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I, ExecutionerI always shook when I came out of the Arena, but this time the tension wrapped my stomach in painful knots and salty perspiration stung my neck where I had shaved only a little over an hour earlier. And despite the heavy knot...

When Whirlybirds CallThose of the city of Featherton, on Grimes Planet, were with him to a man. Feathertonians cheered and waved from their windows that morning, not daring to come out for fear of the whirlybirds, and admiring Five-gun Charles DeCrabbe all the more...

The Shipshape MiracleHis life would come to an end on this uninhabited backwoods planet and there'd be none to mourn him, none to know. Not, he thought, that there would be any mourners, under any circumstance. Although there were those who would be glad...

This Way to the Egress"In the middle of the night," the man said to the landlady over a soft-boiled egg and a slice of toast. "Right under my window." He leaned forward. "You know how children talk to themselves?" Mrs. Tilton went to get...

The Saxons in England, Volume 2 (of 2) - A history of the English commonwealth till the period of the Norman conquestThe object of the First Book was generally to give a clear view of the principles upon which the original settlement of the...

Elements of Trench WarfareThis little book has been prepared with a view to placing before the soldier a store of information on the subject of Trench Warfare as it has been developed on the battle fronts of Europe, and giving him some idea of...

Timber-WolfBig Pine, tiny human outpost set well within the rim of the great southwestern wilderness country, was, like other aloof mountain settlements of its type, a place of infinite and monotonous quiet during most days of most years. Infrequently, however, for one reason or...

Indtryk og Minder fra Dybbøl I Februar 1861 blev jeg tilligemed de andre antagne Officersaspiranter til Infanteriet indkaldt til at mde paa det gamle Landkadetakademi (i den nuvrende Rigsdagsbygning). Jeg var dengang 24 Aar og havde nylig taget Afgangsexamen som Polytekniker med Mekanik til...

Ein Diwan Das Land Spanien breitet nach Sden seine Arme aus. Durch die Geradlinigkeit des Pyrenenrckens von Europa getrennt, vermag es keinen regeren Verkehr mit den Vlkern nrdlich des Gebirges zu erzeugen, zumal die Stmme, welche am Fue der bergigen Mauer wohnen, jenseits und...

De drie steden: RomeDoor verschillende vertragingen tusschen Pisa en Civita-Vecchia kwam abb Pierre Froment na een moeilijke en vermoeiende reis van vijf-en-twintig uur eerst tegen negen uur s ochtends te Rome aan. Hij had slechts een handkoffertje bij zich, sprong, te midden van het...

The Shakespeare GardenHaving been for many years an ardent and a devoted student of Shakespeare, I discovered long ago that there was no adequate book on the Elizabethan garden and the condition of horticulture in Shakespeare's time. Every Shakespeare student knows how frequently and...

Instituut SparrenheideMidden in een groot dennenbosch tusschen Baarn en de Vuursche lag op een heuveltje, geheel verscholen in het groen, een aardige, houten villa. Er liep een balcon rond het heele huis en daardoor leek het veel op een Zwitsersche woning. Alleen het dak...

Un segreto, vol. 2 Un pensiero, frammezzo alla turba sconvolta nelle sue idee, aveva brillato un istante nella mente di Silvio; e da quel punto era diventato il pi importuno di tutti: scrivere a Carlotta. E come mai egli non vi avea pensato prima?...

Un segreto, vol. 1 Se i miei calcoli non fallano, a quest'ora sei ad Huesca, supponendo che tu non abbia mutato proposito, e che, attraversata la Francia, arrestandoti appena ad Avignone e a Tarbes, ti sia affrettato, com'era tuo disegno, a valicare i Pirenei...

New Year's Day (The 'Seventies) BY EDITH WHARTON AUTHOR OF THE AGE OF INNOCENCE, ETC. DECORATIONS BY E. C. CASWELL D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: LONDON :: MCMXXIV COPYRIGHT, 1924, BY D. APPLETON AND COMPANY Copyright, 1923, by The Consolidated Magazines Corporation...

The Campaign of Marengo, With CommentsIt is written in a certain book, with which most of us are familiar, that a day will come when there shall be no more wars. But that time is far distant. When the laws of human society change,...

Introduction to Our Bird Friends, Volume 1Text by L. B. Carson Illustrations by Orville O. Rice Copyright, 1954 BY CAPPER PUBLICATIONS, INC. Printed in the United States of America Published August 1954 Second Printing (Revised), December 1954 Third Printing, April 1955 Fourth Printing, January...

Les amours du temps passéL'Aurore gante de rose avait depuis longtemps ouvert les portes de l'Orient,mais elle n'avait point russi percer le double rempart de rideaux qui ceignait l'alcve de M. le chevalier de Pimprenelle. M. le chevalier avait pass la nuit au pharaon,...

Reflections on the painting and sculpture of the Greeks: - with instructions for the connoisseur, and an essay on grace in works of artIf I have been able to do justice to my Author, your Lordships accurate Jugment, and fine Taste, will naturally protect...

The Chemically Pure WarriorsFrom the head of the platoon Lieutenant Lee Hartford signaled Sergeant Felix, busy policing up stragglers at the rear, that he was taking over. Hartford tongued the volume-setting of his bitcher to "Low" and softly sing-songed to his three dozen troopers:...