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The Secret CityThe Secret City There are certain things that I feel, as I look through this bundle of manuscript, that I must say. The first is that of course no writer ever has fulfilled his intention and no writer ever will; secondly, that there was,...
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Richard Vandermarck: A NovelRichard Vandermarck: A NovelI never knew exactly how the invitation came; I felt very much honored by it, though I think now, very likely the honor was felt to be upon the other side. I was exceedingly young, and exceedingly ignorant, not seventeen, and...
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A Roman SingerA Roman Singer I, Cornelio Grandi, who tell you these things, have a story of my own, of which some of you are not ignorant. You know, for one thing, that I was not always poor, nor always a professor of philosophy, nor a...
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Against the GrainAgainst the GrainThe Floressas Des Esseintes, to judge by the various portraits preserved in the Chteau de Lourps, had originally been a family of stalwart troopers and stern cavalry men. Closely arrayed, side by side, in the old frames which their broad shoulders filled,...
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Overland: A NovelOverland: A NovelIt was two hundred and seventy years old; and it had less than five thousand inhabitants. It was the metropolis of a vast extent of country, not destitute of natural wealth; and it consisted of a few narrow, irregular streets, lined by...
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Brown Wolf and Other Jack London StoriesBrown Wolf and Other Jack London Stories - Chosen and Edited By Franklin K. Mathiews Boys delight in men who have had adventures, and when they are privileged to read of such exploits in thrilling story form, that is the "seventh heaven" for them....
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A Bicycle of CathayA Bicycle of Cathay I was the teacher of the village school, which useful institution had been closed for the season the day before, much to the gratification of pedagogue and scholars. This position was not at all the summit of my youthful ambition....
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True TildaTrue TildaTranscriber's note: This was one of the most enjoyable e-texts that I have prepared but also one of the most difficult. Many of the characters use the working class slang and dialect of 100 years ago and the author sticks to this consistently...
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Winning His Spurs: A Tale of the CrusadesWinning His Spurs: A Tale of the Crusades It was a bright morning in the month of August, when a lad of some fifteen years of age, sitting on a low wall, watched party after party of armed men riding up to the castle...
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Nancy: A NovelNancy: A Novel CHAPTER I. CHAPTER II. CHAPTER III. CHAPTER IV. CHAPTER V. CHAPTER VI. CHAPTER VII. CHAPTER VIII. CHAPTER IX. CHAPTER X. CHAPTER XI. CHAPTER XII. CHAPTER XIII. CHAPTER XIV. CHAPTER XV. CHAPTER XVI. CHAPTER XVII. CHAPTER XVIII. CHAPTER XIX. CHAPTER XX. CHAPTER...
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Fated to Be Free: A NovelFated to Be Free: A NovelWhen authors attempt to explain such of their works as should explain themselves, it makes the case no better that they can say they do it on express invitation. And yet, though I think so, I am about to...
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The Soul of a ChildThe Soul of a ChildThe oldest part of Stockholm is a little rocky island. Once it was the whole city. Popularly it is still spoken of as "The City." At one end of it stands the huge square-cut pile of the Royal Palace, looking...
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Cattle Brands: A Collection of Western Camp-Fire StoriesCattle Brands: A Collection of Western Camp-Fire StoriesIt was a wet, bad year on the Old Western Trail. From Red River north and all along was herd after herd waterbound by high water in the rivers. Our outfit lay over nearly a week on...
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The GrandissimesThe GrandissimesIt was in the Thatre St. Philippe (they had laid a temporary floor over the parquette seats) in the city we now call New Orleans, in the month of September, and in the year 1803. Under the twinkle of numberless candles, and in...
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The Maid-At-Arms: A NovelThe Maid-At-Arms: A NovelAfter a hundred years the history of a great war waged by a successful nation is commonly reviewed by that nation with retrospective complacency. Distance dims the panorama; haze obscures the ragged gaps in the pageant until the long lines of...
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The Delectable DuchyThe Delectable DuchyPROLOGUE THE SPINSTER'S MAYING DAPHNIS WHEN THE SAP ROSE THE PAUPERS CUCKOO VALLEY RAILWAY THE CONSPIRACY ABOARD THE "MIDAS" LEGENDS OF ST. PIRAN. I St. Piran: the Millstone II St. Piran: the Visitation IN THE TRAIN. I. Punch's Understudy II. A Corrected...
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GrevindeGrevinde"Hier geht's nach Schlo Rankholm" ffnete der Schwager den Wagenschlag und bedeutete einem darin sitzenden Herrn, da er ansteigen msse. Und whrend dieser, ein junger, vornehm ansehender Mann seiner Aufforderung folgte, wandte sich derselbe Postillon zu dem Gepckkasten, ri des Reisenden Koffer heraus, stie...
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Wee Macgreegor EnlistsWee Macgreegor EnlistsI ARMS AND THE MAID II BREAKING IT GENTLY III FIRST BLOOD IV THE RING V IN UNIFORM VI MRS. McOSTRICH ENTERTAINS VII WILLIE STANDS UP VIII CORRESPONDENCE IX THE FAT GIRL X THE ALARM XI AN INVITATION XII A TEA-PARTY XIII...
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The Doomswoman: An Historical Romance of Old CaliforniaThe Doomswoman: An Historical Romance of Old CaliforniaIt was at Governor Alvarado's house in Monterey that Chonita first knew of Diego Estenega. I had told him much of her, but had never cared to mention the name of Estenega in the presence of an...
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Memoirs of a CavalierMemoirs of a Cavalier - A Military Journal of the Wars in Germany, and the Wars in England.As an evidence that 'tis very probable these Memorials were written many years ago, the persons now concerned in the publication assure the reader that they have...
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