The Pride of Jennico Being a Memoir of Captain Basil Jennico

e tapestries and the granite walls of my chamber and wantons with the flames of logs and candles; knowing, as I do, that outside the snow is driven relentlessly by the gale, and that I can hope for no relief from the company of my wretched self,-for they who have learnt the temper of these wild mountain winds tell me the storm must last at least three days more in its fury,-I have bethought to me, to keep from going melancholy crazed altogether, to set me some regular task to do. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.