A Voyage to Arcturus

Autor:
David Lindsay (1876-1945)
Wyd. w latach:
2005 - 2022
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The two strangers remained standing by the door, which was closed quietly behind them. They seemed to be waiting for the mild sensation caused by their appearance to subside before advancing into the room. Maskull was a kind of giant, but of broader and more robust physique than most giants. He wore a full beard. His features were thick and heavy, coarsely modelled, like those of a wooden carving; but his eyes, small and black, sparkled with the fires of intelligence and audacity. His hair was short, black, and bristling.

Night-spore was of middle height, but so tough-looking that he appeared to be trained out of all human frailties and susceptibilities. His hairless face seemed consumed by an intense spiritual hunger, and his eyes were wild and distant. Both men were dressed in tweeds. Before any words were spoken, a loud and terrible crash of falling masonry caused the assembled party to start up from their chairs in consternation. It sounded as if the entire upper part of the building had collapsed. Faull sprang to the door, and called to the servant to say what was happening. The man had to be questioned twice before he gathered what was required of him. He said he had heard nothing. In obedience to his master's order, he went upstairs. Nothing, however, was amiss there, neither had the maids heard anything.

In the meantime Backhouse, who almost alone of those assembled had preserved his sangfroid, went straight up to Nightspore, who stood gnawing his nails. "Perhaps you can explain it, sir?" "It was supernatural," said Nightspore, in a harsh, muffled voice, turning away from his questioner. "I guessed so. It is a familiar phenomenon, but I have never heard it so loud.."

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Autor:David Lindsay (1876-1945)
Wydawcy:Books on Demand (2022) Legimi (2016-2022) libreka classics (2019) Dead Dodo Publishing Limited (2018) Serapis Classics (2017) BertaBooks (2017) Cheapest Books (2017) Youcanprint (2017) eKitap Projesi (2016) Dover Publications (2005)
ISBN:9782322452910 9783742912732 9783962554743 9786059654944 0-486-44198-9
Autotagi:dokumenty elektroniczne druk e-booki epika fantastyka książki literatura literatura piękna powieści proza zasoby elektroniczne
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