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Message From MarsFifty-five pioneers had died on the "bridge of bones" that spanned the Void to the rusty plains of Mars. Now the fifty-sixth stood on the red planet, his only ship a total wreckand knew that Earth was doomed unless he could send...

Defensa obligada contra acusaciones gratuitas[Pg. 3]Conocida es del pblico la campaa de difamacin iniciada contra mi humilde persona por el peridico El Pas de 24 de Diciembre ltimo, y proseguida despus, da tras da, con tenacidad digna de mejor causa, por casi toda la...

A Voyage Round the World - Being an account of a remarkable enterprize, begun in the year 1719, chiefly to cruise on the Spaniards in the great South ocean. Relating the true historical facts of that whole affair: testifyd by many imployd therein; and...

The Pleasures of the Table - An Account of Gastronomy from Ancient Days to Present Times. With a History of Its Literature, Schools, and Most Distinguished Artists; Together With Some Special Recipes, and Views Concerning the Aesthetics of Dinners and Dinner-giving"The History of Gastronomy...

An Essay Towards Regulating the Trade, and Employing the Poor of This Kingdom - Whereunto is Added, an Essay Towards Paying Off the Publick DebtsPag. 22. line 28. between the Words (Stuffs) and the word (which) add the Word (Imported.) p. 31. i. l....

Julião e a BibliaAo cair duma tarde de primavera, entramos no pateo duma casa situada na rua dos Embaixadores, em Madrid, onde nos chamaram, desde logo, a ateno duas janelas que, a julgar pelo ruido que delas sahia, uma devia ser a da oficina...

Revenge of the VeraThe man seemed too big for the single, cushioned seat of the tiny space cruiser. But he did not remain in the seat long, and when he moved it was with a swift surety that belied his bulk. He stepped over...

Mutiny in the VoidThe tank-room of the rocket-ship Berenice, where the big tanks of water-weed were kept, was so spick and span that a man needed little psychology to realize that its manager was a dapper, finicky, careful little man. The room's lights were...

The Blue BehemothShannon's Imperial Circus was a jinxed space-carny leased for a mysterious tour of the inner worlds. It made a one-night pitch on a Venusian swamp-townto find that death stalked it from the jungle in a tiny ball of flame. Bucky Shannon leaned...

Assignment on VenusSimms rested his paddle across the thwart and let the clumsy jagua drift. Ahead, where the indigo swamp growth thinned, an abuttment of white metal projected from the water, its near end forming a wafer-like conning tower. Half-way Jetty at last! Two...

Twenty-Three Stories by Twenty and Three AuthorsYou ought to buy it, said my host; its just the place for a solitary-minded devil like you. And it would be rather worth while to own the most romantic house in Brittany. The present people are dead...

In Black and WhiteIn Northern India stood a monastery called The Chubra of Dhunni Bhagat. No one remembered who or what Dhunni Bhagat had been. He had lived his life, made a little money and spent it all, as every good Hindu should do,...

Collectors' Items: Fifty Superb Recipes from Spice IslandsFrom appetizers to dessertsit is our pleasure to share these choice recipes with you. We hope that you will make them as they were developed and testedwith the spices, herbs and seasonings of Spice Islands. You will...

My Shipmate Louise: The Romance of a Wreck, Volume 2 (of 3)It speedily ran amongst us of the cuddy that the dead sailor who had been so very impressively interred by old Keeling had returned to the ship, and was alive in some part...

My Shipmate Louise: The Romance of a Wreck, Volume 1 (of 3)We had left Gravesend at four oclock in the morning, and now, at half-past eight oclock in the evening, we were off the South Foreland, the ship on a taut bowline heading on...

Stonehenge and Other British Stone Monuments Astronomically ConsideredIn continuation of my work on the astronomical uses of the Egyptian Temples, I have from time to time, when leisure has permitted, given attention to some of the stone circles and other stone monuments erected, as...

Heart of Oak: A Three-Stranded Yarn, vol. 1.I was in the drawing-room of my father's house on the afternoon of that day, awaiting the arrival of Captain Burke, of the ship 'Lady Emma,' and his wife, Mary Burke, who had nursed me and brought...

Avant et Après - Avec les vingt-sept dessins du manuscrit original N O A N O A PAR PAUL GAUGUIN ORN DE BOIS GRAVS PAR DANIEL DE MONFREID DAPRS LES DESSINS DU MANUSCRIT ORIGINAL Un volume in-16 soleil, imprim sur beau papier, couverture en...

Da un carteggio inedito Propriet artistica e letteraria della Casa editrice L. Cappelli, Rocca s. Casciano, la quale, avendo adempiuto alle formalit che la legge prescrive, provveder, non solo contro le contraffazioni, ma anche contro le imitazioni. Legge 19 settembre 1882, N. 1012. Tutti...

The Countess of Rudolstadt - A Sequel to "Consuelo"CHAPTER I CHAPTER II CHAPTER III CHAPTER IV TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE CHAPTER VI CHAPTER VII CHAPTER VIII CHAPTER IX CHAPTER X CHAPTER XI CHAPTER XII CHAPTER XIII CHAPTER XIV CHAPTER XV CHAPTER XVI CHAPTER XVII CHAPTER XVIII...