The Ancient City |
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| Author:
| Woolson, Constance |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5397-7212-5 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2016 |
| Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $5.50 |
Book Description:
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In "The Ancient City," Woolson's narrator, Martha, tells of her experiences in St. Augustine, including a trip out to Anastasia Island with several companions. Aboard the boat, Martha spots the "new light-house, curiously striped in black and white like a barber's pole." There being fewer trees and little construction on the island then, "there was nothing to compare it with, not a hill or rise of land, not even a tall tree, and therefore it looked gigantic, a tower built by Titans...
More DescriptionIn "The Ancient City," Woolson's narrator, Martha, tells of her experiences in St. Augustine, including a trip out to Anastasia Island with several companions. Aboard the boat, Martha spots the "new light-house, curiously striped in black and white like a barber's pole." There being fewer trees and little construction on the island then, "there was nothing to compare it with, not a hill or rise of land, not even a tall tree, and therefore it looked gigantic, a tower built by Titans rather than men."