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Tales from the Telling-House
The narrative appears to delve into the lives and experiences of characters tied to the rugged landscapes of North Devon and Exmoor, intertwining elements of personal drama, folklore, and morality.
"Tales from the Telling-House" by R. D. Blackmore is a collection of stories. The narrative appears to delve into the lives and experiences of characters tied to the rugged landscapes of North Devon and Exmoor, intertwining elements of personal drama, folklore, and morality.
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To hear people talking about North Devon, and the savage part called Exmoor, you might almost think that there never was any place in the world so beautiful, or any living men so wonderful. It is not my intention to make little of them, for they would be the last to permit it; neither do I feel ill will against them for the pangs they allowed me to suffer; for I dare say they could not help themselves, being so slow-blooded, and hard to stir even by their own egrimonies. But when I look back upon the things that happened, and were for a full generation of mankind accepted as the will of God, I say, that the people who2 endured them must have been born to be ruled by the devil. And in thinking thus I am not alone; for the very best judges of that day stopped short of that end of the world, because the law would not go any further. Nevertheless, every word is true of what I am going to tell, and the stoutest writer of history cannot make less of it by denial.
Contents
- 01Slain by the Doones.
- 02Chapter I. After a Stormy Life.
- 03Chapter II. By a Quiet River.
- 04Chapter III. Wise Counsel.
- 05Chapter IV. A Cottage Hospital.
- 06Chapter V. Mistaken Aims.
- 07Chapter VI. Over the Bridge.
- 08Frida; or, the Lover’s Leap. A Legend of the West Country.
- 09Chapter I.
- 10Chapter II.
- 11Chapter III.
- 12Chapter IV.
- 13Chapter V.
- 14Chapter VI.
- 15Chapter VII.
- 16Chapter VIII.
- 17Chapter IX.
- 18George Bowring. A Tale of Cader Idris.
- 19Chapter I.
- 20Chapter II.
- 21Chapter III.
- 22Chapter IV.
- 23Chapter V.
- 24Chapter VI.
- 25Chapter VII.
- 26Chapter VIII.
- 27Crocker’s Hole.
- 28Part I.
- 29Part II.
- 30Part III.
- 31Transcriber’s Notes
About this edition
- Author
- R. D. Blackmore
- Language
- English
- Era
- Modern (c. 1800–1945)
- Reading level
- Intermediate: some philosophy helps
- Formats
- EPUB, PDF
- Length
- 130 pages
- This edition
- Modern Philosophers
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