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Les Misérables, v. 5/5: Jean ValjeanThe two most memorable barricades which the observer of social diseases can mention do not belong to the period in which the action of this book is laid. These two barricades, both symbols under different aspects of a formidable...

Les Misérables, v. 4/5: The Idyll and the Epic1831 and 1832, the two years immediately attached to the revolution of July, contain the most peculiar and striking moments of history; and these two years, amid those that precede and follow them, stand out like...

Les Misérables, v. 3/5: MariusParis has a child and the forest has a bird; the bird is called a sparrow, the child is called a gamin. Couple these two ideas, the one which is all furnace, the other all dawn; bring the two sparks,...

Les Misérables, v. 2/5: CosetteOn a fine May morning last year (1861) a wayfarer, the person who is telling this story, was coming from Nivelles, and was proceeding toward La Hulpe. He was on foot and following, between two rows of trees, a wide...

Les Misérables, v. 1/5: FantineThe present edition of "LES MISRABLES," in five volumes, has been made with the special object of supplying the work in a proper form for library use, embodying the two great requisites, clear type and handy size. It is in...

ElderflowersI am a doctor, a general practitioner of long standing and a medical officer of health. Four years ago I was decorated with the Order of the Red Eagle (Third Class) and, having been born some years prior to the turn of the century,...

The Strand Magazine, Vol. 17, No. 97, January to June 1899 - An Illustrated Monthly Round the Fire. Illustrated Interviews. His Home Coming In Nature's Workshop. Weepin' Willie Animal Friendship. Miss Cayley's Adventures. Unique Log-Marks. A Wedding Tour in a Balloon A Peep into...

By-gone Tourist Days: Letters of Travel Heidelberg; this is homeFrom NurembergThe enchantment and charms of the old cityThe streets, buildings, bridges, churches, museums and galleriesMasterpieces of Durer, Kraft, Stoss and VischerThe works of numerous artistsThe lime treeThe lamp that has been lighted since 1326The...

Le ore inutili: novelle Hai ragione. Oggi io sono diverso, oggi io ti devo confessare qualche cosa di abbastanza grave e mi mancato fino ad ora il coraggio di farlo. Devi darmelo tu questo coraggio, tu che sei una piccola donna forte, capace di...

Diane of Ville Marie: A Romance of French CanadaTHIS story is an attempt to make known the men and women who once lived and loved and suffered amid these very scenes wherein we are now enacting our own life stories. In dealing with historical...

Colomba: Kertomus Korsikan oloista 1810-luvultaSe voimakas kirjallinen liike, joka 1820-luvun alulla syntyi Ranskassa ja kirjallisuushistoriassa tunnetaan romanttisen koulun nimell, loi useita tuoreita ja elinvoimaisia kiljailijakykyj, joiden luomat ja nimet ovat ainaiseksi jlkimaailman muistoon jneet. Tmn romanttisen koulun pvaatimukset tarkoittivat vapautumista vanhoista klassillisista taidemuodoista ja...

Christmas Stories: "Jest 'Fore Christmas" and "The Night Before Christmas"'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that ST. NICHOLAS soon would...

A Parody on PatienceThe voice was that of Mr. Trevellyan, a thoroughly well-known and highly respected stock broker of the City of Chicago. Mr. Trevellyan was a hard-working man, and his various affairs did not give him much opportunity of absenting himself from his...

Making Fermented PicklesCucumber (salt, sour, sweet, dill, and mixed) pickles and sauerkraut are given most attention. String beans, green tomatoes, chayotes, mango melons, burr gherkins, cauliflower, corn on the cob, and some fruits, such as peaches and pears, are mentioned. Brining is a good...

The Brothers Dalziel - A Record of Fifty Years Work in Conjunction with many of the Most Distinguished Artists of the Period 1840-1890Thomas Bewick, who revived the art of wood engraving in England, was apprenticed to Ralph Beilby, as a copperplate engraver, in 1767....

Brenda's Cousin at Radcliffe: A Story for GirlsThat the young girls for whom it is written may see in Brendas Cousin a clear picture of Radcliffe College undergraduate life is the sincere wish of the author, who hopes also that her fellow-graduates may overlook...

Straw Hats: Their history and manufactureAmongst the allied trades associated with the Straw Hat Industry must be included the production of the Pneumatic or Easy-Fitting Sweats or Leathers, which during the last 25 years have been the chief means of establishing the Straw Boater...

The Imperial CrownOn the fifty-third day of the siege, one and a half thousand years after the fall of Rome as a republic and nine hundred and seventy seven years after Odoacer the Barbarian had exiled the boy emperor Romulus Augustulus to the estate...

L'idolo Giordano Mari, illustre pensatore e storico elegante: parla molto e scrive poco, per cui la sua fama in continuo aumento. Bell'uomo: barba bionda, corta; capelli bruni, lucenti, ondulati; ciuffo alla moderna. Et, forse, quarantacinque anni, che all'occhio superficiale, e dopo le cure e...

The History of the 36th (Ulster) DivisionThe history of the 36th (Ulster) Division is published under the patronage of the Right Hon. the Lord Carson of Duncairn, the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, and Major-General Sir O. S. W. Nugent, K.C.B., D.S.O. Its publication...