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The Saintsbury Affair"And see that you are just as clever and agreeable as your naturally morose nature will permit," she said saucily. "I have a charming young lady here as my guest, and I want you to make a good impression." "I don't wonder...

Historical Record of the Fifty-Third, or the Shropshire Regiment of Foot - Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1755 and of its subsequent services to 1848 The natives of Britain have, at all periods, been celebrated for innate courage and...

The Foundation of the Ottoman Empire; a history of the Osmanlis up to the death of Bayezid I (1300-1403)Four years of residence in the Ottoman Empire, chiefly in Constantinople, during the most disastrous period of its decline, have led me to investigate its origin....

Két kritikaE tanulmnyok a Nyugatban megjelent knyvbirlatok, nagyrszt elgg jelentktelen knyvek birlatai. A szerz gondolt arra, hogy tdolgozza, kihagyva bellk az aktulis vonatkozsokat; utbb mgis jobbnak ltta eredeti alakjukban meghagyni, mert a tolla al vett, magukban jelentktelen dolgokat is jellemzknek tartja mai irodalmi letnkre....

The Polly Page Yacht ClubRuth Brooks dropped her bouquet of white roses on the piano stool, and hurried out into the long corridor. It was still crowded with people, although Crullers had played the tenderest, saddest strains of Trumerei, and Blumenlied, to let them...

Naturalistic Photography for Students of the Art.At a meeting of the French Academy of Sciences, held in Paris on the 19th day of August, 1839, Louis Jacques Mand Daguerre, in the presence of the flower of Parisian art, literature and science, gave a demonstration...

The London Burial Grounds - Notes on Their History from the Earliest Times to the Present DayIn looking one day at Rocques plan of London (1742-5) I noticed how many burial-grounds and churchyards were marked upon it which no longer existed. I made a...

The King of the ParkI Inscribe This Book TO POLICE-SERGEANT CHARLES WESLEY HEBARD OF THE BACK BAY FENS, AND HIS HUMANE ASSOCIATES, TO MRS. HEBARD, HIS KIND-HEARTED WIFE, AND TO THE PARENTS OF THE DEAR GIRLS AND BOYS WHO PLAY ABOUT THE HOME OF...

The Flags of Our Fighting Army - Including standards, guidons, colours and drum bannersEver since the time when the Romans went into battle, inspired by the vexillum or labarum, military flags or colours have commanded a respect bordering almost on the sacred. Our own...

Peeps at Many Lands: CorsicaCorsica is so small that from its highest point one can see almost all over the island. It is only about three times the size of Yorkshire. As the island is approached by steamer, it appears from every point of...

Plain Tales of the NorthThe true romance of the far North has been captured in these short stories gathered and written by Captain Thierry Mallet, President of Revillon Frres, New York. For the past twenty years he has spent part of each year inspecting...

WhitewashLady Selina laid down her pena quillsmiling pensively. Early in life she had been taught to smile by a mother with half a dozen attractive but dowerless daughters, who had smiled themselves obediently into wives and matrons. Critics admitted that the smile had quality....

Pakkasen lapsiaVanha Koskoosh kuunteli ahneesti. Vaikka hn jo aikoja sitten oli menettnyt nkns, kuuli hn hyvin, ja heikkokin ni tunki viel hnen ymmrrykseens, joka kuitenkaan ei jaksanut en hnen ryppyisen otsansa takaa seurata maailman menoa. Aha! Sit-cum-to-ka siell kiroaa kimakasti koiria, piiskatessaan niit valjaisiin....

Aili: KertomusAili taipui kiireesti taittamaan kellastunutta hein maantienlaidasta. Hnen poskensa hehkuivat ja sit ei hn tahtonut nytt. Heidn ymprilln leveni laaja nkala: vihren vivahtelevia metsisi harjanteita, joiden riviivat tasaisina kaartuivat taivasta vastaan, siell tll vett tai jokunen asumus ja maantie, joka ponnisti yls ahteita,...

Good Form for All Occasions - A Manual of Manners, Dress and Entertainment for Both Men and WomenCOOK BOOK OF LEFT-OVERS, by Clark and Rulon. 16mo net 1.00 MANNERS AND SOCIAL USAGES. Illd. Post 8vo 1.25 THE BABY, HIS CARE AND TRAINING, by Marianna...

Winnetou, the Apache KnightIt is not necessary to say much about myself. First of all because there is not very much to tell of a young fellow of twenty-three, and then because I hope what I have done and seen will be more interesting...

The Philosophy of MysteryWe so intreateth this serious and terrible matter of Spirites, that now and then insertyng some strange stories of counterfeyts, doth both very lybely display their falsehood, and also not a little recreate his reader: and yet in the ende he...

Four Phases of Morals: Socrates, Aristotle, Christianity, Utilitarianism Dear Sir,As the substance of this book was originally delivered in the form of Lectures before the Royal Institution, London, I was naturally led, in giving my notes a more exact expression and a larger illustration,...

Couplées: RomanNote 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 blanches n'ont pas t repris. Comment, que dites-vous, madame? Vous avez t dans les forts,...

The Babes in the Basket; or, Daph and Her ChargeEntered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1858, by ANSON D. F. RANDOLPH, In the Clerks Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York. Suddenly...