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Historic Litchfield - address delivered at the bi-centennial celebration of the town of Litchfield, August 1, 1920An attempt to epitomize the events of two hundred years in an hours time is no easy task in any circumstances. It becomes doubly difficult when those years...

Mammoth Hot Springs Area: Yellowstone National ParkWELCOME to the Mammoth Hot Spring Terraces, one of Yellowstones fascinating natural features! There are several ways to enjoy the terraceshike the boardwalks or drive the Upper Terrace Loop road, for example. You may wish to drive to...

Degré Alajos novellái (3. kötet)Fzesy Ern a pesti divatvilg hsei kzt tekintlyes szerepet jtszk, hov t nem sszekttets, rokonsg, s nv emelk, hanem sajt gyessge s pnz! Atyja egyszer keresked, szerencss zletei ltal roppant vagyonra vergdvn, fia nevelstl mit sem tagadott meg, s ifj...

Degré Alajos novellái (2. kötet)Kt dolgot letemben rendkivl megbntam: hogy nem szlettem legalbb is egy millio rksgre, s hogy huszonkt ves koromban meg nem nsltem. Egy millio! huszonkt v!! s imdand felesg!!! min szp, min gynyr dolgok; ellenben napi keresmny, huszonkt v s rideg...

Degré Alajos novellái (1. kötet)Tanitsatok feledni! Egykor hosszu emlkezetrt imdkozm, most tkozom ket, kik ez sztnt belm korbcsolk. Napjaim egyszern, s nyugodtan folytak le, de a vletlen kzibe sodort egy napot, szpet, vgtelenl szpet, egy napot boldogsggal s mennyel telvt; egy napot, mely ugy...

Virgil & Lucretius - Passages translated by William Stebbing [3] Orpheus and Eurydice P. Virgilii Maronis Georgicon, Bk. IV. vv. 453-527 This is the tale old Proteus by the sea Erst told of Orpheus and Eurydice. Virgil at Parthenope overheard, And has resung it,...

The Gift of Black Folk: The Negroes in the Making of AmericaIt is not uncommon for casual thinkers to assume that the United States of America is practically a continuation of English nationality. Our speech is English and the English played so large a...

Welcome to ParadiseI don't know who else to appeal to about the fix I'm in, because I'm afraid I would be revealing top secret material to someone who isn't entitled to hear it. That's why I wouldn't tell the FBI anything and that's why...

Danger in the VoidThe trouble started when the Arcturus Queen was four billion miles out of Earth, heading for the star after which it was named. It pulled clear of the solar system using conventional drive, then switched into subspace. A few minutes later...

The Queen of SpaceI was relaxin' with my second Plutonian Stinger in the dignified atmosphere of Charley's Venusian Retreat when there was this strange noise outside the dive, like a flock of hot jets hittin' the atmosphere. Right after a character comes bustin' through...

The Dangerous ScarecrowBoth Mr. Maudsley and Mr. Trask were resplendent that October evening. Mr. Maudsley stood deep in the cornfield, overall trousers ballooning in the wind, one hand nailed to a pie-tin that caught the moonlight and reflected it like a mirror. While across...

The Battle of the BellsAnd naturally the victims had to be city folk. Had to be used to just reaching up and grabbing and pulling without a thought. Because when you stop to think about it, a chain like that in a place like...

Four Masters of EtchingIt is well to say, in a word or two, what this short book aims at. Unavoidably inferior to Mr. Hamertons in merit, it is voluntarily much more limited in scheme. Taking only the four artists who seem to me most...

A Book of MarionettesThe story of the marionette is endless, in fact it has neither beginning nor end. The marionette has been everywhere and is everywhere. One cannot write of the puppets without saying more than one had intended and less than one desired:...

Imre: A MemorandumIn these pages I give you a chapter out of my life... an episode that at first seemed impossible to write even to you. It has lengthened under my hand, as autobiography is likely to do. My apology is that in setting...

Marty the MartianIt was one of those warm summer afternoons. All one craved for was a patch of green grass to recline on and maybe a faint breeze to tingle one's forehead. I was sure of the grass and hopeful for the breeze. But...

Pink EarsThe Stratford is a hotel for men only, and has the air of quiet seclusion that usually is associated with a conservative club. The lobby is small and far from ornate. The smoking-room is large and comfortable. The dining-room is low-ceilinged and quaint,a...

Travels into Bokhara (Volume 3 of 3) - Being the Account of A Journey from India to Cabool, Tartary, and Persia; Also, Narrative of a Voyage on the Indus, From the Sea to Lahore, With Presents From the King of Great Britain; Performed Under...

"Horse Sense" in Verses TenseWalt Masons contributions to the Chronicle have attracted the attention of English readers by their originality and expressiveness, and have brought him letters from Mr. John Masefield and many others. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle regards him as one of the...

Markenmoren salaisuusI. Kahden matkamiehen kotiinpaluu II. Isnnitsijn kamari III. Aamuhmrss IV. Markenmoren notko V. Syytettyn VI. Valamiesoikeus istuu VII. Rouva Braxfield todistaa VIII. Syyttv kirje IX. Yllinen kohtaus X. Sormus ja piippu XI. Ensimmiset toimenpiteet XII. Dower-talo XIII. William Pegge XIV. Poissa XV. Rystmurhako?...