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Ellen Terry and Her SistersEllen Terry and Her Sisters"It leaves an impression like that of a piece in which the Kendals have played, an impression of pleasure, refinement, refreshment, and of the value of cherishing sweet and kindly feelings in art as in life. Few books can do...
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Tuliliemen tuttavana: AlkoholimuistelmiaTuliliemen tuttavana: AlkoholimuistelmiaTm asia johtui mieleeni ern vaalipivn. Oli lmmin kalifornialainen iltapiv ja min olin ratsastanut maatalostani alas Kuulaakson pieneen kyln nestkseni muutoksista ja lisyksist, joita oli ehdotettu Kalifornian valtion perustuslakeihin. Helteen thden olin tyhjentnyt useita laseja, ennenkuin kvin antamassa nestyslippuni, ja perst pin...
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Souvenirs d'égotismeSouvenirs d'égotisme - autobiographie et lettres inédites publiées par Casimir StryienskiAUTOBIOGRAPHIE ET L E T T R E S I N D I T E S PUBLIS PAR CASIMIR STRYIENSKI PARIS BIBLIOTHQUE-CHARPENTIER G. CHARPENTIER et E. FASQUELLE, diteurs 11, rue de grenelle, 11 1892...
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Heroes of To-DayHeroes of To-DayThere are no heroes to-day, no real heroes, are there? put in another. Oh, of course I know there are great men who do important things, he added, but there isnt any story to what they do, is there?anything like the daring...
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James Geikie, the Man and the GeologistJames Geikie, the Man and the GeologistThis biography of Prof. James Geikie is based upon his own letters, papers, and diaries, and upon information supplied by many of those who were closely associated with him, both during his earlier days on the Geological Survey...
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Montreal, 1535-1914. Vol. 1. Under the French Régime, 1535-1760Montreal, 1535-1914. Vol. 1. Under the French Régime, 1535-1760"QUI MANET IN PATRIA ET PATRIAM COGNOSCERE TEMNIT IS MIHI NON CIVIS, SED PEREGRINUS ERIT" In placing before the public the first volume of the History of Montreal, under the title of "Under the French Rgime,"...
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Under Cæsars' ShadowUnder Cæsars' ShadowLike ruler, like people! Kings and emperors are conspicuous specimens of the character of their times. They are centers around which revolve the prevailing tastes and passions of men. They also influence and control the minds of their subjects. If we would...
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Brief Lives, Vol. 2Brief Lives, Vol. 2[A]Mr. Ingelbert was the first inventer or projector of bringing the water from Ware to London[1] called Middleton's water. He was a poore-man, but Sir Hugh Middleton[2], alderman of London, moneyed the businesse; undertooke it; and gott the profit and also...
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The Works of William CowperThe Works of William Cowper - His life, letters, and poems, now first completed by the introduction of Cowper's private correspondenceWhen an author, by appearing in print, requests an audience of the public, and is upon the point of speaking for himself, whoever presumes...
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Brief Lives, Vol. 1Brief Lives, Vol. 1Aubrey sought and obtained an introduction to Anthony Wood in August 1667. He was keenly interested in antiquarian studies, and had the warmest love for Oxford; he had been a contemporary in Trinity College with Wood's brother, Edward; and so was...
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WanderlustWanderlustWell I remember my first escapade, and as I sit here to-night writing these memoirs, most vividly do I recall some thrilling experiences which occurred in the pine fields and on the sand hills of Florida. I was then about fourteen years old and...
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Werner von Siemens, der Begründer der modernen ElektrotechnikWerner von Siemens, der Begründer der modernen ElektrotechnikVor dem stolz ragenden Gebude der Technischen Hochschule in Charlottenburg ist ein Bronzestandbild aufgerichtet, das Werner Siemens in schlichter Gestalt zeigt. Gewi konnte der Bildhauer, der heutigen Kunstrichtung entsprechend, nichts Besseres tun, als dem heranreifenden Ingenieurgeschlecht das...
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Masters in Art, Part 79, Volume 7, July, 1906: IngresMasters in Art, Part 79, Volume 7, July, 1906: Ingres - A Series of Illustrated MonographsPhoto-engravings by C. J. Peters & Son: Boston. Press-work by the Everett Press: Boston A complete index for previous numbers will be found in the Reader's Guide to Periodical...
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A Sketch of the Life and Times of Judge HaliburtonA Sketch of the Life and Times of Judge HaliburtonThomas Chandler Haliburton was born at Windsor, in the Province of Nova Scotia, on the 17th day of December, 1796. He was descended from the Haliburtons of Mertoun and Newmains, a Border family, one of...
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Robert Blum: Ein Zeit- und Charakterbild für das deutsche VolkRobert Blum: Ein Zeit- und Charakterbild für das deutsche VolkUnter allen Umstnden ein groes Wagni, doppelt schwierig im vorliegenden Falle, wo es sich handelt um die Darstellung von Ereignissen, die der Verfasser selbst gar nicht oder nur als Kind erlebte, und um die Zeichnung...
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Famous Indian ChiefsFamous Indian Chiefs - Their Battles, Treaties, Sieges, and Struggles with the Whites for the Possession of AmericaUpon a beautiful day in July, 1492, two brown-skinned Spaniards lay upon the wharf that jutted far out into the waters of the blue Mediterranean Ocean at...
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Mary LambMary LambI am indebted to Mrs. Henry Watson, a granddaughter of Mr. Gillman, for one or two interesting reminiscences, and for a hitherto unpublished "notelet" by Lamb (p. 248), together with an omitted paragraph from a published letter (p. 84), which confirms what other...
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Memorials of the Life of Amelia OpieMemorials of the Life of Amelia Opie - Selected and Arranged from her Letters, Diaries, and other ManuscriptsIn the preparation of these Memoirs for publication, the principal part of the labour has been undertaken by my daughter; the pressure of other engagements having only...
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Friedrich NietzscheFriedrich NietzscheFriedrich Nietzsche appears to me the most interesting writer in German literature at the present time. Though little known even in his own country, he is a thinker of a high order, who fully deserves to be studied, discussed, contested and mastered. Among...
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Louis Pasteur: His Life and LaboursLouis Pasteur: His Life and LaboursIn the early part of the present year the French original of this work was sent to me from Paris by its author. It was accompanied by a letter from M. Pasteur, expressing his desire to have the work...
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