His historical fiction was very popular in its day 1930s1950s, but newer generations of readers may not know of his books. Index of the project gutenberg works of samuel hopkins adams english as author little miss grouch a narrative based on the log of alexander forsyth smiths maiden transatlantic voyage english as author the mystery english as author our square and the people in it english as author the secret of lonesome cove english as author. The letter is dated january 16, 1951 and makes reference to another authors works on dowsing and the human races absorb what is set forth clearly in the english language. Jan 09, 2020 kenneth roberts first novel, arundel, is the tale of benedict arnolds illfated march to quebec through the wilderness of maine. Arundel ebook by kenneth roberts 9781608932290 rakuten kobo.
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