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Frederic Chopin: His Life, Letters, and Works, v. 1 (of 2)Several years of friendship with the family of Frederic Chopin have enabled me to become acquainted with his letters and to place them before the public. Just as I had finished transcribing the first...

Thekla, oder die Flucht nach der Türkei. - Epilog zum Staatsgefängniß. Nebst zwei andern Novellen.In einer der lebhaftesten Straen Semlin's prangte an einem freundlichen einstckigen Wohnhause ein blaues Schild, auf welchem mit groen goldenen Buchstaben die Worte standen Lwen-Apotheke. Neben der groen Glasthr, die...

Kauhun saariI. "Lady Vain'in" pelastusveneess. II. Mies, joka ei ollut matkalla minnekn. III. Kummalliset kasvot. IV. Kuunarin kaidepuilla. V. Mies, jolla ei ollut paikkaa minne menn. VI. Rumat soutajat. VII. Lukittu ovi. VIII. Puman kiljunta. IX. Metsn olento. X. Ihmisen huuto. XI. Ihmisajo. XII....

The Beaver, Vol. 1, No. 10, July, 1921"Lords of the North" was the appellation sometimes applied to those intrepid Factors and Chief Factors of H.B.C. who for many years gathered in annual conclave at some central fort to arrange for the administration and provisioning...

Frederic Chopin: His Life, Letters, and Works, v. 2 (of 2)Stay in Paris. Chopin proposes to receive instruction from Kalkbrenner. Correspondence about this with Elsner. Letter to Titus Woyciechowski. Chopins desire to go to America not realized. He resolves to return to Warsaw. Soire...

Studies in the History and Method of Science, vol. 1 (of 2)The record of men and of movements, History teaches us the growth and development of ideas. Our civilization is the final expression of the two great master-thoughts of the race. Seeking an explanation...

Saunterings in and about LondonPREFACES, generally speaking, are pleadings, in which authors, anticipating public censure, and well knowing how richly they deserve it, adduce sundry reasons why their books are not shorter or longer, and altogether different from the volumes which then and there...

The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 1 (of 4)The cover image was produced by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain. No table of contents existed in the original book. A simple table of contents was created by the transcriber. Additional transcriber's notes at...

Liisan seikkailut ihmemaassaHyvnen aika, kuinka Liisaa vsytti! Siin hn nyt oli istunut tyrll sisarensa vieress jo kauan aikaa tietmtt mihin ryhty. Pari kertaa hn kurkisti sisarensa kirjaan, mutta siin ei ollut kuvia eik tarinoita, "ja mitp sellaisesta kirjasta", arveli Liisa. Vasta silloin hnen silmns...

Donne e fanciulle La marmotta Il dialogo delle bambole La filosofia di Minni L'amore degli altri Ninn non gelosa La signorina Empiastro Ada e Fosca Giorgina e i suoi uomini Piccolo Skating La moglie innamorata Colmr Gi il titolo del volume spiega che di...

The Flying SpyI am asked to write a preface for this little book, but I think that it needs no preface at all. The account of a most extraordinary war adventure condensed in a few pages, the fact that the exceptional will, determination and...

The Crime ClubAs he did so, the captain experienced a painful sensation. He felt a little cold ring of steel pressed against his right temple, and from past experience, both objective and subjective, he knew that a Colt cartridge was held, so to speak,...

Picturesque Sketches of London, Past and PresentBy T H O M A S M I L L E R, AUTHOR OF A HISTORY OF THE ANGLO-SAXONS, LADY JANE GREY, FAIR ROSAMOND, PICTURES OF COUNTRY LIFE, &c. WITH NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS OF CHURCHES, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, ANTIQUITIES,...

The Rights of War and PeaceThe claims of the great work of Grotius, "De Jure Belli ac Pacis," to be included in a list of Universal Classics, do not rest upon the felicity of style usually expected in a classic composition. His work is...

Rejtelmek (2. kötet)Egy kis leny volt, meg egy magas fekete ur. Cskoldztak, azt csinltk. Elszrre cselekedtk, ht egy kiss szertartsosan ment a dolog. s azonfell a leny most cskolt meg idegen frfit elszr letben. Olyan boldog volt, hogy majd leroskadt az izgatottsgtl, de az...

Rejtelmek (1. kötet)Nem volt vrem, ennyi az egsz. De annyira nem volt, hogy az orvosok nem rtettk, hogyan lhetek tovbb, ellenre az hypotheziseiknek s a kznsges gyakorlatnak. Valban, csakis az asszonyoknl fordul el hasonl llapot, a mikor a titokzatos piros nedv ismeretlen okbl s...

Keltische Knochen/Gedelöcke: Erzählungen Festgeregnet! Wem steigt nicht bei diesem Worte eine gespenstische Erinnerung in der Seele auf? eine Erinnerung an eine Stunde zwei Stunden einen Tag zwei, drei, vier acht Tage, wo er oder sie ebenfalls festgeregnet war festgeregnet an einer Straenecke, unter einem...

Travels in the Central Parts of Indo-China (Siam), Cambodia, and Laos (Vol. 2 of 2) - During the Years 1858, 1859, and 1860Half-a-mile beyond Bakhng are the ruins of Ongcor-Thm. A partly-destroyed road, hidden by thick layers of sand and dust, and crossing a...

Travels in the Central Parts of Indo-China (Siam), Cambodia, and Laos (Vol. 1 of 2) - During the Years 1858, 1859, and 1860As will be seen, this work is compiled from the private letters of M. Mouhot to his family and friends, and from...

The Demi-gods"Will you leave that donkey alone," said Patsy Mac Cann to his daughter. "I never heard the like of it," he continued testily. "I tell you the way you do be going on with the ass is enough to make a Christian man...