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Impressions of Theophrastus SuchImpressions of Theophrastus Such Itis my habit to give an account to myself of the characters I meet with: can I give any true account of my own? I am a bachelor, without domestic distractions of any sort, and have all my life been...
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Adventures in ContentmentAdventures in ContentmentI came here eight years ago as the renter of this farm, of which soon afterward I became the owner. The time before that I like to forget. The chief impression it left, upon my memory, now happily growing indistinct, is of...
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Great PossessionsGreat PossessionsFor these many years, since I have lived here in the country, I have had it in my mind to write something about the odour and taste of this well-flavoured earth. The fact is, both the sense of smell and the sense of...
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Adventures in FriendshipAdventures in FriendshipThis, I am firmly convinced, is a strange world, as strange a one as I was ever in. Looking about me I perceive that the simplest things are the most difficult, the plainest things, the darkest, the commonest things, the rarest. This...
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Life of Johnson, Volume 5Life of Johnson, Volume 5 - Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into North Wales (1774) In every narrative, whether historical or biographical, authenticity is of the utmost consequence[1]. Of this I have ever been so firmly persuaded, that I inscribed a former...
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Life of Johnson, Volume 4Life of Johnson, Volume 4 - 1780-1784Being disappointed in my hopes of meeting Johnson this year, so that I could hear none of his admirable sayings, I shall compensate for this want[1] by inserting a collection of them, for which I am indebted to...
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The Best Letters of Charles LambThe Best Letters of Charles LambIt may well be that the "Essays of Elia" will be found to have kept their perfume, and the LETTERS OF CHARLES LAMB to retain their old sweet savor, when "Sartor Resartus" has about as many readers as Bulwer's...
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Platero y yoPlatero y yoThe present edition of Platero y yo contains selections from both the first edition of the original work, published by La Lectura, Madrid, 1914, in its Biblioteca de Juventud, and the complete edition, published by Calleja, Madrid, 1917, as one of the...
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Thomas CarlyleThomas CarlyleThe following record of the leading events of Carlyle's life and attempt to estimate his genius rely on frequently renewed study of his work, on slight personal impressions"vidi tantum"and on information supplied by previous narrators. Of these the great author's chosen literary legatee...
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The Cords of Vanity: A Comedy of ShirkingThe Cords of Vanity: A Comedy of Shirkingby Wilson Follett Mr. Cabell, in making ready this second or intended edition of THE CORDS OF VANITY, performs an act of reclamation which is at the same time an act of fresh creation. For the purely...
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The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 - The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820This edition of the correspondence of Charles and Mary Lamb contains 618 letters, of which 45 are by Mary Lamb alone. It is the only edition...
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Some ReminiscencesSome Reminiscences ......Buy Now (To Read More)Product details Ebook Number: 9348 Author: Conrad, Joseph Release Date: Nov 1, 2005 Format: eBook Language: English
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The Journal to StellaThe Journal to Stella ......Buy Now (To Read More)Product details Ebook Number: 9274 Author: Swift, Jonathan Release Date: Nov 1, 2005 Format: eBook Language: English
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Life of Johnson, Volume 3Life of Johnson, Volume 3 - 1776-1780Having left Ashbourne in the evening, we stopped to change horses at Derby, and availed ourselves of a moment to enjoy the conversation of my countryman, Dr. Butter, then physician there. He was in great indignation because Lord...
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Life of Johnson, Volume 2Life of Johnson, Volume 2 - 1765-1776In 1764 and 1765 it should seem that Dr. Johnson was so busily employed with his edition of Shakspeare, as to have had little leisure for any other literary exertion, or, indeed, even for private correspondence[1]. He did...
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Roughing ItRoughing It ......Buy Now (To Read More)Product details Ebook Number: 9032 Author: Twain, Mark Release Date: Sep 1, 2005 Format: eBook Language: English
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The Letters of Mark TwainThe Letters of Mark Twain ......Buy Now (To Read More)Product details Ebook Number: 9014 Author: Twain, Mark Release Date: Sep 1, 2005 Format: eBook Language: English
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Life on the MississippiLife on the Mississippi ......Buy Now (To Read More)Product details Ebook Number: 9009 Author: Twain, Mark Release Date: Sep 1, 2005 Format: eBook Language: English
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The Life of Cicero, Volume OneThe Life of Cicero, Volume OneI am conscious of a certain audacity in thus attempting to give a further life of Cicero which I feel I may probably fail in justifying by any new information; and on this account the enterprise, though it has...
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Life of Johnson, Volume 1Life of Johnson, Volume 1 - 1709-1765Fielding, it is said, drank confusion to the man who invented the fifth act of a play. He who has edited an extensive work, and has concluded his labours by the preparation of a copious index, might well...
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