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Bahama Bill, Mate of the Wrecking Sloop Sea-HorseThe brig lay in four fathoms of water on the edge of the Great Bahama Bank. She had been a solid little vessel, built for the fruit trade, and she was about two hundred tons register. Her...

The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Vol. 6 (of 9) - Being His Autobiography, Correspondence, Reports, Messages, Addresses, and Other Writings, Official and Private (final form sigma) in the middle of a word has been normalized to . Greek diacritics were normalized to be all...

The Cruise of the Sally D"Well," said Uncle Ben at last, "I never allowed that a lad had the right to run away from his home, an' I've lived nigh to sixty years, man an' boy, consekently it stands to reason that I oughter...

The Trial of Aaron BurrAmong the records of the United States Courts at Richmond, Virginia, are the original papers in the case of the United States versus Aaron Burr, Indictment for Treason. The tawny fingers of time have dealt gently with these papers, and...

La dame qui a perdu son peintreIl a t tir de cet ouvrage: 20 exemplaires sur papier de Chine, numrots de 1 20; 10 exemplaires sur papier du Japon, numrots de 21 30; 70 exemplaires sur papier de Hollande, numrots de 31 100. Le...

Captivity of the Oatman Girls - Being an Interesting Narrative of Life Among the Apache and Mohave IndiansThe second edition of this book (six thousand copies) was nearly exhausted in the California and Oregon trade within a few months after its publication. Numerous friends...

The Memoirs of François René Vicomte de Chateaubriand sometime Ambassador to England. volume 5 (of 6) - Mémoires d'outre-tombe volume 5The Roman Embassy continuedLetter to Madame RcamierDispatch to M. le Comte PortalisConclavesDispatches to M. le Comte PortalisLetters to Madame RcamierDispatch to M. le Comte...

The American Missionary — Volume 34, No. 10, October, 1880relating to the work of the Association may be addressed to the Corresponding Secretary; those relating to the collecting fields to the District Secretaries; letters for the Editor of the American Missionary, to Rev. C....

Notes on the Floridian Peninsula; Its Literary History, Indian Tribes and AntiquitiesThe present little work is the partial result of odd hours spent in the study of the history, especially the ancient historyif by this term I may be allowed to mean all that...

Yorkshire Dales and FellsThis book is a companion volume to that entitled Yorkshire Coast and Moorland Scenes, which was published in 1904. It describes a tract of country that is more full of noble and imposing scenery than the north-eastern corner of the county,...

The Irish Penny Journal, Vol. 1 No. 38, March 20, 1841and we now return to it with pleasure to notice another of the beautiful architectural remains of antiquity seated on its banksthe celebrated Abbey of the Holy Cross. This noble monastic ruin is situated...

American Thumb-prints: Mettle of Our Men and Women IN MOST LOVING MEMORY OF MY FATHER NELSON TIMOTHY STEPHENS WHOSE RARE KNOWLEDGE OF MEN AND OF LAW WHOSE SENSITIVENESS TO JUSTICE HUMAN KINDLINESS AND FINE DISDAIN FOR SELF-ADVERTISEMENT ARE STILL CHERISHED BY THE NOBLE FOLK...

An Abstract of the Proceedings of the Select Committee of the House of Commons, Appointed Session, 1849, to Inquire Into the Contract Packet ServiceAs the circumstances connected with the origin and progress of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, and particularly with its...

Civilization of the Indian Natives - or, a Brief View of the Friendly Conduct of William Penn Towards Them in the Early Settlement of Pennsylvania Believing that some account of the measures pursued by the Society of Friends, towards the Indian natives, may prove...

The Inns of CourtOn the left is the Old Hall, dating from the reign of Edward VI. (circa 1555), and the scene of the Chancery case of Jarndyce v. Jarndyce in Bleak House. Beyond the Hall are the red roofs of Old Square, and...

The Chautauquan, Vol. 05, April 1885President, Lewis Miller, Akron, Ohio. Chancellor, J. H. Vincent, D.D., New Haven, Conn. Counselors, The Rev. Lyman Abbott, D.D.; the Rev. J. M. Gibson, D.D.; Bishop H. W. Warren, D.D.; Prof. W. C. Wilkinson, D.D.; Edward Everett Hale. Office...

The Chautauquan, Vol. 05, March 1885President, Lewis Miller, Akron, Ohio. Chancellor, J. H. Vincent, D.D., New Haven, Conn. Counselors, The Rev. Lyman Abbott, D.D., the Rev. J. M. Gibson, D.D.; Bishop H. W. Warren, D.D.; Prof. W. C. Wilkinson, D.D.; Edward Everett Hale. Office...

Modern English Biography (volume 1 of 4) A-HBiography like other subjects seems to have its fashion; at one time it is much attended to, at another time neglected. The Historical Register from 1717 to 1739, The European Magazine from 1782 to 1826, and The...

La PucheraQuin de los dos empuj primero, yo no lo s. Quizs fuera el mar, acaso fuera el ro. Avergelo el gelogo, si es que le importa. Lo indudable es que el empuje fu estupendo, dirale quien le diera; es decir, el ro para...

Daily Lesson Plans in EnglishShow the children a sunflower. What is it? Who can think of another flower of the same color? (Nasturtium, goldenrod, dandelion, buttercup, etc.) Who can think of a flower that is blue? (Hyacinth, bachelors button, flower de luce, etc.) Who...