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Charlie NewcomerCharlie NewcomerI knew Charlie Newcomer, and I loved him. To me he seemed to have a bright future. And that other children may be led to take his good example in uniting with the church while they are yet children, I take pleasure in...
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Mes souvenirs (1848-1912)Mes souvenirs (1848-1912)Il y a une cinquantaine d'annes, les bateliers, qui de nuit descendaient la Seine, apercevaient, avant d'arriver Croisset, un pavillon en bordure du fleuve, et dont les fentres taient brillamment claires. C'est la maison de M. Gustave, rpondaient les gens du pays...
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My RecollectionsMy RecollectionsI have been often asked whether I put together the recollections of my life from notes jotted down from day to day. To tell the truth I did, and this is how I began the habit of doing so regularly. "Here is a...
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Dr. Teodoro HerzlDr. Teodoro Herzl - Discorso Commemorativo tenuto in Trieste la sera del 12 Luglio 1904 Io penso rabbrividendo allo schianto che avr percosso le plebi orientali alla notizia della morte di Teodoro Herzl. Quante speranze grandi, quante gioie son morte con Lui! Con Lui...
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Recollections of a Varied LifeRecollections of a Varied Life At any rate it is not because of personal interest in my own life that I am writing this book. I was perfectly sincere in wanting to call these chapters "The Autobiography of an Unimportant Man," but on reflection...
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English Men of LettersDickensAt the close of a letter addressed by Dickens to his friend John Forster, but not to be found in the English editions of the Life, the writer adds to his praises of the biography of Goldsmith these memorable words: I desire no better...
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Soeur Thérèse de l'Enfant-Jésus et de la Sainte FaceSoeur Thérèse de l'Enfant-Jésus et de la Sainte Face - Histoire d'une âme écrite par elle-mêmeConformment au dcret du Pape Urbain VIII, nous dclarons que les titres de Saint ou de Vnrable qui, dans le cours de cet ouvrage, s'appliqueraient des personnes sur lesquelles...
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Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign: A Book of AppreciationsWomen Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign: A Book of AppreciationsHaving been concerned for many years in the publication of works of fiction by feminine writers, it has occurred to us to offer, as our contribution to the celebration of "the longest Reign," a volume...
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Home University Library of Modern Knowledge, No. 81Chaucer and His Times(a) it is slurred over before a word beginning with a vowel, e.g. I nold setteat al that noysea grote; before certain words beginning with h, such as he; any part of the verb to have; the adverbs heer, how, and...
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The Childhood of Distinguished WomenThe Childhood of Distinguished WomenOur deepest sorrowful interest has recently been excited by the touching and sudden way in which this lovely and gifted woman has been called from her home on earth to her eternal home in heaven. The Princess was born on...
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The Female Soldier Or, The Surprising Life and Adventures of Hannah SnellThe Female Soldier; Or, The Surprising Life and Adventures of Hannah SnellWho took upon herself the Name of James Gray; and, being deserted by her Husband, put on Mens Apparel, and travelled to Coventry in quest of him, where she enlisted in Col. Guises...
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Richard III: His Life and Character, Reviewed in the Light of Recent ResearchRichard III: His Life & Character, Reviewed in the Light of Recent Research There are periods of history when the greatest caution is called for in accepting statements put forward by a dominant faction. Very early in my life I came to the conclusion...
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Af mit LevnedAf mit Levnedbenlyse trykfejl er rettet i denne e-bog, men forfatterens stavning er i vrigt bevaret, herunder varierende stavemder som igjennem/igennem og offre/ofre. En enkelt rettelse noteret i slutningen af den trykte bog er indfrt i e-bogens tekst. En ordliste med vrige rettelser er...
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The Life of Benjamin FranklinThe Life of Benjamin Franklin - With Many Choice Anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man never before published by any of his biographers We trust that you will be thoroughly satisfied with this book. During the long period of time that the...
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Life of John Keats: His Life and Poetry, His Friends, Critics and After-FameLife of John Keats: His Life and Poetry, His Friends, Critics and After-FameTo the name and work of Keats our best critics and scholars have in recent years paid ever closer attention and warmer homage. But their studies have for the most part been...
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Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself. [Vol. 1 of 2]Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself. [Vol. 1 of 2] - With His Most Interesting Essays, Letters, and Miscellaneous Writings; Familiar, Moral, Political, Economical, and Philosophical, Selected with Care from All His Published Productions, and Comprising Whatever Is Most Entertaining and Valuable to...
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A Day with Samuel Taylor ColeridgeA Day with Samuel Taylor Coleridge IN a beautiful part of beautiful Somerset, where the "soft orchard and cottage scenery" is dimpled between blue hillslopes, where meadows and woods and translucent streams compete with each other in charm,in the lovely region of the Quantock...
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Catherine de Médicis (1519-1589)Catherine de Médicis (1519-1589)Le sujet n'a jamais t trait en son ensemble et il est en effet vaste, complexe et divers. Ne d'un pre florentin et d'une mre franaise, leve en Italie jusqu' l'ge de quatorze ans et depuis fixe en France par son...
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Rambles of a NaturalistRambles of a NaturalistThe account of the life and character of Dr. John D. Godman has been prepared from the several brief memoirs and eulogies published shortly after his decease, and from the tract issued by "The Tract Association of Friends," entitled "A Sketch...
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Amenities of LiteratureAmenities of Literature - Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English LiteratureA history of our vernacular literature has occupied my studies for many years. It was my design not to furnish an arid narrative of books or of authors, but following the steps of...
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