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Tarzan and the Ant MenIn the filth of a dark hut, in the village of Obebe the cannibal, upon the banks of the Ugogo, Esteban Miranda squatted upon his haunches and gnawed upon the remnants of a half-cooked fish. About his neck was an...

Chicago and its cess-pools of infamyChicago is to the West what New York is to the East. It is not only the Great Metropolis of the western states, but is the chief attraction upon this continent, the great center to which our people resort...

Samlade skaldeförsökMin Sngm. Till Tonerna. Hvad jag helst ville vara. Det enda ordet. Den strsta boken. Svanen. Liljan. Perlan. Dufvan. Drufvan. Trnet. Perlbandet. Gossen och Filosofen. Stjernan. Flickan p Grafven (Barnsaga). Nktergalen (Saga, tillegnad Jenny Lind). Liljan och Fjrilen (Blekings-folkvisa). Den fattiges rikedom. Ung...

The City of Dreadful NightWe are all backwoodsmen and barbarians togetherwe others dwelling beyond the Ditch, in the outer darkness of the Mofussil. There are no such things as commissioners and heads of departments in the world, and there is only one city in...

Der HarzMag Samaria und Juda ein sehr fruchtbares Land gewesen sein, ich lobe mir dafr meine Gldene Au. So sprach, wie D. Luther erzhlt, Botho der Glckselige, Graf zu Stolberg, als er am 9. Februar 1494 von seiner Meerfahrt in das Gelobte Land in...

Cristóbal Colón y el descubrimiento de América, Tomo 2 - Historia de la geografía del nuevo continente y de los progresos de la astronomía náutica en los siglos XV y XVILo que ms halaga instruye en la historia filosfica de los descubrimientos y en...

Cristóbal Colón y el descubrimiento de América, Tomo 1 - Historia de la geografía del nuevo continente y de los progresos de la astronomía náutica en los siglos XV y XVILos siglos en que se revela con mayor viveza el movimiento intelectual presentan el...

Dick Merriwell's Assurance; Or, In His Brother's FootstepsA half million enthusiastic followers of the Merriwell brothers will attest the unfailing interest and wholesomeness of these adventures of two lads of high ideals, who play fair with themselves, as well as with the rest of...

Peggy from KerryIts really the most horrible thing! said Mrs. Wyndham. I dont know what to do about it; and your father is so determined! I cant shake his confidence that he is right, do as I will. Mrs. Wyndhams eyes filled with tears....

A Popular History of England, From the Earliest Times to the Reign of Queen Victoria; Vol. II death (143), army (116), Tower of London (95), war, died, battle, arms, money, power, enemies, soldiers, reign, prison, unhappy, insurrection, condemned, vain, treaty, refuge, possession, influence, forces,...

Langs de ZuiderzeeIn dit boek vertelt een wandelaar vluchtig van wat hij alzoo heeft ondervonden en wat hem door het hoofd is gegaan bij uitstapjes langs en over de Zuiderzee. Als je alles goed zoudt vertellen van al die aardige steden, al de mooie...

Beyond LightThey stood in the Orestes' tiny observation turret, Mallory's defiant arm still tight about the slim and lovely girl, just exactly as bull-voiced Captain Lane had found them. The shimmering reflection of the planet Venus, only a few thousand miles ahead, bathed the...

Meine erste WeltreiseNapoleon auf Sankt Helena. (Mmorial relatif la captivit de Napolon Ste-Hlne.) Von Sir Hudson Lowe (Gouverneur von St. Helena). Mit vier Tafeln nach alten Originalkupferstichen und mit andern zeitgenssischen Abbildungen. Broschiert 4 Mark. In Leinenband 5 Mark. Meine Abenteuer. (Meine Flucht aus...

A régi jó táblabirák: RegényMikor ifjak voltunk, gy szgyenlettk fiatalsgunkat, gy hajtottuk, hogy br csak mr vnek volnnk, br megrnk a blcsesg veit, ne hnnak bennnket gyermekeknek tbb; s ime eljtt az regsg, szl hajval, keser tapasztalsaival, idjs bajokkal minden tagjaiban; itt is fj,...

The Old-Time Spelling School; In Three PartsThis poem was not written to bring fame, nor to waft a fortune; for, fame and fortune are but small incidents when compared with the higher things in life. It was composed more for pleasurethe pleasure of meditating...

Alleluja: dramma in tre atti In casa di Alessandro Fara. Una di quelle caratteristiche sale da pranzo di famiglie borghesi che servono anche un poco da salotto di ricevimento. Grande porta al fondo che mette in anticamera. Porte ai lati. A destra, sul lato...

The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX: No. 1019, July 8, 1899Sheila hung back a moment; she had an instinct that her aunt would be vexed, but she never knew how to refuse Ronalds suggestions, made in a half masterful, half-pleading way. He took her...

The American Missionary — Volume 37, No. 9, September, 1883John H. Washburn, Chairman; A.P. Foster, Secretary; Lyman Abbott, Alonzo S. Ball, A.S. Barnes, C.T. Christensen, Franklin Fairbanks, Clinton B. Fisk, S.B. Halliday, Samuel Holmes, Charles A. Hull, Samuel S. Marples, Charles L. Mead, Wm....

The Life and Times of Queen Victoria; vol. 1 of 4The first Eleven Chapters of this Work are from the pen of the late Mr. Edmund Ollier, to whom the Publishers originally entrusted the commission to write ita commission which he was compelled to...

On Being Negro in AmericaWhat a self-conscious people your Negroes are! a recent French visitor exclaimed. He was right. The Negro lives constantly on two planes of awareness. Watching the telecast of a boxing match between Ezzard Charles, the Negro who happened to be...