ISBN: 9781153706421

Excerpt: ...like an hour ago; for you know she is chef de cuisine of this affair to-night. Ah, she sees me not, and she turns back heartily disappointed, I''ll swear by all the … Mehr…

Excerpt: ...like an hour ago; for you know she is chef de cuisine of this affair to-night. Ah, she sees me not, and she turns back heartily disappointed, I''ll swear by all the saints in the calendar! Did you ever see a figure like that, Jan Thoreau? And did you ever see hair that shines so, like the top-feathers of a raven who''s nibbling at himself in the hottest bit of sunshine he can find? Deliver us, but I''ll go with the sugar this minute! The happy Jean hopped out, like a cricket over-burdened with life, calling loudly to his wife, who came to meet him. A few minutes later Jan thrust his head in at their door, as he was passing. I knew I should get a beating, or something worse, for forgetting that sugar, cried the little Frenchman, holding up his bared arms. Dough-dough-dough-I''m rolling dough-dough for the bread, dough for the cakes, dough for the pies-dough, Jan Thoreau, just common flour and water mixed and swabbed-I, Jean de Gravois, chief man at Post Lac Bain, am mixing dough! She is as beautiful as an angel and sweeter than sugar-my Iowaka, I mean; but there is more flesh in her earthly tabernacle than in mine, so I am compelled to mix this dough, mon ami. Iowaka, my dear, tell Jan what you were telling me, about Mélisse and- Hush! cried Iowaka in her sweet Cree. That is for Jan to find out for himself. So-so it is, exclaimed the irrepressible Jean, plunging himself to the elbows in his pan of dough. Then hurry to the cabin, Jan, and see what sort of a birthday gift Mélisse has got for you. CHAPTER XVI BIRTHDAYS The big room was empty when Jan came quietly through the open door. He stopped to listen, and caught a faint laugh from the other room, and then another; and to give warning of his presence, he coughed loudly and scraped a chair along the floor. A moment''s silence followed. The farther door opened a little, and then it opened wide, and Mélisse came out. Now what do you think of me, brother Jan? She stood in... James Oliver Curwood, Books, Fiction and Literature, The Honor Of The Big Snows Books>Fiction and Literature, General Books LLC<

ISBN: 9781153706421

James Oliver Curwood, (1878-1927), was an American novelist and conservationist. He left high school without graduating but was able to pass the entrance exams to the University of Michig… Mehr…

James Oliver Curwood, (1878-1927), was an American novelist and conservationist. He left high school without graduating but was able to pass the entrance exams to the University of Michigan where he studied journalism. In 1900, he sold his first story while working for the Detroit News-Tribune. By 1909 he had saved enough money to travel to the Canadian northwest, a trip that provided the inspiration for his wilderness adventure stories. The success of his novels afforded him the opportunity to James Oliver Curwood, (1878-1927), was an American novelist and conservationist. He left high school without graduating but was able to pass the entrance exams to the University of Michigan where he studied journalism. In 1900, he sold his first story while working for the Detroit News-Tribune. By 1909 he had saved enough money to travel to the Canadian northwest, a trip that provided the inspiration for his wilderness adventure stories. The success of his novels afforded him the opportunity to return to the Yukon and Alaska for several months each year that allowed him to write more than thirty such books. By 1922, his writings had made him a very wealthy man and he fulfilled a childhood fantasy by building Curwood Castle in Owosso. An advocate of environmentalism, he was appointed to the Michigan Conservation Commission in 1926. His works include: The Courage of Captain Plum (1908), The Great Lakes (1909), The Danger Trail (1910), The Flower of the North (1912), Kazan (1914), The Hunted Woman (1916), Nomad of the North (1919) and The Valley of Silent Men (1920). Books, Family & Relationships~~Family Relationships, Honor-of-the-Big-Snows~~James-Oliver-Curwood, 999999999, The Honor Of The Big Snows, James Oliver Curwood, 1153706423, General Books LLC, , , , , General Books LLC<

ISBN: 9781153706421

James Oliver Curwood, (1878-1927), was an American novelist and conservationist. He left high school without graduating but was able to pass the entrance exams to the University of Michig… Mehr…

James Oliver Curwood, (1878-1927), was an American novelist and conservationist. He left high school without graduating but was able to pass the entrance exams to the University of Michigan where he studied journalism. In 1900, he sold his first story while working for the Detroit News-Tribune. By 1909 he had saved enough money to travel to the Canadian northwest, a trip that provided the inspiration for his wilderness adventure stories. The success of his novels afforded him the opportunity to return to the Yukon and Alaska for several months each year that allowed him to write more than thirty such books. By 1922, his writings had made him a very wealthy man and he fulfilled a childhood fantasy by building Curwood Castle in Owosso. An advocate of environmentalism, he was appointed to the Michigan Conservation Commission in 1926. His works include: The Courage of Captain Plum (1908), The Great Lakes (1909), The Danger Trail (1910), The Flower of the North (1912), Kazan (1914), The Hunted Woman (1916), Nomad of the North (1919) and The Valley of Silent Men (1920). Books Books ~~ Family & Relationships~~ Family Relationships Honor-of-the-Big-Snows~~James-Oliver-Curwood General Books LLC<

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Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 106 Seiten, L=152mm, B=229mm, H=6mm, Gew.=168gr, [GR: 21110 - TB/Belletristik/Romane/Erzählungen],… Mehr…

Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 106 Seiten, L=152mm, B=229mm, H=6mm, Gew.=168gr, [GR: 21110 - TB/Belletristik/Romane/Erzählungen], [SW: - Fiction - General], Kartoniert/Broschiert<