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The Beloved Vagabond Paperback – March 5, 2004

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

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Kessinger Publishing
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March 5, 2004
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7.5 x 0.67 x 9.25 inches
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0766184609
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kessinger Publishing (March 5, 2004)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0766184609
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0766184602
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.22 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 0.67 x 9.25 inches

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A real Gem of a Book

Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2014

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4.5 Stars

What happens when a gentleman of learning, passion, and artistic temperament gets his heart broken? Why, he smashes every remnant of his past life into little tiny fragments, sweeps them under the rug of oblivion and reimerges with a new identity. His name will vary with whim and circumstance, his home may be a slum in London or a hedge in Britany, but one thing, the man inside, the "real " man, the Genius and man of heart, Paragot, will remain unchanged... as the beloved vagabond.

Not everyone will enjoy this. You have to love words, (I have 51 new words in my kindle 'vocabulary builder' because of this book), you must love the music and rhythm of flowery, witty speech (see status updates for examples) and you must be ok with a story that doesn't gallop along at a breakneck pace. If this sounds like your style, I think you'll find Beloved Vagabond a very satisfying read that celebrates true contentment found in the obvious yet elusive real life.

In The Beloved Vagabond one learns (almost too late) that dreams, even admirable dreams, lifelong dreams, lovelorn dreams, are occasionally best kept under the pillow where dreams belong.

CONTENT: G-PG (for "crapulous" i.e, drunken, scenes :)

*I recommend reading this for free via Amazon on an ereader or tablet with built in dictionary/ translation features for fullest enjoyment.

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Grammy

Interesting Story

Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2013

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The Beloved Vagabond is one of my 26-year-old son's favorite books. He recommended that I read it. I downloaded it (for free) on my Kindle, which was great, because there were a lot of words with which I was unfamiliar, and I was able to just touch the word for an instant definition. Very interesting and different storyline. I liked it!

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Mark Bird

Whimsical, but thoughtful, best seller from a century ago

Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2009

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I was ready to give up on this book, but then . . . .

I bought this title because, according to an historical display in Glacier National Park, it was the inspiration for two teenage girlfriends to escape their midwestern farms in the 1920s and set out for unknown adventures in the mountains of western Montana. I wanted to know, what sort of book could do that?

Initially the story did not impress. Set in the 1870s, a quirky highly literate vagabond and his protege work their way from London to France (particularly Paris) with spontaneity and humor. Eh. At this point I put down it's influence on the runaways to the impressionability of teenage girls in the early 20th century who were just beginning to enjoy new unprecedented freedoms.

But then the story turned. A mysterious romantic interest enters the picture. After some twists and turns I began to understand that it's effect on a teenage girl's head may have more to do with love lost than whimsy. Particularly the desire for new start after having your heart broken.

I eventually found myself rushing to the finish and contemplating the decisions the characters made in their lives to pursue happiness. It was, in short, enjoyable. I can understand why it stayed in print for almost three decades (1906 to 1930). The characters are interesting and palpable, the writing good (and sometimes better than good), and the story, once it gets going, thought-provoking. One drawback; many of the literary allusions were lost on me. I don't think they would have been unknown to an avid reader in 1906, but it being 2009 . . . . If you know your Voltaire, Cicero, Shakespeare, Greek mythology, etc. then you should consider this a four or five star offering. Otherwise, push right through the references to Caliban and Astaroth, and read it for what it is, a pretty good story that may inspire you to strike off in a new direction.

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Theresa Cartee

The Beloved Vagabond

Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2012

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The Beloved Vagabond is a wonderful read. The story takes the reader on an exciting journey through Europe and beyond. Books these days do not have the "poetry of words" that this author uses throughout the whole book. The characters are likable and believeable. The modern reader gets a glimpse into the history of days gone by. Excellent book.

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Patricia A. Donahue

Great read

Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2014

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Interesting book that keeps your interest and you wonder are always wondering "what is going to happen to these people". I highly recommend reading this book.

Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2017

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Fast shipping, item as described. Thanks.

Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2013

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Not as heroic as Ivanhoe. Not as swashbuckling as the Three Musketeers. Not as idealistic as the Scarlet Pimpernel. But carries on the threads of all of them. Paragot is an interesting psychological study, and a very amusing gentleman.

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