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Lord William Beresford, V.C., Some Memories of a Famous Sportsman, Soldier and WitThere are days when we are under the spell of the past, when lovely times, lovely things, and delightful people that have lapsed into have beens are again with us, in a...

Discovery at AspenJudy Lurie sat cross-legged on the floor of her room surveying the results of her labor. The room was a mess, even by her easy standards. But the box containing her last summers meager wardrobe had been thoroughly gone over and everything...

The West Indies: Being a Description of the Islands, Progress of Christianity, Education, and Liberty Among the Colored Population GenerallyA denomination under which is comprehended a large chain of islands, extended in a curve from the Florida shore on the northern peninsula of America,...

Az erkölcsi világE knyvben az 1894. oktbertl 1895. oktberig rt dolgozataim nagyobb rszt van szerencsm kzztenni. Remlem, hogy a ki elolvassa, vilgos fogalmat alkothat magnak az erklcsi vilg trvnyrl; hogy elhigyje, hogy meggyzdjk felle, erre tbb is kell, mint lapos realis gondolkods, mely 1520...

Työmiehiä: Kertomus nykyajan oloistaPura oli syntynyt etelmmss osaa Suomea ja joutunut jo vallan nuorena "nokipojaksi" muutamaan Helsingin konepajaan. Istn lapsi hn oli ja itinskin jo nuorena menettnyt. Ihmisten puheista tiesi hn isstn sen verran, ett se oli ollut joku herra. Konepajassa oli hn taidossaan...

The Citadel of DeathVulcan held the weirdest secret of the ages, one of eternal life that Rick Norman had to find to save his friend from death. But it held another secret, tooone that was so vicious, even knowing it meant Rick Norman was...

The Living Museum, Vol. XV No. 6, October 1953Fifth Floor of the Centennial Building Springfield, Illinois, State Capitol Group ALWAYS FREE Hours: Daily, 8:30 to 5. Sundays, 2 to 5 p. m. Open every day except New Years Day, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, and...

A Year with a WhalerWhen the brig Alexander sailed out of San Francisco on a whaling voyage a few years ago, I was a member of her forecastle crew. Once outside the Golden Gate, I felt the swing of blue water under me for...

English Battles and Sieges in the Peninsula. - Extracted from his 'Peninsula War'.In this publication, the combats of Roria, Vimiero, and Corua, and the character of Sir John Moore, have been entirely recomposed. The other battles and sieges are, with more or less compression...

Decatur and SomersThe blue and beautiful Delaware Bay, bathed in a faint haze, looked its loveliest, one evening about sunset, in June, 1798. The sky above was clear, and, although there was no moon, the stars were coming out brilliantly in the sky, that...

The Bee-Master of WarrilowAmong the beautiful things of the countryside, which are slowly but surely passing away, must be reckoned the old Bee Gardensfragrant, sunny nooks of blossom, where the bees are housed only in the ancient straw skeps, and have their own way...

The Boy ElectricianOnce upon a time, and this is a true tale, a boy had a whole railroad system for a toy. The train ran automatically, propelled by tiny electric motors, the signals went up and down, the station was reached, a bell rang,...

L'enfant à la balustradeJ'offre ce livre, avec mes sentiments de gratitude, mes confrres et particulirement aux Critiques qui, au milieu de la production contemporaine si fconde, et si riche en lments de sduction, ont assur un sort honorable des ouvrages comme Mademoiselle Cloque et...

A Boy's Trip Across the PlainsEntered according to Act of Congress in the year 1868, By A. ROMAN & COMPANY, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States For the Southern District of New York. THE ELDESTOF A BEVY OF...

Biographical Notices of the Portraits at HinchingbrookIn the notices of the more celebrated characters in this Catalogue, it will be understood that historical and well-known events (which will be found in the annals of England), have been made purposely, to give way to details...

Faust: A Tragedy Manager of a Strolling Company.Stage-poetMerryfellow. Manager. Ye twain, in good and evil day So oft my solace and my stay, Say, have ye heard sure word, or wandering rumour How our new scheme affects the public humour? Without the multitude we...

Margaret MaliphantIt is twilight upon the marsh: the land at the foot of the hill lies a level of dim monotony, and even the sea beyond is lost in mystery. In the middle of the plain one solitary homestead, with its clump of trees,...

L'homme au masque de ferCe livre vous appartient, mon ami, puisque l'ide premire me vient de vous, ou du moins cause de vous, sans que vous vous en doutiez: ce titre, j'attache beaucoup de prix cet ouvrage; et comme je le crois d'une nature...

Baron von Münchhausens merkværdige reiser og eventyr Hvem der har skrevet denne merkelige bok har vret omtvistet. Det er dog nu saagodtsom bragt utenfor al tvil at boken er av tysk herkomst, endskjnt den frste gang blev utgit i England. Efter de seneste forskninger...

Stories Pictures Tell. Book 6Art supervisors in the public schools assign picture-study work in each grade, recommending the study of certain pictures by well-known masters. As Supervisor of Drawing I found that the children enjoyed this work but that the teachers felt incompetent to...