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The Vegetable; or, From President to PostmanThis is the living room of Jerry Frosts house. It is evening. The room (and, by implication, the house) is small and stuffyits an awful bother to raise these old-fashioned windows; some of them stick, and besides its...

The Book of Shells - Containing the Classes Mollusca, Conchifera, Cirrhipeda, Annulata, and CrustaceaIn describing that portion of the system of Natural History which embraces the Vertebral Animals,namely, the Mammalia, the Birds, the Reptiles, and the Fishes,the arrangement of the Baron Cuvier was adopted....

In an Unknown Prison Land - An account of convicts and colonists in New Caledonia with jottings out and homeThe Cachots Noirs were never opened except at stated intervals,once every morning for inspection, and once every thirty days for exercise and a medical examination...

John Chinaman on the RandBY DR. JOHN CLIFFORD, M.A., LL.B. I have read the following account of the importation of Chinese coolies into South Africa with the keenest pain and sorrow. It is an authentic story of one of the foulest tragedies in our...

Ingo: RomaaniVuorenkummulla, rythakkauksen lhell, joka eroitti Thringilisten metst Katteista, seisoi nuori vartija vahtimassa jyrkk polkua, joka Kattein laaksoista johti ylnglle. Hnen pns pll levitti suuri pykkipuu latvansa, kummallakin puolella kulki raja-aitaus pitkin vuoren harjaa ja tihess pensastossa kukki karhunmarjat ja itsestns kasvavat ruusupensaat. Nuorukaisella...

The Court of Chancery: a satirical poem.0 ......Buy Now (To Read More)Product details Ebook Number: 60957 Author: Blewitt, Reginald James Release Date: Dec 18, 2019 Format: eBook Language: English

The life of PasteurWhether to admire more the man or his method, the life or the work, I leave for the readers of this well-told story to decide. Among the researches that have made the name of Pasteur a household word in the civilised...

The Polite People of Pudibundia"Well, you will soon see for yourself, Marlow. Yes, I know there are peculiar stories about the place. There are about all places. The young pilots who have been there tell some amusing tales about it." "That is the honorable...

Die Kammerjungfer: Eine Stadtgeschichte Es bleibt dabei, ich vermiethe mich! sagte Klrchen zu ihrer Mutter. Eine Schneiderin fhrt ein trauriges Leben, ein Tag geht so grau und einfrmig hin wie der andere, keinen vernnftigen Menschen kriegt man zu sehen, sitzen mu man vom Morgen...

Munkki-kammio: RunojaTynn' Rackautta on Mieli mun Quin Suo, joka kytee tulta, Se ihmek, caick' Elon liekit kun Nyt tukahdutettu on multa! Oi neitzet ja Frouwat! riemuin ly Juur' thtenne Rinta, waick' ympr on Y, Nin weisaten Valee-wirren. Taas hetken olen onnellinen ollut. Se oli...

Von morgens bis mitternachtsAlle Rechte, insbesondere das der bersetzung, vorbehalten. Den Bhnen und Vereinen gegenber als Manuskript gedruckt. Verkauf und Verleihung dieses Exemplars, sowie das Ausschreiben der Rollen verboten. Das Auffhrungsrecht fr alle Lnder ist ausschlielich vom Bhnenvertrieb Felix Bloch Erben, Berlin-Wilmersdorf, Nikolsburger Platz...

The Service The brave man is the elder son of creation, who has stept buoyantly into his inheritance, while the coward, who is the younger, waiteth patiently till he decease. He rides as wide of this earths gravity as a star, and by yielding...

FootlightsArched like the dome of heaven, illumined with a glow not brilliant but warm and intimate, carpeted with velvet that gives gently to the tread of many feet, the air vaguely scented with a perfume that has no name, row upon row of wide,...

Notes on Veterinary AnatomyThe text of this e-book has been preserved as in the original, including inconsistent capitalisation and hyphenation. Archaic and inconsistent spellings have also been preserved except where obviously misspelled in the original. A list of corrections and inconsistencies is appended at...

The Last Secrets: The Final Mysteries of Exploration TO THE MEMORY OF BRIG.-GEN. CECIL RAWLING, C.M.G., C.I.E. WHO FELL AT THE THIRD BATTLE OF YPRES AN INTREPID EXPLORER A GALLANT SOLDIER AND THE BEST OF FRIENDS The first two decades of the twentieth century...

A Tourist Named DeathAs Dan opened the door, his trained glance caught the brief reflection of a strange, strong-featured face, and a lithe, powerful, and unfamiliar physique. Dan accepted this unfamiliar reflection of himself as an actor accepts makeup. What puzzled him was the...

Mindsnake"Witch! Witch!" The cry was among the walkers, but he didn't bother to track it down. It was no longer a fighting word to Hammen. He wore it like a badge of honor. It tasted of brass, but it gleamed on him. A puzzled...

Novelle brianzuole un lavoro n lieve, n facile, rifare la mia Storia universale; ma tant'; sono contento di essermivi accinto: mi spiaceva di lasciare al mondo un libro mio, che fosse rimasto indietro del tempo. Queste oneste parole ci rivolgeva Cesare Cant pochi giorni...

Ralph 124C 41+: A Romance of the Year 2660All rights in this book are reserved. It may not be used for dramatic or motion- or talking-picture purposes without written authorization from the holder of these rights. Nor may the book or part thereof be...

Primitive Manners and CustomsFrom the myths characteristic of savage tribes, from their beliefs, their proverbs, their political and social regulations, it is here sought to gain some general estimate of their powers of intelligence and imagination, their moral ideas, and their religion; subjects naturally...