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Eugenie, Empress of the FrenchIn a recent interview at her villa in the Riviera, the ex-Empress Eugnie is reported to have said: I have lived; I have been; I do not ask more. I ask not to be remembered. Between my past and my...

The Peacock Feather: A RomanceThe sea, which all day long had lain blue and sparkling, was changing slowly to a warm grey shot with moving purple and gold. The sky flamed with crimson and amber. But gradually the vivid warmth sank and faded; day...

The Astonishing Adventure of Jane SmithThe dining-room of Molloys flat had not been built to receive twenty-five guests, but the Delegates of twenty-five affiliated Organisations had been crowded into it. The unshaded electric light glared down upon men of many types and nationalities. It...

Autographs for Freedom, by Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Thirty-five Other Eminent WritersFew better evidences of the deep interest which most of the leading minds in America take in the question of slavery can be afforded than are contained in this book. The ablest...

The Tyranny of Shams This book is a frank criticism of most of the dominant ideas and institutions of our time: a confession of faith in nearly all the more daring heresies which hold, so to say, the firing line of our literature: a...

Jean de Thommeray; Le colonel EvrardCest toi, sur chrie, mon refuge et ma consolation, que je ddie ce rcit, commenc sous tes yeux. tions-nous assez tristes et malheureux alors! Tu mas appris que les plus mauvais jours, lorsquils sont traverss prs des tres quon...

The Horse and His RiderThe writer of this little volume deems it only fair to forewarn his readers that he is not, and never has been, an inhabitant of that variegated region in creation commonly called "the sporting world." He has never bred, raced,...

Pharmacologia - Fourth American, from the Seventh London EditionAN ANALYTICAL INQUIRY INTO THE MORE REMARKABLE CAUSES WHICH HAVE, IN DIFFERENT AGES AND COUNTRIES, OPERATED IN PRODUCING THE REVOLUTIONS THAT CHARACTERISE THE HISTORY OF MEDICINAL SUBSTANCES. Before I proceed to discuss the particular views which...

The National Geographic Magazine, Vol. II., No. 5, April, 1891The NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY was organized in January, 1888, "to increase and diffuse geographic knowledge." It is incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia, and has at present an active membership of about...

Jed's Boy: A Story of Adventures in the Great World WarDuring the progress of the Great War, the writer has been often requested by his boy friends and others, both by letter and verbally, to write a book like Jed (A Boys Adventures in...

Magyar alakokSzchenyi Istvn irasztala fltt dszes aranykeretben fiatal n arczkpe fggtt a falon. Olajfestmny volt s gynyr szp, fiatal nfejet brzolt. Barna hajfrtk, mondulaalak nagy kt fekete szem, semmihez se hasonlthat mosoly, fny s bbj a homlokon, az ajkakon s a flsges arcznak minden...

Novos contos - 4º volume da Comedia do CampoLa plupart des drames sont dans les ides que nous formons des choses. Les vnements qui nous paraissent dramatiques ne sont que les sujets que notre me convertit en tragdie ou en comdie, au gr de...

Hädän hetkelläSuuren Otterylngn korkeimmalla kohdalla, joka on Gteborgin lheisyydess, oli v. 1788 mkkipahanen, jonka omisti vanha sotilaan leski Briitta Kron. Hn ei asunut siin aivan yksin. Poikansa tytr Agda oli hnen ainoana kumppaninaan, ja tuo kaunis tytt teki parhaansa saadakseen vanhan isoidin viimeiset elinvuodet...

El casamiento de LauchaCiertas reglas de acentuacin ortogrfica del castellano cuando la presente edicin de esta obra fue publicada, en 1906, eran diferentes a las existentes cuando se realiz la transcripcin. Palabras como vi, fu, di, lo mismo que la preposicin "", y las...

Kotoisilla rannoilla: Runoja 1891. Ja kun kultas laaksomaita, Loisti heinn helpehille, Silloin vasta luonto liikkui! Silloin alangot elivt, Laaksomaat iloa livt! Kuulkosi lehdossa rannan Satakielen sylkytyst! Taikka muissa metsikiss Tuhatkielin kiitosvirtt! Katso, kuin helossa pivn Nurmen kukat nuorentuvat! Kas, kuin pellot paistehessa Kypsyvt eloksi...

The Timber TreasureThe heavy spruce forest broke away into scattered clearings; the road began to show more sign of use. The shriek of a sawmill began to be audible through the trees, and then the stage rolled into Oakley, splashed with mud from wheels...

Good Night (Buenas Noches)Scarlet fuchsias on a swaying branch freckled the dobe wall behind Lorettas perch. The parrot, her claws wide apart, her brilliant rudder tilting to balance her gray body, industriously snapped at the blossoms. One secured at last, she turned slowly about...

Poverty Point: A Culture of the Lower Mississippi ValleyUntil a few years ago, Poverty Point culture was a major archaeological mystery. The mystery centered around the ruins of a large, prehistoric Indian settlement, the Poverty Point site in northeastern Louisiana. Poised on a bluff...

The Balkan TrailMen of position are proud and prejudiced. In humble Sofia, where there is little pretence, the judge of a supreme court, whose salary was 72l. a year, declined an offer of double that wage to serve me as interpreter. An officer in...

Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders on the Lost River TrailThere is peril in the air, warns the guide. Overlanders take flight. Emma says the suspense is killing her. The worst is yet to come, promises Stacy Brown. Threatened by a forest fire. The Overland Riders...