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The Winning of the MoonNext morning, before the sunlight exploded, the four of them donned their space suits and went and sat outside the dome, waiting. The sun rose with its bright, silent clap of radiance. Black pools of shadows lay in harsh contrast,...

The Pentateuch, in Its Progressive Revelations of God to Men IT is supposable that God might have made his entire written revelation of himself to men at once, through one inspired prophet and one only; in one definite locality (Eden or Jerusalem), and all...

History of Botany (1530-1860)I am gratefully sensible of the honourable distinction implied in the determination of the Delegates of the Clarendon Press to have my History of Botany translated into the world-wide language of the British Empire. Fourteen years have elapsed since the first...

Contes pour les bibliophilesCe m'est un plaisir,je pourrais et devrais mme dire un devoir,mon cher compagnon de plume et de crayon, d'inscrire votre nom sonore, ami de tous ceux qui aiment encore, en ce temps refroidi, la fantaisie et l'imagination agissantes, en tte de...

The Diary of Delia - Being a Veracious Chronicle of the Kitchen, with Some Side-Lights on the ParlourI got up at siven. Washed. Dressed. Made me bed. I set the kittle on the gas stove and then furyissly rung the brikfust bell. The famly...

Varastettu sotilassalaisuus: Bruce-Partington piirustukset Ent sitten? Se on samaa kuin nkisi kki maalaistiell raitiovaunun. Asuntonsa Pall Mallissa ja Diopenesklubi, Whitehall ne ovat hnen maailmansa. Yhden ainoan kerran hn on kynyt tll. Mit maailmassa hnelle on mahtanut tapahtuakaan? Niin, tiesin hyvin, ett sin hmmstyisit. Mycroft...

Emily of New MoonTHE house in the hollow was a mile from anywhereso Maywood people said. It was situated in a grassy little dale, looking as if it had never been built like other houses but had grown up there like a big, brown...

Peter and Alexis: The Romance of Peter the GreatThis remarkable novel, the first by Merejkowski on a purely Russian theme, completes the already famous historical Trilogy, of which The Death of the Gods, and The Forerunner, or Romance of Leonardo da Vinci, were the...

Common-Sense CountryThe Why I Ams: Why I Am a Socialist and an Atheist, by Conrad Naewiger; Why I Am a Social Democrat, by G. Bernard Shaw; Why I Am an Individualist Anarchist, by J. Armsden. There was a country where Common-sense had somehow got...

The Microscope. Its History, Construction, and Application 15th ed. - Being a familiar introduction to the use of the instrument, and the study of microscopical scienceThe Author of this Publication entered upon his task with some hesitation and diffidence; but the reasons which influenced...

Pipestone National Monument: Junior Ranger Activity Booklet, Ages 8 and UpThe National Park Service is in charge of protecting some of the most special places in America. These places have been set aside for the American people (and visitors from all over the world)...

George Washington Carver National Monument Junior Ranger Activity Book: The Plant DoctorGeorge Washington Carver National Monument is a special place that needs people like you to take care of it. By becoming a Junior Ranger you can help preserve national parks so that future...

The Geology of Button Bay State ParkButton Bay State Park is located on the eastern shore of Lake Champlain with lake frontage on Button Bay (see maps, Figs. 1 and 2). This Vermont State Park is reached from the nearest large town, Vergennes, by...

Holiday Frolics; Or, Endless Amusement for the Christmas Fireside - Containing, the Most Astonishing Feats of Legerdemain, and Astounding Conjurings; Entertaining Experiments in Various Branches of Science; Tricks With Cards & Dice. Art of Making Fireworks; Together With an Excellent Collection of Puzzles, Conundrums,...

The Big HeadacheFerris fingered the collar of his starched lab smock. "Guess I got carried away for a moment. But Macklin is exactly what we need for a quick, dramatic test. We've had it if he turns us down." "I know," Mitchell said, exhaling...

Jacquou le CroquantLe plus loin dont il me souvienne, c'est 1815, l'anne que les trangers vinrent Paris, et o Napolon, appel par les messieurs du chteau de l'Herm l'ogre de Corse, fut envoy Sainte-Hlne, par del les mers. En ce temps-l, les miens taient...

The Ark of 1803: A Story of Louisiana Purchase TimesOne licking more likely, said Lewis Hoyt. He grinned as he took the big smooth-faced chip from Moses and added his signature. Here, Molly, its your turn. Remember, you want to leave room for all...

Two American Boys with the Dardanelles Battle FleetRight you are, Amos, and I reckon the Straits of the Dardanelles, that in the days of Leander used to be called the Hellespont, is one of the most noted sheets of water in the wide world....

Spanish John - Being a Memoir, Now First Published in Complete Form, of the Early Life and Adventures of Colonel John McDonell, Known as "Spanish John," When a Lieutenant in the Company of St. James of the Regiment Irlandia, in the Service of the...

The Man Farthest Down: A Record of Observation and Study in EuropeOn the 20th of August, 1910, I sailed from New York City for Liverpool, England. I had been given a leave of absence of two months from my work at Tuskegee, on condition...