The Coming Race - Baron Lytton Edward Bulwer Lytton - Books - Independently Published - 9798586228208 - January 21, 2021
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The Coming Race

Baron Lytton Edward Bulwer Lytton

The Coming Race

Book Excerpt: ... could be those voices? What human hands could have levelled that road and marshalled those lamps?"The superstitious belief, common to miners, that gnomes or fiends dwell within the bowels of the earth, began to seize me. I shuddered at the thought of descending further and braving the inhabitants of this nether valley. Nor indeed could I have done so without ropes, as from the spot I had reached to the bottom of the chasm the sides of the rock sank down abrupt, smooth, and sheer. I retraced my steps with some difficulty. Now I have told you all.""You will descend again?""I ought, yet I feel as if I durst not.""A trusty companion halves the journey and doubles the courage. 8I will go with you. We will provide ourselves with ropes of suitable length and strength- and- pardon me- you must not drink more to-night. our hands and feet must be steady and firm tomorrow." ...

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released January 21, 2021
ISBN13 9798586228208
Publishers Independently Published
Pages 126
Dimensions 216 × 280 × 7 mm   ·   308 g
Language English  

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