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Viscount DundeeThe Grahams of Claverhouse were a younger branch of an old and illustrious family which, from the twelfth century onwards, bore an important part in Scottish affairs, and of which several members figured prominently in the history of the nation prior to the...

The History of CoachesIN the spring of 1876 I was requested by the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce to prepare a series of Lectures upon Coachbuilding. I chose as my subject the History of that Art, as likely to be...

Aholan asukkaatHe kuokkivat peltoa uuden tuvan uuniseinn takana, joka maatilkku toissa vuonna oli kaskena poltettu ja menn kesn halmeena rukiin kasvanut. Aukea se oli tuo vhinen maakaistale siin mkirinteess, mutta vaikka se olikin aukea aho, tuntui kuitenkin lujaan ottavan ennenkuin leip lhtisi siit. Se...

Tonto Cliff Dwellings Guide: Tonto National Monument, Arizona - 11th Edition, RevisedIn recent years some prehistoric Indian ruins have had to be closed to visitors to preserve these fragile structures. Please help us keep the Lower Ruin open for many years to come: restrain...

Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 309 - New Series, Saturday, December 8, 1849It was for a long time the custom to recommend knowledge to the attention of the people by depicting the material advantages and pleasures incident to its pursuit. Glowing and attractive pictures were...

Dave Dashaway the Young Aviator; Or, In the Clouds for Fame and FortuneI wish my dear old father was living, remarked Dave in a tone of sadness and regret. There wasnt much about sky sailing he didnt know. In these times, when everybody is...

Viisi viikkoa ilmapallossa - Kolmen englantilaisen löytöretkiä AfrikassaThe Royal Geographical Society of London (Lontoon Kuninkaallinen Maantieteellinen Seura) piti 14 p:n tammikuuta 1862 istuntoa huoneustossaan, Waterloo place 3. Esimies, sir Francis M piti Seuran monilukuisille jsenille puheen, tiedoksi antaen ern trken seikan. Puhetta keskeytettiin tuon...

Daisy HerselfDaisy had run away from her home on the farm outside Toddburn village with this young store clerk, Beatty, who now sat holding her hand in the moonlight "flyer" of the M. & N. Beatty, who came originally from the city, was a...

Little Rivers: A Book of Essays in Profitable Idleness1894. Theres no music like a little rivers. It plays the same tune (and thats the favourite) over and over again, and yet does not weary of it like men fiddlers. It takes the mind out...

Flaxie Growing Up - Flaxie Frizzle StoriesIm obliged to be severe with you, Ethel, for it never will do to allow you to play carelessly. You are worse than usual this morning, because Kittyleen is waiting in the dining-room. Its very unfortunate that[8] Kittyleen...

The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 980, October 8, 1898 ABOUT PEGGY SAVILLE. OUR PUZZLE POEM REPORT: "PREPOSITIONS." TAME VOLES. "OUR HERO." MARY'S PART. CHRONICLES OF AN ANGLO-CALIFORNIAN RANCH. VARIETIES. CHINA MARKS. RINGS LOST AND FOUND. JAP DOLL SCENT SACHETS. LETTERS FROM A...

Alla finestra: Novelle Questo libro non una semplice riproduzione di quello da noi pubblicato con lo stesso titolo nel 1878, e completamente esaurito. L'autore ne tolse alcune novelle ed alcune ne aggiunse. Tolse quelle che gli parevano pi scadenti, aggiunse altre inserite gi in...

Seppelöity: Murheellinen komediaIsonpuoleinen, matala kamari vanhanaikaisessa puutalossa. Taustaseinss kaksi ovea, joiden vliss suuri, valkaistu nelikulmainen kakluuni. Vasemmalla seinll pesukaappi, piironki, leve ikkuna, jonka edess soikea pyt, kevyt sohva ynn tuoleja, sek kirjahylly. Oikealla seinll, samoin ikkunan edess, kapea kukkapyt poikittain, kirjoituspyt viistosti sit vastaan,...

The Life and Letters of George John Romanes, M.A., LL.D., F.R.S. [Pg 1] GEORGE JOHN ROMANES George John Romanes was born at Kingston, Canada, on May 20, 1848, the third son of the Rev. George Romanes, D.D., then Professor of Greek in the University...

The Fool: A Play in Four ActsStage, screen and amateur rights in this play are owned and controlled by the Author, who may be reached care Selwyn & Company, at the Selwyn Theatre, New York. No performances or public readings may be given without...

A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 15 ELVIRA. EDITION. INTRODUCTION. DRAMATIS PERSON. ACT I. ACT II. ACT III. ACT IV. ACT V. THE MARRIAGE NIGHT. EDITION. DODSLEY'S PREFACE. DRAMATIS PERSON. ACTUS PRIMUS, SCENA PRIMA. ACTUS SECUNDUS, SCENA PRIMA. ACTUS TERTIUS. SCENA PRIMA....

The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 979, October 1, 1898"The thing is incredible. No, sir, I cannot believe it. 'Tis bad enough that you should be going abroad at all at this time, you and your wife. But to place an innocent babe...

Harper's Young People, September 13, 1881 - An Illustrated WeeklyEverybody talked, of course, when it was known that Bob Towne had run away, and had taken his brother Ned with him, and everybody said it was a shame. By everybody I mean all the...

India under Ripon: A Private DiaryI ought perhaps to have named this volume The Awakening of India, because it describes the condition of Indian things at the time of Lord Ripons viceroyalty, which was in truth the awakening hour of the new movement towards...

Memoirs of the Empress Josephine, Vol. 2 of 2 HAVE already described the dullness and depression of Paris during this campaign, and the sufferings of every class of society from the renewal of war. Money had become still more scarce; in fact, it attained...