In the Quarter
by Robert William Chambers (9781150352164)

General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1894 Original Publisher: F.T. Neely Subjects: Quartier latin (Paris, France) Fiction / Classics Fiction / Historical Fiction / Literary History / General Literary Collections / American / General Literary Criticism / American / General Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER III. When Gethryn unclosed his eyes, the dazzling sunlight almost blinded him. A thousand grotesque figures danced before him, a hot red vapor seemed to envelop him. He felt a dull pain in his ears and a numb sensation about the legs. Gradually he recalled the scene that had just passed; the flying crowd, lashed by that pitiless iron scourge; the cruel panic; the mad, suffocating rush; and then that crash of thunder which had crushed him. He lay quite still, not offering to move. A strange languor seemed to weigh down his very heart. The air reeked with powder smoke. Not a breath was stirring. Presently the numbness in his knees changed to a hot, pricking throb. He tried to move his legs, but found he could not. Then a sudden thought sent the blood with a rush to his heart. Perhaps he no longer had any legs He remembered to have heard of legless men whosephantom members caused them many uncomfortable sensations. He certainly had a dull pain where his legs belonged, but the question was, had he legs also? The doubt was too much, and with a faint cry he struggled to rise. "The devil " exclaimed a voice close to his head, and a pair of startled eyes met his own. " The devil " repeated the owner of the eyes, as if to apostrophize some particular one. He was a bird-like little fellow, with thin canary- colored hair and eyebrows and colorless eyes, and he was sea...

USD $23.09

   Dispatch: Immediate - In Stock