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Geoffrey de Mandeville: A study of the Anarchy"The reign of Stephen," in the words of our greatest living historian, "is one of the most important in our whole history, as exemplifying the working of causes and principles which had no other opportunity of exhibiting...

The Little Princess in the WoodOne lovely summer morning the little Princess Rosemary woke up early, jumped out of bed, put on her crown and popped her head out of the castle window. There she saw, through the branches of the Queens best rose-tree,...

Doing GoodLittle Alice arose one bright May morning just as the sun was peering through the white curtains of her little chamber, and after offering[Pg 3] a simple morning prayer from the depths of her happy heart, she prepared herself for breakfast. How beautiful...

The Queen Versus Billy, and Other Stories The Queen Versus Billy--The Beautiful Man of Pingalap--The Dust of Defeat--The Happiest Day of His Life--Father Zosimus--Frenchys Last Job--The Devils White Man--The Phantom City--Amatuas Sailor IT was the Sandfly, Captain Toombs, that brought the news to Sydney...

Contes cruelsPascal nous dit quau point de vue des faits, le Bien et le Mal sont une question de latitude. En effet, tel acte humain sappelle crime, ici, bonne action, l-bas, et rciproquement.Ainsi, en Europe, lon chrit, gnralement, ses vieux parents;en certaines tribus de...

Vampires and VampirismThe awakened interest in supernormal phenomena which has taken place in recent years has included in its wake the absorbing subject of Vampirism. Yet there has not been any collection published of vampire stories which are common to all the five continents...

Ne bántsuk egymást: Ujabb tréfákA klt knyelmesen lelt a kvhz asztala mell, maga el hzta a csszjt, egy szem cukrot tett bele, aztn srni kezdett. Szpen, egyenletesen srt, elbb a jobbszembl, aztn a balszembl, a csszt gyesen altartotta. Mikor tele lett a cssze, megtrlte...

Thoughts on a Pebble, or, A First Lesson in Geology"To the natural philosopher there is no natural object that is unimportant or trifling. From the least of Nature's works he may learn the greatest lessons. The fall of an apple to the ground may...

Historia de América desde sus tiempos más remotos hasta nuestros días, tomo IINota del Transcriptor: Se ha respetado la ortografa y la acentuacin del original. Errores obvios de imprenta han sido corregidos. Pginas en blanco han sido eliminadas. La portada fue diseada por el...

Tündér IlonaNagyon sokat gondolkodtam e blcs s rdekes mondson, amely nekem klnben is kapra jn. Ime, a kiadim most kt elbeszlsemet nyomtatjk le, a melyekhez igen-igen kis fi koromban szereztem az impresszikat. Hsz esztend eltti trgyak milyen volt az g, a lny, a kert,...

Oriental tales, for the entertainment of youth - Selected from the most eminent English writersA certain Cham of Tartary going a progress with his nobles, was met by a Dervise, who cried with a loud voice,Whoever will give me a hundred pieces of gold,...

Memories of a Hostess: A Chronicle of Eminent Friendships - Drawn Chiefly from the Diaries of Mrs. James T. FieldsIn the years immediately before the death of Mrs. James T. Fields, on January 5, 1915, she spoke to me more than once of her...

The Young Game-WardenAs he spoke, he took off his hat and drew his shirt-sleeve across his dripping forehead, while the lazy old horse, which had pulled[Pg 6] the rickety wood-rack up the long, steep hill from the beach, lowered his head, dropped his ears,...

Gibson: New Cartoons; A book of Charles Dana Gibson's latest drawingsHe: Its perfectly awful the way you continue to flirt with your old sweethearts. I dont believe you love me any more. And yet, before we were married, you told me I was a...

The Huey Long Murder CaseThe motives which prompt a killer to do away with a public figure are frequently anything but clear. On the other hand, the identity of such an assassin rarely is in doubt. The assassin himself sees to that, in obvious...

Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, No. 743, March 23, 1878Toby was a sheep of middling size, lightly built, finely limbed, as agile as a deer, with dark intelligent gazelle-like eyes, and a small pair of neatly curled horns, with the points...

Törpék és óriásokNem, nem volt valami nagyon okos teremts a szegny Mrs. Arnold, a Tavaszi verfny hres kicsi Vadvirg-ja, az a lny, a kinek a nevt adta, a kivel a dicssgt osztotta meg Algernon Arnold, a ma l kltk korontlan kirlya. Ha ez a...

The Gun Alley Tragedy: Record of the Trial of Colin Campbell RossNo trial in Australian history has created such a public sensation as did the trial in Melbourne of Colin Campbell Ross for the murder of the little girl, Alma Tirtschke, on the afternoon...

Hidden Foes; Or, A Fatal MiscalculationNick Carter stands for an interesting detective story. The fact that the books in this line are so uniformly good is entirely due to the work of a specialist. The man who wrote these stories produced no other type...

Pork Slaughtering, Cutting, Preserving, and Cooking on the FarmFor sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, D.C. 20402 By H. Russell Cross, Research Food Technologist,1 E. Curtis Green, Meat Marketing Specialist,2 William R. Jones, Extension Meat Specialist,3 Roger L. West,...