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Public School Life: Boys, Parents, MastersMy Dear Arnold,It was with genuine surprise that I read the other day, while turning over the pages of The Harrovians, the date 1913 upon the title-page. Only eight years ago, and since then so much has happened. What...

Angel's EggIn compliance with your request, I enclose herewith a transcript of the pertinent sections of the journal of Dr. David Bannerman, deceased. The original document is being held at this office until proper disposition can be determined. Our investigation has shown no connection...

Sea LegsCraig handed him a battered punch card and watched the man insert it in the reproducer. He felt anxiety as the much-handled card refused for a time to match the instrument's metal contact points. The line of men behind Craig fidgeted. A murmur...

Kuningasten jälkeläinen: Seikkailuromaani"Jotta sinusta tulisi kuningas; ja kuningas sinusta tuleekin, kunhan vanhan hallitsijan viimeinen jlkelinen on saatu tieltsi. Ei ole vlttmtnt ottaa hnelt henke. Anna hnet noille kurjille punanahoille, jotka asuvat rannikolla, riitt, jos hn nimetnn katoaa heidn joukkoonsa." "Kuulkaa: Min nin kahden tuollaisen...

La bêtise humaine (Eusèbe Martin)Eusbe, vous n'tes plus un enfant, il est temps de vous instruire. Vous n'aviez que huit ans lorsque vous perdtes votre mre, ma femme bien-aime. Ce fut un grand malheur, car son cur aurait[p. 2] t pour vous un trsor...

Plain Living: A Bush IdyllMr. Stamford was riding slowly, wearily homeward in the late autumnal twilight along the dusty track which led to the Windhgil station. The life of a pastoral tenant of the Crown in Australia is, for the most part, free, pleasant,...

Cicero: Letters to Atticus, Vol. 3 of 3The letters contained in this volume begin with one written just after Caesar's final victory over the remains of the Pompeian party at Thapsus in April, 46 B.C., and cover three of the last four years of...

La vita Italiana nel Risorgimento (1831-1846), parte 3 - Seconda serie - Lettere, scienze e arti On a souvent reproch aux Franais, dans notre sicle, d'ignorer systmatiquement les langues trangres. Ce reproche, ils ne l'ont mrit qu'un moment. Nulle part pendant deux cents ans...

Suomalaisen taiteen historia pääpiirteissäänKoska tm ensiminen yritys yhdess jaksossa esitt suomalaisen taiteen historia on kirjoitettu liitteeksi W. Lbken Taiteen Historian suomennokseen, on aineen jrjestely toimitettu pteoksen mukaisesti, mutta mrtessn, mitk taiteelliset ilmit ja taiteen harjoittajat otat mainittavat, mitk ei, tekij luonnollisesti ei ole voinut...

La vita Italiana nel Risorgimento (1831-1846), parte 2 - Seconda serie - Lettere, scienze e arti Nel maggio del 1897, dopo le feste roveretane per il centenario di Antonio Rosmini, io scendevo dal Trentino per le gole precipitose che versano alla mia pianura i...

La vita Italiana nel Risorgimento (1831-1846), parte 1 - Seconda serie - Storia Restituendo la corona delle Due Sicilie a quel re Ferdinando che nel 1799 vi aveva esercitato cos feroci vendette, la Santa Alleanza non gl'impose nessuna riserva, n per gli antichi diritti...

Growing up on Big MuddyKaiser stared at the tape in his hand for a long uncomprehending minute. How long had the stuff been coming through in this inane baby talk? And why hadn't he noticed it before? Why had he had to read this...

People SoupBonnie came home from school and found her brother in the kitchen, doing something important at the sink. She knew it was important because he was making a mess and talking to himself. The sink drain was loaded down with open soda bottles,...

Not a Creature Was StirringHe was a tall, hard man with skin the color of very old iodine. When he climbed up out of the vertical shaft of his small gold mine, The Lousy Disappointment, he could have been taken for an Indian, he...

Survival TypeArthur Lanceford slapped futilely at the sith buzzing hungrily around his head. The outsized eight-legged parody of a mosquito did a neat half roll and zoomed out of range, hanging motionless on vibrating wings a few feet away. A raindrop staggered it momentarily,...

Yö ja aamu: NovellejaBalazs eli sanomalehdentoimittajana, kirjailijana ja luennoitsijana, saaden kaikkialla jakamatonta suosiota osakseen. Ollen loistavilla lahjoilla varustettu kirjailija, peloton ja moitteeton, ja toimien jsenen Kisfaludy- ja Petfiseuroissa, niss Buda-Pestin etevimmiss kirjallisissa yhdistyksiss, ilahutti hn vuosikausia unkarilaista yleis iloisilla jutelmillaan. Mutta raskas synkkmielisyys, joka...

Toadstools, mushrooms, fungi, edible and poisonous; one thousand American fungi - How to select and cook the edible; how to distinguish and avoid the poisonous, with full botanic descriptions. Toadstool poisons and their treatment, instructions to students, recipes for cooking, etc., etc.America is without...

Hafiz in LondonUnusual, archaic and obsolete spellings have not been changed. The only change made in the text was to add the Dedication and the Transcribers Note to the Table of Contents. The cover was produced at pgdp.net and is in the public domain....

Famous ImpostorsThe subject of imposture is always an interesting one, and impostors in one shape or another are likely to flourish as long as human nature remains what it is, and society shows itself ready to be gulled. The histories of famous cases of...

Sixth annual report of the Bureau of ethnology. (1888 N 06 / 1884-1885)The prosecution of research among the North American Indians, as directed by act of Congress, was continued during the fiscal year 1884-'85. No change has been made in the general plan upon...