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HeI saw him on a sleepless night when I was walking desperately to save my soul and my vision. My coming to New York had been a mistake; for whereas I had looked for poignant wonder and inspiration in the teeming labyrinths of ancient...

The house on Henry StreetMuch of the material contained in this book has been published in a series of six articles that appeared in the Atlantic Monthly from March to August, 1915. And indeed it was due to the kindly insistence on the part...

A second readerThis Second Reader, like the two preceding books of the Aldine Series, combines material and method in such a way that the former does not suffer, while the latter gains by the combination. That is, the subject-matter of the book, both the...

St. Cuthbert's towerRishton Hall Farm was let at last. Lord Stannington had had it on his hands a long time, and had offered it at a lower and ever lower rent. It was an open secret that John Oldshaw, who had a long lease...

Parasken runotParaskovia Mikitina on syntynyt 4/1 1833? Pietarin kuvernementin Lempaalan pitjn Miskunmen kylss, joka sijaitsee 5:n virstan pss Suomen (Raudun pitjn) rajasta. Hnen isns oli Kuussowan hovin orja eli elinomainen Iknattalan Mikiitta (k. noin 1849), ja hnen itins Mikkolan Tatjana (k. noin 1847) oli...

Free, and other storiesThe large and rather comfortable apartment of Rufus Haymaker, architect, in Central Park West, was very silent. It was scarcely dawn yet, and at the edge of the park, over the way, looking out from the front windows which graced this...

O Atheneu (chronica de saudades) Bastante experimentei depois a verdade d'este aviso, que me despia, num gesto, das illuses de criana educada exoticamente na estufa de carinho que o regimen do amor domestico, differente do que se encontra fra, to differente, que parece o...

Pelts and palisades: The story of fur and the rivalry for pelts in early AmericaThe story of fur is as old as the story of man. Some brief account of ancient mans quest for fur is included in the beginning of this book. However,...

The Shakespeare garden club: A fantasy(As curtain rises Ann is in the act of placing chairs, benches etc., in a semi-circle around the room; in center of circle is a long chest to be used as desk for the presiding officer. LADY MACBETH: (rising...

The skeleton scout; or, The border blockThe scene opens upon one of those great rivers of the West, in the country which Tecumseh claimed and fought for so gallantly. The forest was at rest, save only the songs of birds and the splash of...

Egy régi udvarház utolsó gazdája; Nők a tükör előtt; A vén szinészGyulai Pl els novelljt, a Hrom beteg czmt 1850-ben rta, az utolst Egy anya 1866-ban. Az e kt vszm kz es tizenhat esztendbe esik ri jellemnek kifejldse, egsz bels alkatnak kialakulsa s a...

History of the war in the Peninsula and in the south of France from the year 1807 to the year 1814, vol. 4There are no Footnotes in the main text. The three Footnotes in the Appendix have been placed at the end of the...

Robert Burns: A play Nell Robert Burns Holy Willie Landlord at the Inn Tam Laurie Michael James Armour A Factor An Old Beggar A Doxy Another Beggar Woman Gavin Hamilton A Sheriffs Officer John Anderson Mrs. Stewart of Stair The Duchess of Gordon Miss...

Het wonderjaar: Eene gekkenwereldDe nacht was duister, en de regen, die bij afwisselende vlagen nederstortte, had de nare straten der stad Antwerpen tot menigvuldige waterplassen gemaakt. Geen ander licht deed zich in het verschiet aan het oog op, dan de weinige flikkerende kaarskens, welke...

Home is the SpacemanEnright was coming home, which should have been good, since he was the first Earthman ever to go faster than light. But when he'd been gone eighteen months in a ship that was supplied for only ten days, the authorities were...

Little Hickory; or, Ragged Rob's young republicBlack yer boots and make em shine; only cost ye half a dime! cried a cheery voice at the speakers elbow, and, looking down, the tall man was surprised to see a specimen of boyhood quite unknown to...

Elfin land: and other poems Title: Elfin land Subtitle: and other poems Author: Benjamin West Ball Release Date: July 15, 2022 [EBook #68531] Language: English Original Publication: US: , United States: James Munroe and Company,1851. Credits: Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team...

CrystalsIt is a remarkable fact that no definition of life has yet been advanced which will not apply to a crystal with as much veracity as to those obviously animate objects of the animal and vegetable world which we are accustomed to regard in...

FiregodD'hai Merssu, Emperor of All the Suns, Protector of the Galaxy, looked up calmly as his prime minister burst into the room. His lean, brooding face did not change expression as he watched the pale and perspiring man cross the flagstoned floor with a...

Derrière les vieux murs en ruines: roman marocainPuis, sur la colline, apparaissent les ruines. Ce sont de trs vieux murs aux tons fauves, des palais demi dtruits, dont quelques arcades attestent encore les dimensions colossales; un{2} enchevtrement de terrasses vtustes, de treilles, de logis...