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Twenty Years AfterTwenty Years After In a splendid chamber of the Palais Royal, formerly styled the Palais Cardinal, a man was sitting in deep reverie, his head supported on his hands, leaning over a gilt and inlaid table which was covered with letters and papers. Behind...
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Ten Years LaterTen Years Later In the months of March-July in 1844, in the magazine Le Siecle, the first portion of a story appeared, penned by the celebrated playwright Alexandre Dumas. It was based, he claimed, on some manuscripts he had found a year earlier in...
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The Three MusketeersThe Three MusketeersIn which it is proved that, notwithstanding their names ending in os and is, the heroes of the story which we are about to have the honor to relate to our readers have nothing mythological about them. A short time ago, while...
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Cyrano de BergeracCyrano de BergeracLa salle est un carr long; on la voit en biais, de sorte qu'un de ses cts forme le fond qui part du premier plan, droite, et va au dernier plan, gauche, faire angle avec la scne, qu'on aperoit en pan coup....
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Cyrano de BergeracCyrano de BergeracThe hall is oblong and seen obliquely, so that one of its sides forms the back of the right foreground, and meeting the left background makes an angle with the stage, which is partly visible. On both sides of the stage are...
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Captain FracasseCaptain Fracasse Upon the southern slope of one of those barren hills that rise abruptly here and there in the desolate expanse of the Landes, in South-western France, stood, in the reign of Louis XIII, a gentlemans residence, such as abound in Gascony, and...
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Reflections on the Decline of Science in England, and on Some of Its CausesReflections on the Decline of Science in England, and on Some of Its Causes Of the causes which have induced me to print this volume I have little to say; my own opinion is, that it will ultimately do some service to science, and...
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History of the Conquest of PeruHistory of the Conquest of PeruThe most brilliant passages in the history of Spanish adventure in the New World are undoubtedly afforded by the conquests of Mexico and Peruthe two states which combined with the largest extent of empire a refined social polity, and...
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History of the Conflict Between Religion and ScienceHistory of the Conflict Between Religion and Science WHOEVER has had an opportunity of becoming acquainted with the mental condition of the intelligent classes in Europe and America, must have perceived that there is a great and rapidly-increasing departure from the public religious faith,...
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HellenicaHellenica This was typed from Dakyns' series, "The Works of Xenophon," a four-volume set. The complete list of Xenophon's works (though there is doubt about some of these) is: Text in brackets "{}" is my transliteration of Greek text into English using an Oxford...
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AnabasisAnabasis This was typed from Dakyns' series, "The Works of Xenophon," a four-volume set. The complete list of Xenophon's works (though there is doubt about some of these) is: Text in brackets "{}" is my transliteration of Greek text into English using an Oxford...
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The Cavalry GeneralThe Cavalry General Your first duty is to offer sacrifice, petitioning the gods to grant you such good gifts (2) as shall enable you in thought, word, and deed to discharge your office in the manner most acceptable to Heaven, and with fullest increase...
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AgesilausAgesilaus To write the praises of Agesilaus in language equalling his virtue and renown is, I know, no easy task; yet must it be essayed; since it were but an ill requital of pre-eminence, that, on the ground of his perfection, a good man...
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The Nine Books of the Danish History of Saxo GrammaticusThe Danish History, Books I-IX Forasmuch as all other nations are wont to vaunt the glory of their achievements, and reap joy from the remembrance of their forefathers: Absalon, Chief Pontiff of the Danes, whose zeal ever burned high for the glorification of our...
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From London to Land's EndFrom London to Land's End - and Two Letters from the "Journey through England by a Gentleman"At the end of this book there are a couple of letters from a volume of the Travels in England which were not by Defoe, although resembling Defoes...
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The Itinerary of Archbishop Baldwin Through WalesThe Itinerary of Archbishop Baldwin Through WalesSince those things, which are known to have been done through a laudable devotion, are not unworthily extolled with due praises; and since the mind, when relaxed, loses its energy, and the torpor of sloth enervates the understanding,...
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King Henry VIIIKing Henry the Eighth B) This license is subject to the conditions that you honor the refund and replacement provisions of this "small print!" statement; and that you distribute exact copies of this etext, including this Small Print statement. Such copies can be compressed...
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CymbelineCymbeline B) This license is subject to the conditions that you honor the refund and replacement provisions of this "small print!" statement; and that you distribute exact copies of this etext, including this Small Print statement. Such copies can be compressed or any proprietary...
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King Henry IV, Part 2Second Part of King Henry IV B) This license is subject to the conditions that you honor the refund and replacement provisions of this "small print!" statement; and that you distribute exact copies of this etext, including this Small Print statement. Such copies can...
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King Henry VThe Life of King Henry the Fifth B) This license is subject to the conditions that you honor the refund and replacement provisions of this "small print!" statement; and that you distribute exact copies of this etext, including this Small Print statement. Such copies...
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