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Der Trinker: RomanEs war ein Frhlingsnachmittag voll Melancholie und Windesraunen, so recht geeignet fr trbe Gedanken. Die Hnde auf dem Rcken, die Mtze im Nacken, lehnte John an einem Lastwagen auf dem stattlichen Hofe seines Vaters, dem verworrenen Liede des Windes lauschend. Sein schnes...

When the Sea Gives Up Its Dead: A Thrilling Detective StoryConfound that upset! I shall be two minutes behind timeI wish I had walked all the way, instead of trusting to the supposed extra speed of a bus, when the streets are so slippery...

Reveries of a Bachelor; or, A Book of the HeartThis book is neither more nor less than it pretends to be; it is a collection of those floating reveries which have, from time to time, drifted across my brain. I never yet met with...

Exits and EntrancesI am sure it is excellent to have a motive, and if possible a good motive, for doing everything; and so before I begin I want to give my motive for attempting to write my memoirs of things and people, past and...

The PoetThe lonesomeness of that little girl over there is becoming painful, said the Poet from his chair by the hedge. I cant make out whether shes too dressed up to play or whether its only shyness. Poor Marjorie! murmured Mrs. Waring. Weve all...

The Fire WithinMy nephew Edward is most undoubtedly and indisputably a priga damned prig, he added thoughtfully after a moments pause for reflection. As he reflected his black eyes danced from Davids face to a crayon drawing which hung on the panelled wall above...

Successful Baking for Flavor and Texture: Tested RecipesYou may use these recipes with confidence. You will find that we have carefully selected a most pleasing variety of old favorites and new, delicious tempters. Many are pictured in color, so you can see what your...

Armor and Arms - An elementary handbook and guide to the collection in the City Art Museum of St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.This publication is a guide to the armor and arms in the City Art Museum of St. Louis and, incidentally, a very elementary...

Revolutionary Europe, 1789-1815The period from 1789 to 1815that is, the era of the French Revolution and of the domination of Napoleonmarks one of the most important transitions in the history of Europe. Great as is the difference between the material condition of the Europe...

The Jews in the Eastern War ZoneOf all the people that have suffered deeply from the present war, none have borne a greater burden than the Jewsin physical and economic loss, in moral and spiritual torment. Jews are today fighting each other in all...

Ye Lyttle Salem Maide: A Story of WitchcraftOver two centuries ago a little Puritan maiden might have been seen passing along the Indian path which led from out Salem Town to her home. It was near the close of day. The solemn twilight of...

Tähdenlento: Virolaisen runoilijattaren Koidulan elämäRyhtyessni syksyll vuonna 1911 kermn aineksia virolaisen runoilijattaren Koidulan nyt valmistunutta elmkertaa varten, oli pvaikeutena kaikkien varsinaisten esititten puute, elmkerrallisten ainesten ollessa viel tydellisesti hajalla, lukuunottamatta Eesti Kirjanduse Seltsin (Virolaisen Kirjallisuuden Seuran) toimesta julkaistua Koidulan ja Kreutzwaldin kirjevaihtoa. Olen senthden...

Foscolo, Manzoni, Leopardi: saggi - Aggiuntovi preraffaelliti, simbolisti ed esteti e letteratura dell'avvenire Molto fu scritto intorno alle Ultime lettere di Jacopo Ortis, e da molti, che con varii intendimenti, con criterii di giudizio o dissimili solo o a dirittura contrarii, con disposizione d'animo...

Au Mont-Blanc - Aiguilles, sommets, vallées et glaciers; ascensions, sports d'hiverJUSTIFICATION DU TIRAGE: De cet ouvrage, le sixime paru dans la collection "Les Beaux Pays", il a t tir 20 exemplaires sur Japon des Manufactures impriales numrots de 1 20 et 480 exemplaires sur...

Our Western Hills: How to reach them; And the Views from their Summits - By a Glasgow PedestrianAmong many ways in which a holiday, or a Saturday afternoon, can be profitably and enjoyably spent by those members of the community whom the late Dr....

How to Visit the English CathedralsThis little book is offered to the tourist in the most modest spirit and with the hope that in this convenient form some gleanings from the works of specialists may afford help and pleasure to those who run quickly...

A Glossary of Stuart and Tudor Words - especially from the dramatistsIn the summer of 1910 I was staying at Llandrindod, and had the pleasure of meeting there my old friend Professor Skeat. Of course we had many a long talk about our favourite...

Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, No. 741, March 9, 1878To us Northerners few expressions convey such a sense of peace and beauty as this of in the gloaming. The twilight hour has had its singers and idealisers ever since poetry found...

Old Chelsea: A Summer-Day's StrollThe specimen of Old Chelsea ware on the cover is an accurate copyreduced in size, naturallyof one of the plates of the set belonging once to Dr. Johnson, now in Holland House. For the privilege of this unique reproduction I...

Kåtornas folk Vrens vrsta och vildaste snstorm rasar ver de sltter. Det viner och tjuter, det rasslar och piper, det gnyr och jmrar, det dnar som skan, det rasar som laviner, det vrlar och kvider alla jordens skrckljud ha samlats fr att ta sig...