Articles liés à The Isle of Man
Synopsis
Beaucoup des premiers livres, en particulier ceux datant des années 1900 et avant, sont maintenant extrêmement rares et de plus en plus chers. Nous rééditons ces œuvres classiques dans des éditions modernes, abordables, de haute qualité, en utilisant le texte et les illustrations originaux.
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Présentation de l'éditeur
Fresh from her triumphs in the mighty himtinggroimds of Somaliland and A laska, Miss Herbert comes to the tiny, but, as her book shows, the happy, hunting-ground of the I sle of Man. Manx-men and Manx-women are her quany, not lions and bears. To me the chief charm in a charming book are the keen, yet loving and delicate, appreciation of the people and their country, and the intimate and humorous description of their manners and customs; an appreciation and a description possible only to one who, like Miss Herbert, was brought up amongst them. There is, however, much besides this. A rchaeology, Folklore, and the Herring Fishery are lightly and pleasantly dealt with. Even the Serbonian bog of Manx history is not shunned, and, in the manner of Waldron of old, is enlivened with apt anecdote and illustration. It is clear, nevertheless, that Miss Herbert leaves the Duke of Athol and his congeners with relief, and that she gleefully betakes herself to the more congenial society of the Phynnodderee, the Glash Hn, and theB
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About the Publisher
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Présentation de l'éditeur
This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.
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