Isbn: 9781421809397 - black heart and white heart (3 Ergebnisse)

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - At the date of our introduction to him, Philip Hadden was a transport-rider and trader in 'the Zulu.' Still on the right side of forty, in appearance he was singularly handsome; tall, dark, upright, with keen eyes, short-pointed beard, curling hair and clear-cut features. His life had been varied, and there were passages in it which he did not narrate even to his most intimate friends. He was of gentle birth, however, and it was said that he had received a public school and university education in England. At any rate he could quote the classics with aptitude on occasion, an accomplishment which, coupled with his refined voice and a bearing not altogether common in the wild places of the world, had earned for him among his rough companions the soubriquet of 'The Prince.' However these things may have been, it is certain that he had emigrated to Natal under a cloud, and equally certain that his relatives at home were content to take no further interest in his fortunes. During the fifteen or sixteen years which he had spent in or about the colony, Hadden followed many trades, and did no good at any of them. A clever man, of agreeable and prepossessing manner, he always found it easy to form friendships and to secure a fresh start in life.…

Gebunden. Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorH. Rider Haggard (Sir Henry Rider Haggard) was an English author who was known for his African thriller novel, Lord Solomon s Mines . His father was a Norfolk advocate but he was denied an honourable men s schooling c.