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Bibliomania in the Middle AgesBibliomania in the Middle AgesThe labor of transcribing was held, in the monasteries, to be a full equivalent of manual labor in the field. The rule of St. Ferreol, written in the sixth century, says that, "He who does not turn up the earth...
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Fifteen Chapters of AutobiographyFifteen Chapters of AutobiographyThe wayfarer who crosses Lincoln's Inn Fields perceives in the midst of them a kind of wooden temple, and passes by it unmoved. But, if his curiosity tempts him to enter it, he sees, through an aperture in the boarded floor,...
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The Story of GarfieldThe Story of Garfield - Farm-boy, Soldier, and President Go to Liverpool or Glasgow, and embark on one of the great ocean steamers, which are constantly crossing the Atlantic. Sail westwards for about a week, and you will reach the eastern shores of the...
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Biographie des Sagamos illustres de l'Amérique Septentrionale (1848)Biographie des Sagamos illustres de l'Amérique Septentrionale (1848)Where our Chiefs of Old; where our heroes of mighty name? The fields of their battles are silent--scarce their mossy tombs remain! OSSIAK AMRIQUE, ainsi nomme d'Amerigo Vespucci. On la peint comme une femme au teint olivtre,...
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Souvenir of the George Borrow CelebrationSouvenir of the George Borrow Celebration - Norwich, July 5th, 1913The Committee are indebted to numerous Borrovians for the loan of Illustrations and Contributions of literary items to the text, to Miss C. M. Nichols, R.E., for her charming Pen Pictures of nooks and...
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Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume XIV, South Carolina Narratives, Part 2Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume XIV, South Carolina Narratives, Part 2"I was born in the town of Newberry, and was a servant of Major John P. Kinard. I married Sam Eddington. I...
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Forty-Six Years in the ArmyForty-Six Years in the ArmyMost of the chapters constituting the contents of this volume, were written, from time to time, as soon as practicable after the events referred to, or after the publication of historical writings which seemed to me to require comment from...
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Charles Dickens as a ReaderCharles Dickens as a Reader As the title-page of this volume indicates, no more is here attempted than a memorial of Charles Dickens in association with his Readings. It appeared desirable that something in the shape of an accurate record should be made of...
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Robert BurnsRobert BurnsGreat men, great events, great epochs, it has been said, grow as we recede from them; and the rate at which they grow in the estimation of men is in some sort a measure of their greatness. Tried by this standard, Burns must...
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Six Years in the Prisons of EnglandSix Years in the Prisons of England 3.Three Months in a Scottish PrisonBegin my Study of the Convict and his SurroundingsAn Old Jail BirdA SoldierAn Innocent ConvictMy First Cracksman AcquaintanceConspiracy to Murder an Officer, and EscapeMy Removal to England21 9.Another PrisonerHappy as a KingCure...
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The Lives of the Painters, Sculptors & Architects, Volume 1 (of 8)The Lives of the Painters, Sculptors & Architects, Volume 1 (of 8)CIMABUE (1240-1302) ARNOLFO DI LAPO (1232-1310) BONANNO (fl. 1174-1186 LAPO (1190-1260) NICCOLA AND GIOVANNI PISANI fl 1205, 1278, 1250-1328) ANDREA TAFI (1250-1320) GADDO GADDI (1259-1333) MARGARITONE (1210-1293) GIOTTO (1267-1337) PUCCIO CAPANNA (fl. 1350)...
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Among the Sioux: A Story of the Twin Cities and the Two DakotasAmong the Sioux: A Story of the Twin Cities and the Two Dakotas Who, for forty years has been my faithful companion in the toils and triumphs of missionary service for the Freedmen of the Old Southwest and the heroic pioneers of the New...
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Heroes of Modern EuropeHeroes of Modern Europe In the fourth century after Christ began that decay of the Roman Empire which had been the pride of the then civilized world. Warriors of Teutonic race invaded its splendid cities, destroyed without remorse the costliest and most beautiful of...
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The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3)The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) - 1809-1859The material on which this biography is founded consists mainly, of course, of the papers collected at Hawarden. Besides that vast accumulation, I have been favoured with several thousands of other pieces from...
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Among the Great Masters of MusicAmong the Great Masters of Music - Scenes in the Lives of Famous Musicians THE TONE MASTERS......... Frontispiece ST. CECILIA PALESTRINA THE YOUNG LULLI STRADIVARIUS TARTINI'S DREAM BACH'S PRELUDES MORNING DEVOTIONS IN THE FAMILY OF BACH FREDERICK THE GREAT AND BACH THE CHILD HANDEL...
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Seen and UnseenSeen and UnseenMany years ago, whilst living at Oxford, I was invited by a very old friend, who had recently taken his degree, to a river picnic; with Nuneham, I think, as its alleged object. Unfortunately, the day proved unfavourable, and we returned in...
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The Masques of OttawaThe Masques of Ottawa * * * * * Do not imagine that I spend much time at once in Ottawa. I have never liked the kind of play-house that politicians have made on that glorious plateau in a valley of wonderland with a...
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A Negro Explorer at the North PoleA Negro Explorer at the North PoleOne of the first questions which Commander Peary was asked when he returned home from his long, patient, and finally successful struggle to reach the Pole was how it came about that, beside the four Esquimos, Matt Henson,...
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The Promised LandThe Promised LandI was born, I have lived, and I have been made over. Is it not time to write my life's story? I am just as much out of the way as if I were dead, for I am absolutely other than the...
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The "Ladies of Llangollen"The "Ladies of Llangollen" - as Sketched by Many Hands; with Notices of Other Objects of Interest in "That Sweetest of Vales"From the early age of Cambrian history, when the peerless beauty of the high-born Myfanwy Fechan awoke the passion and the poesy of...
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