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Synopsis
An introduction to the language and literature of Anglo-Saxon times. Includes an Outline of Anglo-Saxon Grammar; A sketch of Anglo-Saxon Literature; sample texts; Notes and Appendix; and Glossary.
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American yacht lying off the harbour at Yoko hama was brilliantly lit from stem to stern. Between it and the shore the reflection of the full moon glittered on the water up to the steps of the big black landing-stage. The glamour of the eastern night and the moonlight combined to lend enchantment to a scene that by day is blatant and tawdry, and the countless coloured lamps twinkling along the sea wall and dotted over the Bluff transformed the Japanese town into fairyland. The night was warm and still, and there was barely a ripple on the water. The Bay was full of craft liners, tramps, and yachts swinging slowly with the tide, and hurrying to and fro sampans and electric launches jostled indiscriminately. On board the yacht three men were lying in long chairs on the deck. Jermyn A therton, the millionaire owner, a tall thin American whose keen, clever face looked singularly youthful under a thick crop of iron-grey hair, sat forward in his chair to light a fresh cigar, and then turned to the man on his right. I guess Ive had every official in Japan hunting for you these last two days, Barry. If I hadnt had your wire from Tokio this morning I should have gone to our Consul and churned up the whole Japanese Secret Service and made an international affair of it, he laughed.
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THE SHADOW OF THE EAST E. M. HULL [ZHINGOORA BOOKS]
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