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A Manual of Ancient HistoryA Manual of Ancient History1. The former inhabitants of our world are known to us by three kinds of evidence: (1) Written Records; (2) Architectural Monuments; (3) Fragmentary Remains. 2. Of these the first alone can be considered as true sources of History, though...
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The Irish CrisisThe Irish CrisisThe time has not yet arrived at which any man can with confidence say, that he fully appreciates the nature and the bearings of that great event which will long be inseparably associated with the year just departed. Yet we think that...
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The Victories of Wellington and the British ArmiesThe Victories of Wellington and the British ArmiesIntroduction.State of England, military and political.India.Critical situation of British interests.Marquis Wellesley appointed to the Government.His measures.War declared.Tippoo attacks the army of Cannanore.Seringapatam invested.Stormed by General Baird.Death, character, and anecdotes of the Sultaun of Mysore.Military observations.Acts of cruelty.Tippoo...
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A History of Babylon, from the Foundation of the Monarchy to the Persian ConquestA History of Babylon, from the Foundation of the Monarchy to the Persian ConquestThe first part of Leonard W. King's History of Babylon is available as A History of Sumer and Akkad, an Account of the Early Races of Babylonia from Prehistoric Times to...
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The Daily Telegraph War BooksHacking Through BelgiumIt is the purpose of this book to show the great part played at a crisis in European history by a little People; the signal bravery of their decision; the vital importance, from a military standpoint, of their valiant defence of their...
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Life in the SoudanLife in the Soudan - Adventures Amongst the Tribes, and Travels in Egypt, in 1881 and 1882The Soudan, two years ago, was a name unknown to the million, and I will venture to say that at that time not one in fifty knew anything...
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The Memoirs of Maria Stella (Lady Newborough)The Memoirs of Maria Stella (Lady Newborough)In Le Matin of March 17, 1913, appeared the following article, with which we will begin the account of some abridged documents. The next day, March 18, the same journal published[11] this other article, which impartiality obliges us...
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RomeRomeLet us suppose an ordinary Englishman, with no special knowledge of classical history, to be looking at a collection of Roman antiquities in the cases of a museum. He will probably not linger long over these cases, but will pass on to something more...
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Quaint KoreaQuaint KoreaA few of the following pages have appeared in The London Times, The Pall Mall Gazette, The Daily Chronicle, The Pall Mall Budget, The Queen, The St. James Budget, St. Pauls, Black and White, and The Lady. The Editors of these papers kindly...
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The Romance of the RomanoffsThe Romance of the Romanoffs The history of Russia has attracted many writers and inspired many volumes during the last twenty years, yet its most romantic and most interesting feature has not been fully appreciated. Thirteen years ago, when the long struggle of the...
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A History of the British Army, Vol. 2A History of the British Army, Vol. 2 - First Part—to the Close of the Seven Years' WarThis volume covers the period from 1713 to 1763. The Julian calendar was still in use in England for much of this time. The change to the...
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Famous WomenMadame de StaëlUnpublished correspondencethat delight of the eager biographeris not to be had in the case of Madame de Stal, for, as is well known, the De Broglie family either destroyed or successfully hid all the papers which might have revealed any facts not...
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A Boy in the Peninsular WarA Boy in the Peninsular War - The Services, Adventures and Experiences of Robert BlakeneyOthello, confessing that he cannot grace his cause with studied eloquence, pleads that at the tender age of seven years he gave himself to the grim labours of the tented...
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D'Orsay or, The complete dandyD'Orsay; or, The complete dandyDaily Telegraph.All small investors in a hurry to make much out of little should read this novel, for it puts plainly and precisely before them some of the methods by which a swindler may, with seemingly virtuous intentions, appropriate, with...
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In het Hol van den Leeuw: Reisschetsen uit Sovjet-RuslandIn het Hol van den Leeuw: Reisschetsen uit Sovjet-Rusland's Avonds aan het station Charlottenburg, Berlijn. Om 8.40 moet de trein naar Oost-Pruisen vertrekken, ik ben er al om acht uur, maar geen denken aan om een kaartje te krijgen, er staan nog wel een...
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Au pays russeAu pays russeJ'ai fait en Russie, depuis 1892, trois sjours prolongs; j'ai parcouru cette immense terre dans tous les sens, et j'ai appris sa langue. Le hasard m'y a mis en contact avec les plus terribles flaux qui la ravagent priodiquement, et avec quelques...
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The Life and Times of Alfred the GreatThe Life and Times of Alfred the Great - Being the Ford lectures for 1901The present work contains the lectures delivered by me on the Ford foundation in Michaelmas Term, 1901. The lectures are printed substantially as they were delivered, with the exception that...
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"Monsieur Henri": A Footnote to French History"Monsieur Henri": A Foot-Note to French HistoryO little concerning the French provincial struggle of the eighteenth century has found an echo in our language, that the British Museum and the Bodleian Library have not three original references between them to add to the local...
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Spain in 1830, vol. 2Spain in 1830, vol. 2Different Modes of Travelling to Seville; Journey to Aranjuez; the Gardens of Aranjuez; Ocana; a Spanish Supper; Polinario, the ci-devant Robber; History of his Change of Life; La Mancha, and Journey to Manzanarez; Madridlejos and its Population; Husbandry of La...
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Spain in 1830, vol. 1Spain in 1830, vol. 1BY HENRY D. INGLIS, AUTHOR OF SOLITARY WALKS THROUGH MANY LANDS; A JOURNEY THROUGH NORWAY, &c. &c. IN TWO VOLS. VOL. I. LONDON: WHITTAKER, TREACHER, AND CO., AVE-MARIA LANE. 1831. {iv} LONDON: PRINTED BY S. MANNING AND CO., London-house-yard, St....
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