A Man From Corpus Christi: Or The Adventures Of Two Bird Hunters And A Dog In Texan Bogs (1894) - Couverture souple
Synopsis
""A Man From Corpus Christi: Or The Adventures Of Two Bird Hunters And A Dog In Texan Bogs"" is a novel written by Arthur C. Peirce and published in 1894. The story follows the adventures of two bird hunters and their trusty dog as they venture into the bogs of Texas in search of game. Along the way, they encounter various challenges and obstacles, including dangerous animals and treacherous terrain. The novel is a thrilling adventure tale that captures the rugged spirit of the American frontier. With vivid descriptions of the landscape and the characters' experiences, Peirce brings the story to life and immerses readers in the wilds of Texas. ""A Man From Corpus Christi"" is a classic work of American literature that continues to captivate readers to this day.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Présentation de l'éditeur
Absalom Friends who have had the courage to read this book in the manuscript, and to read it through, have quarreled with me over its name. The true hero of the story they aver is the dog A bsalom, and he should have given title to it. The interest, they claim, centers in him, in his canine eccentricities, his wonderful memory, his patient endurance, and above all his faithful defense or chaperoning, as it were, of those thrown under his protection. All of these they declare make him the central figure of the play in which the human actors the Man fi-om Corpus Christi and the Author were but subordinate characters, acting their parts only to develop his. The book then, my friends contend, should have been given some such title as Honest Absalom or Absalom the Great. They may be right as to the chief interest of the story, but to me their advice seems a waste of sentimental and poetic effusion. They certainly manifest a sympathy for the dog which I confess I do not share. Time, which heals all wounds, has not yet softened my heart for him. Much as I love the Man fi-om Corpus Christi, I cannot bring myself to love his dog. If Absalom here appears as the hero, this is not in consequence of any deliberate intention on my part, but is to be accounted for by the fact that I have taken pains to tell everything as it actually happened. For the tale that is told is loaded with great truths, and I am convinced that Absalom sheroic qualities cannot glow more brightly from the pages that follow than does the brightness of the truth itself.
(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)
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