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Famous Fights of Indian Native Regiments"I know with what readiness my brave and loyal Indian soldiers are prepared to fulfil this sacred trust on the field of battle shoulder to shoulder with their comrades from all parts of the Empire. Rest assured that you...

William ShakespeareThe true title of this work should be, "Apropos to Shakespeare." The desire of introducing, as they say in England, before the public, the new translation of Shakespeare, has been the first motive of the author. The feeling which interests him so profoundly...

The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes - His Fortunes & Adversities; with a Notice of the Mendoza Family, a Short Life of the Author, Don Diego Hurtado De Mendoza, a Notice of the Work, and Some Remarks on the Character of Lazarillo de Tormes...

Statement of Facts, on the Injurious Treatment of J. Elsee, Esq. - Late Tenant of a Considerable Portion of Havering Park Farm, in the Forest of Hainault, in Certain Transactions with the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, and Their Agents; To Which Are Added...

Women of the ClassicsThe women in this book are the heroines of Homer, of Attic Tragedy, and of the neid of Virgil. Their stories are taken out of the best modern translations of the old poems; and they are retold from the human standpoint,...

The Three FatesJonah Wood was bitterly disappointed in his son. During five and twenty years he had looked in vain for the development of those qualities in George, which alone, in his opinion, could insure success. But though George could talk intelligently about the...

Garibaldi e Montevideo Quando l'ombre della pi fiera tirannide infestavano ogni contrada Italiana, e gemeva incatenato il pensiero, ed i santi aneliti di Patria e di Libert conduceano al patibolo, un nostro concittadino dava sdegnoso le spalle alla terra del servaggio, e ne' vergini...

Satuja ja tarinoita IMaantiet tulla marssi sotamies: yks, kaks! yks, kaks! Hnell oli reppu selss ja sapeli vyll, sill hn oli ollut sodassa ja palasi nyt kotiin. Maantiell hn kki tapasi vanhan noita-akan. Olipa se ilken nkinen! Sen alahuuli ulottui rinnalle asti ja se...

Versuch über die physische Erziehung der KinderDer vorliegende Text wurde anhand der 1803 erschienenen Buchausgabe so weit wie mglich originalgetreu wiedergegeben. Zeichensetzung und offensichtliche typographische Fehler wurden stillschweigend korrigiert. Altertmliche, regional gefrbte Ausdrcke, sowie die Zeichensetzung wurden nicht korrigiert, sofern der Sinn des Textes...

The Russian AdvanceWar between Russia and Austria has been inevitable since the latter first cast her eyes eastwards and decided that Salonika was to be the object of her expansion. To reach a port on the east the Teuton must crush the Slav. Fundamentally,...

Printing Telegraphy... A New Era BeginsIt is a major effort today to keep pace with the rapid advances in the field of printed communications. Hardly a day passes that we do not read of a new development in equipment that is more complex, farther...

The Leardo Map of the World, 1452 or 1453 - In the Collections of the American Geographical SocietyIn 1906 Archer M. Huntington, Esq., presented to the American Geographical Society one of three known maps of the world signed and dated by the Venetian, Giovanni...

Don Gordon's Shooting-BoxThats my opinion. I shall give my father a full history of the case in the next letter I write to him; and I incline to the belief that he will order me to pack my trunk and start for home. I...

The Blackmore CountryThe Blackmore Country having achieved a second edition, it is proper to state that it is now presented to the public substantially in the same form as in the original issue. Advantage, however, has been taken of a friendly critique by Mr...

The Relation of Art to NatureIn his very convincing and lucid treatise on the fundamental principles of art, John W. Beatty gives us a most absorbing theme to followthe relation of art to nature, as expressed in their own words by artists themselves, of...

Het Yellowstone-ParkDe Redactie der WERELD-BIBLIOTHEEK heeft haar bizonderen dank uit te spreken niet alleen aan den schrijver voor het afstaan van zijn in De Gids en Onze Eeuw verschenen stukken, maar ook aan Dr. E. O. Hovey te New-York, die zoo vriendelijk is geweest...

The End of the Middle Ages: Essays and Questions in HistoryAny corrections appear in the text as links to the table of errata in that endnote.Any corrections appear in the text as corrected. The original text is displayed when the mouse is placed on...

Prejudices, Third Series CONTENTS I On Being an American, 9 II Huneker: a Memory, 65 III Footnote on Criticism, 84 IV Das Kapital, 105 V Ad Imaginem Dei Creavit Illum, 120 1. The Life of Man, 120 2. The Anthropomorphic Delusion, 121 3. Meditation...

Ireland under the Stuarts and During the Interregnum, Vol. 1 (of 3), 1603-1642These volumes have been written at such times and seasons as could be made available during an active life in Ireland, and this may induce critics to take a merciful view of...

Myers' Grand HippodromeFrom 10 till 1, 2 till close of Palace, excepting on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and on all Firework and Fte Days, when the hours are 10 till 1, 2 till 6, and 7 till 9.30, with a Band in attendance. As a fashionable...