Excerpt from Lucky Bargee It vanished with a muffled roar, thin wreaths of smoke floated from the mouth of the tunnel. The pump beam rose and fell with its monotonous thuds, shrill voices of the children at play came from among the huts, as the August sun shone upon a scene of peace and quietude. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Lucky Bargee follows the ups and downs of a family of canal boatmen in the English countryside. Set against the beautiful backdrop of the canals, this heartwarming novel is a celebration of family, resilience, and the simple pleasures in life. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.