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Celsissimus: Salzburger RomanCelsissimus: Salzburger RomanDer geneigte Leser wolle nicht an Bischfe und Priester unserer Zeit denken, wenn er an Wolf Dietrich, den erhabenen Kirchenfrsten des 16. Jahrhunderts denkt und seine Schicksale liest. Die Verhltnisse der damaligen Zeit lagen ganz anders, wie denn auch fr die Erwhlung...
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Brave Men and Women: Their Struggles, Failures, And TriumphsBrave Men and Women: Their Struggles, Failures, And TriumphsStruggle, failure, triumph: while triumph is the thing sought, struggle has its joy, and failure is not without its uses. "It is not the goal," says Jean Paul, "but the course which makes us happy." The...
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Marie Bashkirtseff (From Childhood to Girlhood)Marie Bashkirtseff (From Childhood to Girlhood)Marie Bashkirtseff, beginning at twelve years old, wrote her journal ingenuously, sincerely, amusing us by her whims, thrilling us by her enthusiasms, touching us by her sufferings. We have gone through these note-books bound in white parchment, slightly discoloured,...
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Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 03Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 03 - Little Journeys to the Homes of American StatesmenA little more patience, a little more charity for all, a little more devotion, a little more love; with less bowing down to the past,...
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Men of the Bible Some Lesser-Known CharactersMen of the Bible; Some Lesser-Known CharactersEnoch was the bright particular star of the patriarchal epoch. His record is short, but eloquent. It is crowded into a few words, but every word, when placed under examination, expands indefinitely. Every virtue may be read into...
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Life And Letters Of John Gay (1685-1732), Author of "The Beggar's Opera"Life And Letters Of John Gay (1685-1732), Author of "The Beggar's Opera" John Gay was a considerable figure in the literary and social circles of his day. He was loved by Pope; Swift cared for him more than for any other man, and the...
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Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 - Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous WomenWe are not sent into this world to do anything into which we can not put our hearts. We have certain work to do for...
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Characters from the Histories and Memoirs of the 17th CenturyCharacters from the Histories & Memoirs of the Seventeenth Century 1. JAMES I. By Arthur Wilson 2. " By Sir Anthony Weldon 3. THE DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM (George Villiers, first Duke). By Clarendon 4. SIR THOMAS COVENTRY. By Clarendon 5. SIR RICHARD WESTON. By...
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Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume II, Arkansas Narratives, Part 2Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume II, Arkansas Narratives, Part 2[TR: Some interviews were date-stamped; these dates have been added to interview headers in brackets. Where part of date could not be determined...
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Aus meinem Leben — Zweiter TeilAus meinem Leben — Zweiter TeilGeleitwort Die Periode des Herrn v. Schweitzer in der proletarischen Arbeiterbewegung Jean Baptist v. Schweitzer Der Sozialdemokrat Schweitzer und die Konservativen Schweitzer im norddeutschen Reichstag Schweitzers Diktatur Die Generalversammlung in Barmen-Elberfeld Die Rebellion im Allgemeinen Deutschen Arbeiterverein Der Eisenacher...
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Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume IV, Georgia Narratives, Part 1Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume IV, Georgia Narratives, Part 1[TR: The interview headers presented here contain all information included in the original, but may have been rearranged for readability. Also, some ages...
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Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume V, Indiana NarrativesSlave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume V, Indiana Narratives[TR: Federal Writer Anna Pritchett annotated her interviews by marking each paragraph to indicate whether the information was obtained from the respondent (A) or was...
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Watts (1817-1904)Watts (1817-1904)A little child lying in the lap of the winged figure of Death. Death, ever to Watts a silent angel of pity, "takes charge of Innocence, placing it beyond the reach of evil." It was first exhibited at the Winter Exhibition of the...
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Suomalaisia kirjailijoitaSuomalaisia kirjailijoitaEsisana. 7 Elias Lnnrot. 9 A. Oksanen. 27 Aleksis Kivi.. 43 Yrj Koskinen. 63 Kaarlo Bergbom 73 Suonio.. 83 A. Meurman. 93 Pietari Pivrinta. 103 J.H. Erkko 119 Kaarlo Kramsu 137 Arvi Jnnes.. 153 Paavo Cajander.. 163 Juho Reijonen 173 Robert Kiljander 185...
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Henry Hudson: A Brief Statement of His Aims and His AchievementsHenry Hudson: A Brief Statement of His Aims and His Achievements It is with great pleasure that I include in this volume contemporary Hudson documents which have remained neglected for three centuries, and here are published for the first time. As I explain more...
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The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, Vol. IThe Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, Vol. I In these Volumes is recounted the public life of my late father from the period to which the narrative was brought down by himself in his unfinished "Autobiography of a Seaman." The...
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Fifteen Years in Hell: An AutobiographyFifteen Years in Hell: An Autobiography The days of long prefaces are past. It is also too near the end of the century to indulge in fulsome dedications. I shall, therefore, trouble the reader with only a brief introduction to this imperfect history of...
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The World's Great Men of Music: Story-Lives of Master MusiciansThe World's Great Men of Music: Story-Lives of Master Musicians The preparation of this volume began with a period of delightful research work in a great musical library. As a honey-bee flutters from flower to flower, culling sweetness from many blossoms, so the compiler...
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The Life of Jesus of Nazareth: A StudyThe Life of Jesus of Nazareth: A StudyThe aim of this book is to help thoughtful readers of the gospels to discern more clearly the features of him whom those writings inimitably portray. It is avowedly a study rather than a story, and as...
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Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume XII, Ohio NarrativesSlave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume XII, Ohio Narratives"Life experience excels all reading. Every place you go, you learn something from every class of people. Books are just for a memory, to keep...
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