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The Centenary Garland - Being Pictorial Illustrations of the Novels of Sir Walter ScottTHE enthusiasm with which Scotsmen and others have hailed the proposal to celebrate in public demonstration the Centenary of Sir Walter Scott's birth, has suggested the publication of this little work....

The Bachelor's Own Book - Being Twenty-Four Passages in the Life of Mr. Lambkin, (Gent.) Mr. Lambkin having come into his property, enters the world upon the very best possible terms with himself, and makes his toilet to admiration. Mr. Lambkin sallies forth in...

Jaufry the Knight and the Fair Brunissende: A Tale of the Times of King Arthur Now of a tale of chivalry, of proper fashion, great allurement, full of-wise and courteous instances, and wherein abound acts of great prowess, strange adventures, assaults, encounters, and dread...

Four Hundred Humorous Illustrations, Vol. 2 (of 2) - With Portrait and Biographical Sketch GEORGE CRUIKSHANK was born in London on the 27th of September, 1792. His parents were of Scotch nationality. The father, namely, Isaac Cruikshank, was an artist by profession, having considerable...

Four Hundred Humorous Illustrations, Vol. 1 (of 2) - With Portrait and Biographical Sketch GEORGE CRUIKSHANK was born in London on the 27th of September, 1792. His parents were of Scotch nationality. The father, namely, Isaac Cruikshank, was an artist by profession, having considerable...

Myths of the Rhine Primitive Times.The First Settlers on the Rhine.Masters going to School.Sanskrit and Breton.An Idle God.Microscopic Deities.Tree Worship.Birth-Trees and Death-Trees.....003 The Druids and their Creed.Esus.The Holy Oak.The Pforzheim Lime Tree.A Rival Plant.The Mistletoe and the Anguinufh.The Oracle at Do-dona.Immaculate Horses.The Druidesses.A late...

A Tour Through the Pyrenees The Publishers take pleasure in acknowledging their indebtedness to Mr. Henry Blackburn for valuable hints in the arrangement of this volume. This, my dear Marcelin, is a trip to the Pyrenees; I have been there, and that is a...

The Days of Chivalry; Or, The Legend of CroquemitaineIN translating LEpines charming legend, I have felt it my duty to adhere as closely as possible to the text. Adaptations and versions, whether presented on the stage or set down in black and white, seem...

AtalaAmong the illustrious names which adorn the annals of France, that of Franois Auguste de Chateaubriand, the author of Atala, Les Martyrs, The Last of the Abencerages, and many other brilliant and renowned works, occupies a proud pre-eminence. But his fame rests not merely...

Stories of the Days of King ArthurNO other merit or importance is claimed for this book than that of a compilation; but it is, so far as the writer is aware, the most complete epitome of the Arthurian Legends that has yet been prepared...

River Legends; Or, Father Thames and Father Rhine I had been down to spend a summers day at Eton. Dear old Eton! There is no place where a summers day can be more happily spent, especially by those to whom the spot is hallowed...

Der GärtnerDeine kleinen Fuste halten drfen wie zarte Lotosknospen, und Blumenketten ber Deine Gelenke streifen; und Deiner Fe Sohlen frben drfen mit dem roten Saft der Ashokablten und fortkssen das Fleckchen Staub, das dort vielleicht noch zgert. Wenn da ein Wanderer, sein Heim verlassend,...

KertomuksiaLaurilassa oli joulu niinkuin muuallakin. Tuore prekerros oli orsilla ja valkasi somasti avaran pirtin laen, pahnat kahisivat lattiassa; pitk honkapyt oli peitetty lumivalkealla pytliinalla, rykki leipi ja kaakkuja oli pydn ylpss, ja keskell oli kolmihaarainen kynttil, joka tukevasti seisoi raskaassa tinajalassaan ja katseli korkealta...

Eccentricities of the Animal Creation.Natural History in Scripture, and Egyptian Records, 11.Origin of Zoological Gardens, 12.The Greeks and Romans, 12.Montezuma's Zoological Gardens, 13.Menagerie in the Tower of London, 14.Menagerie in St. James's Park, 14.John Evelyn's Notes, 15.Ornithological Society, 15.Continental Gardens, 16.Zoological Society of London...

The Rebel Chief: A Tale of Guerilla LifeNo country in the world offers to the delighted traveller more charming landscapes than Mexico; among them all, that of Las Cumbres or the peak, is, without fear of contradiction, one of the most striking and most...

The World's Great Sermons, Volume 05: Guthrie to MozleyThomas Guthrie, preacher, philanthropist, and social reformer, was born at Brechin, Forfarshire, Scotland, in 1803. He spent ten years at the University of Edinburgh and was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of Brechin in 1825....

The Arch-Satirist"To me the idea of slaving for a life-time in order to die rich is a pitiful sort of insanity. That's the Italian in me, I suppose. I would think it wiser to drinkdrink deep and long and gloriouslyand die of itdie in...

Italian Days and Ways Your most interesting letter, Sir Philosopher, reached me at Gibraltar, and served to give me a homelike feeling in that alien land of Spain. Any one who can write letters as interesting as yours, from your library, with the mercury...

The Cradle of Mankind; Life in Eastern KurdistanIt requires at least four persons to compound a salad sauce, say the Spaniards. The requisite incompatibilities can never co-exist in one. A spendthrift should squander the oil, and a miser dole out the vinegar. A wise...

A Collection of Essays and Fugitiv Writings - On Moral, Historical, Political, and Literary SubjectsThe headings in the table of contents do not always match the headings in the text. The subsections do not have their own heading, but refer to the page where...