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The crimpThe crimpCaptain Gully, of the steam whaler Bowhead, was familiar with this law. It prevented him from completing his crew. Men of any kind were scarce in San Francisco. Cargoes rotted in ships holds while the wages of ordinary seamen mounted to impossible heights....
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The Life and Love of the InsectThe Life and Love of the InsectThe author of these essays was born at Srignan, in Provence, in the year 1823, and was long in coming to his own. His birthday, indeed, is now celebrated annually (Henri Fabre is still alive) at both Srignan...
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Y ddwy chwaer: Ffeithiau hanesyddolY ddwy chwaer: Ffeithiau hanesyddol Yn y flwyddyn 1536, yn ystod teyrnasiad yr anwadal a'r nwydlawn frenin, Harri yr Wythfed, pan nad oedd dyogelwch dynion, a meddianau ond drychfeddyliau gogoneddus yn ymddangos yn unig ar glogwyni breuddwydion y nos, neu yn hofran yn ngwaelodion...
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16 months at the gold diggingsSixteen months at the gold diggingsIt is almost inconceivable what an excitement was produced upon nations and individuals by the discovery, less than four years since, of gold among the mountains of Upper California. Tides of human life soon set in toward this one...
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Puder: ElbeszélésekPuder: ElbeszélésekValahol a felvidken utaztam, tlen, sznon, mint a muszka regnyhsk. Reggeltl-estig a kocsisom zldre fakult rongyos htt nztem, a lovak flt s a csrgk szltak, mint egy lthatatlan zenekar jtka, amely a temetsemen vagy az eskvmn kisri lpteimet. Gynyr, rozzant vn hidakon nyargaltunk...
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Passed by the censor: The Experience of an American Newspaper Man in FrancePassed by the censor: The Experience of an American Newspaper Man in FranceSpecial correspondents in great numbers have come from America into the European "zone of military activity," and in almost equal numbers have they gone out, to write their impressions, their descriptions, their...
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Boys' golden west seriesThe golden west boys, "Injun" and "Whitey": a story of adventureThe first fifteen years of my life were spent in the Dakota Territory. The great West mothered me during the shaping of my boyhood ambitions and ideals. Therefore, I know by personal experience much...
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You are forbidden!You are forbidden!A wave of pity swept through him, intensifying his own brooding unhappiness. Despite the fact he had instructed his psycho-color experts to design his inner consultation office in as soothing a shade as scientifically possible, the patient was sweating profusely, awaiting the...
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Star stoles and shawls book no. 86Stoles and shawls: hairpin lace, knitted, crochetedsuch comfortable wool fashion accessories to wear to the movies, church suppers, Grange meetings, the theater and the senior prom. Here is a collection for daytime and evening wear in easy, knit, crochet and hairpin lace stitches. Mix...
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The Snake's PassThe Snake's PassBetween two great mountains of grey and green, as the rock cropped out between the tufts of emerald verdure, the valley, almost as narrow as a gorge, ran due west towards the sea. There was just room for the roadway, half cut...
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Sammlung Göschen: Verzeichnis der bis jetzt erschienen BändeSammlung Göschen: Verzeichnis der bis jetzt erschienen BändeErbrecht. Recht des Brgerl. Gesetzbuches. Fnftes Buch: Erbrecht von Dr. Wilhelm von Blume, ord. Prof. der Rechte an der Univ. Tbingen. I. Abteilung: Einleitung. Die Grundlagen des Erbrechts. II. Abteilung: Die Nachlabeteiligten. Mit 23 Figuren. Nr. 659/60....
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Sniping in France: With notes on the scientific training of scouts, observers, and snipersSniping in France: With notes on the scientific training of scouts, observers, and snipersPerhaps as a nation we failed in imagination. Possibly Germany was more quick to initiate new methods of warfare or to adapt her existing methods to meet prevailing conditions. Certainly we...
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A short history of the Norman Conquest of EnglandA short history of the Norman Conquest of England1. Meaning of the Norman Conquest.By the Norman Conquest of England we understand that series of events during the latter part of the eleventh century by which a Norman Duke was set on the throne of...
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Best o' luck: How a fighting Kentuckian won the thanks of Britain's KingBest o' luck: How a fighting Kentuckian won the thanks of Britain's KingThe Distinguished Conduct Medal has been awarded to Sergeant Alexander McClintock of the Canadian Overseas Forces for conspicuous gallantry in action. He displayed great courage and determination during a raid against the...
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Portraits of placesPortraits of places The following papers originally appeared in the Century, the Atlantic Monthly, the Galaxy Magazine, in that of Lippincott, and in the New York Tribune and The Nation. The four last chapters in the book, which were the earliest published, can now...
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Final blackoutFinal blackoutWhen FINAL BLACKOUT was written there was still a Maginot Line, Dunkirk was just another French coastal town and the Battle of Britain, the Bulge, Saipan, Iwo, V2s and Nagasaki were things unknown and far ahead in history. While it concerns these things,...
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A hitch in timeA hitch in timeI blessed the carelessness that had caused me to set the space-time dials a little off when I began this journey to the distant past. I had come to this barbaric era in the proper time, indeed, but millions of miles...
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Four years aboard the whaleshipFour years aboard the whaleship - Embracing cruises in the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, and Antarctic oceans, in the years 1855, '6, '7, '8, '9Having been one of the crew of an American whaleship, I cruised on the ocean for the four years of my...
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Weird Tales, Volume 1, Number 1, March 1923: The unique magazineWeird Tales, Volume 1, Number 1, March 1923: The unique magazineTales of horroror goose-flesh storiesare commonly shunned by magazine editors. Few, if any, will consider such a story, no matter how interesting it may be. They believe that the public doesnt want this sort...
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The companions of PickleThe companions of Pickle - Being a sequel to 'Pickle the spy'The appearance of Pickle the Spy was welcomed by a good deal of clamour on the part of some Highland critics. It was said that I had brought a disgraceful charge, without proof,...
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