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...t. It seems to be odd, at first sight, that there should be any such men as these; but their name and number is legion. If we were to deduct from the hunting- crowd farmers, and others who hunt because hunting is brought to their door, of the remainder we should find that the ?men who don?t like it? have the preponderance. It is pretty much the same, I think, with all amus...

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............................ 9 THE LADY WHO RIDES TO HOUNDS ..................................................................................... 15 THE HUNTING FARMER ............................................................................................................ 20 THE MAN WHO HUNTS AND NEVER JUMPS ...................................................................

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...S BY ANTHONY TROLLOPE A PENN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION Hunting Sketches by Anthony Trollope is a publication of the Pennsylvania S... ...in the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Hunting Sketches by Anthony Trollope, the Pennsylvania State University, El... ...................................................................... 15 THE HUNTING FARMER ............................................................... ...................................................................... 26 THE HUNTING PARSON................................................................ ....................................................................... 43 4 Hunting Sketches HUNTING SKETCHES BY ANTHONY TROLLOPE THE MAN WHO HUNTS AND... ...re to deduct from the hunt- ing-crowd farmers, and others who hunt because hunting is brought to their door, of the remainder we should find that the ... ...ugh they do the thing constantly, they never like it. Of all such men, the hunting men are perhaps the most to be pitied. They are easily recognized b... ...ly recognized by any one who cares to scrutinize the men around him in the hunting field. It is not to be supposed that all those who, in common par- ... ... in common par- lance, do not ride, are to be included among the number of hunting men who don’t like it. Many a man who sticks constantly to the road...

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Excerpt: ?The Hunting of the Snark: an Agony in Eight Fits? by Lewis Carroll.

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...the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. “The Hunting of the Snark: an Agony in Eight Fits” by Lewis Carroll, the Penn... ...y The Pennsylvania State University is an equal opportunity University. THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK an Agony in Eight Fits by Lewis Carroll PREFACE If—a... ...ged at enormous expense, Had the whole of their cash in his care. 4 The Hunting of the Snark There was also a Beaver, that paced on the deck, ... ...ut, that one being “Snark,” The good Bellman engaged him at once. 5 The Hunting of the Snark He came as a Butcher: but gravely declared, Wh... ...remark, Protested, with tears in its eyes, That not even the rapture of hunting the Snark Could atone for that dismal surprise! It strongly ... ...er kept looking the opposite way, And appeared unaccountably shy. 6 The Hunting of the Snark Fit the Second THE BELLMAN’S SPEECH T... ...e not pleased with the view, Which consisted to chasms and crags. 7 The Hunting of the Snark The Bellman perceived that their spirits were low, ... ...that they add to the beauty of scenes— A sentiment open to doubt. 8 The Hunting of the Snark “The fifth is ambition. It next will be right ... ... there’s no chance of a Snark— We have hardly a minute to waste!” 9 The Hunting of the Snark “I skip forty years,” said the Baker, in tears, ...

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...ony Trollope. Although not one of Trollope's better-known works, it is notable for its depictions of rural English life and for its many detailed fox hunting scenes. In its anti-heroine, Arabella Trefoil, it presents a scathing but ultimately sympathetic portrayal of a woman who has abandoned virtually all scruples in her quest for a husband. Through the eponymous Senator,...

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...limbs the old tower of the title, in the grounds of the Constantine estate. Lady Constantine, whose husband has been absent some years on an extended hunting and exploring journey to Africa, joins the young man in his stargazing, and supports his astronomical ambitions by buying him equipment, though his dreams of scientific renown are disappointed.Their relationship then ...

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...r aunt contracts a foolish second marriage, Emma is obliged to return to her father's house. There she is chagrined by the crude and reckless husband-hunting of two of her twenty-something sisters. (Summary from Gesine and Wikipedia)...

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...ish Columbia. The story revolves around Jimmy not being sure whether or not he shot and killed a Northwest Mounted while he and some friends were out hunting one day. Not exactly a bushman, he needs to head northwest to avoid capture by the officials who are out to find him and bring him to trial. At least that's what he suspects. Survival in the wilderness for one who was...

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...shadowy reflection of the world outside to shatter her illusion. Freud’s earliest patients will soon enter the waiting-room in their turn. Whilst out hunting two friends come across a strange waif-like woman shut up in a decaying chateau which one of them dubs “the Palace of the Sleeping Beauty”. Soon we are dragged back to the terrible masculine reality of the 1812 retrea...

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...Another camper tale, this time set in the Canadian wilderness. A hunting party separates to track moose, and one member is abducted by the Wendigo of legend. Robert Aickman regarded this as one of the (possibly) six great masterpieces in the field....

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...nown to be a great lover of beauty, and she - alas - is very plain. Just as she decides to trust him, she receives news that he has been blinded in a hunting accident. She wants to go visit him, but he will not receive her, as he wants only her love - not her pity. With the help of their mutual friend and doctor, she gets the position as his nurse under a presumed name, an...

