Pashaen af Cairo keder sig, og da han beundrer kaliffen Harun al Rashid og har hørt om 1001 nats fortællinger, begiver han og hans vezir sig forklædte ud i Cairo for at finde personer, der ved en henkastet bemærkning synes at have en interessant historie
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an excerpt from CHAPTER I: Which the reader will find very easy to read. MR NICODEMUS EASY was a gentleman who lived down in Hampshire; he was a married man, and in very easy circumstances. Most couples find it very easy to
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Excerpt: OR SCENES IN AFRICA WRITTEN FOR YOUNG PEOPLE BY CAPTAIN MARRYAT AUTHOR OF FRANK MILDMAY, PERCIVAL KEENE, PHANTOM SHIP, DOG FIEND, JACOB FAITHFUL, POACHER, ETC., ETC. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS LONDON: BROADWAY, LUDGATE HILL
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Excerpt: WITH ILLUSTRATIONS VOLUME TEN POOR JACK CONTENTS [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] [40]
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Excerpt: TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES OF MONSIEUR VIOLET IN California, Sonora, and Western Texas BY CAPTAIN MARRYAT AUTHOR OF "KING'S OWN," "PACHA OF MANY TALES," "VALERIE," "SETTLERS IN CANADA," "MASTERMAN READY," "POOR JACK," ETC., ETC. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS
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Excerpt: OR, THE DOG FIEND BY CAPTAIN MARRYAT MDCCCXCVI Contents CHAPTER I. CHAPTER XI. CHAPTER XXI. CHAPTER XXXI. CHAPTER XLI. CHAPTER LI. CHAPTER II. CHAPTER XII. CHAPTER XXII. CHAPTER XXXII. CHAPTER XLII. CHAPTER LII. CHAPTER III. CHAPTER XIII. CHAPTER
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Frederick Marryat's "Mr. Midshipman Easy" is a classic work read by book lovers, students and scholars. This is a special edition which exposes readers to a variety of English phrases and terminology from this genre. While the text is in English, the
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Preface.

On August 10, 1845, Marryat wrote to Mrs S., a lady for whom, to the time of his death, he retained the highest sentiments of friendship and esteem:—

“I really wish you would write your confessions, I will publish
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