The Landloper The Romance Of A Man On Foot

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He moved leisurely. He neither slouched like a vagabond nor did he swing with a stride which indicated that he had aim in life or destination in mind. When he came under arching elms he plucked his worn cap from his head and stuffed it into a coat pocket which already bulged bulkily against his flank. He gazed to right and left upon the glories of a sun-bathed June morning and strolled bareheaded along the aisle of a temple of the great Out-of-Doors.

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He moved leisurely. He neither slouched like a vagabond nor did he swing with a stride which indicated that he had aim in life or destination in mind. When he came under arching elms he plucked his worn cap from his head and stuffed it into a coat pocket which already bulged bulkily against his flank. He gazed to right and left upon the glories of a sun-bathed June morning and strolled bareheaded along the aisle of a temple of the great Out-of-Doors.

Excerpt from The Landloper: The Romance of a Man on Foot A big, gray automobile squawked curt warning behind him and then swept past and on its way, kicking dust upon him from its whirring wheels. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Holman Francis Day (1865-1935) was an American author, born at Vassalboro, Maine, and a graduate of Colby College (class of 1887). In 1889-90 he was managing editor of the publications of the Union Publishing Company, Bangor, Maine. He was also editor and proprietor of the Dexter Eastern Gazette, a special writer the Journal in Lewiston, Maine, representative of the Boston Herald, and managing editor of Daily Sun in Lewiston. In 1901-04 he was military secretary to Gov. John F. Hill of Maine. His book The Rider of the King Log and his play Along Came Ruth were adapted into films in 1921 and in 1924.

"The Landloper: The Romance of a Man on Foot" by Holman Day is a story about a man who believes that pleasure and contentment is not related to financial success. In order to gain new experiences, he sets out to conquer life as an under-dog with the odds stacked against him. During this expedition to find success, he faces new challenges and is also introduced to completely novel feelings and pleasures.