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Subscription the disgrace of the English Church [1st edition]In human affairs, when attention is powerfully attracted to some question of absorbing interest, the effect frequently is as though one half only of the subject were visible to the eyes of the understanding. The mind...

Egypt and Its MonumentsWHY do you come to Egypt? Do you come to gain a dream, or to regain lost dreams of old; to gild your life with the drowsy gold of romance, to lose a creeping sorrow, to forget that too many of...

A Letter to the Rev. C. N. Wodehouse, Canon of Norwich; occasioned by - his late pamphlet, entitled "Subscription the Disgrace of the EnglishIn addressing to you the following remarks upon a pamphlet recently put forth by you, under the title of Subscription the...

Subscription the disgrace of the English Church [2nd edition]In human affairs, when attention is powerfully attracted to some question of absorbing interest, the effect frequently is as though one half only of the subject were visible to the eyes of the understanding. The mind...

Le mariage de Chiffon car ton pre n'a laiss que des dettes et tu n'as pas le sou Ah! je la connais, cette phrase-l! tu me l'as rpte assez souvent pour que je ne l'oublie pas, va! Parce que je ne veux pas pouser...

China and the ChineseThis brightly written little book by the well-known French author, Edmund Plauchut, who has spent many years in China, is the first of the new series known as the "Livres d'or de la Science" recently commenced by MM. Schleicher Frres of...

Elina: Murroskauden kertomusSilloin kun muut hnen ymprilln eivt viel mitn aavistaneet, kun muut puhuivat isnmaasta ja ihmisyydest tysin porvarillisen maailmanksityksen puitteissa, toiset nhden niiss osittaisia parannuksia kaipaavia puutteellisuuksia, toiset katsoen, ett kaikki oli hyvin eik mikn tulisi ainakaan lhimpien sukupolvien ijss muuksi muuttumaan, silloin...

Syria, the Desert & the SownThose who venture to add a new volume to the vast literature of travel, unless they be men of learning or politicians, must be prepared with an excuse. My excuse is ready, as specious and I hope as plausible...

Books and Printing; a Treasury for TypophilesLabeling these observations "introductory" isn't to confuse the purist. He knows that the terms preface, foreword and introduction become mixed frequently, he doesn't like it and he much prefers retaining the proper distinctions. "An introduction," he will insist,...

In the Garden of DelightThere is one thing, at least, in this puzzling world which, though everything changes it, nothing can spoil: and that is out-of-doors. Long ago, when this place was stately old Cedarhurst instead of home-y Bird Corners, and I a wilful...

De spoorzoeker: Schetsen en Tooneelen uit de Amerikaansche wildernisVerplaatsen wij ons, tegen het einde van Mei 1855, in eene der minst bezochte streken der onmetelijke prairin van het Verre-Westen, op korten afstand van de Rio-Colorado-del-Norte, aan welke rivier de Indiaansche stammen, in hunne beeldrijke...

A letter to the Rev. Charles N. Wodehouse, Canon of Norwich, occasioned by his recent publication, entitled, "What is the meaning of Subscription?" - with a few observations on the speech &c. of the Lord Bishop of Norwich, on Subscriptionp. iiiThe Liturgy of the...

Pelléastres. Le poison de la littérature. Crimes de Montmartre et d'ailleurs. Une aventure.A mesure que les annes s'ajoutent aux annes, les belles illusions s'parpillent au vent du sicle, comme les ptales d'une fleur fltrie s'envolant dans la brise d'automne. Et la jeunesse est bien...

The Trinity Archive, Vol. I, No. 4, February 1888Our line of Fine Dress Suits and Overcoats is the largest and finest ever seen. In our Hat and Furnishing Goods Department you can find anything you could ask for. All we ask is a call...

Death disarmed of its sting - A tribute to the memory of the Hon. Roger Minott Sherman, being the discourse preached at his funeral, January 2, 1845This triumphant ejaculation, which Christ hath made the property of all dying believers, implies that death may lose...

Sämtliche Werke 7-8: Der Jüngling Raskolnikoff ist bereits vor dem Verbrechen krank von seinen furchtbaren Gedanken, krank auch von der Einsamkeit und schlielich auch von der krperlichen Erschpfung, dem Hunger. Das kommt daher, da ich sehr krank bin, erklrt er es sich selbst. Und...

Flyvefisken »Prometheus« (En Fremtidsfantasi) Du bliver maaske lidt forundret over at modtage Brev fra Madegassernes Land, skrevet i en tropisk Hede paa Biskop Kings skyggefulde Veranda men saadanne er nu Verdens Omskiftelser! I vore Dage br man ikke undre sig lngere; gr man det,...

Mirage for Planet XThey were bringing in the prisoners who had escaped from Phobos. Sand skimmer ambulances had raced to the spaceport outside the terraced Martian city and waited. Dust devils danced on the wide, wind-whipped Martian plains. Grannar of the Police and his...

Through the Asteroids—To Hell!Blair Freedman pushed the jet control slightly, sending the X26 into a wide slow arc toward the asteroid tunnel. He sighed and glanced at the chart on the desk. Trip number seven thousand twenty-two. For the rest of his life. Jerry...

The Louvre: Fifty Plates in ColourTO form a just appreciation of the magnificent collection of paintings which the Louvre to-day contains would require an exhaustive study which might be spread over a term of years spent in the famous French capital itself. In the...