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Extracts Relating to Mediaeval Markets and Fairs in EnglandExtracts Relating to Mediaeval Markets and Fairs in England Fairs and markets are not different institutionsa fair is a market of a particular kind, an important market held not once or several times a week, but once or several times a year. The customs,...
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The German Emperor as Shown in His Public UtterancesThe German Emperor as Shown in His Public UtterancesUnlike his grandfather, who shielded himself behind his Chancellor, the present Emperor has always insisted upon making himself the storm-centre of the debates in his Reichstag and among his people. He has played with many, if...
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Java, Facts and FanciesJava, Facts and Fancies When the Lady Dolly van der Decken, in answer to questions about her legendary husband's whereabouts, murmured something vague about "Java, Japan, or Jupiter," she had Java in her mind as the most "impossible" of those impossible places. And, indeed,...
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In Darkest Africa, Vol. 2 or, The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of EquatoriaIn Darkest Africa, Vol. 2; or, The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of EquatoriaOR THE QUEST, RESCUE, AND RETREAT OF EMIN GOVERNOR OF EQUATORIA BY HENRY M. STANLEY WITH TWO STEEL ENGRAVINGS, AND ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS IN TWO...
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In Darkest Africa, Vol. 1 or, The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of EquatoriaIn Darkest Africa, Vol. 1; or, The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of EquatoriaOR THE QUEST, RESCUE, AND RETREAT OF EMIN GOVERNOR OF EQUATORIA BY HENRY M. STANLEY WITH TWO STEEL ENGRAVINGS, AND ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS IN TWO...
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Over the Front in an Aeroplane, and Scenes Inside the French and Flemish TrenchesOver the Front in an Aeroplane, and Scenes Inside the French and Flemish TrenchesI have just returned from a unique visit to the front. This afternoon I flew in an army aeroplane from Paris to the fighting lines, skirted these lines for a few...
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Simpson's Chelsea, Pimlico, Brompton, and Knightsbridge Directory, and Court GuideSimpson's Chelsea, Pimlico, Brompton, and Knightsbridge Directory, and Court GuideIn introducing this Directory, in a cheap and comprehensive form, to our numerous subscribers, very few comments are necessary. Great inconvenience is felt in all large districts through not being able at a moments notice...
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Female Warriors, Vol. 2 (of 2)Female Warriors, Vol. 2 (of 2) - Memorials of Female Valour and Heroism, from the Mythological Ages to the Present Era.Captain Bodeaux, Female Officer in the French Army.Christian Davies, alias Mother Ross.Female Soldier in the 20th Foot.Women of Barcelona.Hannah Snell, Private in the Line...
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Female Warriors, Vol. 1 (of 2)Female Warriors, Vol. 1 (of 2) - Memorials of Female Valour and Heroism, from the Mythological Ages to the Present Era.WERE it not for fear of Mrs. Grundy, whose awful visage is to the modern Briton what the Gorgon's head was to the ancient...
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G. H. Q. (Montreuil-Sur-Mer) by "G.S.O."G. H. Q. (Montreuil-Sur-Mer) by "G.S.O."That fantastic life at G.H.Q., so greatly detached from the normalthe life of the men whose words had power to send Armies into and out of action, to give this Division rest and surcease from the agony of the...
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Foods and Culinary Utensils of the AncientsFoods and Culinary Utensils of the AncientsThe influence exerted by different foods over the physical and mental faculties of mankind is so marked as to verify the famous pun of the philosophic Feuerbach, "Der Mensch ist was er isst" (Man is what he eats)....
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Following the Flag, from August 1861 to November 1862, with the Army of the PotomacFollowing the Flag, from August 1861 to November 1862, with the Army of the PotomacIt will be many years before a complete history of the operations of the armies of the Union can be written; but that is not a sufficient reason why historical...
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Our Little Roumanian CousinOur Little Roumanian CousinIn Southern Europe are a number of comparatively small countries known as the Balkan States, which remind one very much of quarrelsome children whose troubles have to be straightened out by older brothers and sisters. Many years ago there were more...
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Our Little Swiss CousinOur Little Swiss CousinIn the very heart of Europe lies a small country nestling among the mountains. It is unlike any other in the world. Its people speak four different languages; they believe in different religions; the government is not alike in different parts;...
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By-Ways of War: The Story of the FilibustersBy-Ways of War: The Story of the Filibusters The rise and fall of the American Filibusters belong to the history of the Nineteenth Century. From time to time their deeds have been recounted by actors in the stirring scenes, by contemporary observers, and, incidentally,...
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The Royal Life Guard; or, the flight of the royal familyThe Royal Life Guard; or, the flight of the royal family. - A historical romance of the suppression of the French monarchy The price of Each One of these books bound in cloth is 75 cents, but we will send you the FIVE BOOKS...
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Peeps at Many Lands: IrelandPeeps at Many Lands: IrelandIT may safely be said that any boy or girl who takes a peep at Ireland will want another peep. Between London and Ireland, so far as atmosphere and the feeling of things is concerned, there is a world of...
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The Beaver, Vol. 1, No. 04, January 1921The Beaver, Vol. 1, No. 04, January 1921 The Beaver Bidding for World's Fine Furs at London Auction Sales An American Account of an Ancient Selkirk Settlement Caravan How Smith's Landing Became FitzGerald "Uplands," the Ancient H.B.C. Farm on Vancouver Island Hoot Mon! Th'...
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The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson, Volumes One and TwoThe Memoirs of Harriette Wilson, Volumes One and Two - Written by HerselfHarriette Wilson, the daughter of John and Amelia Dubochet, was born in London on February 22, 1786. Her birth is recorded in the Parish Register of St. George, Hanover Square, and her...
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The Valleys of Tirol: Their traditions and customs and how to visit themThe Valleys of Tirol: Their traditions and customs and how to visit themThere are none who know Tirol but are forward to express regret that so picturesque and so primitive a country should be as yet, comparatively with other tracks of travel, so little...
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