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“The Landloper: The Romance of a Man on Foot” by Holman Day is a novel written in the early 20th century.
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- Holman Day
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*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE LANDLOPER *** Produced by Dagny; John Bickers THE LANDLOPER THE ROMANCE OF A MAN ON FOOT By Holman Day 1915 THE LANDLOPER I IN THE DUST OF THE LONG HIGHWAY The man who called himself Walker Farr plodded down the dusty stretches of a country road. He moved leisurely. He neither slouched like a vagabond nor did he swing with a stride which indicated that he had aim in life or destination …
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