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Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New AmsterdamPeter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam It is impossible to understand the very remarkable character and career of Peter Stuyvesant, the last, and by far the most illustrious, of the Dutch governors of New Amsterdam, without an acquaintance with the early...
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Overland through Asia Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar LifeOverland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar LifeFourteen years ago Major Perry McD. Collins traversed Northern Asia, and wrote an account, of his journey, entitled A Voyage Down the Amoor. With the exception of that volume no other work on this little...
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Indrukken van FinlandIndrukken van Finland - De Aarde en haar Volken, 1906Suomi is de zachte, welluidende, droomerige naam, dien de Finnen hun land hebben gegeven. Het is de naam van het land, dat in den laatsten tijd onze aandacht tot zich trekt, welks strijd voor vrijheid...
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La fille du capitaineLa fille du capitaineMon pre, Andr Ptrovitch Grineff, aprs avoir servi dans sa jeunesse sous le comte Munich[1], avait quitt ltat militaire en 17 avec le grade de premier major. Depuis ce temps, il avait constamment habit sa terre du gouvernement de Simbirsk, o...
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Great Britain and the American Civil WarGreat Britain and the American Civil WarThis work was begun many years ago. In 1908 I read in the British Museum many newspapers and journals for the years 1860-1865, and then planned a survey of English public opinion on the American Civil War. In...
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TaorminaTaormina - De Aarde en haar Volken, 1906Wanneer men Itali herhaaldelijk heeft bereisd en zich eenigszins gemeenzaam heeft gemaakt met zijn volk en zijn taal, met zijne zeden en gewoonten, wanneer men daarbij zijn hollandsche pietluttigheid heeft achtergelaten en zich heeft afgewend om met...
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Minkä mitäkin ItaliastaMinkä mitäkin ItaliastaSinne tullessa on halu pst piviseen eteln kiihtymistn kiihtynyt. Yht samaa suomalaista talvea oli ollut melkein sinne saakka. Unkarikin, jota palanen vilahdukselta sivuutettiin, nytti lumen peittmlt tasangolta. Ja Wieniss oli lunta yht paljon kuin Helsingiss tammikuun pyryjen aikana. Miehen korkuiset kinokset kohosivat...
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Minkä mitäkin TyrolistaMinkä mitäkin TyrolistaPolkupyr ja Reinin rannatne nyt eivt oikeastaan sovi yhteen. Yksi maailman runollisimpia ja romanttisimpia seutuja ja tuo vihoviimeisten aikain keksint, tuo kaikista uusin kulkukapine, jonka rumuudesta ja eprunollisuudesta on niin paljon puhuttu. Pienen aasin selss tai sukkelajalkaisen kimon rattailla, jalkaisin tai korkeintaan...
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Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 - Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous WomenWe are not sent into this world to do anything into which we can not put our hearts. We have certain work to do for...
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The Siege of KimberleyThe Siege of Kimberley - Its Humorous and Social Side; Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902); Eighteen Weeks in Eighteen ChaptersThe famous Ultimatum had gone forth to the world. War had come at last. We, in Kimberley, were in for itthough happily unconscious of our destiny until...
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The Lamp in the DesertThe Lamp in the DesertA great roar of British voices pierced the jewelled curtain of the Indian night. A toast with musical honours was being drunk in the sweltering dining-room of the officers' mess. The enthusiastic hubbub spread far, for every door and window...
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John Rutherford, the White Chief: A Story of Adventure in New ZealandJohn Rutherford, the White Chief: A Story of Adventure in New ZealandEighty years ago, when the story told in these pages was first published, "forecastle yarns" were more thrilling than they are now. In these days we look for information in regard to a...
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How to See the British Museum in Four VisitsHow to See the British Museum in Four VisitsThe money to found a British Museum was raised by a lottery in the middle of the last century. Sir Hans Sloane having offered his books and museum of natural history to Parliament, for less than...
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Characters from the Histories and Memoirs of the 17th CenturyCharacters from the Histories & Memoirs of the Seventeenth Century 1. JAMES I. By Arthur Wilson 2. " By Sir Anthony Weldon 3. THE DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM (George Villiers, first Duke). By Clarendon 4. SIR THOMAS COVENTRY. By Clarendon 5. SIR RICHARD WESTON. By...
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EveshamEveshamFor the historical matter contained in the following pages the writer is indebted mainly to George May's admirable history of the town issued in 1845, a book which, since its publication, has been the acknowledged authority on local history. To Mr. Oswald Knapp his...
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Wulfric the Weapon Thane: A Story of the Danish Conquest of East AngliaWulfric the Weapon Thane: A Story of the Danish Conquest of East AngliaA word may be needed with regard to the sources from which this story of King Eadmund's armour bearer and weapon thane have been drawn. For the actual presence of such a...
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Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in MysoreGold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore - With chapters on coffee planting in Coorg, the Mysore representative assembly, the Indian congress, caste and the Indian silver question, being the 38 years' experiences of a Mysore planterIn the year 1871 I published "The Experiences...
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The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 08 of 55The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 08 of 55 - 1591-1593 In this volume are recorded the more important events in the history of the Philippine colony during the years 159192. The dissensions between the secular and the ecclesiastical authorities continue, though the governor...
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The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 07 of 55The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 07 of 55 - 1588-1591 Important events and changes occur during the four years included in the scope of this volume. The Audiencia is suppressed, and in its place is sent a royal governor; the instructions given to...
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Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume II, Arkansas Narratives, Part 2Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume II, Arkansas Narratives, Part 2[TR: Some interviews were date-stamped; these dates have been added to interview headers in brackets. Where part of date could not be determined...
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