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Geschiedenis van SurinameToen ik, gedurende den winter van 1857/8, voor een kleinen kring, in een achttal lezingen, een kort overzigt van de Geschiedenis van Suriname trachtte te geven, met het doel, om belangstelling in die kolonie en hare blanke, gekleurde en zwarte bevolking op...

A Probable Italian Source of Shakespeare's "Julius Cæsar"I intend in this monograph to demonstrate the probability of Shakespeares indebtedness in the composition of the first three acts of his Julius Caesar, to the Cesare of Orlando Pescetti, an Italian tragedy on the same theme,...

All But Lost: A Novel. Vol. 2 of 3Teddy Drake' s answer to Frank's letter came by return of post, and Frank at once went up to Prescott's rooms in a state of some excitement to read him its contents. They were as follows:...

The flowers and gardens of JapanAn apology is due to the reader for adding this volume to the long list of books already written on Japan; but, being a lover of flowers myself, I found there was no book giving a short account of...

Vihdoinkin kotonaNiinkuin usein lauantaisin oli nytkin noin kello kolmen aikana lukuisa vkijoukko kokoontunut ajopeleineeu Pariisin Bercy portin eteen. Rantakaduilla oli vaunuja ahdinkoon asti neljss epsnnllisess riviss retelej lastattuina viinitynnyreill, kuormavankkureita hiilill tahi jollakin muulla polttoaineella, sit paitsi hein- ja olkikuormia, jotka kaikki seisoivat siin...

Elias LönnrotTm Lnnrotin elmkerta perustuu pasiallisesti seuraaviin lhteihin: A.R. Niemi, Elias Lnnrotin lapsuus (Valvoja 1895), Elias Lnnrot Kajaanissa (Virittj 1897), Kalevalan kokoonpano I (1898); E. Nervander, Elias Lnnrotin nuoruuden ajoilta Laukon kartanossa (1893); Aug. Ahlqvist, Elias Lnnrot, elmkerrallisia piirteit (1884); J. Krohn, Suomalaisen kirjallisuuden...

Compendio de la historia general de América. Tomo INota del Transcriptor: Se ha respetado la ortografa y la acentuacin del original. Errores obvios de imprenta han sido corregidos. Pginas en blanco han sido eliminadas. La portada fue diseada por el transcriptor y se considera...

Santa Claus' Message: A Christmas StoryTwenty-foot was an almost deserted mining camp, and presented the desolate appearance of such localities: A wide valley, honeycombed by old workings, and strewn with debris. On one side stretched miles of barren ranges, denuded of heavy trees, which...

The Problem of ManflightAs the century draws to its close the interest in the subject of aeronautics steadily increases. There already exists a keen curiosity to know what the aerial machine of the future is likely to resemble, and also to know whether the...

Persian Literature, Ancient and ModernThere is a growing interest in the literatures of the Orient, but the difficulties in this field of investigation have been so great that few students have taken time to recover the gems from the worthless matter surrounding them. The...

Catty AtkinsAll of a sudden he jumped at Skoodles and quicker than a cat he hit him twice, once on the nose and once on the stummick, and Skoodles sat down to think it over I put a bottle on a box against the...

VehnäprinsessaJos lhdet kaupungista Porta Maggioren luona ja kuljet Sabine-vuoristoon viev Via Praenestinaa, j vasemmalle puolellesi noin kolmenkymmenenkuuden kilometrin pss Roomasta harmaarakennuksinen kyl kukkulan rinteell. Se on Palestrina, jota vanhan Rooman aikoina sanottiin Praenestiksi; hiukan edempn samoin vasemmalla poikkeaa suorasta Rooman valtatiest kkijyrkk vuoristotie, joka...

India and Indian Engineering. - Three lectures delivered at the Royal Engineer Institute, Chatham, in July 1872Indiaits areaphysical featuresclimatescenery. The PeopleBengaleeslanguagesHindooismcasteconservatism of the Eastthe MahomedansSikhsParsees. The English in Indiatheir difficultiesthe Anglo-Indian careerthe mutinyChristianity in Indiaarts and manufacturesgeneral character of the people. Anglo-Indian lifein the...

Sonnets and Poems HE SHELDONIAN SERIES OF REPRINTS AND RENDERINGS OF MASTERPIECES IN ALL LANGUAGES EDITED BY REGINALD HEWITT, M. A. MEDIUM 16MO, IN DOLPHIN OLD STYLE TYPE, RED AND BLACK, BOARDS, TWO SHILLINGS AND SIXPENCE NET. ......Buy Now (To Read More)Product details Ebook...

The Mikado JewelFrom the main thoroughfare of Bayswater, where the shops display their goods and the tides of life run strongly, Crook Street extends its long line of ugly dwellings to a considerable distance. Its shape suggests a shepherd's crook,--hence undoubtedly the name--as it...

The Gates of DawnThe caravan rolled slowly along the dusty road with creakings and groanings and jingling of horse-bells. It was painted a dark-green colour, with white-curtained windows picked out in rose pink, and bright red shafts and wheels. The corrugated iron roof showed...

The Indian Bangle"By this time you will have received my previous epistle, in which I announced the apoplectic seizure and subsequent demise of my beloved husband, Joshua Ezekiel Purcell, lately a faithful and distinguished servant in the Indian Civil Service of her Most Gracious...

Virkistysmatka: 3-näytöksinen pilaELPYV. No ei, Jumala paratkoon! Ajatelkaas, tuommoinen nuori hulivili! Mit hn on kokenut syvllist elmssn? Onko hn koskaan vaivannut itsen synkill ajatuksilla, onko hn koettanut ykaudet syventy suurten runoilijain teoksiin? Lausun tmn vaan esimerkiksi. Onko hn koskaan itse koettanut panna kokoon pienintkn...

Festländer und Meere im Wechsel der ZeitenDie Gesellschaft Kosmos will die Kenntnis der Naturwissenschaften und damit die Freude an der Natur und das Verstndnis ihrer Erscheinungen in den weitesten Kreisen unseres Volkes verbreiten. Dieses Ziel glaubt die Gesellschaft durch Verbreitung guter naturwissenschaftlicher Literatur zu...

Deerfoot on the PrairiesEach contains seven half-tone engravings and color frontispiece. They make more real the fortunes and adventures of the heroic little band that journeys through the wilderness and prairies from the Ohio to the Pacific. It was in the time of daring...