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Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3.Transcriber's Note: The caret (^) has been used to mark subscript in the text version. A Table of Contents has been added. Obvious printer errors, including punctuation, have been corrected. All other inconsistencies have been left as they...
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The Young Lieutenant or, The Adventures of an Army OfficerThe Young Lieutenant; or, The Adventures of an Army OfficerI beg your pardon, sir; but I see, by the number on your cap, that we belong to the same regiment, said an officer with two bars on his shoulder-straps, as he halted in the...
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An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in AmericaAn Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in AmericaAn attempt is here made to present a field that has not been preoccupied. The student of American history has noticed allusions to certain Scotch Highland settlements prior to the Revolution, without any attempt...
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Commentary Upon the Maya-Tzental Perez CodexCommentary Upon the Maya-Tzental Perez Codex - with a Concluding Note Upon the Linguistic Problem of the Maya GlyphsA number of typographical errors have been maintained in the current version of this book. They are marked and the corrected text is shown in the...
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Tijdtafel der geschiedenis van het vaderlandTijdtafel der geschiedenis van het vaderland - In twintig lessenDeze lessen late men den kinderen woordelijk uit het hoofd leeren. Bij eerstbeginnenden kan men de voornaamste gebeurtenissen eerst kiezen, om, wanneer men de geschiedenis bij wijze van cursus geheel heeft doorloopen, bij eene herhaling...
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Stray Studies from England and ItalyStray Studies from England and ItalyI have to thank the Editors of Macmillan's Magazine and the Saturday Review for allowing me to reprint most of the papers in this series. In many cases however I have greatly changed their original form. A few pages...
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William the ConquerorWilliam the Conqueror - Makers of HistoryIn selecting the subjects for the successive volumes of this series, it has been the object of the author to look for the names of those great personages whose histories constitute useful, and not merely entertaining, knowledge. There...
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La Russie en 1839, Volume IILa Russie en 1839, Volume II Respectez surtout les trangers, de quelque qualit, de quelque rang qu'ils soient, et si vous n'tes pas mme de les combler de prsents, prodiguez-leur au moins des marques de bienveillance, puisque de la manire dont ils sont traits...
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O General Carlos RibeiroO General Carlos Ribeiro - Recordações da MocidadeNaturalmente, escrevers dez linhas sinceras da minha necrologia. Dize que fui teu amigo trinta e seis annos; e que, medida que eu ia lendo as tuas prosas progressivas e remoadas, nunca pude imaginar que tivesses envelhecido. Folgo...
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Royal Palaces and Parks of FranceRoyal Palaces and Parks of FranceIt was this old account of fact, or legend, that led the author and illustrator of this book to a full realization of the wealth of historic and romantic incidents connected with the French royal parks and palaces, incidents...
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Apologues modernes, à l'usage du DauphinApologues modernes, à l'usage du Dauphin - premières leçons du fils ainé d'un roiJusqu' prsent les mythologues ont mal racont l'histoire allgorique de Promthe. Voici le fait: Cet ingnieux artiste de l'antiquit ayant ptri de l'argile dans de l'eau, en composa plusieurs figures d'hommes...
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Young Hilda at the WarsYoung Hilda at the WarsOf these sketches that tell of ruined Belgium, I must say that I saw what I have told of. They are not meditations in a library. Because of the great courtesy of the Prime Minister of Belgium, who is the...
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History of Australia and New ZealandHistory of Australia and New Zealand - From 1606 to 18901. To the people who lived four centuries ago in Europe only a very small portion of the earths surface was known. Their geography was confined to the regions lying immediately around the Mediterranean,...
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The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11In the month of August, 1619, a Dutch man-of-war visited Jamestown and sold the settlers twenty negroes, the first introduced into Virginia. Some time before this, Captain Argall, the deputy governor of Virginia, sent out on a...
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History of Friedrich II. of PrussiaHistory of Friedrich II. of Prussia - Frederick The Great—Complete Table of Contents: 22 Volumes The following images are from the Carlyle set used in the reproofing of this PG edition. The few maps from this set are placed at their approximate book location...
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In Ancient AlbemarleIn Ancient Albemarle From the Great Swamp's mysterious depths, Where wild beasts lurk and strange winds sough; From ancient forests dense and dark, Where gray moss wreathes the cypress bough; 'Mid marshes green with flowers starred, Through fens where reeds and rushes sway, Past...
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The Children's Book of LondonThe Children's Book of LondonTo begin with, the streets of London are not paved with gold; but I need not have said that, for nowadays the very youngest child knows it. It was Dick Whittington who first imagined anything so foolish; but then he...
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Blicke in das Leben der ZigeunerBlicke in das Leben der Zigeuner - Von einem ZigeunerNur selten ist es bisher gelungen, einen richtigen Einblick in das Leben und Treiben, Denken und Empfinden des Zigeunervolkes zu gewinnen. Die mangelnde Kenntnis der Romani-(Zigeuner-)Sprache, die aus manchen Ursachen erklrliche Abneigung des Sinto (Zigeuner),...
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Lord KitchenerLord KitchenerHoratio Herbert Kitchener was Irish by birth but English by extraction, being born in County Kerry, the son of an English colonel. The fanciful might see in this first and accidental fact the presence of this simple and practical man amid the more...
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Indian Legends of MinnesotaIndian Legends of MinnesotaIn presenting to the public this volume the compiler wishes to disown any attempt at a complete collection of Indian legends; both her knowledge of archology, and the time allowed for the completion of the work are inadequate to such an...
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