Stories about Number Nip: The Spirit of the Giant MountainsChatto & Windus, 1881 - 270 páginas Retelling of stories about Number Nip, the legendary spirit of the Giant Mountains in Silesia. First collected by Musaeus in the late 18th century. |
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... - SELLER AND HIS GOOD WIFE JANE 43 72 99 VI . THE COUNTESS AND LORD GIANTDALE 131 VII . KLAUS KLEIMER AND THE DISHONEST SERVANTS • . 165 VIII . ROLF AND THE PROFESSOR . 189 I. N MOUNTAINS . UMBER NIP is a Great Spirit.
... - SELLER AND HIS GOOD WIFE JANE 43 72 99 VI . THE COUNTESS AND LORD GIANTDALE 131 VII . KLAUS KLEIMER AND THE DISHONEST SERVANTS • . 165 VIII . ROLF AND THE PROFESSOR . 189 I. N MOUNTAINS . UMBER NIP is a Great Spirit.
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... himself , " I will be honest and good in time to come ; " and when he got out of prison he learned to do honest work , and gave up all his bad ways . VII . KLAUS KLEIMER AND THE DISHONEST SERVANTS . K 164 THE COUNTESS , ETC.
... himself , " I will be honest and good in time to come ; " and when he got out of prison he learned to do honest work , and gave up all his bad ways . VII . KLAUS KLEIMER AND THE DISHONEST SERVANTS . K 164 THE COUNTESS , ETC.
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... Klaus followed , holding on bravely all the time - letting out line or drawing in line as a skilful salmon - fisher only knows how to do . But the salmon struggled and darted about so long , that Klaus became quite exhausted ; and ...
... Klaus followed , holding on bravely all the time - letting out line or drawing in line as a skilful salmon - fisher only knows how to do . But the salmon struggled and darted about so long , that Klaus became quite exhausted ; and ...
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... Klaus had no sooner said this than a respectable , grave - looking man , of about middle age , stood at his side . " You have him , " said the grave - looking man . " That I have , " answered Klaus , the salmon having stopped struggling ...
... Klaus had no sooner said this than a respectable , grave - looking man , of about middle age , stood at his side . " You have him , " said the grave - looking man . " That I have , " answered Klaus , the salmon having stopped struggling ...
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... Klaus , in a curt and impatient tone , without looking up , and still sorting at his line . " If you cannot swim across , why not jump ? Possibly you might not find the pool so deep as you think . " " Jump across ! " said Klaus , almost ...
... Klaus , in a curt and impatient tone , without looking up , and still sorting at his line . " If you cannot swim across , why not jump ? Possibly you might not find the pool so deep as you think . " " Jump across ! " said Klaus , almost ...
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amusing answered asked Bailiff Baron basket beautiful Benedick BESANT and JAMES black hoofs BRET HARTE Brinhilda brothers butler called Carl Carlsbad carriage castle Catrine cloth extra cloth limp Coloured Countess Crown 8vo dark daughters delighted Demy 8vo door Edition Essay Facsimile father footman Frau Ursula Fritz Giant Mountains gilt goats gold golden grave-looking happened heard Hirschberg horses JAMES PAYN JAMES RICE JUSTIN MCCARTHY kind Klaus knew ladies landlady landlord looked Lord Giantdale Ludwig MACQUOID maidens marry Meta morning mother Nip's Number Nip numerous Illustrations OUIDA palace poor Portrait postilion priest Prince Ratibon Princess prison Professor punish Rolf Rolf's salmon seen seized Silesia soon spirits Stephen story supper tell things thought told took trees turnips voice walked wife and children WILKIE COLLINS WILLIAM HURRELL MALLOCK window woman wood young
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