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The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany BayThe Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay - With an Account of the Establishment of the Colonies of Port Jackson and Norfolk Island (1789)Arthur Phillip is one of those officers, who, like Drake, Dampier, and Cook, has raised himself by his merit and...
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My Life In The SouthMy Life In The SouthMr. Stroyer's account of his experience in slavery and during the war is of great interest and value as a trustworthy description of the condition and life of slaves by one of themselves. His memory is remarkably keen and his...
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Recent Developments in European ThoughtRecent Developments in European ThoughtThis volume, like its two predecessors, arises from a course of lectures delivered at a Summer School at Woodbrooke, near Birmingham, in August, 1919. The first, in 1915, dealt with 'The Unity of Western Civilization' generally, the second, in 1916,...
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JerusalemJerusalemHamame, dat Duifje beteekent, is een van de Jemenietische dienstmeisjes van het jongensweeshuis. En zij gaat trouwen. Het wordt wel tijd, want Hamame is al meer dan twintig jaar. Maar zij is niet gelukkig in de liefde geweest. Dit is haar tweede verloofde, een...
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His Majesties Declaration DefendedHis Majesties Declaration DefendedWherever English literature is studied, John Dryden is recognized as the author of some of the greatest political satires in the language. Until recently the fact has been overlooked that before he wrote the first of these satires, Absalom and Achitophel,...
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Your United States: Impressions of a first visitYour United States: Impressions of a first visit ILLUSTRATIONS THE GLORY OF FIFTH AVENUE INSPIRES EVEN THOSE ON FOOT DISEMBARKING AT NEW YORK THE DOWN-TOWN BROADWAY OF CROWDED SKY-SCRAPERS BROADWAY ON ELECTION NIGHT A BUSY DAY ON THE CURB MARKET A WELL-KNOWN WALL STREET...
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De Wallis-eilandenDe Wallis-eilanden - De Aarde en haar Volken, 1886Het korte, aardig geschreven verhaaltje, dat wij onzen lezers ter afwisseling aanbieden, is bewerkt naar een opstel in den Tour du Monde, 1885, I, van doctor Emile Deschamps, officier van gezondheid in het fransche leger.De kleine...
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Viajes de un Colombiano en Europa, segunda serieViajes de un Colombiano en Europa, segunda serieDsirant vivement donner la savante Socit dont vous tes le digne prsident, un tmoignage de ma reconnaissance et de mon attachement, j'ai l'honneur de vous prier d'accepter la ddicace que je suis heureux de faire la Socit...
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The Evolution of an English TownThe Evolution of an English TownThe original suggestion that I should undertake this task came from the Vicar of Pickering, and it is due to his co-operation and to the great help received from Dr John L. Kirk that this history has attained its...
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Un paseo por Paris, retratos al naturalUn paseo por Paris, retratos al naturalDespus de las infinitas sandeces y extravagancias con que los del vecino imperio acostumbran pasar ratos tan frecuentes de buen humor costa de nuestro pas, apenas se concibe que no haya habido algun escritor espaol que dijera de...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 01 (of 12)The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 01 (of 12)On a superficial view we may seem to differ very widely from each other in our reasonings, and no less in our pleasures: but, notwithstanding this difference, which I think to be rather...
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The Negro ProblemThe Negro ProblemThe necessity for the race's learning the difference between being worked and working. He would not confine the Negro to industrial life, but believes that the very best service which any one can render to what is called the "higher education" is...
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Krakatau en de Straat SoendaKrakatau en de Straat Soenda - De Aarde en haar Volken, 1886De herinnering aan de ontzettende ramp, die in Augustus 1883 het eiland Krakatau en de naastbij gelegen kusten van Java en Sumatra getroffen heeft, iszoo als het altijd gaatdoor den stroom van latere...
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Narrative of the Life of Moses Grandy, Late a Slave in the United States of AmericaNarrative of the Life of Moses Grandy, Late a Slave in the United States of AmericaAbout a fortnight ago, the subject of the following brief Memoir came to me, bearing with him a letter from a dear friend and distinguished abolitionist in the United...
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The Unity of Western CivilizationThe Unity of Western CivilizationThe following essays are the substance of a course of lectures delivered at a Summer School at the Woodbrooke Settlement, near Birmingham, in August 1915. The general purpose of the course will be apparent from the essays themselves. No forced...
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The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 12 of 55The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 12 of 55 - 1601-1604 The general documents contained in this volume cover the years 1601-03; they are followed by Chirino's Relacion, which was published in 1604, but the events related therein end in 1602. The two notable...
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Qvo vadis: Kertomus Neron ajoiltaQvo vadis: Kertomus Neron ajoiltaPetronius hersi vasta puolenpivn aikaan, hyvin vsyneen, kuten tavallisesti. Hn oli edellisen iltana ollut Neron luona kemuissa, ja ne olivat kestneet myhn yhn. Viime aikoina oli hnen terveytens alkanut horjua. Aamuisin hertessn valitti hn olevansa aivan kankea ja kykenemtn kokoamaan...
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Historic Papers on the Causes of the Civil WarHistoric Papers on the Causes of the Civil War No pen or brush can picture life in the old Southern States in the ante-bellum days. The period comprehends two hundred and fifty years of history without a parallel. A separate and distinct civilization was...
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Readings in the History of Education: Mediaeval UniversitiesReadings in the History of Education: Mediaeval UniversitiesThese readings in the history of mediaeval universities are the first installment of a series, which I have planned with the view of illustrating, mainly from the sources, the history of modern education in Europe and America....
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Friedrich v. Schiller's BiographieFriedrich v. Schiller's Biographie * * * * * Friedrich Schiller, mit seinen vollstndigen Vornamen Johann Christoph Friedrich, spter in den Adelstand erhoben, erblickte zu Marbach den 11. November 1759 das Licht der Welt, unter Verhltnissen, die der Entwicklung vorhandener Fhigkeiten und Geistesanlagen nicht...
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