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Historical record of the Eighty-Sixth, or the Royal County Down Regiment of Foot - Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1793, and of its subsequent services to 1842.The character and credit of the British Army must chiefly depend upon the...

Gold and glory; or, Wild ways of other days, a tale of early American discoveryOnly an apology for having written this historical tale. My private opinion is, that all writers of historical tales should return me thanks if I apologize for them with myself,...

Portuguese portraitsNot seven, nor seventy, names exhaust the tale of Portugals great men. The reader need but turn to the fascinating pages of Portuguese history. There he will find a plentiful feast set out before himthe epic strife between Portuguese and Moor, Portuguese and...

George Bernard Shaw: His PlaysWhat else is talent but a name for experience, practice, appropriation, incorporation, from the times of our forefathers? Friedrich Nietzsche. A century is a mere clock-tick in eternity, but measured by human events it is a hundred long years. Napoleon...

Circle of ConfusionPluto is a strange planet in many ways. Perhaps it may even be classed as a "man-made" planet, since if it were not for man and his works, Pluto might as well have never been. But Pluto was found abundant in uranium,...

As the hart pantethHe sat just outside the lofty doorway, that opened between the bare hall and front verandah. The great white columns held a wild clematis vine, the leaves of which almost concealed the bricks where the plaster had fallen off. Presently a...

MorsianRuukinpatruuna Kemner oli perinyt ruukin tiloineen isltns, jolle omaisuus oli siirtynyt esi-isilt. Niin pitklle kuin muistettiin ja kuultiin puhuttavan olivat Kemnerit aina saaneet sen tunnustuksen, ett he eivt toimineet uutterasti ainoastaan omaksi hydykseen, vaan myskin paikkakuntansa hyvksi. He olivat, isst poikaan, olleet hyvi ihmisi,...

John Jasper: The unmatched Negro philosopher and preacherReader; stay a moment. A word with you before you begin to sample this book. We will tell you some things in advance, which may help you to decide whether it is worth while to read any...

Ballads from the Danish and Original VersesNote.The vault referred to in this ballad is that beneath the castle of Hermitage in which the Wicked Lord Soulis practised his sorceriesthe custody of which, at his execution, he committed to Redcap, his familiar demon. By the...

Don't look nowThe man in the brown suit was looking at himself in the mirror behind the bar. The reflection seemed to interest him even more deeply than the drink between his hands. He was paying only perfunctory attention to Lymans attempts at conversation....

NoonWhen he looked up from the pool, the garden wasdifferent. In the water Weston had seen the reflection of blue sky and sunset clouds, and the shape of a plane going over. The deep buzzing of the engines had suddenly died. It had been...

Indian Legends from the land of Al-ay-ek-saMany, many moons ago, long before the Pale Faces invaded the land which the Indians called Al-ay-ek-sa (Alaska, Big Country), the Great Spirit caused the waters to rise and blot out all the land, even to the tops...

Oottako kuullu: Sen tuhannen prätinöötä PohjanmaaltaLukijalle. Maratonijuaksu Antverppenis. Makkarammitta ja kiskonkaava. Klopikat hjyylems. Hrm Suamen Korsikka! Isoontaloon Antti-poika. Seinjoen flankkuaita. Jaakkoo leikkeell. Hevoosta vaihtamas. Lapuan tulipalo. Koulupoikaan korvat. Hrmn Kuustaa. Maaherralle opetethan jrjestyst. Tottumuksen voima. Hyv konsti. Friijaripoijan lipoone lht. Peltoveturi. Karonnu sianporsas. Vanha...

Mienne: romanJean Second: LE LIVRE DES BAISERS, texte latin de Jean Second accompagn dune traduction par Thierry Sandre, prcd dun pome de Pierre Louys, suivi de quelques imitations de Ronsard, Baf et Belleau, le tout ddi lunique Psych. Muse: LA TOUCHANTE AVENTURE DE HRO...

Forest FriendsIt was a beautiful evening in the forest, and under the moonlight there was a great gathering of friends. Mr. and Mrs. Elephant, and the Kangaroos, the Foxes, and the handsome Leopards, even sprightly little Miss Lynx, and a number of the aristocratic...

Blind TimeThe man behind the large, polished desk nodded as Peter Wright entered. "Wright," he said, "the Oak Tool Works will require an adjuster. You're new in this office, but I've been given to understand that you have experience, are willing, intelligent, and observing....

Alien"Naw. 'Twas a big fella, according to tales. A huge guy that refused to take off his hat and they made a fuss. They offered to toss him out until he uncovered, and when he did, here was this full head of feathers. There...

A happy half-century, and other essaysThe half-century, whose more familiar aspects this little book is designed to illustrate, has spread its boundary lines. Nothing is so hard to deal with as a period. Nothing is so unmanageable as a date. People will be born...

Love and tea: A comedy-drama of colonial times in two actsThe professional and moving picture rights in this play are strictly reserved and application for the right to produce it should be made to the author in care of the publishers. Amateurs may produce...

De Helden van Zuid-Afrika - Een Verhaal uit den "Trek" der Afrikaansche Boeren uit de Kaapkolonie naar de TransvaalIn De Helden vormt de tocht der Boeren naar het onbekende noorden en hun worsteling met Kaffers en Engelschen, in De Scherpschutters de vrijheidsoorlog van 1880/81...