Banner by the WaysideRandom house, 1947 - 442 páginas "This is a picaresque novel set pre-Civil War on the Erie Canal. Durie Edwards is a female foundling, raised as a boy in a bookshop. She falls in with traveling players, thieves, con men, disreputable women (and men), as she tries to sort out the truth from the pious lies told to her, and eventually finding love. Durie's essential innocence is used to bring out the characters of the people she meets. Life on the canal boats is, as far as I can tell, accurately presented. It's a slice of Americana."--Goodreads |
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... Never , never , never ! ” " Save it for rehearsal , " interposed Tim Baggo . The tragedy left Durie with a sense of insecurity , the first that her self - reliant soul had ever known , a frightening doubt of the future . . . . Where ...
... Never , never , never ! ” " Save it for rehearsal , " interposed Tim Baggo . The tragedy left Durie with a sense of insecurity , the first that her self - reliant soul had ever known , a frightening doubt of the future . . . . Where ...
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... never sing again . Never ! Never ! " All zest was gone from her when they responded to the encore . She was accurate enough in rendition , but as spiritless as Dr. Balcom's Gentlemanly Automaton . Jans did his valiant best with string ...
... never sing again . Never ! Never ! " All zest was gone from her when they responded to the encore . She was accurate enough in rendition , but as spiritless as Dr. Balcom's Gentlemanly Automaton . Jans did his valiant best with string ...
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... never seen one . He leaned over the side , scooped some water , dashed it in his face , and took another look . No , that lunking figure was never the compact Pilk . Yet it was familiar . A thin wafer of song drifted back on the breeze ...
... never seen one . He leaned over the side , scooped some water , dashed it in his face , and took another look . No , that lunking figure was never the compact Pilk . Yet it was familiar . A thin wafer of song drifted back on the breeze ...
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ain't Albany Archbold asked Durie asked Jans Baggo Barter Boat better breath called canal Captain Pilkington champagne wine cholera Clonny Colvin cursed curtain D'you Damn deck dollars door drink Durie's ears eyes face Fair Luna fetch fool girl glance grin Gypsy Vilas hand Harvard Harvard Yard head heard hell hoggee Honorable Vryling Lovatt hour inquired Jans Quintard Jeune Amour John Quinn keep lady Laus Deo Liberty Pole lips Little Falls Looby look Lucky Seven Macel Ayrault Mailzell's Manager Passerow marry matter mind Miss Andrews Miss Wayne morning nephew never night Pilk play Rapalje retorted Samuel Hopkins Adams Schenectady Semple Senator Lovatt shillings sing sleep smile stood Tallinger tell Thalians There's thought took town troupe Uncle Vryling voice wench What's young young blade