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The Ruby of Kishmoor (Paperback)
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The Ruby of Kishmoor (Paperback)
Series: Mint Editions
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List price R161
Loot Price R140
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The Ruby of Kishmoor (1908) is a deceptively simple story by
renowned author and illustrator Howard Pyle. From the very
beginning, it concerns itself with the mystery behind appearances,
with all that lies hidden beneath the veil of a first glance. "You
may never know what romantic aspirations may lie hidden beneath the
most sedate and sober demeanor." This is how the reader is
introduced to Jonathan Rugg, a young Quaker from Philadelphia who
unwittingly stumbles onto the adventure of a lifetime. In Kingston,
Jamaica to work as a merchant, Rugg is an average, unassuming man.
When Jonathan meets a woman veiled in silver fabric-and shrouded in
mystery-she gives him a ball of ivory that carries with it a
dreadful curse. Meanwhile, the fabled Ruby of Kishmoor has
disappeared. The pirate Captain Robertson Keitt, a former merchant
whose escapades in Africa and the Middle East have passed into
legend, has been murdered by his crew, who suspected their captain
of conspiring against them to steal the ruby. As Rugg is plunged
into peril, a mystery unravels unlike any other. Howard Pyle's The
Ruby of Kishmoor is the tale of a man whose "serious" appearance
conceals an abundant "appetite for romantic adventure." For the
reader looking to satisfy a craving for adventure, this is a work
which rivals the better-known classic of swashbuckling terror,
Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island (1882). Curiously enough,
Pyle's student N.C. Wyeth would go on to illustrate a classic
edition of Stevenson's work in 1911, and was certainly influenced
by his teacher's well-documented skill for painting pirates and
scenes on the high seas. The Ruby of Kishmoor, written and
illustrated entirely by Pyle, is a book for children and adults
alike. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset
manuscript, this new edition of Howard Pyle's The Ruby of Kishmoor
is a thrilling work of adventure reimagined for modern readers.
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