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The author of this account of New Zealand in the year 1827 was an artist by profession. "A love of roving and adventure," he states, tempted him, at an early age, to sea. In 1815 he procured a passage on board a storeship bound for Sicily and Malta, where he had a brother stationed who was a captain in the navy.
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The combined qualities of the realist and the idealist which Dickens possessed to a remarkable degree, together with his naturally jovial attitude toward life in general, seem to have given him a remarkably happy feeling toward Christmas, though the privations and hardships of his boyhood could have allowed him but little real experience with this day of days.
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The author of this account of New Zealand in the year 1827 was an artist by profession. "A love of roving and adventure," he states, tempted him, at an early age, to sea. In 1815 he procured a passage on board a storeship bound for Sicily and Malta, where he had a brother stationed who was a captain in the navy. ... Read more

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The combined qualities of the realist and the idealist which Dickens possessed to a remarkable degree, together with his naturally jovial attitude toward life in general, seem to have given him a remarkably happy feeling toward Christmas, though the privations and hardships of his boyhood could have allowed him but little real experience with this day of days.
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The little tour which gave birth to the following remarks, was taken immediately after the exchange of the ratifications of a peace, necessary, but not inglorious to my country, after a contest unexampled in its cause, calamity, extension, vicissitudes and glory; amidst a people who, under the influence of a political change, hitherto unparallelled, were to be approached as an order of beings, exhibiting a moral and political form before but little known to themselves and to the world, in the abrupt removal of habits and sentiments which had silently and uninterruptedly taken deep root in the soil of ages. ... Read more

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A Very Good Adventure Story
I read this book in several sittings, because I was afraid that something would happen to the characters, because I grew to be so fond of them.This book is very descriptive of traveling across the desert areas by horseback and wagon, describing the beauty of the land and the ways the people adapted to it.Did you know that there were wagon odometers?Now you know...The men's personal horses, and of course, Vic, or Victoriana, the author's dog, were just as much as active in the story as were the men and women.There are the english speaking settlers and Army soldiers, the spanish people, the various Indian groups, all speaking some of each other's languages.There are good and bad people of each group, reminiscent of real life.
The dialogue is a bit stilted, that was the style of writing during this time, but you can get used to it.I really liked this book and am looking forward to reading it again.It is a good read, and is informative regarding the history of that time and locale. ... Read more

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It was noon: the rays of the sun found no way into the narrow shady streets of the city of Thebes, but they blazed with scorching heat on the broad dyke-road which led to the king's castle, and which at this hour was usually almost deserted. ... Read more

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The writer of this book has been interested for many years in the subject of the sufferings of the American prisoners of the Revolution. Finding the information she sought widely scattered, she has, for her own use, and for that of all students of the subject, gathered all the facts she could obtain within the covers of this volume. There is little that is original in the compilation. ... Read more

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My first George Ebers
This volume is my first George Ebers reading. I thought it would be a historical fiction and was only partially correct. This book is actually a documentary on what was known of ancient egypt with a story interwoven. Since this book is not a comtemporary or American writing, please take into account that it is very good work if you want to learn some amazing things about the egyptian people and customs surrounding the Rameses II time period. The only glich while reading is that I never seemed to realize when I was leaving the story for the documentary sections of the story (rather interuptive to the flow of the story). It is important to note that the documentation portions are necessary for the reader to understand why the story is progressing in the direction that it does. The author also adds explanatory notes that are in parantheses of anything he feels needs explaining for the lay reader. George Ebers is an interesting writer and I look for the remaining nine volumes of this epic.

Volume one spends much time founding the story of a young "unclean" girl who is run over by one of Rameses daughters who is visiting the city of the dead. We don't find out until much later that the young injured girl is Uarta but we do know the names of most of the other characters quickly. The events and characters that unfold are believable, even if the tale is spun slowly. ... Read more

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Mr. Bronte afflicted with blindness, and relieved by a successful operation for cataract--Charlotte Bronte's first work of fiction, "The Professor"--She commences "Jane Eyre"--Circumstances attending its composition--Her ideas of a heroine--Her attachment to home--Haworth in December--A letter of confession and counsel.
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The combined qualities of the realist and the idealist which Dickens possessed to a remarkable degree, together with his naturally jovial attitude toward life in general, seem to have given him a remarkably happy feeling toward Christmas, though the privations and hardships of his boyhood could have allowed him but little real experience with this day of days. ... Read more

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You May Be Surprised
This is a review of the September 2010 paperback edition from ACTA Publications with an introduction by John Shea.
Though few have read the book, most people are familiar with A Christmas Carol, the Charles Dickens classic about Ebenezer Scrooge and the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future. Author and Publisher Gregory Augustine Pierce numbers it among his favorites. Thus, when he was visiting a bed and breakfast, he was delighted to find a beautifully rendered edition that was in the public domain. That meant he didn't need permission to reproduce the version he had discovered. He called on friends and favorite artists to work on the book design, illustrations, and cover. Theologian John Shea agreed to write the introduction. The final touch was applied by the publisher's office manager who, Pierce says, "found a red ribbon, put it on A Christmas Carol, and it was complete," a beautiful Christmas gift.

Shea suggests that those approaching the book as a "must-read yawn," will be surprised at the connections to be drawn between Scrooge and ourselves, and the pull to consider our own past, present, and future. He characterizes the unconverted Scrooge as smoldering with anger, rationalizing against helping the needy, and choosing isolation over communion. Scrooge's conversion, Shea explains, is a result of "the unyielding work of grace, the theological atmosphere that envelopes the Christmas season."

The ghosts show Scrooge the opportunities he has missed, the isolation of his current life, and the promise of an un-mourned death. But conversion is still possible for Scrooge and for us, Shea writes, citing the end of A Christmas Carol. In the final paragraph, Dickens reveals that Scrooge had learned how to keep Christmas well and expresses the following hope: "May that be truly said of us, and all of us! And so, as Tiny Tim observed, God bless Us, Every One!"

The Christmas Carol with Timless Wisdom
I was impressed at so many reviews of this historic book, but I had to recognize that the book I am reporting for your review is truly the story of the Christmas Carol, but it is sprinkled with timeless godly wisdom, and this is unique.
Life issues always have an opening for our Lord to sprinkle His Wisdom into and on us for us all to learn and to grow spiritually.
Do I bleieve that Charles Dickens, when he wrote this book so many years ago, thought of a man named Scrooge who would change to love the Lord?I don't know.He did change his life habits. But we all know that that is not all that is needed to end up in Heaven.Call on Jesus!Read and listen to God's Wisdom as the story deveops and ends.

I love this story.
I have always loved this story and enjoy the old english language which some reviewers did not like. However, almost everyone is familiar with the story and should be able to follow it.

Kindle Classic
Another free book that I enjoyed reading, even though I've seen 5-6 different film versions of the story. Dickens was a master and I feel a little silly even reviewing this classic tale. I will comment that the text was error free as far as I noticed. I do not jump around when I read a book so navigation was not an issue. Again, it was FREE! how can I not rate it a 5?

The worst book ever!
I know this is a classic amd you are supposed to admire the great writimg skills of Charles Dickens but this book is tortureous. He uses unnecessary comparrisons and words that nobody understands. I understand Dickens is a great writer and it show. Everybody knows this story you do not need to torture yourself ny reading this though. It is boring and hard to understand . Just watch one of the movies. ... Read more