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Stanley in Africa - The Wonderful Discoveries and Thrilling Adventures of the Great African Explorer, and Other Travelers, Pioneers and MissionariesA volume of travel, exploration and adventure is never without instruction and fascination for old and young. There is that within us all which...

Writing and Drawing Made Easy, Amusing and Instructive - Containing the Whole Alphabet in All the Characters Now Us'd, Both in Printing and PenmanshipFirst, then, it is humbly proposed as an Assistant to School-Masters; for as the greatest Part of these our Moral Copies...

Onze oude dorpskerken: Tachtig schetsen van dorpskerken in NederlandDe groote beteekenis, die de kerkelijke bouwkunst ook in ons land heeft gehad, blijkt, behalve uit onze meer monumentale stadskerken, zeer duidelijk uit de vele kerkgebouwen, die op het platteland ten gebruike voor den eeredienst werden...

Sally Scott of the WAVESIt was mid-afternoon of a cloudy day in early autumn. Sally Scott glided to the one wide window in her room and pulled down the shade. Then, with movements that somehow suggested deep secrecy, she took an oblong, black box,...

L'Illustration, No. 2499, 17 Janvier 1891Examen, et approbation, s'il y a lieu, du bilan et des comptes de l'exercice 1890.--Rpartition des bnfices.--Fixation du dividende.--Renouvellement du conseil de surveillance.--Fixation du chiffre du traitement du grant pour l'anne 1891.--Fixation du prix auquel le grant pourra procder...

Het Leven der Dieren. Derde Deel, Hoofdstuk 1 tot 4, De Kruipende DierenDe naam Amphibia (aan weerszijdenzoowel in t water als op het landlevende) of Tweeslachtigen werd door Linnaeus, den grondlegger van de hedendaagsche wetenschappelijke dierkunde, gekozen tot aanduiding van een groep van Gewervelde...

Chats in the Book-RoomA few years ago a little inconsequent volume was launched on partial acquaintance, telling of some ordinary books which line our friendly shelves, of some kindly friends who had read and chatted about them, some old stories they had told, and...

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, August 10, 1895"Forwood Boys."Sir Arthur Forwood, the new Baronet, observes the Day-by-Day-istical writer in the Daily Telegraph, "is not to be confounded with his brother, Sir William Forwood." Why not? Why interfere with the liberty of speech...

Betty Lee, SeniorWhile settings and activities for this Betty Lee High School Series have been freely taken from a real city high school, the characters are entirely fictitious. It is hoped, however, that they may to some degree present the life and ambitions of...

Baudelaire et Sainte-BeuveNote sur la transcription: Les erreurs clairement introduites par le typographe ont t corriges. L'orthographe d'origine a t conserve et n'a pas t harmonise. Les numros des pages blanches n'ont pas t repris. Les sentiments de Baudelaire envers certains de ses contemporains,...

Portraits of Children of the Mobility "The Vulgar," or "The Common People." Among political philosophers, and promulgators of Useful Knowledge, they are known as "The People," "The Many," "The Masses," "The Millions." By persons of less refinement, they are termed "The Riff-raff," and "The...

A Little Tour in IrelandI have been so often and persuasively asked to republish A Little Tour in Ireland, which I wrote as an Oxonian, many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one...

Betty Lee, JuniorCymbals clashed; horns tooted; scales mounted or fell; bits of popular tunes were tried, and drums occasionally rolled; for Lyon High band was on the platform, in almost full force. All were in uniform and gathered for the greatest Pep Assembly of...

Little Golden's Daughter; or, The Dream of a Life Time CHAPTER I. CHAPTER II. CHAPTER III. CHAPTER IV. CHAPTER V. CHAPTER VI. CHAPTER VII. CHAPTER VIII. CHAPTER IX. CHAPTER X. CHAPTER XI. CHAPTER XII. CHAPTER XIII. CHAPTER XIV. CHAPTER XV. CHAPTER XVI. CHAPTER XVII....

The Comic English Grammar: A New And Facetious Introduction To The English TongueFashion 003requires, and like the rest of her sex, requires because she requires, that before a writer begins the business of his book, he should give an account to the world of...

Four Hundred Humorous Illustrations - With Portrait and Biographical Sketch John Leech was born in London, on the 29th August, 1817. His father, John Leech, was an Irishman, a man of fine culture, and a good Shakespearean scholar. He was the landlord of the...

The Law Anyone building a personal library of liberty must include in it a copy of Frdric Bastiat's classic essay, "The Law." First published in 1850 by the great French economist and journalist, it is as clear a statement as has ever been made...

Benjamin Disraeli, the Earl of Beaconsfield, K.G. - Cartoons from "Punch" 1843-1878 ON of Isaac D'Israeli, author of Curiosities of Literature, of Jewish extraction; born in London 21st December, 1805; published his political novel, Vivian Grey, 1825; travelled in the East between 1828 and...

The Book of Ballads - Eleventh Edition, 1870 [The 038story of Mr Colt, of which our Lay contains merely the sequel, is this: A New York printer, of the name of Adams, had the effrontery to call upon him one day for payment of...

Ettore Fieramosca: ossia, La disfida di BarlettaAl cadere d'una bella giornata d'aprile dell'anno 1503 la campana di San Domenico in Barletta sonava gli ultimi tocchi dell'avemaria. Sulla piazza vicina in riva al mare, luogo di ritrovo degli abitanti tranquilli che, nelle terricciuole dei climi...