Robert Helmont: Diary of a Recluse 1870-1871
Nonfiction, History, Americas, South America, Middle East, European General
| Author: | Alphonse Daudet | ISBN: | 9788892557543 |
| Publisher: | Alphonse Daudet | Publication: | February 23, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Alphonse Daudet |
| ISBN: | 9788892557543 |
| Publisher: | Alphonse Daudet |
| Publication: | February 23, 2016 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
While spending a day in the country on one of those pretty green islets that are dotted about in clusters on the Seine between Champrosay and Soisy, and wrestling with a friend, my foot slipped on the damp grass, and I broke my leg. My unfortunate love for athletic and violent exercise has already played me so many ugly tricks, that I should probably have forgotten this accident, as I have others, but for its precise and memorable date: the 14th of July 1870! . . .
While spending a day in the country on one of those pretty green islets that are dotted about in clusters on the Seine between Champrosay and Soisy, and wrestling with a friend, my foot slipped on the damp grass, and I broke my leg. My unfortunate love for athletic and violent exercise has already played me so many ugly tricks, that I should probably have forgotten this accident, as I have others, but for its precise and memorable date: the 14th of July 1870! . . .
