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The New England CountryAbout old times there always hovers a peculiar charm. A dreamland atmosphere overhangs them. The present, as we battle along through it, seems full of hard, dry facts; but, looking back, experience takes on a rosy hue. The sharp edges are...

International Language and Science - Considerations on the Introduction of an International Language into ScienceThe scientific attitude of mind is necessarily critical, but never sceptical without proper investigation and knowledge. The Translator hopes, therefore, that English-speaking men of science will not judge the question...

A Book for a Rainy Day; or, Recollections of the Events of the Years 1766-1833The highly flattering manner in which my work, entitled Nollekens and his Times, was generally received, induced me to collect numerous scattered biographical papers, which I have considerably augmented with...

In the Far East - A Narrative of Exploration and Adventure in Cochin-China, Cambodia, Laos, and SiamA considerable portion of the Indo-Chinese peninsula is occupied by the extensive country of Cambodia, or Camboja, known to the natives as Kan-pou-chi. It extends from lat. 8...

Der Hodscha Nasreddin II. Band - Türkische, arabische, berberische, maltesische, sizilianische, kalabrische, kroatische, serbische und griechische Märlein und SchwänkeMAn fragte Nasreddin: Kannst du rechnen? Freilich, antwortete er; darber gibts keinen Zweifel. Wie wrdest du also vier Dirhem unter drei Personen gleichmig verteilen? Zweien von...

Der Hodscha Nasreddin I. Band - Türkische, arabische, berberische, maltesische, sizilianische, kalabrische, kroatische, serbische und griechische Märlein und SchwänkeDIe Motive der Mrchen sind der Ausdruck gewisser Vorstellungen, denen die Menschen irgendwo und irgendwann angehangen haben mssen. Es mssen wohl einmal, vielleicht auf der ganzen...

The American Missionary — Volume 34, No. 06, June, 1880relating to the work of the Association may be addressed to the Corresponding Secretary; those relating to the collecting fields to the District Secretaries; letters for the Editor of the American Missionary, to Rev. C....

The American Missionary — Volume 34, No. 04, April, 1880relating to the work of the Association may be addressed to the Corresponding Secretary; those relating to the collecting fields to the District Secretaries; letters for the Editor of the American Missionary, to Rev. Geo....

The Ladies' Paradise: A Realistic Novel DENISE had walked from the Saint-Lazare railway station, where a Cherbourg train had landed her and her two brothers, after a night passed on the hard seat of a third-class carriage. She was leading Pp by the hand,...

Piping Hot! (Pot-Bouille): A Realistic Novel One day, in the middle of a long literary conversation, Thodore Duret said to me: I have known in my life two men of supreme intelligence. I knew of both before the world knew of either. Never did...

Half-A-Dozen Housekeepers: A Story for Girls in Half-A-Dozen Chapters MARCH had come in like a lion, and showed no sign of going out like a lamb. The pussy willows knew that it was, or ought to be, spring, but although it takes a deal...

The House by the Medlar-Tree Any one who loves simplicity or respects sincerity, any one who feels the tie binding us all together in the helplessness of our common human life, and running from the lowliest as well as the highest to the Mystery...

The Wild Irish Girl: A National Tale If there are certain circumstances under which a fond father can address an imprisoned son without suffering the bitterest heart-rendings of paternal agony, such are not those under which I now address you. To sustain the loss...

Zuñi Folk TalesIT is instructive to compare superstition with science. Mythology is the term used to designate the superstitions of the ancients. Folk-lore is the term used to designate the superstitions of the ignorant of today. Ancient mythology has been carefully studied by modern...

Kuolema: NovellejaKuu loisti suurena, ihmeellisen kirkkaana; tuhannet thdet nyttivt iloisesti hymyilevn heille, ja edess levisi niitty jtyneen, tasaisena kuin lattia Jt peitti vain ohut lumikerros, ja koko lakeus hohti ja kimalteli kuutamossa, kuin olisi ollut peitetty lukemattomilla pikku timanteilla Nuori mies hellitti hymyillen hiukan...

Peacemakers—Blessed and Otherwise - Observations, Reflections and Irritations at an International ConferenceThis book does not pretend to be a history or even an adequate review of the work of the Conference on the Limitation of Armament, nor does it pretend to be the writers...

Geschichte der Philosophie im IslamNach der vortrefflichen Skizze Munks1 ist dies der erste Versuch, die Geschichte der Philosophie im Islam im Zusammenhang vorzufhren. Ein neuer Anfang also, kein Abschluss mchte meine Arbeit sein. Nicht Alles, was auf diesem Gebiete vorgearbeitet, ist mir bekannt geworden...

The Little Match Man I am going to tell you something that you must never tell any one. Stupid people wouldnt believe it, anyway; and there are so many stupid people that I should seem like the greatest fibber in the world. But if...

Jockele und seine FrauDer Doktor Jakobus Sinsheimer lieber Gott, wer kennt den Doktor Jakobus Sinsheimer nicht! Hat er nicht als der Jockele wegen seines heftigen Betriebes mit den Mdchen die kleine Stadt Weimar in groe Aufregung versetzt? Der Jockele, der als Zigeunerbblein von der...

Friendship Village Love StoriesCertain of the following chapters have appeared in Everybody's, The American Magazine, The Outlook, The Woman's Home Companion, and The Delineator. Thanks are due to the editors for their courteous permission to reprint these chapters, and to Messrs. Harper Brothers for...