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An Essay on the State of England - In Relation to Its Trade, Its Poor, and Its Taxes, for Carrying on the Present War Against FranceTO THE THE following Treatise was the Imployment of some leisure Hours which I thought could not be better...

WeThe artistic and psychological sides of the novel are hardly to be discussed in a preface. Great as the art of a writer may be and profound as his psychology may seem to one, the impression is largely a matter of individual variations, and...

The Holy PibyThe Holy Piby, a book founded by the Holy Spirit to deliver the gospel commanded by the Almighty God for the full salvation of Ethiopias posterities. In time the Piby shall contain all worthy prophecies and inspirations endowed by God upon the...

Le français tel que le parlent nos tirailleurs sénégalaisDe mme que dans l'Afrique du Nord le contact des Arabes avec les Franais, les Italiens et les Espagnols a engendr une langue spciale, le sabir, dont la littrature humoristique ne manque pas de saveur, de...

FarkasvérJack London irsaival a hboru alatt, hosszu angol internltsgomban ismerkedtem meg, s most, midn ujra olvasom, letem ezen sivr s szenvedsteljes, de mgis rtkes szakasznak emlkei elevenednek fel lelkemben. Emlkembe tolul az Isle of Man-i Fekete vros, hol 3040.000 trsammal, csndes, fsult emberekkel egytt...

Anglo-American Memories These Memories were written in the first instance for Americans and have appeared week by week each Sunday in the New York Tribune. This may be evident enough from the way in which some subjects are dealt with. But they must stand...

Sargasso of the StarsHaller watched silently as they crowded into the control room. His eyes were slivers of gray granite, but he didn't speak. There was a long moment of silence as the five men, scum of the space-ports, shifted uneasily, their faces strained,...

Wilhelm Hauffs sämtliche Werke in sechs Bänden. Bd. 6In einem schnen fernen Reiche, von welchem die Sage lebt, da die Sonne in seinen ewig grnen Grten niemals untergehe, herrschte von Anfang an bis heute die Knigin Phantasie. Mit vollen Hnden spendete diese, seit vielen...

The Early Irish Monastic Schools - A study of Ireland's contribution to early medieval cultureThe aim of the present study is to give within reasonable limits a critical and fairly complete account of the Irish Monastic Schools which flourished prior to 900A.D. The period...

U-Boot-Abenteuer im SperrgebietNu will ick dir aber mal wat verklaren. Hr blo mit din dammeligen Quatschen up, sonst hang ick di mol fif Minuten wer Bord. Du bist ja'n grsigen Kirl, schnauzt der Obermatrose Tnjes den Matrosen Lehmann aus Berlin an, der seine erste...

The Lady's WalkI WAS on a visit to some people in Scotland when the events I am about to relate took place. They were not friends in the sense of long or habitual intercourse; in short, I had met them only in Switzerland in...

The Story of My Life and Work HAVE cheerfully consented to prefix a few words introductory to this autobiography. While I have encouraged its publication, not a sentence has been submitted to my examination. From my intimate acquaintance with the subject, because of my...

Spawn of the Venus SeaWith a tremendous snap, the taut steel cable humming in over the stern sheaves suddenly leaped high. The winch screamed briefly as the cable skipped its guides. Before power could be shut off it had snarled badly, and the frayed...

The Raiders of Saturn's RingAngry farmers were gathered in front of the Community Bank in Leiccsendale. Old Arne Reynaud, who kept a great orchard and flower-garden beyond the village outskirts, stood on the concrete steps of the bank building, and shouted to the assembled...

Proktols of NeptuneCommander Janus stared in bafflement at the power-board of the Patrol ship Wasp. The Deflector needle was still gyrating wildly. That had begun five minutes ago. His lips tightened, and he looked up irritably as the First Mate peered inquisitively over his...

The Impending Sword: A Novel (Vol. 1 of 3)'Insist is not the word. Stay here if you like it better, and amuse yourself by drinking brandy-and-soda-water, which, since your visit to Europe, it seems you cannot do without. All I say is, that I...

Mittelniederdeutsches HandwörterbuchAls das grosse Mittelniederdeutsche Wrterbuch von Schiller und Lbben bereits bald nach seiner Vollendung (1881) vergriffen war, wurde aus den Kreisen des Vereins fr Niederdeutsche Sprachforschung der Wunsch laut, vorerst statt einer neuen Ausgabe ein Handwrterbuch ohne Belegstellen zu verffentlichen, um mglichst rasch...

Edinburgh Papers. Edinburgh Merchants and Merchandise in Old TimesI do not propose, on this occasion, to carry your minds back to a very remote period, for, truth to tell, Scotland was not distinguished for commerce at an early date. You will not be surprised...

Jesse James' Desperate Game; Or, The Robbery of the Ste. Genevieve BankThe population of Monegaw Springs was transitory. Situated in the central part of St. Clair county, in Missouri, the town was famed far and wide for the medicinal qualities of its waters. And...

The New Science of Controlled Breathing, Vol. 2 (of 2) - The Secret of Strength, Energy and Beauty—Through Breath ControlMany theories concerning the art of breathing have been exploited in recent years. Numerous books dealing with the subject have been offered to the public....