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Danny Again - Further Adventures of "Danny the Detective"It all began the morning after a Zepp raid. The village of Dutton had had a very narrow escape. Six bombs had been dropped in the night, but not a single person had been hurt. One...

Life in the Soudan - Adventures Amongst the Tribes, and Travels in Egypt, in 1881 and 1882The Soudan, two years ago, was a name unknown to the million, and I will venture to say that at that time not one in fifty knew anything...

Medical Jurisprudence as it Relates to Insanity, According to the Law of EnglandThe consideration, that in our own language, no work existed on the subject of Medical Jurisprudence, as it relates solely to Insanity, urged me to the present performance. Previously to this undertaking...

Guida per la costituzione e per l'impianto di latterie sociali cooperative Chiamo grandi le latterie che dispongono di oltre 50 quintali di latte al giorno e vanno sino ai 200 e pi quintali; i soci possedono una bergamina, o piccola o grande, e sono...

His Excellency [Son Exc. Eugène Rougon]We live at such high speed nowadays, and the Second French Empire is already so far behind us, that I am inclined to place Son Excellence Eugne Rougon in the category of historical novels. In some degree it certainly...

The German Fleet - Being The Companion Volume to "The Fleets At War" and "From Heligoland To Keeling IslandIn our insular pride, conscious of our glorious naval heritage, we are apt to forget that Germany had a maritime past, and that long before the...

Kitty of the RosesThrough the wide-open window floated in the fragrance of dew-dripping flowers. On the edge of the table a smouldering cigarette sent up a thin, wavering filament of gray smoke that lost itself in the upper gloom of the darkened room, leaving...

Primus Annus[Transcriber's Notes: i) the text mixes 'littera' and 'lttera' (short/long 'i'). Dictionaries generally consider 'littera' as more correct. ii) it states 'lctus, , m.' (=bed) in the original, but 'lctus' is correct. NB: the adjective 'lctus, a, um' is indeed with 'long e'....

Paganism Surviving in ChristianityHe who judges the first century by the nineteenth will fall into countless errors. He who thinks that the Christianity of the fourth century was identical with that of the New-Testament period, will go widely astray. He who does not look...

Egy játékos, a ki nyer: RegényVge volt a nagy eurpai hbornak, a nagy vilghdt ott lt mr szent Ilona szigetn, a szvetsgesek pedig Prisban restaurltk Francziaorszgot. A sok jonnan teremtett kirlysg, respublika visszatrt a maga rgi gazdjhoz. Az illyriai kirlysg pnksd-napja is elmult, s...

Memoirs of the Distinguished Men of Science of Great Britain Living in the Years 1807-8The following brief memoirs were originally compiled for the purpose of accompanying the Engraving of "The Distinguished Men of Science of Great Britain living in 1807-8, assembled at the Royal...

Kostajan kourissa: SalapoliisikertomusMuuanna talvi iltana noin kolme vuotta sitten istui Asbjrn Krag kamiinan vieress tyhuoneessaan selaillen paksua asiapaperikr, jonka ers salapoliisin apua tarvitseva oli hnelle hiljattain jttnyt. Voimakkaasti valaiseva lamppu seisoi typydll, jolle oli asetettu erilaatuisia asiakirjoja, muutamia kellastuneita kirjeit, tilej ja erikoinen osasto...

La Guerre des Boutons: Roman de ma douzième annéeTel qui sesjouit lire Rabelais, ce grand et vrai gnie franais, accueillera, je crois, avec plaisir, ce livre qui, malgr son titre, ne sadresse ni aux petits enfants, ni aux jeunes pucelles. Foin des pudeurs (toutes...

Le poète assassinéTous ces peuples ont plus ou moins modifi le nom sonore de Croniamantal. Les Arabes, les Turcs et autres peuples qui lisent de droite gauche n'ont pas manqu de le prononcer Latnamanorc, mais les Turcs l'appellent bizarrement Pata, ce qui signifie oie...

Bulfinch's Mythology - The Age of Fable; The Age of Chivalry; Legends of CharlemagneThose who have investigated the origin of the romantic fables relating to Charlemagne and his peers are of opinion that the deeds of Charles Martel, and perhaps of other Charleses, have...

The Memoirs of Maria Stella (Lady Newborough)In Le Matin of March 17, 1913, appeared the following article, with which we will begin the account of some abridged documents. The next day, March 18, the same journal published[11] this other article, which impartiality obliges us...

Harper's Round Table, March 31, 1896A short distance ahead of them stalked John Coleman, the guide. He was a tall thin man with drooping shoulders, and he carried the Professor's camera, a heavy pick, and a long-handled shovel as if they were no more...

Auswahl aus den Dichtungen Eduard MörikesEine Auswahl aus Mrike und insbesondere eine Auswahl aus Mrikes Gedichten ist sie gerechtfertigt, da doch der Dichter selbst bei der Sammlung seiner Gedichte so sorgfltig whlte und schied? Der Zweck unserer Ausgaben, die in erster Linie fr die...

Pleasant Talk About Fruits, Flowers and FarmingIf any of these characters do not display properly, or if the apostrophes and quotation marks in this paragraph appear as garbage, make sure your text readers character set or file encoding is set to Unicode (UTF-8). You...

The Republic of the Future; or, Socialism a RealityAt last, as you see, my journey is safely accomplished, and I am fairly landed in the midst of this strange socialistic society. To say that I was landed, is to make use of so obsolete...