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The Lamp in the DesertThe Lamp in the DesertA great roar of British voices pierced the jewelled curtain of the Indian night. A toast with musical honours was being drunk in the sweltering dining-room of the officers' mess. The enthusiastic hubbub spread far, for every door and window...
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John Rutherford, the White Chief: A Story of Adventure in New ZealandJohn Rutherford, the White Chief: A Story of Adventure in New ZealandEighty years ago, when the story told in these pages was first published, "forecastle yarns" were more thrilling than they are now. In these days we look for information in regard to a...
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How to See the British Museum in Four VisitsHow to See the British Museum in Four VisitsThe money to found a British Museum was raised by a lottery in the middle of the last century. Sir Hans Sloane having offered his books and museum of natural history to Parliament, for less than...
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Characters from the Histories and Memoirs of the 17th CenturyCharacters from the Histories & Memoirs of the Seventeenth Century 1. JAMES I. By Arthur Wilson 2. " By Sir Anthony Weldon 3. THE DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM (George Villiers, first Duke). By Clarendon 4. SIR THOMAS COVENTRY. By Clarendon 5. SIR RICHARD WESTON. By...
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EveshamEveshamFor the historical matter contained in the following pages the writer is indebted mainly to George May's admirable history of the town issued in 1845, a book which, since its publication, has been the acknowledged authority on local history. To Mr. Oswald Knapp his...
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Wulfric the Weapon Thane: A Story of the Danish Conquest of East AngliaWulfric the Weapon Thane: A Story of the Danish Conquest of East AngliaA word may be needed with regard to the sources from which this story of King Eadmund's armour bearer and weapon thane have been drawn. For the actual presence of such a...
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Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in MysoreGold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore - With chapters on coffee planting in Coorg, the Mysore representative assembly, the Indian congress, caste and the Indian silver question, being the 38 years' experiences of a Mysore planterIn the year 1871 I published "The Experiences...
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The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 08 of 55The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 08 of 55 - 1591-1593 In this volume are recorded the more important events in the history of the Philippine colony during the years 159192. The dissensions between the secular and the ecclesiastical authorities continue, though the governor...
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The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 07 of 55The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 07 of 55 - 1588-1591 Important events and changes occur during the four years included in the scope of this volume. The Audiencia is suppressed, and in its place is sent a royal governor; the instructions given to...
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Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume II, Arkansas Narratives, Part 2Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume II, Arkansas Narratives, Part 2[TR: Some interviews were date-stamped; these dates have been added to interview headers in brackets. Where part of date could not be determined...
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Reis door Tunis en AlgiersReis door Tunis en Algiers - De Aarde en haar Volken, 1906Voor ons Nederlanders, bewoners van noordelijke koude luchtstreken, hebben de woorden het Zuiden, de Middellandsche zee een betooverenden klank. Zij doen ons zoo denken aan schitterend zonnelicht, aan koesterenden zonnegloed, waar wij vooral...
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In Zuid-BretagneIn Zuid-Bretagne - De Aarde en haar Volken, 1906Het stadje Quimperl kan heel goed als type dienen voor Zuid-Bretagne, hier in dit hoekje van Finistre, zooals Morlaix en Saint-Pol-de-Lon Noord-Bretagne typeeren. Men kan te Quimperl van allerlei eigenaardigheden der natuur en van ieder aanzicht,...
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Bij de ruïnen van AngkorBij de ruïnen van Angkor - De Aarde en haar Volken, 1906Van Saigon naar Pnom-penh en naar Compong-Cjuang.Roeitocht op het Groote Meer.Karren uit Cambodja.Siem-Reap.De tempel van Angkor.Angkor-Tom.Verval der khmersche beschaving.Ontmoeting met den tweeden koning van Cambodja.Oedong-de-Verhevene, hoofdstad van Norodom's vader.Het paleis van Norodom te...
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Pondichéry, hoofdstad van Fransch-IndiëPondichéry, hoofdstad van Fransch-Indië - De Aarde en haar Volken, 1906Een klein strookje gronds vertegenwoordigt op dit oogenblik het belangrijkste gedeelte van 't geen Frankrijk heeft weten te behouden uit zijn oud Indisch Rijk, dat thans een der machtigste kolonin van de britsche kroon...
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Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean: The grand period of the Moslem corsairsSea-Wolves of the Mediterranean: The grand period of the Moslem corsairsWhen the ship is ready for launching there comes a moment of tense excitement before the dogshores are knocked away and she slides down the ways. In the case of a ship this excitement...
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Aus meinem Leben — Zweiter TeilAus meinem Leben — Zweiter TeilGeleitwort Die Periode des Herrn v. Schweitzer in der proletarischen Arbeiterbewegung Jean Baptist v. Schweitzer Der Sozialdemokrat Schweitzer und die Konservativen Schweitzer im norddeutschen Reichstag Schweitzers Diktatur Die Generalversammlung in Barmen-Elberfeld Die Rebellion im Allgemeinen Deutschen Arbeiterverein Der Eisenacher...
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Au jeune royaume d'AlbanieAu jeune royaume d'AlbanieLa constitution de l'Albanie indpendante tait si peu prvue par l'opinion publique que beaucoup d'esprits se demandent si elle n'est pas seulement une de ces inventions diplomatiques, telles qu'il en jaillit parfois dans les confrences internationales, quand on ne sait comment...
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Chronicle and Romance: Froissart, Malory, HolinshedChronicle and Romance: Froissart, Malory, Holinshed - (The Harvard Classics Series) Jean Froissart, the most representative of the chroniclers of the later Middle Ages, was born at Valenciennes in 1337. The Chronicle which, more than his poetry, has kept his fame alive, was undertaken...
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War in the Garden of EdenWar in the Garden of EdenIt was at Taranto that we embarked for Mesopotamia. Reinforcements were sent out from England in one of two wayseither all the way round the Cape of Good Hope, or by train through France and Italy down to the...
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Todesgruss der Legionen, 3. BandDer Todesgruß der Legionen, 3. BandDer Kaiser Napoleon ging in heftiger Bewegung in seinem Cabinet auf und nieder; die krankhafte Abgespanntheit, welche sonst auf seinem Gesicht zu liegen pflegte, war verschwunden, an deren Stelle war eine lebhafte Aufregung getreten, seine Lippen zuckten, seine Augen...
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