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Little AlfredI have written this book for little boys. I hope they may like it; although it does not contain any wonderful stories about giants, or genii, or fairies. I wanted to do them good, as well as to amuse them. Although I do...

Mrs. Spring FragranceThe first set of images below are used as a background for each set of pages throughout the volume. This was not feasible in this format. The second set served as background on the title page and its facing page. I have...

Essays Irish and AmericanFOUR of the following Essays have appeared in Harpers Weekly and one in The Seven Arts. The thanks of The Talbot Press, Limited, are due to the proprietors and editors of both Journals, for permission to reprint. E admire some because...

A ki örökké bujdosott és egyéb elbeszélésekMindhrom reg, rokkant frfiu. Bajuszuk s szakluk sz, arczuk tele redvel, termetk elrehajlott, hsgnek, szomjnak, fradtsgnak, veknek s tn sok szenvedsnek slya alatt meggrnyedve. Ruhjuk szenny s foszlny, lbbelijk nincs, trks nadrgjuk egykor kk, vk egykor srga s...

Viimeisen Aabenserraagin vaiheetFrancois Augusto Ren, vicomte de Chateaubrian syntyi 1768 Bretagnen maakunnassa. Is, joka oli vanhaa aatelissukua, kohteli nuorta Chateaubriandia suurella ankaruudella, iti taas, joka oli hurskas ja hellsydminen vaimo, kasvatti poikaansa liiallisella hemmottelulla. Tm vaikutti, ett Ch., jolla oli vilkas mielikuvitus, vaipui jo...

Satuja lapsille luettavaksiOlipa muinoin mies, jolla oli kolme poikaa. Isoiksi tultuaan sanoivat he islleen: "Anna meille sauva ja evskontti, tahdomme lhte ulos maailmalle onnea koettelemaan." Is antoi kullekin leipkyrsn evskonttiin ja paksun koivusauvan kteen, ja niin he lhtivt matkaan. Kveltyn vhn aikaa tulivat he...

Mewanee, the Little Indian BoyMewanee loved to handle these weapons and he longed for the day to come when he would be big and strong enough to use them. He had his own bow and arrows now, but they were not so large as...

Drawings by Charles Dana Gibson A BRIGHT OUTLOOK. The Pater: I am sorry that you have chosen to say yes to Jack Rodgers. He hasnt a cent. The Girl: His prospects are bright. The Pater: How? I fail to see it. The Girl: Why,...

Notes sur LondresLes pages qu'on va lire ont paru dans la Vie parisienne. Je suis persuad qu'elles y ont t fort gotes, car on y trouve, chaque ligne, cette touche lgante et lgre qui a fait et fait encore la grce de ce charmant...

Mother's Knitter: Containing some patterns of things for little childrenThe size of wool and pins is important in trying a pattern. Wools necessarily vary, both in quality and price; the best kinds to use for babies boots are Merino, Andalusian, 2-thread Lady Betty, and...

The Bubonic PlagueAny contagious and fatal epidemic disease was originally called a plague (from plaga, a stroke), but this term is now applied to that particular kind of plague which is characterised by the appearance of high fever with inflammation of lymphatic glands or...

Dick Merriwell's Backers; Or, Well Worth Fighting ForAt the beginning of the sixth inning, Sam Kates went into the box against the Tufts freshmen. The score then stood seven to one, in favor of Yale Umpty-ten. Tufts had shown no ability to connect with...

Egy barátságos ház története: RegényA fvrosnak a liget fel es rszben, apr s nagy, bszke s szerny, pffeszked s csndes villk kztt egy emeletes, csinos, lassan feketed kkockkbl plt, bartsgos hz llt, amelyet de kert zld lombjai veztek. Nyaranta erre ballagva, az ember a...

Child WhispersPreface Rosamunda Disappointment On Strike Fairy Sight A Fairy Necklace Paying a Call Before Breakfast Goblins The Fairys Bedtime Poppies A Queer Butterfly Lovely Frocks The Jolly Wind The Witchs Balloons Fairy Music The Little Folk on the Hill The Moon at Tea-Time...

The Jugglers: A StoryThe lazy blue river and the wide, brown plains of Picardy lay basking in the still splendor of the November afternoon. The mysterious hush of the autumn lay upon the fields and the farmsteads. A flock of herons in a near-by...

Historia del famoso predicador Fray Gerundio de Campazas, alias Zotes (1 de 2)Desde que en la muy noble, muy alta, muy leal imperial ciudad de Toledo tropec por vez primera con un ejemplar del Fray Gerundio del Padre Isla, le volv leer muy menudo,...

Your 1952 Champion Owner's GuideYou no doubt have many reasons for your choice of this car. All of them, we are sure, are good reasons. Accept our congratulations and thanks on your purchase of a fine motor car. Speaking of reasons, we have three...

Notes in Japan E had left Hong-Kong enveloped in its usual spring fog, and for five long, weary days had steamed across the China Sea in regular monsoon weather, gray and wet and miserable, but during the fifth some rocky islands, outlying sentinels of...

The Rare Earths: Their Occurrence, Chemistry, and TechnologyThe mysterious group of substances to which have been given the title of rare earths has long been the subject of my special study, and no one knows better the magnitude of the difficulties encountered in the...

Le Paradis PerduSi je n'avais voulu donner qu'une traduction lgante du Paradis perdu, on m'accordera peut-tre assez de connaissance de l'art pour qu'il ne m'et pas t impossible d'atteindre la hauteur d'une traduction de cette nature; mais c'est une traduction littrale dans toute la...