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Robert Hunt

THE beginning of this collection of Popular Romances may I be truly said to date from my early childhood. I remember with what anticipations of pleasure, sixty-eight years since, I stitched together a few sheets of paper, and carefully pasted them into the back of an old book. This was preparatory to a visit I was about to make with my mother to Bodmin, about which town many strange stories were told, and my purpose was to record them. My memory retains dim shadows of a wild tale of Hender...

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Robert Hunt

Originally published in 1865, "Popular Romances of the West of England" is a complete collection of English fairy tales by Robert Hunt, a famous British mineralogist, as well as an antiquarian, an amateur poet, and an early pioneer of photography.Excerpt from the Introduction"...Sending my box forward to Liskeard by a van, my wanderings commenced; my purpose being to visit each relic of Old Cornwall, and to gather up every existing tale of its a...

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Robert A. Hunt

All Brain and No Soul? Real Humanity in an AI Age explores the profound shifts in human identity and understanding in the context of historical, scientific, and technological revolutions, particularly the rise of artificial intelligence. Beginning with the author's personal reflections on chaos and order in a changing world, it delves into humanity's displacement from the cosmic center through the Copernican Revolution, the evolution of modern science, and the redefining of intelligence an...

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Robert A. Hunt

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Legend Series

When Alienna's human mother heads out in search of her a whole world of events begin to unfold. Alienna is a crossbreed; half human and half gray alien. Raised in secret by three powerful witches, Alienna also has someone she is searching for; her soul mate who perfectly matches her unusual nature. He too is a crossbreed; Berkoa, half human and half Sasquatch.After forming an allegiance with Berkoa, both he and Alienna wed through odd circumstances. Their children, the Chupacabras,...

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H P Lovecraft, George Eliot, Louisa May Alcott, Hanns Heinz Ewers, Thomas Hardy, W W Jacobs, Ion Luca Caragiale, Violet Mary Firth, Sax Rohmer, F Marion Crawford, Louisa Baldwin, Violet Hunt, Arthur Gray, William Hope Hodgson, Mary E Wilkins Freeman, R Ellis Roberts, D K Broster, William Hunt

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Richard Mitchley, David Shaw-Parker, Elliot Fitzpatrick

An author’s talents may seem obvious and indisputable as they move words and ideas into gathered phrases and stories.But where do these ideas and stories come from? A lonely thought that suddenly gathers form? An inspiration from a Muse? A suggestion from an everyday event?Perhaps in the case of their darker, more malevolent stories, other forces are at work. They help to nourish single words into sentences and paragraphs that ease themselves from the shadows and are sudden...

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Robert Louis Stevenson

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Neil Hunt

If you happen to find a map in a dead buccaneer's sea trunk, you can't very well ignore it, not if you are Jim Hawkins and his friends Dr. Livesey, Captain Smollett and Squire Trelawney! But even with a map, buried treasures are not easy things to come by. At the start of his grand adventure, setting sail on the good ship Hispaniola, the young Hawkins is a hesitant, querulous boy, too easily beguiled by his own fancy. By journey's end he will have faced murder, mutiny, and mayhem-and in th...

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Robert Hunt

Compiled from interviews with a select group of retired seniors, The Bullet is a collection of stories about the men and women who worked for the legendary pre-Confederation Newfoundland Railway, which later became the Canadian National Railway when Newfoundland joined Canada in 1949. The dedication and friendliness of the employees are shown in abundance throughout this book, and it is evident that their service to the people of Newfoundland who “rode the rails” while travelling with CN w...

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Robert Hunt

Corner Boys is Robert Hunt’s memoir of growing up on the mean streets of St. John’s in the 1950s and ’60s. Within the working-class neighbourhoods that are central to this tale, trouble seemed to lurk behind every corner, ready to be found by those who were looking for it. This dark yet humorous coming-of-age story follows a young and mischievous boy along the sidewalks and into the backyards of a turbulent—and sometimes violent—city.

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Robert Hunt

"The Early Negro Convention Movement" by John Wesley Cromwell explores the significant yet often overlooked history of the early conventions organized by African Americans in the 19th century. These gatherings served as a platform for discussing issues such as civil rights, education, and social justice. Cromwell meticulously details the motivations behind these conventions, highlighting the contributions of key figures who fought for the rights and dignity of Black Americans. The book emp...

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Robert Hunt

There are trillions of planets in our galaxy—billions with a formula for life. To think mankind is the only intelligent lifeform to evolve would be egotistical and absurd.Extraterrestrials not only exist, they pluck us from our beds and cars—anytime and everywhere—to study, teach, and prepare us for the inevitable.Robert Hunt knows this beyond a shadow of a doubt. He's been abducted by aliens since the night of his seventh birthday.This book is a tr...

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Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

This open access book unites experts from a range of social-science disciplines. It provides a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary overview of how to study recreational fishers as coupled social-ecological system, presenting unique methodological insights for an improved understanding and management of recreational fisheries. The book informs readers about state-of-the art methods for engaging fishers, for quantifying and predicting fisher behaviors, for understanding outcomes of fishe...

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Robert A. Hunt

Book 2 -

Legend Series

In the wild north, secluded from city populations, the small mining town of Coalmont harbors secrets of vile origins. During the early 1900's, the land is cursed. By retracing the steps of a mysterious traveler a peculiar link to the strange occurrences is revealed. The town's people vanished with reoccurring tales of demon-like fire-creatures who are behind the disappearances. The new town residents are an edgy lot who won't dare go out at night for fear of being abducted. Everyone is mis...