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BulldogWhen Zinn came home from prison, no one was at the station to meet him except the constable, Tom Frejus, who laid a hand on his shoulder and said: Now, Zinn, let this here be a lesson to you. Give me a chance to...

The unique story bookDo you remember the diamonds we found up at old Gray Jake Wagners house when we were making that little raid around Taylorsville? was asked of Colonel Andrew M. Benson, of Portland, Me., by a former companion with whom he was...

Hints for painters, decorators, and paper-hangers. - Being a selection of useful rules, data, memoranda, methods, and suggestions for house, ship and furniture painting, paper-hanging, gilding, color mixing, and other matters useful and instructive to painters and decorators. Prepared with special reference to the...

Récits marocains de la plaine et des montsLa mosque est un vaste btiment que la prsence dun chrtien ou celle dun juif na jamais souill. Elle a une entre sur chaque rue et les portes en sont constamment ouvertes la dvotion des fidles. Quand...

Ramsey & Carmick, contract. - Letter from the Postmaster General transmitting copy of a conditional mail contract; also copies of correspondence relative to the sameSir: I have the honor to transmit herewith, in compliance with the resolution of the House of the 2d of...

N. N. (Egy szerelem-gyermek): RegénykeSokan azt mondjk, hogy elmult mr a rgi vilg, midn az emberek a kedvtelseiknek ltek. A kmnyek nem fstlgnek oly szintesggel Magyarorszgon s a szvek befsultak. mde akrmint jhdik a vilg, hiszen ez a termszete, mindig akadnak utasok, akik a...

Tyll Ulenspiegel und Lamm Goedzak: Legende von ihren heroischen, lustigen und ruhmreichen Abenteuern im Lande Flandern und andern Orts Ihr Herren Knstler, gndige Herren Herausgeber und Herr Poet, ich mchte mir in Bezug auf Ihre erste Ausgabe einige Bemerkungen erlauben. Wie! In diesem dicken...

S. Hurok Presents; A Memoir of the Dance WorldIn the mid-forties, after the publication of my first book, a number of people approached me with the idea of my doing another book dealing with the dance and ballet organizations I had managed. I did...

From outer spaceThe grizzled old space veteran leaned back in his chair and stared up through the transparent dome. In the black sky myriad white specks gleamed without twinkling, their light unbent by atmosphere or dust. The steady pulse of the airmakers kept rhythm...

The weight of the name The automobile turned sharply about the chevet of Saint-Franois-Xavier. With an instinctive movement, Landri de Claviers-Grandchamp seized the megaphone. He called to the chauffeur to stop before one of the side entrances. The powerful limousin was still in motion...

Lady Barbarity: A RomanceTo deny that I am an absurdly handsome being would be an affectation. Besides, if I did deny it, my face and shape are always present to reprove me. Some women I knowwe call each other friendswho happen to possess an...

Lord Lister No. 0015: De zilveren apostelO, ja, lachte Raffles, een uitstekenden kennis. Bij mijn laatste bezoek in Windsor-club te Londen [2]wisselde ik toevallig mijn pelsjas met die van den hertog van Rochester. De ruil was aan den eenen kant slecht, want mijn pels...

La Guyane inconnue: Voyage à l'intérieur de la Guyane françaiseVous avez t mon guide dans ce voyage en Guyane, dont le but tait de vrifier la richesse en or de divers cours deau situs plus de 200 kilomtres des ctes, vol doiseau, et de...

The Chattanooga Campaign: With especial reference to Wisconsin's participation thereinAfter the battle of Gettysburg in the East, and the siege of Vicksburg in the West, attention was riveted during the later summer and autumn of 1863 on the campaign around Chattanooga. Seated on the...

Three years of war in East AfricaIn accomplishing the conquest of German East Africa, many columns were put in the field. Those had their starting-points from the British East Africa frontier in the neighbourhood of Kilimanjaro Mountain, from Lake Victoria Nyanza, from the Belgian...

Pastiche and prejudiceWriting of Lamennais, Renan says: Il cra avec des rminiscences de la Bible et du langage ecclsiastique cette manire harmonieuse et grandiose qui ralise le phnomne unique dans lhistoire littraire dun pastiche de gnie. Renan was nothing if not fastidious, and unique...

Overbetuwsche novellenWerm was t, smoor werm; en op t land, woar t gemjde gres, hier wier geherkt en gestreujd, en gunder wier geopperd of opgeloajen, zoagen de mansluu en derns dr uut as oliekoppen; en ze dronken, ze dronken krek wat ze kriege kosten,...

Mangorin kokkikirja: Jutelma korkeimman diplomatian alaltaTunnetteko Henningi, vanhaa kirjuria, joka vuodesta vuoteen joka piv kello 1/2 11 kulki Kristiansborgin katuvierustaa matkallansa kansliarakennukseen? Varmaankin tunnette hnet ulkonlt, ajatelkaahan hiukan! Pieni, laiha mies, vhn kumarassa, harmaat hivukset, ohuet sret, suuri paperikry kainalossa. Niin pitklle ajassa taaksepin...

The pretender: A story of the Latin QuarterWith this reflexion I let myself collapse into a padded chair of transcendent comfort, lit a cigarette and inspected once more the amazing bank-book. Since I had seen it last several credit entries had been madeover twenty...

Diptyque de Flandre, triptyque de France - le peintre aux billets, le pasteur de cygnes, le broyeur de fleurs, l'inextricable graveur, la porte ouverte au jardin fermé du roiCe qui suit ne reprsente que les lments dun beau livre. Je les ai glans autour...