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The Gentleman from EverywhereThe Gentleman from EverywhereI. Launching of My Life Boat II. My First Voyage III. Near to Nature's Heart IV. Joys and Sorrows of School-Days V. Career of a Dominie-Pedagogue VI. Dreams of My Youth VII. A Disenchanted Collegian-Preacher VIII. In Shadow Land IX. Sunlight...
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My Home in the Field of HonorMy Home in the Field of HonorThe third week in July found a very merry gathering at the Chateau de Villiers. (Villiers is our summer home situated near Marne River, sixty miles or an hour by train to Paris.) Nothing, I think, could have...
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The Nest of the Sparrowhawk: A Romance of the XVIIth CenturyThe Nest of the Sparrowhawk: A Romance of the XVIIth Century "Nay! but I tell thee, woman, that the Lord hath no love for such frivolities! and alack! but 'tis a sign of the times that an English Squire should favor such evil ways."...
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The Communes of Lombardy from the VI. to the X. CenturyThe Communes of Lombardy from the VI. to the X. Century - An Investigation of the Causes Which Led to the Development of Municipal Unity Among the Lombard Communes.Before tracing the beginnings of renewed municipal life in Northern Italy, we must consider the conditions...
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Discoveries in Australia, Volume 2Discoveries in Australia, Volume 2 - Discoveries in Australia; with an Account of the Coasts and RiversMESSRS. FITZMAURICE AND KEYS DANCING FOR THEIR LIVES. FIRST APPEARANCE OF SEA RANGE. HEAD AND FEET OF ALLIGATOR. KILLING AN ALLIGATOR, VICTORIA RIVER. WICKHAM HEIGHTS FROM TORTOISE REACH....
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The History of University Education in MarylandThe History of University Education in Maryland - The Johns Hopkins University (1876-1891). With supplementary notes on university extension and the university of the futureThe State of Maryland has been almost extravagantly liberal in bestowing charters on colleges and professional schools. Over forty such...
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Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1. - With an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed DuringJohn Clements Wickham, Commander and Surveyor. James B. Emery, Lieutenant. Henry Eden, Lieutenant. John Lort Stokes, Lieutenant and Assistant Surveyor. Alexander B. Usborne, Master. Benjamin Bynoe, Surgeon....
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The Glories of IrelandThe Glories of IrelandWe had at first intended that this should be a book without a preface, and indeed it needs none, for it speaks in no uncertain tones for itself; but on reconsideration we decided that it would be more seemly to give...
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A Social History of the American NegroA Social History of the American Negro - Being a History of the Negro Problem in the United States. Including A History and Study of the Republic of LiberiaIn the following pages an effort is made to give fresh treatment to the history of...
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Memories of Jane Cunningham Croly, "Jenny June"Memories of Jane Cunningham Croly, "Jenny June"On January 6, 1902, a Memorial Meeting was called by Sorosis jointly with the Woman's Press Club of New York City, and a month later the Press Club formally authorized the preparation of a Memorial Book to its...
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Bushido, the Soul of JapanBushido, the Soul of JapanSince its first publication in Philadelphia, more than six years ago, this little book has had an unexpected history. The Japanese reprint has passed through eight editions, the present thus being its tenth appearance in the English language. Simultaneously with...
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Lives of Girls Who Became FamousLives of Girls Who Became FamousTo My aunt Mrs. Martha W. Miller Whose culture and kindness I count among the blessings of my life. All of us have aspirations. We build air-castles, and are probably the happier for the building. However, the sooner we...
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Ireland, Historic and PicturesqueIreland, Historic and PicturesqueThink of the sea gradually rising around her coasts, until the waters, deepened everywhere by a hundred fathoms, close in upon the land. Of all Ireland there will now remain visible above the waves only two great armies of islands, facing...
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The Philippines: Past and Present (Volume 1 of 2)The Philippines: Past and Present (Volume 1 of 2)This chance photograph showing General Emilio Aguinaldo as he is to-day, standing with Director of Education Frank L. Crone, beside a field of corn raised by Emilio Aguinaldo, Jr., in a school contest, typifies the peace,...
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Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume IILetters of Horace Walpole — Volume II91. TO GRAY, Jan. 25, 1766.A Constant Round of AmusementsA Gallery of Female PortraitsMadame GeoffrinMadame du DeffandMadame de MirepoixMadame de BoufflersMadame de RochfortThe Marchale de LuxemburgThe Duchesse de ChoiseulAn old French DandyM. de MaurepasPopularity of his Letter to...
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Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume ILetters of Horace Walpole — Volume IIt is creditable to our English nobility, and a feature in their character that distinguishes them from their fellows of most other nations, that, from the first revival of learning, the study of literature has been extensively cultivated...
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Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field: Southern Adventure in Time of WarCamp-Fire and Cotton-Field: Southern Adventure in Time of War. - Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana PlantationThe book owes its appearance to its discovery of a publisher. It has been prepared from materials gathered during the Campaigns herein recorded, and...
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Lighted to Lighten: the Hope of IndiaLighted to Lighten: the Hope of India - A Study of Conditions among Women in IndiaMiss Van Doren has given emphasis in the book to the privileged young woman of India; she shows the possibilities, and yet you will see in it something of...
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Dio's Rome, Volume 6Dio's Rome, Volume 6 - An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form[Sidenote: A.D. 211 (a.u. 964)] [Sidenote:1] After this Antoninus secured the entire power....
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Yolanda: Maid of BurgundyYolanda: Maid of BurgundyLike the Israelites of old, mankind is prone to worship false gods, and persistently sets up the brazen image of a sham hero, as its idol. I should like to write the history of the world, if for no other reason...
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