The Elfin Forest Of California Classic Reprint

Author : Mrs. Townsend
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780265209059
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Presented to the University Library University of California San Diego (Classic Reprint) written by Mrs. Townsend and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-12 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Presented to the University Library University of California San Diego Dwelling than that. It had evidently once belonged to smiths, armorers, cutlers, to some masters whose occupation did not dislike the Open air; it was im possible to see there, unless the iron-bound shutters were removed from both fronts, there being a door on each side of the pillar, as in many shops located at the corner of two streets. At each door, just ih side the fine stone threshold, worn smooth by cen taries, began a low wall, breast-high, on top of which was a groove, corresponding to a groove in the timber above, upon which the upper walls rested. From time immemorial, there had been heavy shutters to slide in those grooves; they were fastened, when closed, by enormous bands of iron bolted on; and, when the doors were closed and secured by similar means, the house was trans formed into a fortress. Upon examining the interior, which, during the first twenty years of this century, the people of Limoges were accustomed to see filled with old iron, copper, springs, wheel-tires, bells, and metal of all sorts from demolished buildings, those persons who were interested in this relic of the old city noticed the location of a forge flue, indicated by a long streak of soot, a detail which confirmed the conjectures of antiquarians as to the original destina tion of the shop. Oh the first floor were a bedroom and the kitchen; the second had two bedrooms; the garret was used as a store-room for more delicate objects than those tossed pell-mell about the shop. This house was at first rented, then sold to one Sauviat, a travelling peddler, who, from 1792 to. 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.