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A wind sprang high in the west, like a wave of unreasonable happiness, and tore eastward across England, trailing with it the frosty scent of forests and the cold intoxication of the sea. It a million holes and corners it refreshed a man like a flagon, and astonished him like a blow. In the inmost chambers of intricate and embowered houses it woke like a domestic explosion, littering the floor with some professor's papers till they seemed as precious as fugitive, or blowing out the candle by which a boy read Treasure Island and wrapping him in roaring dark.

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251 editions · 2 languages
  • Hardcover · English · 2020
    Suzeteo Enterprises · 162 pages · 9781645940630
  • Paperback · English · 2019
    Independently Published · 221 pages · 9781070795119
  • Paperback · English · 2018
    Franklin Classics Trade Press · 330 pages · 9780343792312
  • Hardcover · English · 2018
    Franklin Classics · 330 pages · 9780341834618
  • Hardcover · English · 2018
    IndoEuropeanPublishing.com · 150 pages · 9781604449365
  • Paperback · English · 2018
    CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform · 88 pages · 9781720591283
Classic LiteratureFictionLondon (england), fictionFiction, christian, suspenseFalse arrestAttempted murderFiction, generalChildren's fiction