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PegeenJohn Archibald turned from his easel, eyed the intruder with amazement, faintly tinged with alarm, and thought of laughingbut did not laugh. She was such a mere wisp of a child and so profoundly serious. She was taking off her battered straw hat and...

Looking BackYour Majesty in so readily consenting to accept the dedication of this humble volume, has only added one more to the long list of gracious favours, that I have constantly received at the hands of Your Majesty, ever since the day on which...

The Struggle for Imperial Unity: Recollections & ExperiencesSome fifteen years ago the late Dr. James Bain, Librarian of the Toronto Public Library, urged me to write my reminiscences. He knew that, as one of the founders of the Canada First party, as Chairman of...

Canada To-day and To-morrowFor those who mark the current of events, Canadas great destiny is written plain. Canada in a few decades must possess more people and more realised wealth than Great Britain. Whether the centre of Imperial control will then cross the Atlantic...

The Love-Story of Aliette BruntonIn our heart of hearts--which we in England take almost as much pains to hide from ourselves as from our fellow-creatures--most of us realize that life without love is a weariness, a conflict bereft of hope, a struggle for no...

Walled In: A True Story of Randall's IslandWhen the world was made, a number of islands were loosely scattered around at the mouth of the Hudson River. To this day, the old river works steadily on, trying to change the saltness of the Atlantic...

The Youth of the Great ElectorThe story of Frederick William, The Great Elector, as he is known in history, begins with his birth and closes with his accession to power upon the death of his father. It is the story of his youth only,...

The Kingdom of ManThis little volume is founded on three discourses which I have slightly modified for the present purpose, and have endeavoured to render interesting by the introduction of illustrative process blocks, which are described sufficiently fully to form a large extension of...

Black Sheep: A Novel"Luggage! no! I should think not! party's without a overcoat, don't you see, Thomas?--without a overcoat, and it freezin' like mad! Poynings, indeed! What's he doin' there? He don't look much like one of the company! More like after the spoons,...

Le blé en herbe: romanD'un signe de tte hautain, la Pervenche Vinca aux yeux couleur de pluie printanire, rpondit qu'elle allait, en effet, la pche. Son chandail repris en tmoignait, et ses espadrilles racornies par le sel. On savait que sa jupe carreaux bleus...

La pata de la raposa (Novela)Dans le cas o personne ny prendrait garde, jaurai encore retir ce fruit de mes paroles, de mtre mieux guri moi-mme, et, comme le renard pris au pige, jaurai rong mon pied captif. Mais quand lunivers lcraserait, lhomme serait...

The Arts in the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance ORE than twenty years ago we published, with the aid of our friend Ferdinand Sr, whose loss we regret, and with the co-operation of other learned men and of the most...

Colorado OutingsColoradofor thirty years no geographical name has been oftener written in connection with the phrases that express height, vastness, space, clearness and a colossal beauty that never wearies or changes or grows old. Hundreds of books, millions of words, have described its scenes....

Stories of the Cave PeopleNo man or woman can begin to intelligently interpret the causes of social phenomena and human progress to-day without a practical knowledge of sociology and a general understanding of the underlying causes of social evolution. Man has risen from a...

Drottning Moi-Même: Historisk silhuett Olof drngs rda hr fladdrade i den snla decemberblsten, och sngloppet hotade idligen att slcka den fladdrande beckfacklan, som han hll i vnstra handen, medan han hade den hgra parat att genast gripa om lsvredet p karossdrren, nr de hga...

The Little Gods: A Masque of the Far East Chapter I. Fagan " II. God's Little Devils " III. The Little Man " IV. A Little Ripple of Patriotism " V. The Superfalous Man " VI. The Valley Of Sunshine and Shadow " VII....

Il roccolo di Sant'Alipio La difesa del Cadore uno dei pi eroici episodi delle nostre guerre d'indipendenza. Se io conosco nei pi minuti particolari quei fatti memorabili lo devo alla vostra somma benevolenza. Voi mi avete confidato con amichevole cortesia quelle memorie personali, ove...

The Story of a GovernessBY MRS. M. O. W. OLIPHANT AUTHOR OF A ROSE IN JUNE, SQUIRE ARDEN, VICTORIAN AGE OF ENGLISH LITERATURE, ETC. NEW YORK R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 9 and 11 EAST 16th STREET{2} Copyright, 1891 R. F. FENNO & COMPANY...

Suomen kansan eläinsatuja: Ensimmäinen sarja suomalaisia satuja lapsilleKetun kalansaalis. Karhun kalanpyynt. Kettukarhun selss. Mist pin nyt tuulee? Karhun koreilemishalu. Karhun, suden ja ketun yhteinen maanviljelysyritys. Elojen jauhatus ja keittminen. Karhu miehen kera maanviljelijn. Voipytyt ja kumminakynnit. Elimet maailmanloppua paossa eli symss toisiaan. Elimet toisen...

North Carolina Medical Journal. Vol. 3. No. 4. April, 1879Recognizing these truths, every man should feel that he owes a duty to his fellows, and that his motto should not only be live and let live, but also live and help live. The one...