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Excerpt from The Quest of the Quaint Choice or not, certain Old Objects separate themselves into classes appealing in much the same way as the mansion and the cot tage. Individual temperament is, Of course, a factor. It would be impossible to interest the collector who Specialized in Georgian silver in either bandboxes or samplers. Bandboxes would seem mere pasteboard and paper, and samplers faded Old squares of canvas, a bit discolored and probably mildewed. But silver, always beautiful, growing finer every day, unbreakable, un fadable, the very aristocracy Of hobbies' 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.
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Excerpt from In Quest of the Quaint At 4 a.m., August -, 189 -, Mrs. Ellersley felt decidedly ruffled as she stood on a pier at the mouth of the Restigouche River, surrounded by a group of young people, - her five nieces and a nephew of nineteen, - whom she had rashly undertaken to chaperon in their summer vacation, in which the present long-talked-of excursion to Gaspe was to be the principal feature. These young people, when planning their holiday tour, had rejoiced at having secured this bulwark of propriety, the least of whose virtues was that she was so unassertive that she could easily be overruled, and Mrs. Grundy thus be propitiated, while they virtually would have their own way. Blue, gray and irate were the countenances gazing out at the leaden-tinted water; the first hue caused by the chilling wind, the second by apprehension of the cheerless voyage in prospect, while the lack of amiability was owing to being summoned at "such an unearthly hour." Corporations have no souls, schedules are prepared with slight regard for the comfort of weak mortals; rising at an unreasonable hour and a hurried breakfast are not the best preparation for a voyage of sixteen to eighteen hours, and the promise of a better time-table for next year is poor consolation under such circumstances. 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.
The Quaint and Curious Quest of Johnny Longfoot is a children's comic fantasy novel by Catherine Besterman. Based on a Polish folktale, it tells the story of a shoe king's son who outwits guard dogs and a bear and is sent on a quest for gold and seven-league boots by a cat. The novel, illustrated by Warren Chappell, was first published in 1947 and was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1948.
Some encounters, relationships and friendships go beyond definition. In ‘The Food Server’, Rashmi seeks to find closure at an ex-boyfriend’s wedding, finding redemption in an unexpected source. Nine years after losing his son, government employee Abdul in ‘Photocopy’ begins to confront his grief when faced with another bereft soul. A luxury Dubai hotel is the setting for a jaded PR Manager’s conversation with ‘The Guest’. Meanwhile, octogenarian Ramaiah and 20-something Shahzadi swap perspectives about the Hyderabadi haveli they work in under ‘This Old Mango Tree’. In ’Body Mind Index’, two gym-mates find that there’s more to magnetism than meets the eye. Amidst a swarm of engineering aspirants, Venkatesh learns to like the career path his parents pick for him in ‘Future Perfect’. A retired adman can’t sleep till he encounters ’Strangers Every Night’. Touring Edinburgh and London, a successful theatre couple try to go ‘Back to the Beginning’. An unnamed street urchin finds God in her own way in 'Grace is She'. And finally, during self-isolation, film actress Asha takes an inward journey into what it means to be ‘Alone’. ‘A-Quaint-Essences’ is a short collection of stories about these connections, forged over years or over instants, twisting, upturning, or simply adding a brushstroke of meaning to our lives, leaving us different from the people we were before.