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The Impostor: A Tale of Old AnnapolisI have endeavored to tell an old story in a modern fashion. Wherein I have failed, I beg indulgence; wherein I have succeeded, even a little, I have to thank the Spirit of the Past, which still lingers...

Handicaps of ChildhoodIt is my hope that this book will be read as a companion-volume to "Psychology and Parenthood," it being designed to amplify and supplement that earlier work. Its general aim, accordingly, is to present additional evidence in support of the central doctrine...

Kertoelmia Hn oli itins kalleus ja isn riemu ja ihastus. Hn Herralle kasteessa kannettiin ja toivon maljoilla siunattiin. Mik murskasi kallihin toivon? Pihlajan talo oli varmaankin joskus saanut nimens pihlajapuista, jotka sen pihalla kasvoivat. Juhannuksen aikaan ne seisoivat valkokruunuisina kuin nuoret morsiamet, sitte kylvivt...

The Truth About Port ArthurThe siege of Port Arthur was the event of the late war in the Far East which most attracted the attention and interest of the rest of the world. There were other military operations, it is true, of equal if...

Historic Ornament, Vol. 2 (of 2) - Treatise on decorative art and architectural ornamentThis work is a continuation of the former volume on the subject of Historic Ornament, and treats of the historical development of ornament and decoration as illustrated in furniture, pottery, enamels,...

The Life of Joseph Smith, the ProphetJoseph and Hyrum are now dead; but like the first martyr they yet speak. Their united voice is one of testimony, admonition and warning to the world. They lived men of God. They died pure and holy, sealing...

A Selection of Books Published by Methuen and Co. Ltd. London, June 1919.Colonial Editions are published of all Messrs. Methuens Novels issued at a price above 4s. net, and similar editions are published of some works of General Literature. Colonial Editions are only for...

American Indian lifeThe old ethnology, like every science in its beginnings, was speculative. The new ethnology is inductive. Fifty or sixty years ago the attempt was first made to read the riddle of human origins and substantiate the answer by facts. One student after...

On Angels' WingsEvery one knew little Violet. She sat always in a small window which projected out over the street, and her purple frock and pale face were looked for and recognized by almost every passer-by. She had sat in that curious turret-shaped window...

The Old Printer and the Modern PressIn 1844 I wrote, and published in my series of 'The Weekly Volume,' William Caxton, a Biography. That little work sold as largely as any of the collection. It will not be reprinted, as I have cancelled the...

A Thousand Years Ago: A Romance of the OrientThe present play is an original comedy, of which certain elements in the plot have been suggested by the old Persian tale which is the theme of the eighteenth century Italian comedy Turandotte, by Carlo Gozzi,...

The Open Window: Tales of the MonthsWhen Christmas has passed it is useless to make believe that it is not winter, even if the snow has merely come in little flurries quickly disappearing in the leaves that now lie suppliant with brown palms curved...

Halfway House: A Comedy of DegreesIt was when Mr. John Germain, a gentleman of fifty, and of fine landed estate in Berkshead of his family, Deputy-Lieutenant, Chairman of Quarter Sessions, and I dont know what notwas paying one of his yearly visits to his...

Reminiscences of a Raconteur, Between the '40s and the '20sIt has been said by facetious friends that I have several birthplaces. However that may be, Trenton, Ontario, is the first place where I saw light, on August 23rd, 1847, and on the spot where...

England and the Orléans MonarchyIn this volume the story is told of the first entente cordiale and of the circumstances which led to its disruption. The questions which occupied the attention of the French and the British governments at that period have now passed...

The Middle of the Road: A NovelFor the twentieth time Bertram Pollard went to the door of the little room he called his study and listened. He heard nothing but the slow tick-tock of a grandfathers clock at the end of the narrow hall;...

English Surnames: Their Sources and SignificationsThere are several matters which I deem it advisable to mention to the reader before he turns his attention to the Index of Instances (pp. 514612). I. I have not, in the various chapters that form the body of...

La filosofia italiana nelle sue relazioni con la filosofia europea Questo libro, che ora si ristampa con note e un'aggiunta di lettere dell'autore e di suo fratello Silvio, utili a illustrarne l'origine e gl'intenti, vide la luce in Napoli nel 1862 col titolo di...

The Shetland PonyThis account of the Shetland Pony is intended to give, in brief outline, the chief facts of the history, and some idea of the present character, position, and use of the breed. The time seems opportune for placing on record some recent...

Gods and HeroesIn a rare little volume in my possession, written by William Sheldon, F.A.S., and published by Isaiah Thomas, Jr., at Worcester, Mass., in 1810, over a century ago, the author introduces his History of the Heathen Gods and Heroes of Antiquity in...