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Post mortem: Essays, historical and medicalPost mortem: Essays, historical and medicalWHETHER the great man has had any real influence on the world, or whether history is merely a matter of ideas and tendencies among mankind, are still questions open to solution; but there is no doubt that great persons...
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Der Graf von Saint-Germain: Das Leben eines AlchimistenDer Graf von Saint-Germain: Das Leben eines AlchimistenDer Name des Grafen Saint-Germain fhrt uns mitten hinein in die Welt der Abenteurer, Projektenmacher und Betrger, von denen das 18. Jahrhundert, so stolz das Jahrhundert der Aufklrung genannt, wimmelte; denn selten stand das Abenteurertum in solch...
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Personal reminiscences of Henry IrvingPersonal reminiscences of Henry IrvingWere my book a life of Henry Irving instead of a grouping of such matters as came into my own purview, I should probably feel some embarrassment in the commencement of a preface. Logically speaking, even the life of an...
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Lives of alchemystical philosophersLives of alchemystical philosophers - To which is added a bibliography of alchemy and hermetic philosophyThe foundation of this work will be found in The Lives of Alchemystical Philosophers; with a Critical Catalogue of Books in Occult Chemistry, and a Selection of the most...
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The lives of celebrated travellers, Vol. 1. (of 3)The lives of celebrated travellers, Vol. 1. (of 3)The publishers of the Family Library, anxious to obtain and to deserve the favourable opinion of the public, with pleasure embrace the present opportunity to express their warm and sincere thanks for the liberal patronage which...
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6 modern women: Psychological sketchesSix modern women: Psychological sketchesThe subjects of these six psychological sketches are well known to English readers, with the exception of Amalie Skram, the Norwegian novelist, and Fru Leffler, who is known only as the biographer of Sonia Kovalevsky. Laura Marholm, the writer of...
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Isabelle Eberhardt, ou, la Bonne nomade: d'après des documents inéditsIsabelle Eberhardt, ou, la Bonne nomade: d'après des documents inédits - suivie de Mektoub!... (cétait écrit!...): œuvre posthumeGrce, en effet, votre inlassable clairvoyance, non seulement les trpasss, mais encore nombre de vivants, avant daller au pays des ombres, ont le bonheur de voir leur...
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Mirrors of MoscowMirrors of MoscowRevolution! The air is filled with flames and fumes. The shapes of men, seen through the smoke, become distorted and unreal. Promethean supermen, they seem, giants in sin or virtue, Satans or saviours. But, in truth, behind the screen of smoke and...
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Recollections and impressions of James A. McNeill WhistlerRecollections and impressions of James A. McNeill WhistlerMost of what is contained herein has been collected from time to time within the past ten years and jotted down for use in certain lectures on Whistler and his art. The lectures were, as is this...
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Martha Schofield, pioneer Negro educatorMartha Schofield, pioneer Negro educator - Historical and philosophical review of reconstruction period of South CarolinaTo the men and women who braved the dangers and suffered the hardships of frontier life and bore with fortitude the pain of social ostracism and the sting of...
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Michael FieldMichael FieldSOME years ago the writer of this book discovered to herself the work of Michael Field, with fresh delight at every step of her adventure through the lyrics, the tragedies, and later devotional poems. But she was amazed to find that no one...
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Portuguese portraitsPortuguese portraitsNot seven, nor seventy, names exhaust the tale of Portugals great men. The reader need but turn to the fascinating pages of Portuguese history. There he will find a plentiful feast set out before himthe epic strife between Portuguese and Moor, Portuguese and...
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John Jasper: The unmatched Negro philosopher and preacherJohn Jasper: The unmatched Negro philosopher and preacherReader; stay a moment. A word with you before you begin to sample this book. We will tell you some things in advance, which may help you to decide whether it is worth while to read any...
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A happy half-century, and other essaysA happy half-century, and other essaysThe half-century, whose more familiar aspects this little book is designed to illustrate, has spread its boundary lines. Nothing is so hard to deal with as a period. Nothing is so unmanageable as a date. People will be born...
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The martyrdom of Nurse CavellThe martyrdom of Nurse Cavell - The life story of the victim of Germany's most barbarous crimeIn the early seventies there were living at the country rectory of Swardeston, near Norwich, a clergyman and his wife and little family. There was a New and...
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The life record of H. W. GraberThe life record of H. W. Graber - A Terry Texas Ranger, 1861-1865; sixty-two years in TexasFor the unpleasant facts recorded in this, I am not responsible, but only the powers that were then. I would much prefer to forget as I have forgiven,...
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The Red VineyardThe Red VineyardAnother priest, whose work was oftener among old tomes than among men, said slowly and, as was his wont, somewhat seriously, that it surprised him very much to note my eagerness to go to war. He did not consider it in keeping...
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Memories, by Admiral of the Fleet Lord FisherMemories, by Admiral of the Fleet Lord FisherNot long ago a gentleman enclosed me the manuscript of his book, and asked me for a preface. I had never heard of him. He reminded me of Mark Twain in a similar casethe gentleman in a...
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The life and times of the Rev. Samuel WesleyThe life and times of the Rev. Samuel Wesley - Rector of Epworth and father of the Revs. John and Charles Wesley, the founders of the MethodistsI have the conviction that due honour has never yet been paid to Samuel Wesley. The praises of...
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The Life of Clara Barton, Founder of the American Red Cross (Vol. 2 of 2)The Life of Clara Barton, Founder of the American Red Cross (Vol. 2 of 2)When in 1869 Clara Barton went to Europe in quest of health, she had never so much as heard of the Red Cross. That organization had been in existence in...
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