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Harper's Young People, December 14, 1880 - An Illustrated MonthlyPerhaps you might not think Uncle Dick a "gentleman"Aunt Emma did not, I know, though she kept her mind to herself, being his brother's widow, and the prudent mother of many children. Uncle Dick lived...

Explanatory Notes of a Pack of Cavalier Playing Cards, Temp. Charles II. - Forming a Complete Political Satire of the CommonwealthThrough the courtesy of Lord Nelson, the very curious Pack of Cards here presented in facsimile was placed at the disposal of the Aungervyle...

The Oxford Book of BalladsAs in The Oxford Book of English Verse I tried to range over the whole field of the English Lyric, and to choose the best, so in this volume I have sought to bring together the best Ballads out of...

Light for Little OnesObvious typographical errors repaired. Punctuation, spelling, hyphenation and stylistic presentation standardized when a predominant preference was found in this book. Otherwise left as printed. Cover image was produced by the transcriber and is placed into the public domain. Frankies home was...

The Knickerbocker, Vol. 22, No. 6, December 1843A surgeon of Leeds, (Eng.,) says Buffon, found a little spaniel who had been lamed. He carried the poor animal home, bandaged up his leg, and, after two or three days, turned him out. The dog returned...

A Tale of Two Tunnels: A Romance of the Western WatersROUND THE GALLEY FIRE. IN THE MIDDLE WATCH. ON THE FO'K'SLE HEAD. A VOYAGE TO THE CAPE. A BOOK FOR THE HAMMOCK. THE MYSTERY OF THE 'OCEAN STAR.' THE ROMANCE OF JENNY HARLOWE. AN...

L'Illustration, No. 2506, 7 Mars 1891E suis encore tout tourdi des vnements, dj lointains pourtant et quasi oublis, de la semaine passe. Quel trange moment de notre histoire! Je sais des millions de gens paisibles qui s'endorment, comme moi, confiants dans la paix, le...

John Inglesant: A Romance (Volume 2 of 2)Inglesant travelled to Marseilles, and by packet boat to Genoa. The beauty of the approach by sea to this city, and the lovely gardens and the country around gave him the greatest delight. The magnificent streets of...

John Inglesant: A Romance (Volume 1 of 2)During my second year at Oxford I became acquainted with a Roman Catholic gentleman, the eldest son of a family long resident on the borders of Shropshire towards Wales. My friend, whose name was Fisher, invited me...

Diplomatic Days The letters which form this volume were written in a period of delightful leisure, when I was receiving my first impressions of Mexico. The might and beauty of the great Spanish civilization, set in a frame of exceeding natural loveliness, kindled new...

The Boy Mechanic, Book 2: 1000 Things for Boys to Do Two minor typographical errors were found and corrected. In the chapters on making fly-fishing rods (pages 59-71), two lists of materials that were printed as running text have been reformatted as unsigned lists...

Los monfíes de las Alpujarras: novela originalEl dia 30 de mayo del ao de 1546, una inmensa multitud de gentes de todos clases y condiciones, llenaba en Granada la estrecha plazuela comprendida entre la Capilla Real, sepulcro de los Reyes Catlicos, la Casa de...

A Noble Queen: A Romance of Indian History (Volume 2 of 3)At the loud cries of the Mirdhas and silver-stick bearers of "Burkhast, Durbar Burkhast!" "The durbar is dissolved!" the various masses of troops filed out of the square before the Hall of Audience...

Problems of GeneticsThis book gives the substance of a series of lectures delivered in Yale University, where I had the privilege of holding the office of Silliman Lecturer in 1907. The delay in publication was brought about by a variety of causes. Inasmuch as...

The Stoneground Ghost Tales - Compiled from the recollections of the Reverend Roland Batchel, Vicar of the parish. TO MONTAGUE RHODES JAMES (LITT.D., HON. LITT.D. DUBLIN, HON. LL.D. ST. ANDR., F.B.A., F.S.A., ETC.) PROVOST OF KINGS COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE, FOR TWENTY PLEASANT YEARS MR. BATCHELS...

Loppu hyvä, kaikki hyväRanskan kuningas. Florensin herttua. BERTRAM, Roussillonin kreivi. LAFEU, vanha ylimys. PAROLLES, Bertramin seuralainen. Useita nuoria ranskalaisia aatelismiehi, Bertramin asekumppaneita. Hovimestari, Roussillonin kreivinnan palveluksessa. Narri, Roussillonin kreivinnan palveluksessa. Kantapoika. Roussillonin kreivinna, Bertramin iti. HELENA, hnen kasvattityttrens. Florensilainen leskivaimo. DIANA, hnen tyttrens. VIOLETTA,...

Slavery in Pennsylvania - A Dissertation Submitted to the Board of University Studies of the Johns Hopkins University in Conformity with the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, 1910SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD OF UNIVERSITY STUDIES OF THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY IN CONFORMITY...

Bentley's Miscellany, Volume IBY FRIDOLIN. PRELIMINARY DISQUISITION ON HUMAN GREATNESS, TOUCHING UPON THE TRUE PHILOSOPHY OF THE MATTER. "Some men are born great,some acquire greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them." Thus read my aunt Jemima, and thus subsequently read I, in the...

The Trial and Execution of the Sparrow for Killing Cock RobinOdd spelling and word use was retained as printed. For example on the first page it is "Judge Hawk" while on the final page it is "Judge Hawke." Also, in the final stanza the...

The Girls of Silver Spur RanchThe girls of Silver Spur ranch were all very busy helping Mary, the eldest, with her wedding sewing. Silver Spur was rather a pretentious name for John Spooner's little Texas cattle-farm, but Elizabeth, the second daughter, who had an...