Author: Mary Mapes Dodge

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Published: 2015-07-12

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 9781331214861

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Excerpt from The Land of Pluck: Stories and Sketches for Young Folk The paper on Holland which constitutes Part I of this book has now been expanded to more than double the proportions of "The Land of Pluck" as printed a few years ago in "St. Nicholas." The stories and sketches composing Part II are here for the first time collected in book form. The frontispiece "Two Boys of Holland" has been engraved from a fine Dutch painting, attributed to Cuyp, and owned by Mr. Charles T. Barney of New York, who courteously allowed it to be copied for use in this volume. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Land of Pluck written by Mary Mapes Dodge and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-12 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Land of Pluck: Stories and Sketches for Young Folk The paper on Holland which constitutes Part I of this book has now been expanded to more than double the proportions of "The Land of Pluck" as printed a few years ago in "St. Nicholas." The stories and sketches composing Part II are here for the first time collected in book form. The frontispiece "Two Boys of Holland" has been engraved from a fine Dutch painting, attributed to Cuyp, and owned by Mr. Charles T. Barney of New York, who courteously allowed it to be copied for use in this volume. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.