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When the King Loses His Head, and Other Stories Leonid Andreyev was born in Orel, the capital of the Russian province of the same name, on August 21, 1871. He was ten years younger than his future patron and friend Maxim Gorki. He died...

The DarkAs a rule success had accompanied him in all his undertakings, but during the last three days complications had arisen which were unfavourable, not to say critical. His life, though a short one, had long been a game of terrible hazards; he was...

Briefe von Goethe an Lavater aus den Jahren 1774 bis 1783 Die nachfolgenden Briefe von Goethe an Lavater wurden dem Herausgeber von Freunden in Zrich, welche nicht genannt seyn wollten, zur ffentlichen Mittheilung anvertraut. Ebendenselben verdankte er die chronologische Anordnung der Briefe, denen hufig...

Die Hallig: Die Schiffbrüchigen auf dem Eiland in der Nordsee Auf die weder durch Deiche noch durch Dnen geschtzten ganz kleinen Eilande an der Westkste Schleswigs, die als Hallige bezeichnet werden, richtete sich die allgemeine Aufmerksamkeit, als man von der furchtbaren Sturmflut des 3....

In African Forest and JungleTranscriber's Notes: Blank pages have been eliminated. Variations in spelling and hyphenation have been left as in the original. A few typographical errors have been corrected. The cover page was created by the transcriber and can be considered public domain....

The Man in Ratcatcher, and Other StoriesA groom, chewing the inevitable straw, gave a final polish to the saddle, and then stood at the animal's head, waiting for the tall, spare man with the bronzed, weather-beaten face, who was slowly drawing on his gloves...

The "Switzerland of America": Lehigh Valley Railroad Transcribers Notes: This work presents a series of full page black-and-white photographs depicting various scenes along the Lehigh Valley Railroad (in the eastern parts of the U.S. states of Pennsylvania and New York), bound with an illustrated...

One Year in Scandinavia - Results of the gospel in Denmark and Sweden; sketches and observations on the country and people; remarkable events; late persecutions and present aspect of affairsThe author was born in the State of Vermont, November 9th, 1818; first believed the...

Harper's Young People, October 18, 1881 - An Illustrated WeeklyDuring the war of 1812-14, between Great Britain and the United States, the weak Spanish Governor of Floridafor Florida was then Spanish territorypermitted the British to make Pensacola their base of operations against us. This...

L'art pendant la guerre 1914-1918Quel est lArt de ces gens-l? Et quont bien pu faire les artistes, signataires de lAppel au monde civilis, pour remplacer, dans le patrimoine esthtique des hommes, les merveilles quils ont biffes du portail de Reims,je veux dire les Behrens,...

Proceedings of a board of general officers held by order of His Excellency Gen. Washington, commander in chief of the Army of the United States of America respecting Major John André, adjutant general of the British ArmyRESPECTING Major JOHN ANDRE, Adjutant General of the...

Napoleonin sotilaan seikkailutOlen nhnyt koko joukon kaupunkeja, ystvni. En tahdo vsytt teit kertomalla, kuinka moneen niist olen ratsastanut voittajana kahdensadan husaarin systess perssni. Ratsuvki oli suuren armeijan etunenss, ja Conflansin husaarit olivat ratsuven etunenss, ja min olin husaarien etunenss. Mutta kaikista kaupungeista, joihin tulimme,...

Life and Times of Her Majesty Caroline Matilda, Vol. 2 (of 3) - Queen of Denmark and Norway, and Sister of H. M. George III. of EnglandRestrictions on the PressThe PamphleteersThe King at HomeThe Fight with BrandtThe Master of the WardrobeCourt AmusementsThe Town CommandantPublic...

Das Gemeinsame Mit hnlichem Getse, als wenn in Wldern gewaltsame Sturmste das Pfeifen des Windes durchbrechen, rollt die Untergrundbahn ihrem Endziel zu. Wie eine lngliche schwarze Perle schlngelt sie sich durch den Tunnel, um in der Station dann einer groen leuchtenden Perle zu gleichen....

The Cathedral Church of Oxford - A description of its fabric and a brief history of the Episcopal see For one who has learnt the best of what he knows within Christ Church walls it has been very pleasant to gather these notes of...

Wallace; or, the Life and Acts of Sir William Wallace, of EllerslieSo little is known, with respect to Henry the Minstrel, that I can scarcely pretend to add any thing to the meagre account which has been given of him by former writers. As...

Little Lord Fauntleroy [abridged]: Für den Schulgebrauch bearbeitet Bei der Bearbeitung des vorliegenden Auszugs aus Burnetts[1] fesselndem Romane fr die Schule, lag mir nach den Grundstzen der Franzsischen und Englischen Schulbibliothek zunchst die Aufgabe ob, denselben so zu krzen, da der Inhalt des Bndchens...

Viimeiset luostarinasukkaat: RomaaniJa is Mikkeli, Jmsn seurakunnan kuratus eli kirkkoherra, lyd jrytti turpean nyrkkins pytn, niin ett juuri tytetyst katajahaarikasta likhti olutta myllylaudalle. Vaikka vasta oli puolenpivn aika, istuivat he kanttorin kanssa ryypiskellen ja pelaten jlkimisen tuvassa. Ikkunalauta oli tynnetty auki ja ulkoa lyhhteli...

Beleaguered in Pekin: The Boxer's War Against the ForeignerIN THE following pages I have endeavored to give an accurate and comprehensive account of the Siege in Peking and of the Boxer movement that led up to it. Authentic details furnished by representatives of those...

Sämmtliche Werke 4: Mirgorod Die in diesem Bande vereinigten Erzhlungen bilden die Fortsetzung der Novellensammlung Abende auf dem Gutshofe bei Dikanka, durch welche Gogols Name zuerst in der breiteren ffentlichkeit bekannt wurde und die ihn sogleich an die Seite der ersten Schriftsteller Rulands stellte....