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The Crimson Tide, by Robert W. Chambers
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Title: The Crimson Tide
Author: Robert W. Chambers
Illustrator: A. I. Keller
Release Date: September 1, 2009 [EBook #29880]
Language: English
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[Illustration: "I HATE IT AS YOU HATED THE BEASTS WHO SLEW YOUR FRIEND"]
THE CRIMSON TIDE
A NOVEL
By ROBERT W. CHAMBERS
Author of "The Moonlit Way," "The Laughing Girl," "The Restless Sex," etc.
WITH FRONTISPIECE BY A. I. KELLER
A. L. BURT COMPANY
Publishers--New York
Published by arrangement with D. Appleton and Company
COPYRIGHT, 1919, BY ROBERT W. CHAMBERS
Copyright, 1919, by The International Magazine Company
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
To
MARGARET ILLINGTON BOWES
AND
EDWARD J. BOWES
I
I'd rather walk with Margaret, I'd rather talk with Margaret, And anchor in some sylvan nook And fish Dream Lake with magic hook Than sit indoors and write this book.
II
An author's such an ass, alas! To watch the world through window glass When out of doors the skies are fair And pretty girl