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The History of the Seven Wise Masters of RomeThe history of the Seven Wise Masters forms an important epoch in the history of European popular stories, because it affords the most remarkable evidence of the literary descent and origin of stories, as distinct from...

Vers le pôleNos anctres, les anciens Normands, ont t les premiers navigateurs qui aient affront les glaces polaires. Ds le VIIIe sicle, tandis que les marins des autres pays n'osaient quitter le voisinage des ctes, eux se lanaient dj bravement en pleine mer et...

The Yellow Flag: A Novel. Volume 3 (of 3)It was probably not without a certain amount of consideration and circumspection that John Calverley had fixed upon Hendon as the place in which to establish his second home, to which to take the pretty trusting...

Viaggi di Gulliver nelle lontane regioni La vita di Gionatan Swift un soggetto inesausto di vezzo e d'istruzione per tutti coloro cui piace meditare le vicissitudini degli uomini celebri pei loro talenti e per la loro rinomanza. Privo d'ogni sussidio al suo nascere, debitore...

History of Indian and Eastern ArchitectureIt may create a feeling of disappointment in some minds when they are told that there is no stone architecture in India older than two and a half centuries before the Christian Era; but, on the other hand, it...

The Red Glutton: With the German Army at the FrontWe passed through it late in the afternoonthis little Belgian town called Montignies St. Christophejust twenty-four hours behind a dust-colored German column. I am going to try now to tell how it looked to us....

An Historical Sketch of Sacerdotal Celibacy in the Christian ChurchThe following work was written several years since, simply as an historical study, and with little expectation of its publication. Recent movements in several portions of the great Christian Church seem to indicate, however, that...

Erik Autio"Jumala tiesi, tuleeko hnest pappi milloinkaan. Ihan itkemn pakoittaa t seikka. Kuinka olimmekin jo ilomielin ja ylvstelimme hnest, kun hn lupa-aikoina aina saarnasi tll kotikirkossaan ja kaikki kehuivat hnen saarnojansa niin kauniiksi. Ja nyt viimeisiin aikoihin, sen sijaan ett hnen pitisi yh enemmn...

Dick Merriwell's Day; Or, Iron NerveA half million enthusiastic followers of the Merriwell brothers will attest the unfailing interest and wholesomeness of these adventures of two lads of high ideals, who play fair with themselves, as well as with the rest of the world....

MisruleThe brick smashed through the window and skittered across the top of Glen Wheatley's desk. He had already removed most of the breakables, but it caught a large plastic ash tray and sent it caroming off his cheekbone. A thin trickle of blood crept...

The Steel FleaI cannot tell precisely where the first germ of the Legend concerning the Steel Flea had its birththat is to say, whether it originated in Tula, the Izhma, or Sestroryetzk; but, evidently, it came from one of these places. In any case,...

The Expendables"I've heard of it," I said uneasily. "An old fraternal organization something like the Moose or Rosicrucians, founded in Sicily. It allegedly controls organized crime in the U.S. But that is a responsibility-eluding myth that honest Italian-Americans are stamping out. We don't even...

The Pastor: His Qualifications and DutiesThe nature and duties of the pastoral office form a subject of great practical moment. The thoughts suggested in this volume are largely results of the writers personal experience in the ministry and of his observation of pastoral work...

Essays on the Microscope - Containing a Practical Description of the Most Improved Microscopes, a General History of Insects, etc., etc.In the preface to my Essays on Electricity and Magnetism, I informed the public that it was my intention to publish, from time to...

The Man in the Brown SuitNadina, the Russian dancer who had taken Paris by storm, swayed to the sound of the applause, bowed and bowed again. Her narrow black eyes narrowed themselves still more, the long line of her scarlet mouth curved faintly upwards....

It's Fun to Sew with a Sewing MachineAttend all your meetings so that you will be able to complete your project as soon as possible. When your home agent gives you a 4-H record book and record sheets, she wants you to record the...

The Story of a Peninsular Veteran - Sergeant in the Forty-Third Light Infantry, during the Peninsular WarThe writer of the following pages, in the descriptions of Battles, Sieges, and Military Incidents, is indebted to the History of the War in the Peninsula and the...

The Roman Index of Forbidden Books - Briefly Explained for Catholic Booklovers and StudentsThis short treatise was written for the benefit of those who cannot devote much time to the study of the Index. It appeared first in the Catholic Union and Times, Buffalo,...

Permalaisten uskontoPohjois-Venjll asuvan sukumme maine levisi ensi kerran sivistyneen maailman kuuluviin retkien kautta, joita norjalaiset, Alfred Suuren aikalaisen Otherin esimerkki seuraten, Jmeren rantoja purjehtien tekivt Vienanmeren pohjukoihin. Tll sijaitsi tarinain ihannoima valtakunta, n.s. bjarmien maa, jossa asui varakas ja monilukuinen kansa. Sen kanssa olivat...

The Wallypug of WhyIT was a very warm afternoon, and Girlie was sitting by the play-room window watching the gold fish idly swimming about in her little aquarium. She was feeling very sigh as she called it, that is, not very happy, for her...