The Last Hour and a Seaworthy Meeting
A fragment from a narrative of a boat voyage in squally weather on the Solent. Aline and Sir Godfrey contend with danger and fate while Bobby, in disguise, unexpectedly appears aboard, provoking tension and curiosity as they drift toward land.
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Weis
Geneaeyn
Sir Godfrey
Bobby
Everberard
Tre
Hia
Solent
Godfrey
Ehriek
H. Mo Research
Raphy
Sir Godfrey Brandon
Within a Damp Shipboard Cabin Romance entf
In a rainy voyage a woman is helped ashore and calmed by a companion. The crew plans landfall at Portsmouth while romance and distraction unfold aboard. Sir Godfrey shows irritation as Captain Stair arranges safe passage and a private future for Miss Carewe.
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Sir Godfrey
Stair
Ime
Carewe
Portsmouth
Bobby
Saul Wagerly
Roy Bass
Itv
Howse
Godfrey
Philadelphia Telegraph
Ite
Krane
E. H. Baker
France
Old Favorites A Bird in the Hand and The World Owes a Tax
A fragment from a poem section features verses about three young maids of Lee and three old maids of Lee, contrasting love matches with social rank, quoting lines attributed to Robert Burns and referencing poverty and independence.
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Lee
Dee
Frederick Bey
Weatherly
Rattlesnake Island Mystery on Lake Winnipesaukee
A New Hampshire lake tale notes Rattlesnake Island in Lake Winnipesaukee hosts a rare rattlesnake population despite surrounding terrain being free of snakes. An 18th century style expedition led to discovery of multiple large snakes near rocky uplands, with a humorous anecdote of a professor falling into the lake during a rest on a rock.
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Lake ‘Winnipesaukee
Sland
Mervouis
Daland
Jan
Withisa
Teland
Anil
Seldon
Thomas
New York
Fie
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Aline
Christina Brown
Ocean
Bob
Kansas City Journal
Robert
Burns
Isle
Lake Winnipewaukee
Ufiva
Tribune
Darice
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