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One that the authors will refer to break the boredom in reading is choosing will o the wisp as the reading material. Introducing a new hobby for other people may inspire them to join with you. Reading, as one of mutual hobby, is considered as the very easy hobby to do. But, many people are not interested in this hobby. Why? Boring is the reason of why. However, this feel actually can deal with ...
2. Observation of will-o'-the-wisp. The will-o'-the-wisp conjures up a description of something rather elusive, mysterious and ephemeral; however, historically, the phenomenon has been described by observers in the literature of many countries and it clearly refers to a real event which was widely reported by travellers in Europe and North America who were crossing treacherous habitats ...
London: Calder & Boyars, 1966. First UK edition. Hardcover. 144pp. Inscriptions to front free endpaper. Contents clean and unmarked. In the original binding of grey boards, spine titled gilt: clean, corners good, foot of spine slightly puckered, small mark to lower joint where jacket split. In the protected unclipped red dust jacket, clean to front and spine, with some discolouration to lower ...
Will O' the Wisp: A Novel. Pierre Drieu La Rochelle. Calder & Boyars, 1966 - France - 144 pages. 0 Reviews.
The Will-o'-the-wisp has been recorded as flickering over marshy ground since at least the middle ages, as the quote above testifies. In the centuries that followed, dozens of antiquaries have recorded anecdotes and personal accounts of the ignis fatuus, with even Sir Isaac Newton mentioning them in his 1704 opus Opticks.
Description. A will-o'-wisp is a ghostly light seen by travelers at night floating above land or water. They are usually seen over swamps [1]. It has a lot of names due to the spread and longevity of the myth over Europe. The name will-o'-wisp or will-o'-the-wisp comes from the word wisp meaning "a bundle of sticks or paper sometimes used as a ...
