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Pieter Maritz, der Buernsohn von TransvaalAn einem Nachmittage des Monats Januar 1878 zog ein einzelner Reiter, neben dessen Pferd ein Knabe von etwa vierzehn Jahren einherschritt, durch das Thal des Nylflusses, welches die langgestreckten Hhenzge der Waterberge im Lande Transvaal in Sdafrika durchbricht. Die...

Unikko ja ohdakeOli myhinen helmikuun ilta. Ulkona oli kova pakkanen ja tuuli ajeli tuiskulunta hankiin hukkuneiden aitojen yli. Notkon tuvassa paistoi emnt leipi. Tytr kutoi kangasta, vanha ruotuvaari kurisutteli penkill piippunysns ja renki loikoi sngyss juritellen hiljaa jotakin rekilaulua. Vaivainen kattolamppu tuikutti kangaspuiden lhell...

Lapsikuningas ja hänen soturinsa: Historiallinen seikkailuromaaniI. Matkasuunnitelmia. II. Ansassa. III. Kukko ja kana. IV. Paul Moijin valloitusretki. V. Mikon yritys. VI. Tyrmss. VII. Napukan toimet. VIII. Samuelin elmnvaiheet. IX. Manaus. X. iti ja poika. XI. Yliopiston vahtimestari. XII. Jlleen ansassa. XIII. Ispuolen luona. XIV....

The Deep Sea's TollIT was a howling gale outside, but howling gales were common things to Peter, and he did not see why this one need hinder his taking a little stroll along the docks. Something in the appearance of the vessel just rounding...

Kokemusten koulu: Huvittava kertomusOlen syntynyt Hn kaupungissa 9 piv Marraskuuta 1858, jossa vanhempani silloin olivat. Isni oli sotilas niinkutsutussa Turunvess, hn oli sen sotaven ruuan ulos antaja ja hn oli syntynyt Halikon pitjss Tn lni ja joutui silloin Hn kaupunkiin kun sota oli loppunut,...

A Colonial Reformer, Vol. 2 (of 3)Mr. Neuchamp was disposed to be wroth with himself when he discovered that he was looking forward with considerable interest to a much-talked-of ball, by which the Count von Schtterheims had resolved to mark his appreciation of the...

The Rogerenes: some hitherto unpublished annals belonging to the colonial history of ConnecticutWhile spending the summer at New London, in 1894, we were requested to aid Mr. John R. Bolles, in the capacity of reader and amanuensis, he being compelled, by reason of impaired...

Stray Leaves from Strange Literature; and, Fantastics and Other FanciesThe thanks of the Publishers are due to Dr. A. K. Coomaraswamy, of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, for corrections in the spelling of proper names in the Tales from India and Buddhist Literature...

Matkustus Suomessa 1. Maisema Savossa. 2. Talonpoikais-vke Vaasan seuduilta. 3. Helsingin satama. 4. Kalastajan mkki Tammisaaren kaupungin saaristossa. 5. Tyynen aikana Ahvenan laivassa. 6. Turun linna ja Auran suu. 7- Imatra. 8. Talvi-ilta Somerossa. 9. Porvoon kaupunki. 10. Maisema Pirkkalassa. 11. Jsken kirkkotiell. 12....

Lord PalmerstonIN looking for material on which to base this short memoir of Lord Palmerston I have of course taken, as my guide to his general life, the biography of Mr. Evelyn Ashley.[A] I have also referred to the unfinished volumes by Lord Dalling,...

Fekete gyémántokVan egy nagy knyvnk: a fld krge. Annak valsgos lapjai vannak, mint a knyvnek a levelei, egyik a msikra fektetve; minden lap tizezer, szzezer (ki tudja, mennyi?) vet kpvisel. A vakmer emberi tudsszomj keresztlfrta e lapokat, sval kalapcscsal, vsvel, frval. Minden lap tele...

The Family at Gilje: A Domestic Story of the FortiesThe story of Jonas Lie's life, even though told in brief, will readily yield the key to the various phases of his strange authorship. No one of his long list of books is an adequate...

The Valley of Gold: A Tale of the SaskatchewanThe east wind blew furiously, beating gray sheets down the streaming panes. Along the village street flowed a turbid torrent, the squalid wash of an "old-timer-three-days'-blow" from the Great Lakes. Threshing was hung up. Every wheel...

Pedestrianism; or, An Account of the Performances of Celebrated Pedestrians During the Last and Present Century. - With a full narrative of Captain Barclay's public and private matches; and an essay on training.At the suggestion of a few friends, the author undertook this work....

The English Peasantry and the Enclosure of Common FieldsThe enclosure of common fields, and the passing away of the English Village Community to make room for the agricultural organisation prevailing to-day, is a subject not merely of historical interest, but one which touches very...

The Sacred HerbThe Mystery of a Hansom Cab The Sealed Message The Sacred Herb Claude Duval of Ninety-five The Rainbow Feather The Pagan's Cup A Coin of Edward VII The Yellow Holly The Red Window The Mandarin's Fan The Secret Passage The Opal Serpent...

Kustaa Vaasa ja hänen aikalaisensa II: Aurinko laskee - Historiallis-romanttinen kuvaus You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the electronic work is discovered and reported to...

Atlas de poche des mammifères de la France, de la Suisse romane et de la Belgique - avec leur description, moeurs et organisation de la France, de la Suisse romane et de la Belgique AVEC LEUR DESCRIPTION, MURS ET ORGANISATION SUIVI DUNE tude densemble...

Les pastorales de Longus, ou Daphnis et ChloéC'est en 1807 que Paul-Louis Courier dcouvrit dans la Bibliothque Laurentienne, Florence, un manuscrit des Pastorales de Longus contenant un passage assez long rest jusqu'alors inconnu. Plus tard, il transcrivit ce fragment, et, en 1810, il fit...

Les Peintres Cubistes: [Méditations Esthétiques]En vain, on bande l'arc-en-ciel, les saisons frmissent, les foules se ruent vers la mort, la science dfait et refait ce qui existe, les mondes s'loignent jamais de notre conception, nos images mobiles se rptent ou ressuscitent leur inconscience et...