Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 239W. Blackwood, 1936 - England |
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Page 502
... river into a narrow unobtrusive back- water , half - choked with reeds . This surprisingly opened out into a shallow lake , which in turn led into an unsuspected maze of waterways , rivers and backwaters , reedy pools and impenetrable ...
... river into a narrow unobtrusive back- water , half - choked with reeds . This surprisingly opened out into a shallow lake , which in turn led into an unsuspected maze of waterways , rivers and backwaters , reedy pools and impenetrable ...
Page 503
... river . He tries to wreck the canoes , and the hunters , skilfully man- Ĺ“uvring their craft , meet his rush with their harpoons and heavy stabbing spears . When they are not lucky , however , he makes for the bank , where- upon they ...
... river . He tries to wreck the canoes , and the hunters , skilfully man- Ĺ“uvring their craft , meet his rush with their harpoons and heavy stabbing spears . When they are not lucky , however , he makes for the bank , where- upon they ...
Page 546
... river needed rain to move the fish . However , I could not delay . My companions were two Kachins , one a hard - bitten old man , the other an intelligent lad . I did my own cooking and made my own bed " under the wide and starry sky ...
... river needed rain to move the fish . However , I could not delay . My companions were two Kachins , one a hard - bitten old man , the other an intelligent lad . I did my own cooking and made my own bed " under the wide and starry sky ...
Contents
CONTENTS | 39 |
A BACKWASH OF WAR BY MAJOR GEORGE BRUCE | 293 |
WEST INDIAN INTERLUDE BY SEAWRACK | 452 |
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