Moorland Idylls

by Grant Allen

Book Overview

We sat late on the verandah last night, listening to the low trilling croon of the night-jar. It was a balmy evening, one of the few this summer; the sunset was lingering over the heather-clad moors, and the lonely bird sat perched on one bough of the wind-swept pine-tree by Martin's Corner, calling pathetically to his mate with that deep passionate cry of his. I know not why, but the voice of the night-jar seems to me fuller of unspoken poetry than...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1515295338
• ISBN13: 9781515295334
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 70 Pages
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"