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The ecclesiastical architecture of Scotland from the earliest Christian times to the seventeenth century; vol. 2/3As this Volume contains drawings and descriptions of the examples of the First Pointed and Middle Pointed Periods in Scotland, and, therefore, illustrates the finest of our medival edifices,...

Snarled Identities; Or, A Desperate TangleNick Carter stands for an interesting detective story. The fact that the books in this line are so uniformly good is entirely due to the work of a specialist. The man who wrote these stories produced no other type...

Saloilta ja vesiltä: LuonnonkertomuksiaOn hiljaista. Heikkona kaikuna kuuluu vain koiran haukunta kaukaa jostain metsmkist. Liikkumatta odottaa luminen, suuri salo. Ei hiirenkn hisahdusta kuulu, ei ny Vienon alakuloinen ja surumielinen on talviinen tunnelma yksinisell, kaukaisella salolla; samalla se kuitenkin kuin salaa riemuitsee korven vapaudesta ja...

Tydore's GiftThe sun was a shrunken red disk against the starfields, a distant pale luminosity surrendering to the encroachment of the falling night. Hoarfrost crunched under Marley's feet as he walked by the still black waters of the canal, and then thin wind whispered...

A Letter on the Abolition of the Slave Trade - Addressed to the freeholders and other inhabitants of YorkshireFor many years I have ardently wished that it had been possible for me to plead, in your presence, the great cause of the Abolition of...

Short Flights SEASONS that pass me by in varied mood, As on the impressionable land you leave a trace, Molding sometime a delicate flowers sweet face, Touching again with green the somber wood, Or drawing all beneath a snowy hood, Am I not worthy...

The WatchersHe left his gyro on the dark lawn and circled the villa, carefully avoiding the wash of light from open windows. The blast gun lay snug and cold in his hand, and his thought ran bleakly: Here am I, Peter Manson, pacifist, idealist,...

Vengeance on Mars!Hale cut the motor as he swerved off the ancient plastic roadway. His one-man beetle thumped over the shoulder and, wheels whispering, coasted down the sandy, moonlit slope. It threaded between mighty linla cacti that had the size and shape of spaceships...

Sign of LifeThe wind was trying to finish him off right now. It shrieked, moaned, whispered and shouted through the smashed hull where he sprawled in his space-suit. Laughed, too. The wind was a murdererand was glad. All but he were dead. Soon the...

The History and Poetry of Finger-ringsThe history of finger-rings is more abundant than the poetry, which is chiefly connected with the ceremonies and observances in which they figure. What this history is Mr. Edwards has indicated in the gossipy pages which follow, and which...

Some Immigrant NeighborsThis little book for Junior Home Mission Study classes has been written from the point of view of a New York City pastor. The races that have been selected for study are so chosen because the writer knows them at first hand...

The Timeless OnesHer husband co-pilot nodded, remembering Clifton and Helen Sweeney, and the Sweeney youngsters. Remembering with a smile Tommy Sweeney's kite-flying antics, his freckles and mischievous eyesa tow-headed kid of ten with an Irish sense of humor, sturdily planted in a field of...

Tapaus sotilaan elämästäKenraali nukkuu pivllis-unta, mutta unensa on hyvin omituista laatua. Hn ei vastaa, kun hnelt jotakin kysytn; mutta hn kuulee kaikki mit hnen ymprillns puhutaan; kun huoneessa olijain puhe loukkaa hnt, havahtuu hn, tulee kki liikkeesen, kiivastuu, lakkaa kuorsaamasta, voidakseen riidell ja saattaa...

MonsterThere was a faint scratching at the door, so faint that Alice Kidd, who had been listening fearfully for precisely that sound, was at first not certain that she heard it. But, as she came close to the doorway, it was no longer possible...

The Convict Ship, Volume 1 (of 3)I was in my twenty-fourth year when I underwent the tragic and amazing experiences which, with the help of a friend, I propose to relate in these pages. I am now seventy-seven; but I am in good health...

Mercy FlightIt was a lesson you learned in the Space-Forces, and you learned it good: Out in the lonely void, when you get in a jam, you're on your own ... it's you against everything and everybody. Anything goes.... Jake was sitting back in...

Ashes (Cenere): A Sardinian StoryIt was the night of Midsummer Eve. Ol came forth from the white-walled Cantoniera[1] on the Mamojada road, and hurried away across the fields. She was fifteen, well-grown and beautiful, with very large, very bright, feline eyes of greenish grey,...

Viisaus ja kohtalo TEILLE, MADAME GEORGETTE LEBLANC, omistan tmn kirjan, joka niin sanoakseni onkin teidn tytnne. On olemassa ylevmpi ja todellisempi yhteisty kuin kynn, nimittin ajatuksen ja esimerkin. Minun ei ole tarvinnut vaivalloisesti kuvitella viisauden ihanteen ptksi ja toimia, ei mys pusertaa sisimmstni kauniin,...

The Rebel of Valkyr... From the Dark Ages of Space emerged the Second Empire ... ruled by a child, a usurper and a fool! The Great Throne of Imperial Earth commanded a thousand vassal worldsbleak, starved worlds that sullenly whispered of galactic revolt.... At...

The Harim and the Purdah: Studies of Oriental WomenThis is the creed of the woman of the East to-day. It is the same as it has been for centuries; it will continue the same for centuries to come. Indeed, it is a question whether...