's Last Jug, a D-Day Spitfire, an American Mosquito, and a late-war Messerschmitt Bf 109.
Racing Savannah
Author: Miranda Kenneally
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402284772
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
They're from two different worlds. He lives in the estate house, and she spends most of her time in the stables helping her father train horses. In fact, Savannah has always been much more comfortable around horses than boys. Especially boys like Jack Goodwin—cocky, popular and completely out of her league. She knows the rules: no mixing between the staff and the Goodwin family. But Jack has no such boundaries. With her dream of becoming a jockey, Savannah isn't exactly one to follow the rules either. She's not going to let someone tell her a girl isn't tough enough to race. Sure, it's dangerous. Then again, so is dating Jack.. Praise for Miranda Kenneally: "Kenneally's books have quickly become must-reads."—VOYA "Fresh, fearless, and totally romantic."—Sarah Ockler, bestselling author of Twenty Boy Summer and Bittersweet on Stealing Parker
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402284772
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
They're from two different worlds. He lives in the estate house, and she spends most of her time in the stables helping her father train horses. In fact, Savannah has always been much more comfortable around horses than boys. Especially boys like Jack Goodwin—cocky, popular and completely out of her league. She knows the rules: no mixing between the staff and the Goodwin family. But Jack has no such boundaries. With her dream of becoming a jockey, Savannah isn't exactly one to follow the rules either. She's not going to let someone tell her a girl isn't tough enough to race. Sure, it's dangerous. Then again, so is dating Jack.. Praise for Miranda Kenneally: "Kenneally's books have quickly become must-reads."—VOYA "Fresh, fearless, and totally romantic."—Sarah Ockler, bestselling author of Twenty Boy Summer and Bittersweet on Stealing Parker