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Stolen IdolsThe two ships, pursuer and pursued, quaintly shaped, with heavy, flapping sails, lay apparently becalmed in a sort of natural basin formed by the junction of two silently flowing, turgid riversrivers whose water was thick and oily, yellow in colour, unpleasant to look...

Mnais und Ginevra Soll ich herabsteigen? Wrdest du sehr erschrecken, wenn ichs tte? Ja, horch, ich bins, zu der du im geheimen betest, wenn wie jetzt der Mond um mein Gebsch herflimmert. Du meinst, ich wte nicht um dich, armer Knabe, und nennst mich...

Myths of the Cherokee - Extract from the Nineteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American EthnologyThe myths given in this paper are part of a large body of material collected among the Cherokee, chiefly in successive field seasons from 1887 to 1890, inclusive,...

Les belles-de-nuit; ou, les anges de la famille. tome 5Pour voir ces corrections, faites glisser votre souris, sans cliquer, sur un mot soulign en pointills gris et le texte d'origine apparatra. La liste de ces corrections se trouve la fin du texte. Blaise et...

Beehive for Bairns, Vol. 2: From 1st Size to 2 Years - With Special Supplement: Bed JacketsWe are pleased to present Volume 2 of BEEHIVE FOR BAIRNSgiving an even greater variety of Baby garments than Volume 1. It still answers the time old question...

Twelve Years a Slave - Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and Rescued in 1853, from a Cotton Plantation near the Red River in LouisianaWhen the editor commenced the preparation of the following narrative, he did...

Bird Guide: Land Birds East of the Rockies, from Parrots to BluebirdsIt is an undisputed fact that a great many of our birds are becoming more scarce each year, while a few are, even now, on the verge of extinction. The decrease in numbers...

The Sky Pilot's Great Chase; Or, Jack Ralston's Dead Stick LandingWell, I kinder guess now this here little ol ho-tel in Salt Lake Citys got our experience in Cheyenne knocked all to flinders. Good room, twin beds that keep you from hoggin all the...

A Desperate Game: A Comic Drama in One ActBox and Cox, John Dobbs, The Woman I Adore, A Capital Match, Your Lifes in Danger, Who Stole the Pocket Book? Poor Pillicoddy, Friend Waggles, Where theres a Will theres a Way, The Writing on the...

Wings Over the Rockies; Or, Jack Ralston's New Cloud ChaserHot ziggetty dog! I kinder guess now Jack, weve been an put the new cloud-chaser through every trick weve got up our sleevesflopped her over on her back, righted her, to turn turtle again, done...

History of Company K of the 140th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers (1862-'65) The bulk of what is contained in this book was written with a view to its forming a part of a book of the History of the 140th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers. At...

The Story of the Munsters at Etreux, Festubert, Rue du Bois and HullochThe shamrock, which forms part of the cap badge of the Royal Munster Fusiliers, was first introduced, in February 1915, by Lieut.-Colonel Rickard, in the Second Battalion, with the object of giving...

The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 1, July 1837The index included at the beginning of this first issue referenced articles in all issues of Volume 10. Corrections to the actual published page numbers were made without comment, but published articles not included in the original...

The Old Maids' Clubchapter. Page. THE OLD MAIDS' CLUB. THE ALGEBRA OF LOVE, PLUS OTHER THINGS. The Old Maids' Club was founded by Lillie Dulcimer in her sweet seventeenth year. She had always been precocious and could analyze her own sensations before she could...

The Curved BladesGarden Steps was one of the show-places of Merivale Park, Long Island. In summer it was an enchanting spot, and the dazzling white marble steps which led to the sunken gardens justified their right to give the place its name. Other stone...

South America To-day - A Study of Conditions, Social, Political and Commercial in Argentina, Uruguay and BrazilI have been asked for my impressions as a traveller in South America. I had no sooner promised them than a difficulty presented itself. I have no notes...

The Lost and Hostile Gospels - An Essay on the Toledoth Jeschu, and the Petrine and Pauline Gospels of the First Three Centuries of Which Fragments RemainIt is advisable, if not necessary, for me, by way of preface, to explain certain topics treated of...

History of the Prophet Joseph, by His MotherThis history of the Prophet Joseph Smith, originally entitled, "The History of Mother Smith, by Herself," was written at the dictation of Lucy Smith, mother of the Prophet, by Mrs. Martha Jane Knowlton Coray who acted as...

Deadwood Dick Jr. Branded; or, Red Rover at Powder Pocket. CHAPTER I. THE GREAT HOLD-UP. CHAPTER II. DICK'S FRUITLESS RISK. CHAPTER III. CAPTAIN JOAQUIN'S CAPTURE. CHAPTER IV. REJECTING A PROPOSAL. CHAPTER V. TURNING THE TABLES. CHAPTER VI. CACHING THE TREASURE. CHAPTER VII. THE SECRET...

Redskin and Cow-Boy: A Tale of the Western Plains My dear Lads, There are but few words of preface needed to a story that is not historical. The principal part of the tale is laid among the cow-boys of the Western States of America,...