The Red Ascent

Download or read book The Red Ascent written by Esther Waggaman Neill and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Dinner was nearly over, the simple dessert was being portioned out, the old priest's voice seemed to recover itself like a runner's breath, gaining new impetus when he sees the relieving goal and the words seemed to penetrate even Richard's deep absorption. In ancient days the cliffs outside of Jerusalem were the battle-ground for many war ring Chieftains. They have witnessed so much bloodshed that they have been rightly called the Red Ascent. But cannot the path of every man, who struggles to attain the heights of idealism, be likened to that bloody road? The reading stopped abruptly. The heavy chairs were pushed back noisily from the table, the students rose, and murmuring a short thanksgivin, they filed out of the dining-room Richard leaned over and whispered to the man in front of him."--Excerpt from The Red Ascent (amazon.com).