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Raleigh's Page

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Raleigh's Page

Alan Armstrong's first book, Whittington, was awarded the Newbery Honor in 2006. He lives in Massachusetts with his wife, Martha, a painter.

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Title of ebook: Raleigh's Page
ISBN: 9780375890789
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Internet download file size: 1962 kb
Released online for download: 09-25-2007
Author of eBook: Armstrong, Alan
CL: Jessell, Tim

1

Winding the Spring

Stillwell Farm, Devon, 8 April 1584

Mr. Raleigh--

As you've heard, Andrew will be twelve next birthday. He is strong, healthy, tall for his age, steady. He has good teeth. He can read and speak English, Latin and French. He knows numbers and writes a fair hand. He finishes school this spring.

If you accept him for service, according to custom you will feed him at your own table and furnish him with the habiliments of a gentleman. He will be trained to ride, fight, hawk, and conduct himself according to the fashion. On his sixteenth birthday you will make him a gift of L4 in gold and the clothing, books, instruments, and items of daily use then in his possession.

I will deliver him to Durham House this month end.
Regards from your friend,
John Saintleger

Andrew was eleven, tall for his age, hair like wheat stubble, hazel eyes, big front teeth he'd not yet grown in to. His smile was eager and unafraid. He was wiry from farm work and managing horses. Helping his father build and repair around the farm, he'd learned carpentry. He liked the tools his father had taught him t ... read full excerpt from Raleigh's Page ebook


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