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The History of the Maritime Wars of the Turks. Chapters I. to IV.Respecting the difficulties we have had in this work, the fixing of the boundaries, and drawing the maps of places: Be it known, that to those engaged in the affairs of state,...

The Book of Clever Beasts: Studies in Unnatural HistoryAlthough practically all the Nature Books of recent years have been carefully studied in order to gather material for this volume, the author desires to make grateful acknowledgment of her indebtedness to the following works, which...

Rescue the Perishing: Personal Work Made EasyTHESE things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God, that ye may know (not hope, or guess) that ye have (not are going to have) eternal life. VERILY, verily, I...

The Mysterious Basket; or, The Foundling. A Story for Boys and Girls"They are wondrous merry to-night in the upper inn," said Hicup (the landlord of the one lower down the village) to his wife, who was turning over the leaves of the almanac. He...

Saint John Chrysostom, His Life and Times - A sketch of the church and the empire in the fourth centuryThe considerations which induced me to undertake this monograph are mentioned in the introductory chapter. How far the design there indicated has been satisfactorily fulfilled,...

The Hope of the Katzekopfs; or, The Sorrows of Selfishness. A Fairy Tale.A Fairy tale, by William Churne of Staffordshire! And who may he be? I am sure I never heard of him before. Say you so, gentle Reader? Well, perhaps, after all, there...

Glossarium eroticum linguae Latinae - sive Theogoniae, legum et morum nuptialium apud Romanos explanatio nova This transcription is based upon Pierre-Emmanuel Pierrugues' original edition of 1826. There exists also a Thesaurum Eroticum Linguae Latinae edited by a certain Carolus Rambach (1833, Stuttgart) which contains...

Suburban Residences, and How to Circumvent ThemThe first step to take is undoubtedly to find your suburb; the second, to discover an adaptable house; and then the third and greatest is to circumvent the many death-traps, cold-givers and misery-makers which are included in the...

Voyage des souverains: Inauguration du Canal de SuezLe 17 novembre 1869, jour de linauguration du canal de Suez, de la voie maritime qui relie directement lEurope et lextrme Orient, est dsormais une date historique, et lune des plus glorieuses parmi celles qui honorent ce...

The Red Fox's Son: A Romance of BharbazoniaAs I write in my quiet library the history of those stirring events which began and ended while the bells of 19 were ringing in the New Year in the Kingdom of Bharbazonia, I am interrupted on...

Report of a special committee of the City Council, on the improvement of the Fire Department - and also, on the best means of obtaining an additional supply of water for fire purposes, for the city of Halifax, N.S.The Committee appointed to take into...

DrowsyWireless telegraphy, it appears, is but the crude beginning to a deeper knowledge of the mysteries that surround us. Waves of thought, like waves of light, obedient to our will, may supplant the spoken word and the written message. And we learn that Space,...

La moglie di Sua Eccellenza Piove. Il biondo e rubicondo signor Trb, seniore, il socio gerente della Tte-pointue a Villars-Ollon, attraversa frettoloso, con i soliti inchini, sgambetti e saltetti, l'atrio oscuro e basso dell'albergo, in quell'ora mattutina gi brulicante di forestieri; si ferma sul...

Orpheus and Other PoemsBY EDWARD BURROUGH BROWNLOW. (SAREPTA.) Published by The Pen and Pencil Club. Montreal. 1896. Entered according to Act of the Parliament of Canada, in the Year 1896, by The Pen and Pencil Club, at the Department of Agriculture, Ottawa. THESE POEMS...

A General View of Positivism - Or, Summary exposition of the System of Thought and LifeAlthough Positivism has been pretty widely discussed of late, not only by those interested in philosophy and religion, but by the general reader and the public press, perhaps but...

Ranchos (Costumbres del Campo)Nota 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 dominio pblico. Por la nica...

The Dyer's Guide - Being a compendium of the art of dyeing linen, cotton, silk, wool, muslin, dresses, furniture, &c. &c.; with the method of scouring wool, bleaching cotton, &c., and directions for ungumming silk, and for whitening and sulphuring silk and wool; and...

Life of Frederick MarryatThe materials for a life of Marryat are scanty, and I have acknowledged my obligation to them in the text. Mrs. Ross Church collected, in 1872, all the surviving knowledge about her fathers lifeall of it, that is, which the family...

The Prince of the House of DavidThe "Prince of the House of David," written by Rev. Mr. Ingraham, needs no recommendation. Its fame has been, long since, established, and its fascination has already held sway over multitudes of delighted readers. Recognizing fully its merits,...

Within the GatesThis drama has so departed from the plan of the original story, The Gates Between, published by me long ago, that it is, in fact, a new work, and has therefore received a new title.E. S. P. W. Doctor Esmerald Thorne, a...