"War to the Knife;" or, Tangata MaoriBoldrewood, Rolf
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"War to the Knife;" or, Tangata Maori
Boldrewood, Rolf
Māori (New Zealand people) -- Fiction; New Zealand -- Fiction
_SCOTSMAN._--"A fine book, one that even a dull man will rejoice to
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A DRAMA IN SUNSHINE
By HORACE ANNESLEY VACHELL
CONTENTS
THE PROLOGUE
CHAPTER I.--SAUSAGES AND PALAVER
" II.--ILLUMINATION
" III.--WILLIAM CHILLINGWORTH
" IV.--CALAMITY CAÑON
" V.--SPECULATIONS
" VI.--WHICH CONTAINS A MORAL
" VII.--OF BLOOD AND WATER
" VIII.--WHICH ENDS IN FLAMES
" IX.--"IS WRIT IN MOODS AND FROWNS AND
WRINKLES STRANGE"
" X.--THE DAUGHTERS OF THEMIS
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is clever. The story increases in power and pathos from chapter to
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THE PRIDE OF JENNICO
_BEING A MEMOIR OF_
CAPTAIN BASIL JENNICO
By EGERTON CASTLE
_ACADEMY._--"A capital romance."
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