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The Great Green Diamond; Or, Thief Against ThiefThis line has become famous for its excellent stories of the detection of crime. Of late, it has taken truly remarkable strides in the publics favor. The reason for this is that every book is a marvel...

Berzsenyi báró és családja: Tollrajzok a mai Budapestről1. Berzsenyi Jacques. Feje a hires Loew s Berzsenyi czgnek. Mr. Dewey lnv alatt futtat; az lovai azok, a melyek elad versenyekben se jnnek be soha. Mindig j kedly; a franczia szavakat mr helyesen ejti. Pnz, mint...

Queen Maria Sophia of Naples, a Forgotten HeroineThe story of the exiled Queen of Naples, Maria Sophia, as the title-page of this little volume sets forth, is the story of a forgotten heroine. In many respects it recalls the story of her sister, Elizabeth...

Indians of Lassen Volcanic National Park and VicinityIt is with some temerity that the author, a geologist by training and an interpretive naturalist by occupation, undertakes to compile this booklet on Indians who once inhabited the vicinity of Lassen Peak. The main mission of...

Notes on the Art Treasures at Penicuik House MidlothianClaiming descent from the Drummonds of Hawthornden, through Elizabeth Henderson, grand-daughter of the poet and first wife of the first Baronet of Penicuik, they have produced, both in the main line and in its younger branches,...

Vanha laulu: Kolminäytöksinen näytelmäEMNT. Ei sinun kalloosi ny mitn juuttuvan. Tt min olen saarnannut jo Herra ties kuinka kauan ja sin viel vaan puhut noin. Nytk min jttisin kaikki, kun vihdoinkin olen saanut asian vauhtiin. Honkalaisten kanssa olen puhunut jutun kypsksi, Kertun mielt olen...

Kuvauksia HailuodostaKaikille lienee ainakin nimeltn tunnettu Hailuodon iso, paripeninkulmainen saari Oulun edustalla. Lhes nelipeninkulmaisen seln takana on se Oulusta [Siikajoelle tulee vain toista peninkulmaa], meren syliss, aavan, lnsipuolella avautuvan ulapan laidassa, kurottaen peninkulmaa pitk Santosen nientn manteretta kohden kuin ktt kiinni tarttuakseen. El tll...

The Trail of Black HawkThe adventures and experiences of the hardy settlers on the continually advancing frontier have provided a fascinating but comparatively unknown chapter in the history of our country. Romance, bitter prejudice, distorted tales, and traditions more or less trustworthy, have combined...

Harzheimat: Das Heimatbuch eines MalersAlles Gute, Schne, Heilige umschliet mir dein Name, du liebe Harzheimat im Wiesengrund! Wenn ich dich nenne, tue ich es mit der Ehrfurcht, mit der man eine Mutter nennt: Denn ich bin dein Kind. Was das Leben aus mir schuf,...

De Scheepsjongens van BontekoeIn t Jaer ons Heeren 1618, den 28. December, ben ick, Willem IJsbrantsz. Bontekoe van Hoorn, Tessel uytghevaren voor schipper, met het schip ghenaemt: Nieu-Hoorn, ghemant met 206 eters, groot omtrent 550 lasten, met een Oosten-Wint.. Zoo, mn jongens, zet het...

Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, Fifth Series, No. 19, Vol. I, May 10, 1884The modern Corner is unlike that into which the historical John Horner, Esq., retired, in this respect, that those who venture into one seldom succeed in bringing out...

Tales of the Wild and the Wonderful [1825]Pause one moment, gentle Readeronly one little moment will I detain you, while I reply to the question which I have supposed you to ask in the title-page. Blame not me, I beseech you, if you are...

A Brief History of Printing in England - A Short History of Printing in England from Caxton to the Present TimeThe treatment of the material used in this volume will be found somewhat different from that adopted in the two preceding. The narrower field...

Une semaine à la Trappe: Sainte-Marie du DésertIl existe un nombre considrable de descriptions sur les couvents de Trappistes; mais grand nombre, suivant moi, sont restes fort au-dessous de la vrit[1]. Je ne crois pas que lart puisse jamais atteindre la majest incomparable dun...

Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, Fifth Series, No. 18, Vol. I, May 3, 1884To many, the wild solitudes of marsh and mere, the rivers and broads of Norfolk, are almost as entirely unknown as the arid solitudes of the unexplored Australian...

A History of KansasNo State has a history better calculated to inspire patriotism in its people than has Kansas. In this fact lies the greatest reason for teaching Kansas History in the schools. A knowledge of the difficulties that have been met and conquered...

The Flower of Old Japan, and Other PoemsBy ALFRED NOYES Poems With an Introduction by Hamilton Mabie Cloth, 12mo, $1.25 net Imagination, the capacity to perceive vividly and feel sincerely, and the gift of fit and beautiful expression in verse-formif these may be taken...

Pimpernel and RosemaryPROLOGUE CHAPTER I CHAPTER II CHAPTER III CHAPTER IV CHAPTER V CHAPTER VI CHAPTER VII CHAPTER VIII CHAPTER IX CHAPTER X CHAPTER XI CHAPTER XII CHAPTER XIII CHAPTER XIV CHAPTER XV CHAPTER XVI CHAPTER XVII CHAPTER XVIII CHAPTER XIX CHAPTER XX CHAPTER...

William AgainWilliam, taking his character as a whole, was not of the artistic genre. He had none of the shrinking sensitiveness and delicate imaginativeness of the true artist. But the fact remains that this summer he was impelled by some inner prompting to write...

Journal History of the Twenty-Ninth Ohio Veteran Volunteers, 1861-1865 - Its Victories and its Reverses. And the campaigns and battles of Winchester, Port Republic, Cedar Mountain, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Lookout Mountain, Atlanta, the March to the Sea, and the campaign of the Carolinas, in which...