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Francisco the FilipinoAt the close of the Spanish-American War in 1898, Spain withdrew from the Philippine Islands after more than three centuries of residence, and turned over the responsibilities of Philippine control to the people of the United States. A number of years have...

A Diary Kept by Mrs. R. C. Germon, at Lucknow, Between the Months of May and December, 1857The Writer of the following Diary has frequently been requested to have a few copies printed for circulation amongst her friends; she has now acceded to their...

NormandyPen and brush are both necessary in the attempt to give an impression of a country; word-painting for the brain, colour for the eye. Yet even then there must be gaps and a sad lack of completeness, which is felt by no one more...

Guustje en Zieneken: Schetsen uit het boerenlevenDit was nu zeker al... hoeveel...?... al wel de derde maal op dien septembermorgen, dat boer De Vliegher, van achter thouten schutsel het hoofd in zijne keuken stekend, Zieneken, zijn lief en jeugdig nichtje, dat vr het kleingeruite...

"Abe" Lincoln's Anecdotes and Stories - A Collection of the Best Stories Told by Lincoln Which Made Him Famous as America's Best Story TellerIt was once said of Shakespeare that the great mind that conceived the tragedies of "Hamlet," "Macbeth," etc., would have lost...

The White Conquerors: A Tale of Toltec and AztecNight had fallen on the island-city of Tenochtitlan, the capital of Anahuac, and the splendid metropolis of the Western world. The evening air was heavy with the scent of myriads of flowers which the Aztec people...

Montreal, 1535-1914. Vol. 1. Under the French Régime, 1535-1760"QUI MANET IN PATRIA ET PATRIAM COGNOSCERE TEMNIT IS MIHI NON CIVIS, SED PEREGRINUS ERIT" In placing before the public the first volume of the History of Montreal, under the title of "Under the French Rgime,"...

Dog Breaking - The Most Expeditious, Certain, and Easy Method, Whether Great Excellence or Only Mediocrity Be Required, With Odds and Ends for Those Who Love the Dog and Gun(FOR FIRST EDITION.) My respected Publisher has suggested that a Preface may be expected. His...

Herraskartano: RomaaniOli vuosi 1891, lokakuu, maanantaipiv. Worsted Skeynesin rautatieaseman pimell ulkosivustalla vallitsi alaa mr Horace Pendycen omnibussi, hnen vaununsa ja tavaravankkurinsa. Mr Horace Pendycen kuskin kasvot vallitsivat yksinisen asemalyhdyn valokeh. Verevin, tuuhein, lyhyeksi leikatuin harmain poskiparroin ja yhteenpuristetuin tutkimattomin huulin ne kohosivat korkealla yls...

Under Cæsars' ShadowLike ruler, like people! Kings and emperors are conspicuous specimens of the character of their times. They are centers around which revolve the prevailing tastes and passions of men. They also influence and control the minds of their subjects. If we would...

The Knickerbocker, Vol. 22, No. 5, November 1843 THOUGHTS ON IMMORTALITY. THE 'RICH POOR MAN:' A FRAGMENT. AN EVENING HYMN. THE DOOMED SHIP. THE DEITY. MIND OR INSTINCT. OCTOBER. THE INFLUENTIAL MAN. THE BROKEN VOW. CHRONICLES OF THE PAST. SUNDAY AT PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS. THE...

Die Räuber: Ein SchauspielMan nehme dieses Schauspiel fr nichts anderes, als eine dramatische Geschichte, die die Vortheile der dramatischen Methode, die Seele gleichsam bei ihren geheimsten Operationen zu ertappen, benutzt, ohne sich brigens in die Schranken eines Theaterstcks einzuzunen, oder nach dem so zweifelhaften...

Coal and Candlelight, and Other VersesEvery effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible. I have taken the liberty of adding an additional reference to the CONTENTS page in order to provide a direct link to the "By the Same...

Les cavaliers de la nuit, deuxième partie (t. 3/4)Les Paysans, on le sait, forment une des grandes catgories dont la runion devait complter luvre immense entreprise par lillustre romancier sous le titre de la Comdie Humaine. Lide dominante de cette magnifique tude est lantagonisme...

Birds and All Nature, Vol. 5, No. 2, February 1899 - Illustrated by Color PhotographyTHE well-known spice ginger is the underground stem (rhizome) of an herbaceous reed-like plant known as Zingiber officinale. The rhizome is perennial, but the leaf and flower-bearing stems are annual....

Highways and Byways in the Border - Illustrated At the time of his death, my brother had proceeded but a little way in this task which he and I began together, and I must frankly own my inability to cope with it on the...

Michaël Choræi Samlade skaldestycken 15. Blygsamheten. 16. Minnet och Hoppet. 17. Enkans Visa. 18. Den hgtidliga frlofningen. 19. Vid lilla Ludvigs graf. 20. Ord till en Finsk melodi. 21. Idyll. 22. Sommarnatten. 23. Afsked af Runsala. 24. Gubben till Ungdomen. 25. Mitt tycke. 26....

Peking-Paris im Automobil - Eine Wettfahrt durch Asien und Europa in sechzig Tagen.Es hat sich also doch jemand gefunden, der nach allem trotz unserer zweimonatigen Anstrengungen, trotz der Felsen, Flsse, Wsten und Wlder, Smpfe und Bankette, die wir hinter uns haben der nach alledem...

Nein und Ja: Roman Er ertappte sich dabei, wie er gleich einem Zeitungsberichterstatter in fremdem Land, der seinen Artikel vorbereitet, kleinste Dinge notierte: Strae gefllt mit jungen Mnnern, Strae gefllt mit Auslagen entbehrter Dinge, Strae, in der Frhlingsbume legitim blhten, denn Mensch darunter war...

Bygone LondonNotwithstanding the multitude of books that have been written relating to its history and antiquities, the History of London still remains to be written, a work that cannot, from its ocean-like infinitude of matter, be accomplished by a single hand, but will require...