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The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 25, April 29, 1897The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 25, April 29, 1897 - A Weekly Magazine for Boys and GirlsIt has been hinted for some time past that the Powers were not agreed as to the course they...
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My Adventures as a SpyMy Adventures as a Spy"There is no gift book that could be put into the hands of a schoolboy more valuable than this fascinating volume, and if you asked the boy's opinion he would probably add, 'No book that he liked better.'"Spectator. "No one...
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WinchesterWinchesterFew of our English cities are more strikingly situated than the once royal city of Winchester, which lies on the slopes and along the bed of a chalk valley watered by the River Itchen. The greater part of the present city is situated on...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 04 (of 12)The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 04 (of 12)Sir,I had the honor to receive your letter of the 17th of November last, in which, with some exceptions, you are pleased to consider favorably the letter I have written on the affairs...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12)The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12) The French Revolution has been the subject of various speculations and various histories. As might be expected, the royalists and the republicans have differed a good deal in their accounts of the...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 06 (of 12)The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 06 (of 12)My dear sir,As some prefatory account of the materials which compose this second posthumous volume of the Works of Mr. Burke, and of the causes which have prevented its earlier appearance, will be...
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A Handbook of the Boer WarA Handbook of the Boer War - With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and PlansThe thanks of the Author are due to the Army Council for permission to copy the maps and plans in the Official History of the War,...
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A Review of Uncle Tom's Cabin or, An Essay on SlaveryA Review of Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, An Essay on Slavery For the last two years a "still small voice" has constantly whispered to me, in private and in public, at home and abroad, saying, write! It was in vain that I strove to...
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True Stories of History and BiographyTrue Stories of History and BiographyIn writing this ponderous tome, the author's desire has been to describe the eminent characters and remarkable events of our annals, in such a form and style, that the YOUNG might make acquaintance with them of their own accord....
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Friend of CaesarA Friend of Cæsar: A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. If this book serves to show that Classical Life presented many phases akin to our own, it will not have been written in vain. After the book was...
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T. De Witt Talmage as I Knew HimT. De Witt Talmage as I Knew HimI write this story of my life, first of all for my children. How much would I now give for a full account of my father's life written by his own hand! That which merely goes from...
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De Leeuw van VlaanderenDe Leeuw van Vlaanderen - Of de Slag der Gulden SporenIn 1837 had Hendrik Conscience zijn eerste roman, In 't Wonderjaer, gepubliceerd, en wel in het "Vlaemsch"wat toen zonder meer een politieke daad was. In datzelfde jaar verdiepte hij zich in een toen zeer...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 03 (of 12)The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 03 (of 12) ; , , ; ; , , ' ... , , , . That the least informed reader of this speech may be enabled to enter fully into the spirit of the...
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Chronica d'El-Rei D. Affonso IIIChronica d'El-Rei D. Affonso IIIContinuando com a edio das Chronicas dos Senhores Reis de Portugal, gloriosos Predecessores de V. Magestade, continuo tambem na precisa obrigao de as offerecer a V. Magestade. Nesta do Senhor Rei D. Affonso III ver V. Magestade os caminhos que...
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The Secret Chamber at ChadThe Secret Chamber at ChadThe great house at Chad was wrapped in sleep. The brilliant beams of a June moon illuminated the fine pile of gray masonry with a strong white light. Every castellated turret and twisted chimney stood out in bold relief from...
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Ancient EgyptAncient EgyptTO REGINALD STUART POOLE, KEEPER OF COINS IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM, AND CORRESPONDENT OF THE INSTITUTE OF FRANCE, IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF MUCH HELP AND MUCH PLEASURE DERIVED FROM HIS EGYPTIAN LABOURS. In shape Egypt is like a lily with a crooked stem. A...
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An Historical Journal of the Transactions at Port Jackson and Norfolk IslandAn Historical Journal of the Transactions at Port Jackson and Norfolk IslandThe ships destined for Botany-Bay rendezvous at the Mother-Bank.--Leave that place, and proceed on the voyage.--The convicts on board one of the transports attempt an insurrection.--Are timely discovered, and the ring-leaders punished.--Arrived at...
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Topsy-Turvy Land: Arabia Pictured for ChildrenTopsy-Turvy Land: Arabia Pictured for Children On this big round earth there are all sorts of countries and peoples. Men walk on it on every side just like flies crawling over a watermelon and they do not fall off either. On the next page...
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The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 32, June 17, 1897The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 32, June 17, 1897 - A Weekly Magazine for Boys and GirlsSpain, therefore, will try to convince Europe that she ought to receive the same kind of help that was...
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American Merchant Ships and SailorsAmerican Merchant Ships and SailorsIn an earlier series of books the present writer told the story of the high achievements of the men of the United States Navy, from the day of Paul Jones to that of Dewey, Schley, and Sampson. It is a...
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