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Harper's Round Table, February 9, 1897There was a vague apprehension in the air; every one appeared conscious that something was about to happen, though no one seemed to know precisely what; and so, as childhood is naturally curious, the writer of these lines, being...

La gueuse parfumée: Récits provençauxJe vins au monde au pied dun figuier, il y a vingt-cinq ans, un jour que les cigales chantaient et que les figues-fleurs, distillant leur goutte de miel, souvraient au soleil et faisaient la perle. Voil, certes, une jolie faon...

TuhlaajapoikaBerniss eli seitsemnnentoista vuosisadan keskivaiheilla ers kunnioitettava rouva, Helena Amthor, ern rikkaan ja arvossapidetyn porvarin ja raatimiehen leski, joka parhaassa issn ja kukoistuksessaan kaksitoistavuotisen avioliiton jlkeen oli jnyt yksin maailmaan kahden lapsensa kanssa. Siit huolimatta hn oli vastannut kieltvsti kaikkiin naimatarjouksiin, vielp kaikkein edullisimpiin...

Maa-orja: Kertomus Aleksanteri I:sen hallituskaudelta WenäjälläTalvi Venjll tuutuu meist peloittavalta. Ajattelemme silloin ehdottomasti hirmuista pakkasta, kauheita lumikinoksia, jvuoria ja kuoliaaksi paleltumista. Pakkasta, lunta ja jt on venlisill tosin yllin kyllin, mutta onhan heill myskin laitoksia, jotka tyydyttvsti suojelevat heit luonnon kovuutta vastaan. Kyhimmllkin miehell...

The Grenadier Guards in the Great War of 1914-1918, Vol. 1 of 3This account of the part taken by the Grenadier Guards in the European War is, substantially, the work of the officers of the Regiment themselves. Letters and diaries full of interesting detail...

Jack the Englishman I. HIS TITLE II. A CHUM III. NEW NEIGHBOURS IV. A BUSH BROTHER V. A CHURCH OFFICIAL VI. MINISTERING CHILDREN VII. A BISHOP'S VISIT VIII. TWO LEAVE-TAKINGS IX. A SURPRISE VISIT X. A BUSH TOUR XI. A NARROW ESCAPE XII. GOING...

Recuerdos de mi vida (tomo 2 de 2)Este segundo volumen de mis Recuerdos difiere esencialmente del anterior. En el primero, describ los estravos de una voluntad distrada y sobrado inclinada los devaneos artstico-literarios. Mientras que, en el presente, se da cuenta de cmo, impulsos...

Den finska Sampo-mytenD jag nyligen ls (lste) den af Doktor Donner sednast frfattade, och publicerade, afhandlingen kallad "Der Mythus von Sampo", intagen i 10:de Bandet af Vetenskaps-societetens nu sednast utkomna akter; och hvaruti han, utom sina egna sigter hrom, omtalar, och upprknar, de mnga...

Kaksi vankia: NovelliRaitiovaunusta, joka kuljetti matkustajia rautatie-asemalta "Kolmen kyprn" ravintolaan, poistui yksi ainoa henkil. Vain hetkiseksi nyttytyi eteisess lihava yliviinuri, joka tnn oli puettu komeaan juhlapukuun ja heitti nopean, ihmistuntevan silmyksen matkustajaan. Mutta kun hn huomasi, ett tulokas, joka matkalaukku ksivarrella ji kynnykselle neti...

Ein kleines Kind: Weihnachts-NovelleNoch wenige Schritte und das deutsche Land lag hinter ihnen ... Die Flchtlinge holten still stehend Athem, ihre Blicke noch einmal zurckwendend zur alten Heimath. Es waren drei Personen, ein Mann, ein junges Weib und ein kleines Kind, das im Arme...

The Last Days of L.A.You are having the same recurring dream, the dream that has haunted the whole world since that day in 1945. The dream of the sudden flash in the night, the rising mushroom cloud and then annihilation. You are living the...

Work of the Colored Law and Order League, Baltimore, Md.A map of the lower Druid Hill Avenue District. In this district there were forty-two saloons, fifteen churches, twelve schools, one home for old people, one home for friendless children, the colored Y. M. C....

Around the Wicket Gate - or, a friendly talk with seekers concerning faith in the Lord Jesus ChristThe host of American Christians who have had the privilege of listening to the prince of modern preachers of the gospel in his own London Tabernacle, and...

Essay on the Character and Influence of Washington in the Revolution of the United States of America The following Essay is a translation of the Introduction, by M. Guizot, to a French version of Sparks's Life of Washington, and of selected portions of Washington's...

Molly O'Rigge - Sit Ye Awhile and Tipple a Bit. The Delights of Wine. Caledonia! Native Land! The Warrior Bard. Beadle of the Parish. At Cork lived Miss Molly O'Rigge, With a nose like the snout of a pig, Long carroty locks, And ten...

L'âme enchantée II: L'étéDans le demi-jour de la chambre aux volets tirs, assise sur son lit, d'un peignoir blanc vtue, Annette souriait. Sa chevelure dfaite, qu'elle venait de laver, lui couvrait les paules. Par la fentre ouverte, s'talait immobile la chaleur d'or d'un aprs-midi...

ElpénorLile tait un paradis. Les compagnons dUlysse, qui depuis quatre jours navaient mang ni bu, y dcouvrirent plusieurs sources, dont lune deau ptillante, tous les fruits, plus une baie acidule, norme, qui fondait dlicieusement avec son noyau dans la bouche, et toutes les espces...

Pipe DreamThe old house next door together with its spacious tarpapered roof, which held a sort of pent-shack, a cylindrical old water tank, and several chicken-wire enclosures, had always been a focus of curiosity in this region of Greenwich Village, especially to whoever happened...

Sonnets and VerseA PRIZE POEM SUBMITTED BY MR LAMBKIN, THEN SCHOLAR AND LATER FELLOW OF BURFORD COLLEGE, TO THE EXAMINERS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD ON THE PRESCRIBED POETIC THEME SET BY THEM IN 1893, THE BENEFITS OF THE ELECTRIC LIGHT [This piece of...

The Beginnings of PoetryThe opening pages of this book contain, so one may hope, an adequate answer to the objections of those who may have been led by its title to expect a more detailed treatment of poetic origins and a closer study of...