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Lives of the English PoetsLives of the English Poets - Gay, Thomson, Young, Gray, &c.This volume contains a record of twenty lives, of which only onethat of Edward Youngis treated at length. It completes our edition of Johnsons Lives of the Poets, from which a few only of...
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Siege of Washington, D.C., written expressly for little peopleSiege of Washington, D.C., written expressly for little peopleMY publisher gives it as his opinion that a great many persons will be offended at what I have said in this work. He thinks, also, that "quite a number" of our great generals will be...
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Seven Wives and Seven PrisonsSeven Wives and Seven Prisons - Or, Experiences in the Life of a Matrimonial Monomaniac. A True Story DETAILED CONTENTS SEVEN WIVES AND SEVEN PRISONS CHAPTER I. THE FIRST AND WORST WIFE CHAPTER II. MISERIES FROM MY SECOND MARRIAGE CHAPTER III. THE SCHEIMER SENSATION...
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Letters from an American FarmerLetters from an American FarmerHazlitt wrote that of the three notable writers whom the eighteenth century had produced, in the North American colonies, one was "the author (whoever he was) of the American Farmer's Letters." Crevecoeur was that unknown author; and Hazlitt said further...
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Light, Life, and Love: Selections from the German Mystics of the Middle AgesLight, Life, and Love: Selections from the German Mystics of the Middle Ages"SEE the Bridegroom cometh: go forth to meet Him." St Matthew the evangelist wrote these words, and Christ said them to His disciples and to all men, in the Parable of the...
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Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 21. The Bayt al-Ansari, or descendants of Abu Ayyub, a most noble race whose tree ramifies through a space of fifteen hundred years. They keep the keys of the Kuba Mosque, and are...
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Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1AFTER my beloved husband had passed away from amongst us, after the funeral had taken place, and I had settled in England, I began to think in what way I could render him...
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Chronicles of Canada series: Volume 05The Seigneurs of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World FeudalismThis header should be the first thing seen when anyone starts to view the etext. Do not change or edit it without written permission. The words are carefully chosen to provide users with...
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San Francisco During the Eventful Days of April 1906San Francisco During the Eventful Days of April 1906 As the earthquake and the great fire in San Francisco in the year 1906 were events of such unusual interest, and realizing how faulty is man's memory after time passes, I have here jotted down...
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The Vigilance Committee of 1856The Vigilance Committee of 1856 Many accounts of the Vigilance Committee of San Francisco have been published, but all of them, so far as I have seen, were from the pen of members of that organization, or else from persons who favored it. As...
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Starr King in CaliforniaStarr King in California This book is the result of the author's strong desire to know the truth relative to a critical period in the history of California, and a further strong desire to deal justly by the memory of a man recent historians...
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California Romantic and ResourcefulCalifornia Romantic and Resourceful - A plea for the Collection, Preservation and Diffusion of Information Relating to Pacific Coast History The Californian loves his state because his state loves him. He returns her love with a fierce affection that to men who do not...
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The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2This header should be the first thing seen when anyone starts to view the eBook. Do not change or edit it without written permission. The words are carefully chosen to provide users with the...
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The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1The letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford, as hitherto published, have consisted of,- 1. The letters contained in the quarto edition of his works, published in the year 1798. 2. His letters to...
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Unknown to History: A Story of the Captivity of Mary of ScotlandUnknown to History: A Story of the Captivity of Mary of Scotland In p. 58 of vol. ii. of the second edition of Miss Strickland's Life of Mary Queen of Scots, or p. 100, vol. v. of Burton's History of Scotland, will be found...
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Mont-Saint-Michel and ChartresMont-Saint-Michel and ChartresThis header should be the first thing seen when anyone starts to view the eBook. Do not change or edit it without written permission. The words are carefully chosen to provide users with the information needed to understand what they may and...
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Fen Zhuang Lou — Complete粉妝樓 You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days of receipt of the work. 1.F.3....
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Fen Zhuang Lou — Chapters 71-80粉妝樓71-80回 You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days of receipt of the work. 1.F.3....
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The Thrall of Leif the Lucky: A Story of Viking DaysThe Thrall of Leif the Lucky: A Story of Viking Days THE Anglo-Saxon race was in its boyhood in the days when the Vikings lived. Youth's fresh fires burned in men's blood; the unchastened turbulence of youth prompted their crimes, and their good deeds...
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Fen Zhuang Lou — Chapters 61-70粉妝樓61-70回 You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days of receipt of the work. 1.F.3....
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