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Wesley's Designated Successor - The Life, Letters, and Literary Labours of the Rev. John William Fletcher, Vicar of Madeley, ShropshireEIGHTEEN years before his death, Wesley wrote the following letter to Fletcher, Vicar of Madeley Dear Sir,What an amazing work has God wrought in these...

The Ladies of the White House; Or, in the Home of the Presidents - Being a Complete History of the Social and Domestic Lives of the Presidents from Washington to the Present Time—1789–1881The Ladies of the White House have had no biographers. The custom...

Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, an African - To Which Are Prefixed, Memoirs of His Life ADVERTISEMENT. THE LIFE OF IGNATIUS SANCHO. LETTER I.TO MR. J WE. LETTER II.TO MR. M. LETTER III.TO MR. M. LETTER IV.TO MR. M. LETTER V.TO MR. K....

Broken BarriersShe had parted tearfully from the girls at the sorority house and equally poignant had been the goodbyes to her friends among the faculty; but now that it was all over she was surprised and a little mystified that she had so quickly...

Mårbacka ONCE they had a nursemaid at Mrbacka who was called Back-Kaisa. She must have been all of six feet high. She had a large-featured, swarthy, stern-looking face, her hands were hard and full of cracks, in which the childrens hair would catch when...

The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 11 - AntepenultimataThe greater part of the contents of this volume is published in admirable form by A. M. Robertson, of San Francisco, with the title The Shadow on the Dial and Other Essays. When the prospectus...

Adams Tagebuch, und andere ErzählungenVorbemerkung: Ich habe einen Teil dieses Tagebuches bereits vor mehreren Jahren bersetzt, und ein Freund von mir hat ein paar Exemplare meiner Arbeit in unvollstndigem Zustand gedruckt; doch ist nichts davon ins Publikum gedrungen. Seitdem habe ich noch etwas mehr...

Emil, vagy a nevelésrőlRousseau Emil-jnek ez a msodik magyar fordtsa. Az els rgi rdemes pdagogusunk, Fredi Igncz mve, 1875-ben jelent meg s 1895-ben msodik kiadst rt. A maga kora sznvonaln ll, gondos s minden elismersre mlt munka volt ez s munkm kzben sok tekintetben...

Los desposados: Historia milanesa del siglo XVII - Tomo 1En otras versiones en castellano el ttulo que se le ha dado es "Los novios". El transcriptor estima que "Los novios" est ms acorde con el ttulo original y el tenor de la obra. En...

Ancient Rome and Modern America; A Comparative Study of Morals and MannersThe reader will find in the following pages reference to another work by Dr. Ferrero which will shortly come into publication under the title of Between the Old World and the New. It...

Life and Confession of Ann Walters, the Female Murderess!! - Also the Execution of Enos G. Dudley, at Haverhill, N. H., May 23, 1849. To Which Is Added the Confession of Mary Runkle, Who Was Executed for Murder.It has probably never fallen to the...

The Flowers and Gardens of MadeiraThe very name of Madeira (or island of timber, as the word signifies) brings to the minds of most people a suggestion of luxuriant vegetation flourishing in a damp, enervating climate. Such, indeed, was my own mental picture of...

Dough or DynamiteMe and Muley Bowles and Chuck Warner are putting a saddle on a colt in the Cross J corral, when Telescope Tolliver enters the precincts of said ranch, and we gets our first glimpse of Archibald Ames. Archibald occupies a seat on...

Amours d'Extrême-Orient - Illustrations d'après nature par Amédée VignolaJe pense vous intresser, Mesdames, vos surs lointaines. Ne craignez pas que je mefforce un parallle dans lequel votre charme ptisse auprs du leur, charme de rve. Lavantage, par avance, vous serait acquis. Car, si jose...

Sokkosilla: Yksinäytöksinen huvittelu(Itsekseen). Hn on uskonut kaikki loruni! (Kovaa). Ah, arvoisa neiti En tahdo teit imarrella, enk tehd itserakkaaksi. Se ei ole tarkotukseni. Mutta tulee tuhlattua vkistenkin suuria sanoja, tuntiessaan sydmens niin tyteliksi ja mielens niin iloiseksi siit, ett on taasen ollut onni kehitt...

Our Show - A Humorous Account of the International Exposition in Honor of the Centennial Anniversary of American Independence, from Inception to Completion, Including Description of Buildings, Biographies of Managers, Receptions of Foreign Dignitaries, Opening Ceremonies, Poem, Oration, Amusing Survey of All Departments, Incidents,...

Le livre des visions et instructions de la bienheureuse Angèle de Foligno - Traduit par Ernest Hello avec avertissement de Georges Goyau, de l'Académie françaiseIl y a juste un demi-sicle lorsque la France vaincue faisait effort pour se reconstruire et cherchait dans la tradition...

Mountain PathsIN that curious little masterpiece A Beleagured City, Mrs. Oliphant shows us the dead of a provincial town suddenly waxing indignant over the conduct and the morals of those inhabiting the town which they founded. They rise up in rebellion, invest the houses,...

The Pacifist, and other poems CONTENTS PAGE The Pacifist 9 Adams Apple 11 Macs (Psychologic) Cigar 12 Breaking In 15 La Reve 16 Sol 17 The Poor Mans Club 18 Retrospect 20 On Gungha Din 21 Why? 22 Barney 23 Come, Little Girl 24...

In and About Drury Lane, and Other Papers, Vol. 2 (of 2) - Reprinted from the pages of the 'Temple Bar' MagazineBut for Pepys and Evelyn we should know but little of the social life of the seventeenth century. A host of letter writersWalpole,...