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Bob Hazard, Dam BuilderI see. But, my son, do you realize that if you follow your desire to be an engineer there will never be the firm of Robert Hazard and Son? That the practice I have built up will not pass on to...

Lorelei of the Red MistHe diedand then awakened in a new body. He found himself on a world of bizarre loveliness, a powerful, rich man. He took pleasure in his turn of good luck ... until he discovered that his new body was hated...

The Conjurer of VenusThe city dripped with rain. Crossing the street toward the dive, Johnson got rain in his eyes, his nose, and his ears. That was the way with the rain here. It came at you from all directions. There had been occasions...

Les Filles Publiques sous la Terreur - D'après les rapports de la police secrète, des documents nouveaux et des pièces inédites tirées des Archives NationalesL'auteur, en crivant la premire page de ce livre, ne se dissimule pas quel point est scabreux et dlicat le...

Lettres d'une amoureuse J'entends le bruit de tes pas et cependant je voudrais que tu n'entres jamais: t'attendre est une volupt si enivrante! Il me semble alors me sentir souleve de terre par une force invisible; mon me s'lance hors de moi et va...

The Chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 08 [of 13] - Containing an account of the cruel civil wars between the houses of Orleans and Burgundy, of the possession of Paris and Normandy by the English, their expulsion thence, and of other memorable events...

The American Encyclopedia of History, Biography and Travel - Comprising Ancient and Modern History: the Biography of Eminent Men of Europe and America, and the Lives of Distinguished Travelers.Entered According to Act of Congress, in the Year 1855, by the OHIO STATE JOURNAL COMPANY,...

Hard-Pan: A Story of Bonanza FortunesDINNER was coming to an end. The Chinaman, soft-footed in his immaculate white, had just finished his circuit of the table, leaving a tiny gold-rimmed coffee-cup at each of the four plates. Into hers Letitia was lowering a lump...

A Woman and the WarIt is not without serious reflection that I have collected these thoughts in war time to offer in book form to those who may care to read and ponder them. They were written for the most part on the spur...

The Works of the Rev. John Wesley, Vol. 03 (of 32) The text may show quotations within quotations, all set off by similar quote marks. The inner quotations have been changed to alternate quote marks for improved readability. This book has drop-caps at the...

Gamle Minder fra tjeneste-aarene ombord i franske skibe 1823-1829. - Nedskrevet i 1877.I 1821, 17 Aar gammel, afgik jeg som Lieutenant fra Scadet-Akademiet. Det paaflgende Aar blev jeg commanderet til Vestindien med Corvetten Najaden, frt af Capitain, senere General-Adjudant Uldall; i August 1823 kom...

Weale's Series of Scientific and Technical WorksIn Two Parts: I. The Art of Constructing Common Roads, by H. Law, C.E., Revised by D. K. Clark, C.E.; II. Recent Practice: Including Pavements of Wood, Asphalte, &c. By D. K. Clark, C.E. 4/6 For Students and...

Voyage à l'Ile-de-France (1/2)Ces Lettres et ces Journaux ont t crits mes amis. A mon retour, je les ai mis en ordre et je les ai fait imprimer, afin de leur donner une marque publique d'amiti et de reconnaissance. Aucun de ceux qui m'ont...

La DominationIl n'est pas de plus verte royaut que la mienne. Je regarde passer les hommes et je suis surpris parce qu'ils passent prs de moi sans attention et sans envie. Ils ne savent pas ce que j'ai dans le cur: s'ils le savaient,...

Les châteaux d'Athlin et de Dunbayne (2/2), Histoire arrivée dans les Montagnes d'Écosse.Louise, baronne de Malcolm, descendait d'une ancienne et honnte famille de Suisse. Son pre (le marquis St.-Clair) avait hrit de cette bravoure et de cette vertu qui avaient si minemment distingu ses...

The Duke's Daughter; and, The Fugitives; vol. 3/3Next morning Latour was more cheerful than usual. The men who had come to inspect the woods were not indeed picturesque figures, nor of a very elevated class, but still they made the village street lively, which...

The Duke's Daughter; and, The Fugitives; vol. 2/3The reader accustomed to the amenities of the highest social circles, such as those which we are now compelled temporarily to leave, will no doubt sensibly feel the shock of the descent from the mansion of the...

The Duke's Daughter; and, The Fugitives; vol. 1/3It is perhaps necessary to explain that the following story was published in serial form under the title of Lady Jane, but the subsequent use of a similar title for another work has suggested the expediency of...

Action on AzuraThe Othersthe Nameless Oneshad tried to conquer this fair and gentle world, searing the very sky with vicious flame, drenching the natives with death. They failed. Then came the Terrans, with a new idea ... a different weapon.... On the thirty-third day...

The Giants ReturnIn the last hours the star ahead had grown brighter by many magnitudes, and had changed its color from a dazzling blue through white to the normal yellow, of a GO sun. That was the Doppler effect as the star's radial velocity...