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Samuel Titmarsh: Tarina isosta Hoggartyn timantistaSamuel Titmarsh: Tarina isosta Hoggartyn timantistaEnglannille ilmestyi 19:nnen vuosisadan alkupuoliskolla kolme, neljkin harvinaisen kyvykst romaanikirjailijaa, jotka pystyivt tekemn itsens huomatuksi Scottinkin suositun romantisen romaanin rinnalla. Se johtui siit, ett he eivt ruvenneet tmn mestarin jljittelijiksi ja hnen kunniaan saattamansa romaanilajin enemmn tai vhemmn onnistuneiksi...
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Mr Britling pääsee selvyyteen IIMr Britling pääsee selvyyteen IIVarsinkin kaksi asiaa nyt askarrutti mr Britlingin mielt. Toinen oli suurenmoinen ja mieheks aatos, sankarillinen ja juhlallinen laadultaan, ajatus, ett pitisi ryhty ottamaan osaa suureen taisteluun, jtt Dower House tottumus- ja toimintapiireineen ja lhte . Pstyn aatoksissaan tuohon asti hn...
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Mr Britling pääsee selvyyteen IMr Britling pääsee selvyyteen IMr Direck vieraili ensi kertaa Englannissa, ja hnen kykyns huomata eroavaisuuksia oli kuluneina kuutena pivn vhitellen kehittynyt huippuunsa. Hn havaitsi Englannin olevan kaikin puolin miellyttvn ja tyydyttvn sek poikkeavan Amerikan oloista enemmn kuin hn koskaan oli tohtinut toivoa. Monena vuotena...
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WhiteladiesWhiteladiesIt was an old manor-house, not a deserted convent, as you might suppose by the name. The conventual buildings from which no doubt the place had taken its name, had dropped away, bit by bit, leaving nothing but one wall of the chapel, now...
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Le Vicaire de WakefieldLe Vicaire de WakefieldOLIVER Goldsmith naquit au village de Pallas, ou Pallasmore, dans le comt de[II] Longford, en Irlande, le 10 novembre 1728. Son pre, qui y tait pasteur, avec un revenu de mille francs par an, se transporta peu aprs avec sa famille...
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Blue-Stocking Hall, (Vol. 2 of 3)Blue-Stocking Hall, (Vol. 2 of 3)[In point of time, this letter should not appear till later in the series; but as it is an answer to the preceding, the Editor judged it expedient to insert it in this place.] It gave me sincere pleasure...
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Ensimmäiset ihmiset kuussaEnsimmäiset ihmiset kuussaI. Mr. Bedford tutustuu Mr. Cavorin kanssa Lympness. II. Cavoriitin ensimminen valmistuminen. III. Pallon rakentaminen. IV. Pallon sisss. V. Matkalla kuuhun. VI. Maihin kuussa. VII. Pivnnousu kuussa. VIII. Aamu kuussa. IX. Thystely alkaa. X. Eksyneit ihmisi kuussa. XI. Kuunvasikkain laitumilla. XII. Seleniitan...
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The Veil, and Other PoemsThe Veil, and Other PoemsSeven of the poems included in this collection were written for Drawings by Miss Pamela Bianco, and were first published by Mr. Heinemann in a volume entitled Flora. The author's thanks are due to Mr. Sydney Pawling for permission to...
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The White Prophet, Volume 1 (of 2)The White Prophet, Volume 1 (of 2)On the broad racing ground of the Khedivial Club a number of the officers and men of the British Army quartered in Cairo, assisted by a detachment of the soldiers of the Army of Egypt, had been giving...
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Beautiful ScotlandThe Scott CountryWhereand whatis the Scott Country? Edinburghhis birthplace, the centre of his literary and legal activities, the scene of The Heart of Midlothian and of the Chronicles of the Canongate, his own romantic townmight surely claim to enclose, if not the kernel, an...
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The White Prophet, Volume 2 (of 2)The White Prophet, Volume 2 (of 2)When Helena awoke next morning she was immediately conscious of a great commotion both within and without the house. After a moment Zenoba came into the bedroom and began to tell her what had happened. "Have you not...
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The Life of a FoxhoundThe Life of a FoxhoundTrimbush told his storythe story of his lifelong ago, and a generation of sportsmen having, probably, been succeeded by another since then, the autobiography of that old and sagacious hound is now presented to the notice of those who may...
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William Blake, Painter and PoetWilliam Blake, Painter and PoetThe position of William Blake among artists is exceptional. Of no other painter of like distinction, save Dante Rossetti, can it be said that his fame as a poet has fully rivalled his fame as a painter; much less that,...
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Vainottu: RomaaniVainottu: RomaaniVuonna 1878 suoritin lketieteen tohtorin tutkinnon Lontoon yliopistossa ja menin Netley'hin suorittaakseni sotilaslkreiksi aikovilta vaaditun kurssin. Ptettyni opintoni siell sain toisen rykmentinlkrin paikan 5:ness Northumberlandin rykmentiss. Rykmentti oli silloin Intiassa ja, ennenkuin min ehdin sinne, oli toinen Afghanilainen sota alkanut. Bombay'hin saapuessani sain...
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A Man from the NorthA Man from the NorthThere grows in the North Country a certain kind of youth of whom it may be said that he is born to be a Londoner. The metropolis, and everything that appertains to it, that comes down from it, that goes...
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Boswell the BiographerBoswell the BiographerThe responsibility for upwards of 300 pages in print is a burden which my unaccustomed conscience cannot easily bear, and by accepting it I lose for ever the unassailable dignity of private criticism. In these circumstances I approach my readers in an...
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Daughters of Belgravia vol. 1 of 3Daughters of Belgravia; vol. 1 of 3All the lite in London know these bits of pasteboard well, and all the lite like to avail themselves of Lady Berangers invitation, for Lady Berangers house is one of{2} the swellest in town, and offers multifarious attractions....
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Poems, 1914-1919Poems, 1914-1919 Title: Poems, 1914-1919 Author: Maurice Baring Release Date: June 4, 2016 [EBook #52236] Language: English Credits: Produced by Chuck Greif, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)...
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The Governor of EnglandThe Governor of England"Of the two greatest concernments that God hath in the world, the one is that of religion and of the preservation of the professors of it; to give them all due and just liberty; and to assert the word of God....
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The Gods and Mr. Perrin: A Tragi-ComedyThe Gods and Mr. Perrin: A Tragi-Comedy The Way Here Also Was Very Wearisome Through Dirt And Shabbiness: Nor Was There On All This Ground So Much As One Inn Or Victualling-House Wherein To Refresh The Feebler Sort.Pilgrim's Progress There are a thousand and...
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