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...rous way of his struggles with a new job, new culture, and with his landlord and neighbour Mr. ‘Flurry’ Knox whose prime, if not only, interest is in hunting, which forms the background to all the stories. Miss Somerville was herself the first woman anywhere to become an M.F.H. (Summary by A.J.M.)...

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... man, he meddled in politics to the extent of provoking a revolution... which failed. Escaping into the tropical forests of Guyana Abel takes up gold hunting, then journal-writing, and fails at both. Now with no aim for his life, he drifts until he takes up residence with a remote Indian tribe. Soon he learns of a wood the Indians avoid, as it is inhabited by a dangerous D...

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...1. My death 2. Winning death 3. The 60th Birthday 4. Time of Grand Alpha 5. Opposition forces 6. Consideration on death 7. Me 8. Hunting 9. Farm 10. Zombie 11. Recovery 12 The Earth...

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...abeau Bridge Twilight Clotilde The White Snow The Farewell Acrobats The Bells The Gypsy The Sign One Evening Moonlight Autumn Ill Hotels Hunting Horns Vitam Impendere Amori The Bestiary: or Orpheus’s Procession Apollinaire’s Notes to the Bestiary Index of First Lines...

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...ine 31 Setting sights 32 A Luas cums into the Green 33 Chimney-pot puff 34 Malin head 35 Hunting happiness 36 The joke 37 Mundane tourist 38 B&B 39 Street dance 40 Stephens Green 41 The Woe of Padstow 42 ...

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...he Simple Life Satires: Book II Satire III – On Human Folly Satires: Book II Satire IV – The Art of Good Living Satires: Book II Satire V – Legacy Hunting Satires: Book II Satire VI – Town versus Country Satires: Book II Satire VII – Of Spiritual Freedom Satires: Book II Satire VIII – A Dinner Party The Epistles Epistles: Book I Epistle I – Introduction – To Maecen...

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...Her Greed V Messalinus As Custodian of the Sybilline Books VI Love’s Compulsion Sulpicia’s Garland I Sulpicia on the First of March II Cerinthus Hunting III A Prayer For Sulpicia In Her Illness IV Cerinthus’s Birthday V Sulpicia’s Birthday Sulpicia’s Verses I Love Proclaimed II The Hateful Journey III The Journey Abandoned IV Her Reproach V In Sickness VI He...

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...YOKE: 22 WHAT DO WE WANT?: 23 THE GREAT ARMY: 24 TEST AT GEOGRAPHY: 25 MYSELF LIKE A CONTRADICTION: 26 FIRST CLASS PLANE TICKET: 28 NOBODY: 33 HUNTING: 34 HOSPITALITY: 35 DESIRE: 36 WITHOUT CEREMONIES: 37 YES AND NO: 39 STRIP-TEASE: 40 OH, YES: 41 COURAGE: 42 RECIPROCITY: 43 PRAYER: 44 CONTENTMENT: 48 WISH: 49 ALONE IN THE CHRISTMAS NIGHT: 51 THE MATCHM...

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...rtable.’ She led the way into the large vestibule, its panelled oak walls hung with the heads of hunting trophies and portraits of the white hunters... ...en 80 The walls were covered in oyster pink silk and hung with gilt framed paintings of English hunting scenes and landscapes. A large, bow-fronted... ...umels and pickaxes, preying on travellers, but your own Major General Sleeman was responsible for hunting them down and destroying them,’ explained ... ...e Helen had ever had. Audrey Blankenhagen 160 The women were housed in the Nawab’s comfortable hunting lodge embellished with all the luxuries of... ...kills “Sher Saitan” the name given to a tiger, which is preying on the villages around the forest hunting site.’ ‘But is that so strange, tigers are... ...predators, after all?’ queried Helen. ‘Yes’, agreed Gavin, ‘but the Nawab feeds his tigers in the hunting reserve to ensure their conservation and t... ... on human settlements unless it is too old to hunt swifter prey, or has been wounded.’ A little hunting was done in the cool of the early morning, ... ...er an unusually sultry night for the time of year, Helen remembered the little waterfall near the hunting lodge and the delight it would give her to ... ...hout a word to anyone. Don’t you know, you little fool, that you are not in the woods of England hunting foxes or deer, but in the jungles of Asia w...

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...gun- fighters. Most didn’t even carry guns. Those that did, did so mostly for hunting. Even fewer Call Me Montana – The Beginning 11 carried ha... ...ash, a handful of gold coins, a set of silver plate tableware, a custom made hunting knife, and a finely carved wooden box. That was the pride of t... ...man operation,” observed McVey. “Oh, Isaak should be back shortly. He went hunting over the ridge this morning and I haven’t seen him since. I ho... ... spent many of his Calvary years fighting Indians. Yet, he picked one as his hunting partner! I liked that in him. He did what was right, whether o... ...ened back at the Peterson place. I’d like to look into it more, but need get hunting before I go broke. Is there anyone on your staff that could ha...

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...“It’s about Hitler” – Libby said – “Something about Hitler.” The only time I went hunting, I was repelled by the carnage but even more so by the t... ...you give Preston a chance? You might actually learn something from him. He has been hunting Nazis and Neo-Nazis since before prehistory.” Presto...