Long Bright Land - Edith Howes - Bog

Long Bright Land is a novel written by Edith Howes. It is a story about a young woman named Alice who lives in the English countryside during the early 20th century. Alice is a bright and intelligent girl who dreams of a life beyond the small village she calls home. She is fascinated by the world outside her village and longs to explore it.Alice's life takes an unexpected turn when she meets a wealthy American businessman named Jack. Jack is charming and charismatic, and Alice is immediately drawn to him. Jack takes Alice under his wing and introduces her to a world of luxury and adventure.As Alice and Jack's relationship develops, they face many challenges and obstacles. Alice must navigate the complexities of Jack's world and learn to balance her own desires with the expectations of those around her. Along the way, she discovers that the bright lights and glamour of Jack's world are not always what they seem.Long Bright Land is a captivating tale of love, ambition, and the search for meaning in a rapidly changing world. Edith Howes masterfully weaves together themes of class, gender, and social mobility to create a story that is both timeless and relevant to our modern world.1929. Fairy tales from southern seas. Long before Columbus braved the Atlantic Ocean and discovered America, those intrepid navigators, the Maoris, in their tree-hollowed canoes voyaged and revoyaged the Pacific, compared with the Atlantic is but a narrow sea. From their tropical shores, they migrated to tropic islands. In successive migrations, about the 14th century, several tribes sought the lovely islands of the New Zealand group and remained. They brought with them and established here their stone age culture, their priest, and their traditions from the older lands. The Maoris are not brought up in the civilization of the white; their legends are forgotten. But that these tales of a race's childhood, this store of romance and poetry and laughter should be lost to the childhood of today - would it not be a pity?This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.