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Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 5Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 5 The text of the first Two Books of Rabelais has been reprinted from the first edition (1653) of Urquhart's translation. Footnotes initialled 'M.' are drawn from the Maitland Club edition (1838); other footnotes are by the translator. Urquhart's...
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The Geste of Duke JocelynThe Geste of Duke Jocelyn My daughter GILLIAN interposeth: GILL: An ugly hero? MYSELF: That is so. GILL: An ugly hero, father? O, absurd! Whoever of an ugly hero heard? MYSELF: I'll own, indeed, I've come across but few GILL: But a dukeand ugly!...
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Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 The text of the first Two Books of Rabelais has been reprinted from the first edition (1653) of Urquhart's translation. Footnotes initialled 'M.' are drawn from the Maitland Club edition (1838); other footnotes are by the translator. Urquhart's...
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Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 2Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 2 The text of the first Two Books of Rabelais has been reprinted from the first edition (1653) of Urquhart's translation. Footnotes initialled 'M.' are drawn from the Maitland Club edition (1838); other footnotes are by the translator. Urquhart's...
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Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 1Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 1 Had Rabelais never written his strange and marvellous romance, no one would ever have imagined the possibility of its production. It stands outside other thingsa mixture of mad mirth and gravity, of folly and reason, of childishness and...
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My Man JeevesMy Man Jeeves Jeevesmy man, you knowis really a most extraordinary chap. So capable. Honestly, I shouldnt know what to do without him. On broader lines hes like those chappies who sit peering sadly over the marble battlements at the Pennsylvania Station in the...
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Barlasch of the GuardBarlasch of the Guard CHAPTER I. ALL ON A SUMMER'S DAY CHAPTER II. A CAMPAIGNER CHAPTER III. FATE CHAPTER IV. THE CLOUDED MOON CHAPTER V. THE WEISSEN ROSS'L CHAPTER VI. THE SHOEMAKER OF KONIGSBERG CHAPTER VII. THE WAY OF LOVE CHAPTER VIII. A VISITATION...
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Esther WatersEsther WatersShe stood on the platform watching the receding train. A few bushes hid the curve of the line; the white vapour rose above them, evaporating in the pale evening. A moment more and the last carriage would pass out of sight. The white...
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Colonel Thorndyke's SecretColonel Thorndyke's Secret Colonel Thorndyke's Secret is a story so far out of the ordinary that it will not be inappropriate to speak a few words regarding the tale and its unusually successful author, Mr. George Alfred Henty. The plot of the story hinges...
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The Young Engineers in Arizona or, Laying Tracks on the Man-killer QuicksandThe Young Engineers in Arizona; or, Laying Tracks on the Man-killer Quicksand CHAPTER I. THE MAN OF CARD HONOR CHAPTER II. DUFF ASSERTS HIS RIGHTS CHAPTER III. TOM MAKES A SPEECH ON GAMBLING CHAPTER IV. SOMEBODY STIRS THE MUD CHAPTER V. TOM HAS NO...
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Jean-Christophe in Paris: The Market-Place, Antoinette, the HouseJean-Christophe in Paris: The Market-Place, Antoinette, the HouseDisorder in order. Untidy officials offhanded in manner. Travelers protesting against the rules and regulations, to which they submitted all the same. Christophe was in France. After having satisfied the curiosity of the customs, he took his...
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A Street of Paris and Its InhabitantA Street of Paris and Its Inhabitant This little Parisian silhouette in prose was written by Balzac to be the first chapter of a new series of the "Comedie Humaine" that he was preparing while the first was finishing. Balzac was never tired. He...
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The Man Who Would Be KingThe Man Who Would Be KingThe Law, as quoted, lays down a fair conduct of life, and one not easy to follow. I have been fellow to a beggar again and again under circumstances which prevented either of us finding out whether the other...
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The shadow of the EastThe shadow of the East The American yacht lying off the harbour at Yokohama was brilliantly lit from stem to stern. Between it and the shore the reflection of the full moon glittered on the water up to the steps of the big black...
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Mr. Hawkins' Humorous AdventuresMr. Hawkins' Humorous Adventures Hawkins has money, which generally mitigates idiocy; but in his case it also allows free rein to his inventive genius, and that is a bad thing. When I decided to build a nice, quiet summer home in the Berkshires, I...
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The Cathedral: A NovelThe Cathedral: A NovelThat night he slept well and soundly, and in the morning woke tranquil and refreshed. His life seemed suddenly to have taken a new turn. As he lay there and watched the sunlight run through the lattices like strands of pale-coloured...
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TogetherTogetherShe stood before the minister who was to marry them, very tall and straight. With lips slightly parted she looked at him steadfastly, not at the man beside her who was about to become her husband. Her father, with a last gentle pressure of...
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The Misses Mallett (The Bridge Dividing)The Misses Mallett (The Bridge Dividing) On the high land overlooking the distant channel and the hills beyond it, the spring day, set in azure, was laced with gold and green. Gorse bushes flaunted their colour, larch trees hung out their tassels and celandines...
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Der NachsommerDer NachsommerMein Vater war ein Kaufmann. Er bewohnte einen Teil des ersten Stockwerkes eines mig groen Hauses in der Stadt, in welchem er zur Miete war. In demselben Hause hatte er auch das Verkaufsgewlbe, die Schreibstube nebst den Warenbehltern und anderen Dingen, die er...
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The VirginiansThe Virginians THE VIRGINIANS CHAPTER I. In which one of the Virginians visits home CHAPTER II. In which Harry has to pay for his Supper CHAPTER III. The Esmonds in Virginia CHAPTER IV. In which Harry finds a New Relative CHAPTER V. Family Jars...
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