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The Silver Arrow
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The Queen was nineteen years older than Sir Walter; that is to say, she was in her fifties, and he was in his thirties.
But Queen Bess hated old age, and swore a balibi for the swift passing years and always delighted in the title of the Vir gin Queen.
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The Queen was nineteen years older than Sir Walter; that is to say, she was in her fifties, and he was in his thirties.
But Queen Bess hated old age, and swore a balibi for the swift passing years and always delighted in the title of the Vir gin Queen.
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.
42 pages, Paperback
Published February 2, 2019
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Elbert Hubbard
3,003 books389 followersElbert Green Hubbard was an American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher. He was an influential exponent of the Arts and Crafts movement and is, perhaps, most famous for his essay A Message to Garcia.
Also known as Fra Elbert Green, for the magazine he edited, Fra.
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Also known as Fra Elbert Green, for the magazine he edited, Fra.
from http://freepages.history.rootsweb.anc...
For a more detailed look at this life, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elbert_H...
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July 23, 2021
Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915) was an American writer, publisher, artist and philosopher.
He's also the author of one of my favourite quotes: "Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive."
That made me curious to discover his works and I decided to start with the short story The Silver Arrow.
What immediately struck me was the writing style without frills. As if this was just a blueprint for a story that needed to be fleshed out afterwards.
Furthermore the wole is not in balance. Some important parts are described summarily in just a few sentences which leaves a very rushed impression, while others take pages.
As some of the names did ring a bell (Sir Walter Raleigh for example), I wondered if it was based on a true story. A search on the internet learned me that Virginia Dare did indeed exist and that part of the story is thus based on facts. And also on the legend of the White Doe.
For those who wish to read more about it:
- https://www.ncpedia.org/culture/legen...
- https://www.ncpedia.org/white-doe-legend
The story in itself isn't worth more stars.
But as it was an interesting introduction to a part of English and American history that was unknown to me, I'm glad I've read it.
If you want to read it too, it's available for free via Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59864
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