English Literature
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BeówulfBeówulf - Angelsaksisch volksepos vertaald in stafrijm en met inleiding en aanteekeningen voorzienVan de vertaling valt niets bijzonders te zeggen; ik sluit mij zoo getrouw mogelijk bij mijn voorbeeld aan, en dat dit geene gemakkelijke taak was, zal hij, die in den ingewikkelden tekst...
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The Infidel: A Story of the Great RevivalThe Infidel: A Story of the Great RevivalFather and daughter worked together at the trade of letters in the days when George the Second was king and Grub Street was a reality. For them literature was indeed a trade, since William Thornton wrote only...
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Vaiti of the IslandsVaiti of the IslandsSummeryet a slow grey dawn, lingering long in the sky. Augustyet a chilly morning, crisping the landlocked waters of the bay with cold knife-edges of foam. Out at sea, the wild white horses plunging madly under the whip of the sunrise...
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The Works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 18The Works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 18The perusal of this Dialogue, in defence of the fair sex, written by a gentleman of my acquaintance, much surprised me; for it was not easy for me to imagine, that one...
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Landed Gentry: A Comedy in Four ActsLanded Gentry: A Comedy in Four ActsThe Performing Rights of this play are fully protected, and permission to perform it, whether by Amateurs or Professionals, must be obtained in advance from the authors Sole Agent, R. Golding Bright, 20 Green Street, Leicester Square, London,...
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Quinneys'Quinneys'FIRST EDITION . . . May 1914 Reprinted . . . . . May 1914 Reprinted . . . . . November 1914 Reprinted . . . . . April 1915 Reprinted . . . . . June 1915 Reprinted 1/- net . ....
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Songs of Three Counties, and Other PoemsSongs of Three Counties, and Other PoemsWITH as much grace as if a monoplanist should attempt to write a preface to a book on flying for an albatross, so may a writer of mere prose attempt to pen an introduction to a book of...
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The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 3 of 9]The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 3 of 9]The four plays printed in this volume appeared for the first time in the Folio of 1623, and in the same order in which they are here given. Of The Taming of the Shrew...
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Bibliographic Notes on 100 Books Famous in English LiteratureBibliographic Notes on One Hundred Books Famous in English LiteratureAFTER the publication of the volume entitled One Hundred Books Famous in English Literature with Facsimiles of the Title-pages and an Introduction by George E. Woodberry, the books themselves were gathered from the collections of...
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Gowrie or, the King's PlotGowrie; or, the King's Plot."D'autres auteurs l'ont encore plus avili, (le roman,) en y mlant les tableaux dgoutant du vice; et tandis que le premier avantage des fictions est de rassembler autour de l'homme tout ce qui, dans la nature, peut lui servir de...
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Kalulu: prinssi, kuningas ja orja. Kertomus Keski-AfrikastaKalulu: prinssi, kuningas ja orja. Kertomus Keski-AfrikastaJoskin vain harvat arabit puhuivat hnest hnen miehens lsnollessa tai tiedustelivat hnen vointiaan sellainen sotii arabien tapoja vastaan tiesivt Amerin ystvt varsin hyvin, mit hnen talossaan tapahtui. Amerin uskolliset palvelijat eivt net koskaan laiminlyneet tilaisuutta, jolloin he saattoivat...
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The Sack of Monte Carlo: An Adventure of TodayThe Sack of Monte Carlo: An Adventure of To-dayThe idea occurred to me, quite unexpectedly and unsought for, early one morning in bed; and, as ideas of such magnitude are valuable and scarce (at any rate, with me), it was not long before I...
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The Deserted VillageThe Deserted Village The Illustrations in this Volume are copied, with permission, from a series of Etchings published some years since by the "Etching Club." Only a few impressions of that work were printed, the copper-plates were destroyed, and the book, except in a...
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Back to LifeBack to Life It is hard to recapture the spirit of that day we entered Lille. Other things since have blurred its fine images. At the time I tried to put down in words the picture of that scene when, after four years slaughter...
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The Black Eagle or, TiconderogaThe Black Eagle; or, Ticonderoga"Among the minor trials of faith, few, perhaps, are more difficult to contend against than that growing conviction, which, commencing very soon after the holiday happiness of youth has been first tasted, becomes stronger every year, as experience unfolds to...
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Darnley or, The Field of the Cloth of GoldDarnley; or, The Field of the Cloth of GoldGeorge Payne Rainsford James, Historiographer Royal to King William IV., was born in London in the first year of the nineteenth century, and died at Venice in 1860. His comparatively short life was exceptionally full and...
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Far-away StoriesFar-away Stories Good wine needs no bush, but a collection of mixed vintages does. And this book is just such a collection. Some of the stories I do not want to remain buried for ever in the museum files of dead magazine-numbersan author's not...
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The Three Miss Kings: An Australian StoryThe Three Miss Kings: An Australian StoryOn the second of January, in the year 1880, three newly-orphaned sisters, finding themselves left to their own devices, with an income of exactly one hundred pounds a year a-piece, sat down to consult together as to the...
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Philip Augustus or, The Brothers in ArmsPhilip Augustus; or, The Brothers in ArmsTranscriber's Notes: 1. Page scan source: Google Books Philip Augustus, or, The brothers in arms by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford), 1801?-1860 Published 1837 Publisher London: R. Bentley; Edinburgh: Bell and Bradfute Web Archive: https://archive.org/details/philipaugustusor00jame "No...
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The PestThe PestGeorge Maddison, tall, erect, dark, walked slowly along, his eyes, ever ready to seize upon any striking effect of color, noting the curious mingling of lights: the dull yellow overhead, the chilly beams of the street lamps, the glow and warmth from the...
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