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Sir Harry Hotspur of HumblethwaiteSir Harry Hotspur of HumblethwaiteSir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite was a mighty person in Cumberland, and one who well understood of what nature were the duties, and of what sort the magnificence, which his position as a great English commoner required of him. He...
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Loppiaisaatto eli Miten mielitteLoppiaisaatto eli Miten mielitteORSINO, Illyrian herttua. SEBASTIAN, nuori ylimys, Violan veli. ANTONIO, merikapteeni, Sebastianin ystv. Toinen merikapteeni, Violan ystv. VALENTIN, | herttuan seuralaisia. CURIO, | Herra TOPIAS RIH, Olivian eno. Herra ANTREAS KLPPINEN. MALVOLIO, Olivian hovimestari. FABIO, | Olivian palvelijoita. Narri, | OLIVIA, rikas...
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The Golden Face: A Great 'Crook' RomanceThe Golden Face: A Great 'Crook' RomanceIn order to ease my conscience and, further, to disclose certain facts which for the past year or two have, I know, greatly puzzled readers of our daily newspapers, I have decided to here reveal some very curious...
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Anthony LyvedenAnthony LyvedenFirst Published . . 1921 Reprinted . . . . 1922 Reprinted . . . . 1923 Reprinted . . . . 1925 Reprinted . . . . 1928 Reprinted . . . . 1929 Reprinted . . . . 1932 Reprinted ....
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Original sonnets on various subjects and odes paraphrased from HoraceOriginal sonnets on various subjects; and odes paraphrased from Horace Whatever other excellence may be wanting in the ensuing Poems, they are, with only nine exceptions out of the hundred, strictly Sonnets. Those nine vary only from the rules of the legitimate Sonnet in...
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To Mars via the Moon: An Astronomical StoryTo Mars via the Moon: An Astronomical StoryIn the course of my experience as an occasional lecturer during the past twelve years, I have been much impressed by the keen interest evinced, even by the most unlettered persons, when astronomical subjects are dealt with...
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Captain Desmond, V.CCaptain Desmond, V.C.In revising and partially rewriting my novel, 'Captain Desmond, V.C.,' I have been glad to make good the opportunity afforded me of bringing the Aftermath nearer to my original conception than it was in its first form. The three short chapters now...
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The story of my first novel How a novel is writtenThe story of my first novel; How a novel is writtenMy first novel! Alas! for that first story of minethe raven I sent out of my ark and never see again! Unlike the proverbial curse, it did not come home to roost, it stayed...
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How I write my novelsHow I write my novelsTo sit down in cold blood and deliberately set to cudgel one's brains with a view to dragging from them a plot wherewith to make a book is (I have been told) the habit of some writers, and those of...
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Mrs. HungerfordMrs. Hungerford - Notable Women Authors of the DayIt is well worth encountering the perils of the sea, even in the middle of winter, and in the teeth of a north-east wind, if only to experience the absolute comfort and ease with which, in...
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Hawtrey's DeputyHawtrey's Deputy The frost outside was bitter, and the prairie, which rolled back from Lander's in long undulations to the far horizon, gleamed white beneath the moon, but there was warmth and brightness in Stukely's wooden barn. It stood at one end of the...
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The BirthrightThe BirthrightI am writing this story at the wish of many friends, who tell me it is my duty so to do. Certain stories have been afloat, which are anything but true, and it has been urged upon me again and again to set...
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Hilaire Belloc, the Man and His WorkHilaire Belloc, the Man and His WorkWhen I first met Belloc he remarked to the friend who introduced us that he was in low spirits. His low spirits were and are much more uproarious and enlivening than anybody else's high spirits. He talked into...
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The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 7. PoetryThe Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 7. Poetry Of the seventy-three "Epigrams and Jeux d'Esprit," which are printed at the commencement of this volume, forty-five were included in Murray's one-volume edition of 1837, eighteen have been collected from various publications, and ten are printed...
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Beautiful EnglandDickens-Land In the HTML version some of the illustrations have been moved beside the relevant section of the text. Page numbers in the List of Illustrations reflect the position of the illustration in the original text, but links link to current position of illustrations....
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Gilbert Keith ChestertonGilbert Keith ChestertonIt is certain that up to a point in the evolution of Self[v] most people find life quite exciting and thrilling. But when middle age arrives, often prematurely, they forget the thrill and excitements; they become obsessed by certain other lesser things...
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The Twelfth HourThe Twelfth HourMinor punctuation errors have been changed without notice. Printer errors have been changed, and they are indicated with a mouse-hover and listed at the end of this book. All other inconsistencies are as in the original. "Her ladyship is not at home,...
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The Seven SecretsThe Seven SecretsIt is interesting that Queen Alexandra is a great reader of novels of mystery and adventure, and that she is one of Mr. Le Queuxs most ardent admirers. Long ago, when his Zoraida was issued, she gave an order to a well-known...
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El Marxant de VeneciaEl Marxant de VeneciaEL DUX DE VENECIA. EL PRNCEP DEL MARROC. EL PRNCEP D'ARAG. ANTONI el marxant de Venecia. BASSANIO el su amic. SOLANIO SALARINO GRACI amics d'Antoni y de Bassanio. LLOREN enamorat de Jssica. SHYLOCK jueu. TBAL altre jueu, amic de Shylock. LANCELOT...
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The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and RobinsonThe Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson - By One of the FirmIt will be observed by the literary and commercial world that, in this transaction, the name of the really responsible party does not show on the title-page. IGeorge Robinsonam that party. When...
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