The Orange-Yellow Diamond
Book Excerpt: ...in his inexperience had expected to see it arrive by return of post. Also he had put his pride in his pocket, and had written a long letter to his old schoolmate, John Purdie, in far-away Scotland, explaining his present circumstances, and asking him, for old times' sake, to lend him some money until he had finished and sold a novel, which, he was sure, would turn out to be a small gold-mine. John Purdie, he knew, was now a wealthy young man--successor to his father in a fine business; Lauriston felt no doubt that he would respond. And meantime, till the expected letters came, he had money--and when you have lived for four days on two shillings, fourteen shillings seems a small fortune. Certainly, within the last half-hour, life had taken on a roseate tinge--all due to a visit to the pawnshop.Hurrying back along Praed Street, Lauriston's steps were suddenly arrested. He found himself unconsciously hurrying by an old-fashioned eating-house, from whence came an appetizing odour of cooking food. He remember...
yazar | J. S. Fletcher |
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Tarafından yayınlandı | 1 Ekim 2020 |
20 Ağustos 2020 15,2 x 1,7 x 22,9 cm 1 x 13,5 x 21 cm 15.19 x 1.42 x 22.91 cm 20 x 20 x 20 cm John Buchan J S Fletcher G. K. Chesterton 1 Eylül 2020 15 Eylül 2020 29 Ekim 2020 13.34 x 1.27 x 17.15 cm Kolektif 25 Eylül 2020 Agatha Christie Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 1 Ekim 2020 13.97 x 1.35 x 21.59 cm
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yazar | J. S. Fletcher |
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isbn 13 | 979-8678607010 |
Yayımcı | Independently published |
DE OLDUĞU GİBİ | B08KH2K843 |
Tarafından yayınlandı The Orange-Yellow Diamond | 1 Ekim 2020 |