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A Ladder of Swords: A Tale of Love, Laughter and TearsA Ladder of Swords: A Tale of Love, Laughter and Tears IF you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon church there, you will find that in the summer of 157- Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants...
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Daniel Webster for Young AmericansDaniel Webster for Young Americans - Comprising the greatest speeches of the defender of the Constitution[In 1820 the Pilgrim Society was formed by the citizens of Plymouth, Massachusetts, and the descendants of the Pilgrims in other places, desirous of uniting to commemorate the landing,...
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Arbuthnotiana: The Story of the St. Alb-ns Ghost (1712) A Catalogue of Dr. Arbuthnot's Library (1779)Arbuthnotiana: The Story of the St. Alb-ns Ghost (1712) A Catalogue of Dr. Arbuthnot's Library (1779)The texts of these facsimiles of The Story of the St. Alb-ns Ghost (T.1860 Tract 8) and A Catalogue of the Capital and Well-Known Library of Books, of the...
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"Speaking of Prussians--""Speaking of Prussians--"I believe it to be my patriotic duty as an American citizen to write what I am writing, and after it is written to endeavour to give to it as wide a circulation in the United States as it is possible to...
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The Australian Explorers: Their Labours, Perils, and AchievementsThe Australian Explorers: Their Labours, Perils, and Achievements - Being a Narrative of Discovery from the Landing of Captain Cook to the Centennial YearThe eastern coast of New Holland, as Australia was then called, was discovered by Captain Cook, while engaged in the first...
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The History of Cuba, vol. 5The History of Cuba, vol. 5NATURE designed Cuba for greatness. That salient fact is written large and clear upon every page of the islands history. He must lack vision who can not discern it even in the annals of political, military and social development...
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The American RevolutionThe American RevolutionVery few corrections were made. The few that were made were due to obvious printers errors, and are cataloged, in a note at the end of this text. A few instances of missing punctuation have been silently added, where space for it...
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The Mediterranean: Its Storied Cities and Venerable RuinsThe Mediterranean: Its Storied Cities and Venerable RuinsPortals of the ancient worldBay of Tangier at sunriseTarifaThe Rock of GibraltarWonders of its fortificationsAfternoon promenade in the Alameda GardensAscending the RockView from the highest pointThe Great SiegeCeuta, the principal Spanish stronghold on the Moorish coastThe rock...
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Memoirs of the Life and Labours of the Rev. Samuel Marsden, of Paramatta, Senior Chaplain of New South Wales and of His Early Connexion with the Missions to New Zealand and TahitiMemoirs of the Life and Labours of the Rev. Samuel Marsden, of Paramatta, Senior Chaplain of New South Wales; and of His Early Connexion with the Missions to New Zealand and TahitiThe Editor would make his kind acknowledgments to the Church Missionary and London...
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The Assault: Germany Before the Outbreak and England in War-TimeThe Assault: Germany Before the Outbreak and England in War-TimeThis is not a "war book." It has not been my privilege at any stage of the Great Blood-Letting to come into close contact with the spectacular clash and din of the fray. Abler pens...
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Mearing Stones: Leaves from My Note-Book on Tramp in DonegalMearing Stones: Leaves from My Note-Book on Tramp in DonegalSome corrections of spelling and punctuation have been made. They are marked like this in the text. The original text appears when hovering the cursor over the marked text. A list of amendments is at...
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With the Zionists in GallipoliWith the Zionists in GallipoliThe narrative of the Zionists in Gallipoli has been written during the enforced idleness of the past montha month which has been spent in endeavouring to recover sufficient health and strength to enable me to take a further, and, I...
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A Journey to Crete, Costantinople, Naples and Florence: Three Months AbroadA Journey to Crete, Costantinople, Naples and Florence: Three Months AbroadIt was on the morning of the 18th of March, 1865, that, equipped from top to toe, I kissed all my little ones, shook hands with the kind friends who were to take care...
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In Search of a Siberian KlondikeIn Search of a Siberian KlondikeThe following pages are the result of one of those delightful partnerships in which the party of the first part had all the adventures, pleasant and otherwise, while the party of the second part had only to listen to...
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Scrambles Amongst the Alps in the Years 1860-69Scrambles Amongst the Alps in the Years 1860-69 In the year 1860, shortly before leaving England for a long Continental tour, a certain eminent London publisher requested me to make for him some sketches of the great Alpine peaks. At this time I had...
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Over the Ocean or, Sights and Scenes in Foreign LandsOver the Ocean; or, Sights and Scenes in Foreign LandsThe following pages are the record of the fruition of years of desire and anticipation; probably the same that fills the hearts of many who will read thema tour in Europe. The habits of observation,...
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Gairloch in North-West Ross-ShireGairloch in North-West Ross-Shire - Its Records, Traditions, Inhabitants, and Natural History, with a Guide to Gairloch and Loch Maree, and a Map and IllustrationsGairloch is a typical Highland parish on the west coast of Ross-shire. Its length, from Loch Rosque to Rudha Reidh,...
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Correspondance diplomatique de Bertrand de Salignac de La Mothe Fénélon, Tome CinquièmeCorrespondance diplomatique de Bertrand de Salignac de La Mothe Fénélon, Tome Cinquième - Ambassadeur de France en Angleterre de 1568 à 1575 Ngociation de Mr Du Croc en cosse.Demandes adresses secrtement par les partisans de Marie Stuart.Propositions faites dans le parlement de mettre la...
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The Pre-Columbian Discovery of America by the NorthmenThe Pre-Columbian Discovery of America by the Northmen - Illustrated by Translations from Icelandic SagasBefore the plains of Europe, or even the peaks of Choumalarie, rose above the primeval seas, the Continent of America emerged from the watery waste that encircled the whole globe,...
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Military Career of Napoleon the GreatMilitary Career of Napoleon the Great - An Account of the Remarkable Campaigns of the "Man of Destiny"; Authentic Anecdotes of the Battlefield as Told by the Famous Marshals and Generals of the First EmpireAs the closing chapters of this volume were being written,...
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