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He Comes Up SmilingI The Beauty Contest II A Close Shave III Enter Mr. Batchelor IV And When I Dine V A Plan and a Telegram VI What Is Heaven Like VII Watermelon Yields VIII Gratitude Is a Flower IX On the Road X...

The Thick of the Fray at Zeebrugge, April 1918"Wonder if she'll do it in time," thought Sub-lieutenant Alec Seton, R.N., as he stolidly paced the stone-paved platform. For the twentieth time in the last two hours he had consulted his wristlet watch and compared...

Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, September 21, 1895Now that the summer vacation is drawing rapidly to a close, it may be as well to record the end of the holidays of my two interesting charges, Georgie and Jacky. Some little time since...

The HelpersForasmuch as it hath seemed good in the eyes of many to write of those things which make for the disheartening of all humankind, these things are written in the hope that the God-gift of loving-kindness, shared alike by saint and sinner, may...

Studies of Travel: GreeceThe papers that have been brought together in these small volumes are the results of three several journeys made by my father in Greece and Italy. He visited Greece for the first time in 1877, but of the papers written in...

Charles Bradlaugh: a Record of His Life and Work, Volume 2 (of 2) - With an Account of his Parliamentary Struggle, Politics and Teachings. Seventh EditionThe ParthiaMr J. Walter, M.P.Sumner's opinion of Mr Bradlaugh's lectureThe Delaware Clionian SocietyMilwaukeeChicagoIntense coldMrs Lucretia MottA third lecturing tourDr...

Charles Bradlaugh: a Record of His Life and Work, Volume 1 (of 2) - With an Account of his Parliamentary Struggle, Politics and Teachings. Seventh Edition"I wish you would tell me things, and let me write the story of your life," I said in...

The History, Theory, and Practice of Illuminating - Condensed from 'The Art of Illuminating' by the same illustrator and authorPlate I.From the fragments of the Bible of Charles the Bald, preserved in the British Museum, Harleian 7551. In most of the MSS. of the...

The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 2 of 9]The five plays contained in this volume are here printed in the order in which they occur in the Folios. 1. Much Ado About Nothing. The first edition of this play is a Quarto,...

Kappale kahden matkaaTiedtk ystvni, oletko kokenut milt tuntuu, kun vanha koti puretaan? Oletko nhnyt ja ollut muassa, kun kaikki ktkistn esiin vedetn? Oletko kuullut, kun satavuotiset kirjavanhukset hyllyilln haastelevat, oletko nhnyt vanhan kapineen, osaksi srkyneen, ummesta kki esiin sukeltavan muassaan tuhannet muistot? Venelastittain oli...

La Seconda e Terza Guerra Punica - Tratto da un codice dell'AmbrosianaDi questa SCELTA usciranno dieci o dodici volumetti all'anno: la tiratura di essi verr eseguita in numero non maggiore di esemplari 202: il prezzo sar uniformato al num. dei fogli di ciascheduna dispensa,...

The Story of SlaveryBooker T. Washington, the author of the following sketch of slavery in America, was himself born a slave, and the story of his life begins where "The Story of Slavery" leaves off. He was born about 1858 or 1859 on a...

Great Facts - A Popular History and Description of the Most Remarkable Inventions During the Present CenturyThe conveniences, the comforts, and luxuries conferred on Society by the many important Inventions of the present century, must naturally excite a desire to know the origin and...

Zwischen den Rassen: Roman Die Schwarzen, die das Pferd am Zaum gefhrt hatten, muten ihre Herrin auffangen: ihr ward schwach; und dann lag sie in Farren versteckt; ein Palmenblatt ward bewegt ber ihrem dunkeln Scheitel; der groe, hellhaarige Mann beugte sich zu seiner bleichen...

Thoughts on Life and Religion - An Aftermath from the Writings of The Right Honourable Professor Max MüllerThis book has been prepared in accordance with a wish expressed by many known and unknown admirers of my husband's writings, who desire to possess in a...

Les historiettes de Tallemant des Réaux, tome cinquième - Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire du XVIIe siècleNote sur la transcription: Les erreurs clairement introduites par le typographe ont t corriges. L'orthographe d'origine a t conserve et n'a pas t harmonise. Les numros des pages...

Della illustrazione delle lingue antiche e moderne e principalmente dell'italiana - procurata nel secolo XVIII. dagli Italiani - Parte IIDegnissima di lode l'opera, che altri impiega nell'illustrare la propria lingua, e le altre moderne lingue d'Europa; ma se si considera solo la difficolt dell'impresa...

Œuvres complètes de Guy de Maupassant - volume 01En publiant sous cet aspect les uvres compltes de Guy de Maupassant, nous nous sommes impos un principe: nous rapprocher davantage de celui du grand crivain. C'est pourquoi notre dition n'est pas illustre et ne contient...

Our Standard-Bearer; Or, The Life of General Uysses S. Grant[9] [15] Who am I? It makes not the least difference who I am. If I shine at all in this veritable history,which I honestly confess I have not the slightest desire to do,it will...

The Pony Rider Boys in New England; or, An Exciting Quest in the Maine WildernessAuthor of the Pony Rider Boys in the Rockies, The Pony Rider Boys in Texas, The Pony Rider Boys in Montana, The Pony Rider Boys in the Ozarks, The Pony...