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Metzerott, ShoemakerKarl Metzerott, shoemaker, counted himself reasonably well-to-do in the world. It was a favorite saying of his (though he was not greatly given to sayings at any time, his days being so full of doings), that his Socialist opinions were not based upon...

A Marriage in High Life, Volume IIEaster was now fast approaching, and Fitzhenry announced to Emmeline his intention of going out of town for a fortnight,but not to ArlingfordAnd he concluded by saying, that, of course, he 2supposed she would like to pass the...

A Marriage in High Life, Volume IThe following pages, which I now offer to the public, may, perhaps, not attract general interest; they contain merely a few passages in the history of the heart and feelings of an individual placed in singular and trying...

Hints to Travellers, Scientific and General, Vol. 2 - Tenth edition, revised and correctedThe first seven sections of this volume have been carefully revised, but required no serious alteration. The eighth section required very extensive changes and additions, due to the great progress of...

Ten Essays on Zionism and JudaismThe present volume of translations from the Hebrew of Achad Ha-Am[1] differs in character from the volume of Selected Essays published in 1912 by the Jewish Publication Society of America. The earlier selection was confined, by the express desire...

Die Sitten der Völker, Dritter Band - Liebe, Ehe, Heirat, Geburt, Religion, Aberglaube, Lebensgewohnheiten, Kultureigentümlichkeiten, Tod und Bestattung bei allen Völkern der ErdeDer vorliegende Text wurde anhand der 1916 erschienenen Buchausgabe so weit wie mglich originalgetreu wiedergegeben. Typographische Fehler wurden stillschweigend korrigiert. Ungewhnliche und...

Lovis CorinthDer vorliegende Text wurde anhand der 1922 erschienenen Buchausgabe so weit wie mglich originalgetreu wiedergegeben. Typographische Fehler wurden stillschweigend korrigiert. Ungewhnliche und heute nicht mehr gebruchliche Schreibweisen sowie Schreibvarianten bleiben gegenber dem Original unverndert, sofern der Sinn des Texts dadurch nicht beeintrchtigt wird....

ChodowieckiDas Original wurde in Frakturschrift gesetzt. Passagen in Antiquaschrift werden im vorliegenden Text kursiv dargestellt. Abhngig von der im jeweiligen Lesegert installierten Schriftart knnen die im Original gesperrt gedruckten Passagen gesperrt, in serifenloser Schrift, oder aber sowohl serifenlos als auch gesperrt erscheinen. veranstaltet, von...

The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine (December 1912) - Vol. LXXXV: New Series Vol. LXIII, November 1912 to April 1913Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation have been retained, but punctuation and typographical errors have been corrected. Passages in English dialect and in languages other than English have...

Our Changing Morality: A SymposiumBY FREDA KIRCHWEY The subject of sex has been treated in this generation with a strange, rather panic-stricken lack of balance. Obscenity hawks its old wares at one end of the road and dogmatic piety shouts warnings at the otherwhile...

Gallipoli DiaryLetter from LIEUT.-GENERAL SIR AYLMER HUNTER-WESTON, K.C.B., C.B., D.S.O., M.P., D.L., who commanded the Division at the landing, April 25, 1915. Dear Gillam, The Diary of a man who, like yourself, took part in the historic landing at Gallipoli, and was present on...

Ihmiselon aamuna: Romaani maailman aamuhämärästäTuska noissa suurissa silmiss ei ollut aiheeton, sill niiden omistaja oli juuri tullut thn merenlahteen, jossa vesi oli haaleata ja rehevkasvuista, ja elimet, joita hn jo oli nhnyt, olivat sek outoja ett uhkamielisi. Mutta matalat rannat olivat tynn vesikasveja, paljon...

A Strange, Sad ComedyONE sunny November day, in 1864, Colonel Archibald Corbin sat placidly reading The Spectator in the shabby old library at Corbin Hall, in Virginia. The Colonel had a fine, pale old face, clean shaven, except for a bristly, white mustache, and...

White Cockades: An Incident of the "Forty-Five"Just as the brilliancy of a singularly clear July afternoon, in the year above named, was diminishing into that clear, white light which, in as high a Scotch latitude as Loch Arkaig, lasts long past actual sunset, Andrew...

Väkevä Billy: Seikkailuromaani Tyyneltämereltä 1. Chicagossa 2. Kuunaripriki Halfmoon 3. Vehkeily ja vastavehkeily 4. Mallory pit sanansa 5. Ristiriitaisia juttuja 6. Salainen neuvottelu 7. Rajuilma ja pakokauhu 8. Aukko rantakalliossa 9. Pieni ruskea mies 10. Toistamiseen rystettyn 11. Jyrknteen puolustus 12. Oda Yorimoto 13....

South-West AfricaOf making many books there is no end, said the Preacher, but strange to say, there is not a single book in the English language that deals with South-West Africa of modern days. Many references to the country are found in the older...

Jason, Son of JasonIt was midnight when the night superintendent called and told me No. 27 had died. I rose. The thing was no surprise. I had known it was going to happen. No. 27 had told me so himself. None the less, I...

The Rambler Club's Gold MineThe boys who appear in this story are those who had the adventures related in "The Rambler Club Afloat," "The Rambler Club's Winter Camp," and "The Rambler Club in the Mountains." They are now in the state of Washington, where...

Om het recht der liefdeHij zou stellig komen: ze had er zoon idee van. t Was immers een Woensdag, en die had hij tot nog toe nooit overgeslagen En als hij kwam, zou ze hem niets zeggen van haar verjaardag. Waarom zou ze? Wat...

Bring the JubileeIt is always the puzzle of the nature of time that brings our thoughts to a standstill. And if time is so fundamental that an understanding of its true nature is for ever beyond our reach, then so also in all probability...