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La Giovine ItaliaLa Giovine ItaliaIl giornale La Giovine Italia, indicato nel frontispizio come una serie di scritti intorno alla condizione politica, morale e letteraria della Italia, tendenti alla sua rigenerazione, un de' rappresentanti maggiori, se non il migliore, di quella raccolta di periodici mazziniani, che s'inizia...
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Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and JapanEmpires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan - Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod[Page v] As the name of the author of this book may not be so well known to some English readers as it is...
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The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume IIIThe Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume III - Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities...
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The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume IIThe Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume II - Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia Thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &c. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities...
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Nurse and Spy in the Union ArmyNurse and Spy in the Union Army - The Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in Hospitals, Camps, and Battle-FieldsNo apology is necessary for adding one more to the numerous War Books which already fill a large space in American Literature; for, to the...
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The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume IThe Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I - Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities...
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Rule of the Monk Or, Rome in the 19th CenturyRule of the Monk; Or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century The renowned writer of Caesar's "Commentaries" did not think it necessary to furnish a preface for those notable compositions, and nobody has ever yet attempted to supply the deficiencyif it be one. In truth,...
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Abraham Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life, Volume 2 (of 2)Abraham Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life, Volume 2 (of 2) A LAW office is a dull, dry place so far as pleasurable or interesting incidents are concerned. If one is in search of stories of fraud, deceit, cruelty, broken promises, blasted...
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Abraham Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life, Volume 1 (of 2)Abraham Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life, Volume 1 (of 2) I was called upon during the lifetime of Mr. Herndon to write for the second edition of this work a chapter on the Lincoln-Douglas campaign of 1858. After this had been...
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Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume IIINarrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III - (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the...
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The Freedmen's BookThe Freedmen's BookI have prepared this book expressly for you, with the hope that those of you who can read will read it aloud to others, and that all of you will derive fresh strength and courage from this true record of what colored...
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The Life of Benjamin Franklin, Illustrated by Tales, Sketches, and AnecdotesThe Life of Benjamin Franklin, Illustrated by Tales, Sketches, and Anecdotes "There is no kind of reading more attractive than biography, and, if properly treated, there is none more instructive. It appears, therefore, to be peculiarly fitted to the purposes of education; it readily...
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Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume IINarrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II - (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the...
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Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume INarrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I - (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the...
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Lord Chatham, His Early Life and ConnectionsLord Chatham, His Early Life and ConnectionsMy first words of preface must be of excuse for some apparent lack of gratitude in my dedication. For besides my debt to Mr. Fortescue, I owe my warmest acknowledgments to Mary, Lady Ilchester, and her son, for...
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Het Stoomhuis: De Waanzinnige der Nerbudda (2/2)Het Stoomhuis: De Waanzinnige der Nerbudda (2/2)De dood van dien ongelukkige had een levendigen indruk op ons gemaakt, en vooral de wijze waarop hij had plaats gegrepen. Maar de beet van de zweepslang, een der vergiftigste van het schiereiland, is onverbiddelijk. Alweder een slachtoffer...
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Adventures in Swaziland: The Story of a South African BoerAdventures in Swaziland: The Story of a South African BoerI was born only a few days trek, or march, from the Swazi border and even as a youth made numerous trips into Swaziland. Through my uncle, Oom Tuys Grobler, known as "The White King...
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Lincoln's Use of the BibleLincoln's Use of the Biblen a log cabin at Nolins Creek, Hardin County, Kentucky, the boy breathed the first breath of life. Hopes anchor hung on a slender string, if we are to measure by the childs home surroundings. But his birthplace possessed a...
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The Fijians: A Study of the Decay of CustomThe Fijians: A Study of the Decay of CustomThe present population of the globe is believed to be about fifteen hundred millions, of which seven hundred millions are nominally progressive and eight hundred millions are stagnant under the law of custom. It is difficult...
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Why Lincoln LaughedWhy Lincoln LaughedAbraham Lincoln wrote to his law partner, William Henry Herndon, that the physical side of Niagara Falls is really a very small part of that worlds wonder. Its power to excite reflection and emotion is its great charm. That statement might fittingly...
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