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wizard in Nevermore

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1892
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wizard in Nevermore

dscape, the far-stretching champaign of the park--one of the largest in the county, the winding river, the blue hills, the distant sea. 'What a madman the boy is,' he groaned out, to leave all this for a few hot words--and I too! Who is the wiser? I wonder. Will he be mad enough to keep his word? H…

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2,680
Year
1,892
Source
Project Gutenberg
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Record ID
2680
Source
Project Gutenberg
Publication
Nevermore; Rolf Boldrewood
Published
1892; Project Gutenberg public-domain transcription
Narrative type
Retellings and Adaptations
Public-text label
wizard
Archive period
Federation Era
Location
Australia (Australia): B
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dscape, the far-stretching champaign of the park--one of the largest in the county, the winding river, the blue hills, the distant sea. 'What a madman the boy is,' he groaned out, to leave all this for a few hot words--and I too! Who is the wiser? I wonder. Will he be mad enough to keep his word? He is a stubborn colt--a true descendant of old Launcelot the wizard. If he fails to gather gold, as these fools expect, a voyage and a year's experience of what poverty and a rough life mean will be no bad teaching.' 'For what is anger but a wild beast?' quotes the humorist How many a man has, to his cost, been assured of this fact by.

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