Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 285W. Blackwood, 1959 - England |
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Page 304
... Keiss in Crookit John's lobster - boat , bound for the Pentland Skerries . Brough Head is the central head- land of a nasty bit of Caithness coast stretching from Keiss , half- way between Wick and John o ' Groats , to Freswick Ness ...
... Keiss in Crookit John's lobster - boat , bound for the Pentland Skerries . Brough Head is the central head- land of a nasty bit of Caithness coast stretching from Keiss , half- way between Wick and John o ' Groats , to Freswick Ness ...
Page 306
... Keiss , a very nice house that used to be a manse , with two good boats of his own in Keiss harbour , and a smart little van for transporting his catches to Wick which he drives himself and scarcely a scratch on it after four years ...
... Keiss , a very nice house that used to be a manse , with two good boats of his own in Keiss harbour , and a smart little van for transporting his catches to Wick which he drives himself and scarcely a scratch on it after four years ...
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... Keiss . I could almost feel the loom of the cliffs , hear the clamour of the nesting gulls . Please , Jimmy , keep us clear of your horrid reef off Auckingill . I did not want to get wet , and the taste of salt water was the worst taste ...
... Keiss . I could almost feel the loom of the cliffs , hear the clamour of the nesting gulls . Please , Jimmy , keep us clear of your horrid reef off Auckingill . I did not want to get wet , and the taste of salt water was the worst taste ...
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A DAY IN BOURNEMOUTH BY ALICE MASSIE | 96 |
BY ROBERT H HILL | 384 |
THE TADPOLES BY HUGH DUNT | 480 |
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