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Het GranaatappelhuisHet GranaatappelhuisHet was de nacht vr zijn kroningsdag, en de jonge koning zat alleen in zijn mooie kamer. Zijne hovelingen waren allen heengegaan onder hoffelijk nijgen van het hoofd tot aan den grondnaar het vormelijk gebruik dier tijdenen hadden zich in de groote zaal...
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Lucian the dreamerLucian the dreamer CHAPTER I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX, XX, XXI, XXII, XXIII, XXIV, XXV, XXVI, XXVII, XXVIII, XXIX, XXX, XXXI, XXXII, THIS is the study of an artistic temperament...
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Storm in a TeacupStorm in a TeacupTo-day autumn rainbows burnt low on the ferny hills and set their russet flashing. Then hailstorms churned the river into a flurry and swept seaward under a grey cowl. They came with a rush of wind, that brought scarlet leaves from...
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Barbara Winslow, RebelBarbara Winslow, RebelWhether James, Duke of Monmouth, would have succeeded in his enterprise had a different fortune attended his army at Sedgemoor, is a favourite subject for speculation among historians and others who interest themselves in the consideration of such strange chances as have...
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The Curse of Kehama, Volume 2 (of 2)The Curse of Kehama, Volume 2 (of 2) Original page numbers are given in curly brackets. Footnotes have been relocated to the end of the book. Passages originally rendered in small-caps have been changed to all-caps in the text version of this work. The...
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The Curse of Kehama, Volume 1 (of 2)The Curse of Kehama, Volume 1 (of 2) In the religion of the Hindoos, which of all false religions is the most monstrous in its fables, and the most fatal in its effects, there is one remarkable peculiarity. Prayers, penances, and sacrifices, are supposed...
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A Creature of the Night: An Italian EnigmaA Creature of the Night: An Italian EnigmaI think it is Lord Beaconsfield who, in one of his brilliant stories, makes the clever observation that "adventures are to the adventurous," and certainly he who seeks for adventures even in this prosaic nineteenth century will...
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Aventures d'Alice au pays des merveillesAventures d'Alice au pays des merveilles[LAuteur dsire exprimer ici sa reconnaissance envers le Traducteur de ce quil a remplac par des parodies de sa composition quelques parodies de morceaux de posie anglais, qui navaient de valeur que pour des enfants anglais; et aussi, de...
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Fanny Lambert: A NovelFanny Lambert: A Novel"Ah, so I did," said Mr Leavesley, squeezing Naples yellow from an utterly exhausted[Pg 2] looking tube. "So I did, so I did; that's the fifteenth umbrella or so that Verneede has annexed of mine: what does he do with them,...
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William Wycherley [Four Plays]William Wycherley [Four Plays]William Wycherley was, before Congreve arose to surpass him, the most eminent master of that artificial school of Comedy which commenced with the restoration of Charles II., and which may be said to have perished, in a blaze as of a...
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The Gentleman Who Vanished: A Psychological PhantasyThe Gentleman Who Vanished: A Psychological Phantasy'Tis ill to tamper with the unseen world Lest those habitate the sphere's invisible Should make us sport for their ironic jeers, And by some trick beyond the thought of man Entangle all the issues of our lives....
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For the DefenceFor the DefenceLaurence Jen was a retired major, a bachelor, and the proprietor of a small estate at Hurstleigh, in Surrey. On leaving the service, he decided--not unwisely--that it was better to be a Triton in the country than a minnow in town; and...
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Salaperäinen nainenSalaperäinen nainenToinen huutoni kaikuu tyhjss pihassa, eik kukaan her huutoni ei vaikuta mitn. Minun voimani ovat lopussa, en tied mihin on ryhtyminen. Tll seison min nyt vieraan kaupungin ravintolan tyhjss pihassa kahden hevosen kanssa, joita minun tytyy pidell kiinni, ja lisksi on viel ers...
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Blue-Stocking Hall, (Vol. 3 of 3)Blue-Stocking Hall, (Vol. 3 of 3)This, my dearest Emily, is the last letter which you will receive from Frederick in London; and though time speeds on rapid wing in this focus of attraction, I reckon the days with impatience till the heath-clad tops of...
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The Man with a Secret: A NovelThe Man with a Secret: A NovelThere are those in this world whose egotism is so profound, that they look upon creation as designed for their sole benefit, and take advantage of all opportunities furnished by Fate, to gain unto themselves exceeding riches and...
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The RhymerThe RhymerIn the year of grace 1787, Mr. Graham of The Mains, a worthy gentleman and laird of the county of Perth, had a family of seven daughters. This, though hardly at that date amounting to a social crime, was an indiscretion in a...
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PhyllisPhyllis[Transcriber's Note: spelling and punctuation are eccentric. Exclamation marks and dashes are copious inside sentences. Occasional British and archaic spellings are used (ploughboys, dulness). Some words are invented or unusual ('decenter' to mean more decent; 'irrevelantly'). I have attempted to correct misprints and mistakes...
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Pre-Raphaelite and other PoetsPre-Raphaelite and other PoetsThis volume is issued in response to a demand from students of literature for the best lectures of Lafcadio Hearn in a more accessible form than the library editions in which they first appeared. It seemed advisable to bring together these...
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Miss Mephistopheles: A NovelMiss Mephistopheles: A Novel - (Sequel to Madame Midas.)A wet Sunday--dreary, dismal, and infinitely sloppy. Even the bells ringing the people into evening service seemed to feel the depressing influence of the weather, and their brazen voices sounded hoarse and grumbling, as if they...
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The Piccadilly Puzzle: A Mysterious StoryThe Piccadilly Puzzle: A Mysterious StoryAt two o'clock in the morning during the month of August sounds of music could be heard proceeding from a brilliantly lighted house in Park Lane, where a ball was being given by the Countess of Kerstoke. True, the...
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