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Harper's Round Table, July 28, 1896The youth addressed showed that he was more hot-tempered than his companion, as his cheeks flushed and his eyes danced angrily for an instant when the comprehension of his friend's double meaning flashed upon him. "Better mind your helm,...

Tarzan and the Golden LionSABOR, the lioness, suckled her younga single fuzzy ball, spotted like Sheeta, the leopard. She lay in the warm sunshine before the rocky cavern that was her lair, stretched out upon her side with half closed eyes, yet Sabor was...

Skewbald, the New Forest PonyOne hot June afternoon, a group of ponies with their foals and yearlings stood on the edge of a tableland or plain in the New Forest. The ground about them was covered with stunted heather and fern, with here and...

My Musical LifeBecause of you my disappointments have been cut in half and my happinesses made double, and if I have made known to you the wondrous muse of music, you in turn have brought into our home and given a permanent abiding place...

The MidlanderPEOPLE used to say of the two Oliphant brothers that Harlan Oliphant looked as if he lived in the Oliphants house, but Dan didnt. This was a poor sort of information to any one who had never seen the house, but of course...

East LondonIN my previous books on London I have found it necessary to begin with some consideration of the history and antiquities of the district concerned. For instance, my book on Westminster demanded this historical treatment, because Westminster is essentially an old historical city...

Harper's Round Table, July 21, 1896To tell the story of Will Hall's trip to the tropics may seem like telling dangerous secrets and getting people into trouble. But there is this to be considered about it: If the Spaniards catch Will's father, they will...

Biology and Its Makers - With Portraits and Other Illustrations To MY GRADUATE STUDENTS Who have worked by my side in the Laboratory Inspired by the belief that those who seek shall find This account of the findings of some of The great men...

The Murder on the Links I believe that a well-known anecdote exists to the effect that a young writer, determined to make the commencement of his story forcible and original enough to catch and rivet the attention of the most blas of editors, penned...

VolvoretaCuando termin de corregir las pruebas de este libro, amado y culto doctor Fiao, en ese angustioso momento que precede a la aparicin de una obra propia ante el pblico, pens en ti con terror, con un terror hondo y repentino. Sbitamente vi tus...

Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 2, August 1847The next morning, at the appointed time, accompanied by a young Spaniard, as second, Willis was on the beach, where he found De Vere and his friend. The foes saluted each other with the most scrupulous politeness....

An Englishwoman in the PhilippinesIn the following letters, written during a stay of nine months in the Philippine Islands, I tried to convey to those at home a faithful impression of the country I was in and the people I met. Since I came...

Medical Inquiries and Observations, Vol. 4 - The Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged by the AuthorBY BENJAMIN RUSH, M. D. PROFESSOR OF THE INSTITUTES AND PRACTICE OF MEDICINE, AND OF CLINICAL PRACTICE, IN THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA. IN FOUR VOLUMES. VOL. IV. THE SECOND...

Medical Inquiries and Observations, Vol. 3 - The Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged by the AuthorBY BENJAMIN RUSH, M. D. PROFESSOR OF THE INSTITUTES AND PRACTICE OF MEDICINE, AND OF CLINICAL PRACTICE, IN THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA. IN FOUR VOLUMES. VOL. III. THE SECOND...

Medical Inquiries and Observations, Vol. 2 - The Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged by the AuthorBY BENJAMIN RUSH, M. D. PROFESSOR OF THE INSTITUTES AND PRACTICE OF MEDICINE, AND OF CLINICAL PRACTICE, IN THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA. IN FOUR VOLUMES. VOL. II. THE SECOND...

Medical Inquiries and Observations, Vol. 1 - The Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged by the AuthorIn this second edition of the following Medical Inquiries and Observations, the reader will perceive many additions, some omissions, and a few alterations. A number of facts have been...

PerheonniVietimme raskaan ja surullisen talven maatilallamme Pokrovskovissa. St olivat tuuliset ja kylmt, kinokset kohousivat ikkunoiden tasalle. Ikkunat pysyivt melkein aina himmein ja jisin. Emme voineet juuri koko talven aikana lhte mihinkn ajelemaan emmek kvelymatkoille, ani harvoin tuli vieraita meit katsomaan. Ja jos silloin tllin...

The Works of William Harvey M.D. - Translated from the Latin with a life of the author PHYSICIAN TO THE KING, PROFESSOR OF ANATOMY AND SURGERY TO THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS TRANSLATED FROM THE LATIN WITH A L I F E O F T...

Throne-MakersSince 1789 every European people has been busy making a throne, or seat of government and authority, from which its ruler might preside. These thrones have been of many patterns, to correspond to the diversity in tastes of races, parties, and times. Often, the...

The Little Room, and Other StoriesJust the very place! only, you know, Roger, you must not think of smoking in the house. I am almost afraid that having just a plain, common man around, let alone a smoking man, will upset Aunt Hannah. She...