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A Memoir of Thomas Bewick - Written by himselfThe anxiety necessarily attendant upon the publication of this volume being now brought to a close, it only remains to apologise for the delay, for which many reasons might be adduced, and to express a hope...

The Mysterious Stranger and Other CartoonsThese cartoons have been reprinted in the hope that they may have a permanent interest because of the great historical importance of the period they encompass. In the last two or three years the world has moved with more...

The Forlorn Hope: A Novel (Vol. 2 of 2)Mr. Foljambe did not easily throw off the painful impression which his interview with Chudleigh Wilmot had made upon him. The old gentleman had always found Wilmot, though not an expansive, a singularly frank person; he...

The Forlorn Hope: A Novel (Vol. 1 of 2)The half-hour dressing-bell rung out as Sir Duncan Forbes jumped from the hired carriage which had borne him the last stage of his journey to Kilsyth, and immediately followed his servant, who had put in a...

Principles of politeness, and of knowing the worldThe two parts of this work, which have heretofore been printed separate, are now offered to the Public in one volume, as a system of polite and moral instruction for both sexes: This edition is critically corrected,...

Texas GemstonesThroughout history man has sought stones and minerals for personal adornment and ornamentation. Stones and minerals that are sufficiently beautiful, durable, and rare are known as gemstones. A gemstone with only one of these qualities is less desirable than one with all three....

Ritratti letterari Il Daudet lo scrittore francese pi popolare in Italia dopo lo Zola. Molti, anzi, li mettono alla pari, e le nature miti antepongono all'autore dell'Assommoir l'autore del Nabab, naturalista meno spietato. La differenza che passa fra loro pi nell'indole che nell'arte. Nell'arte...

An ethical philosophy of life presented in its main outlines3 What this book offers is a system of thought and of points of view as to conduct, as these have jointly grown out of personal experience. It will be useful to introduce them with...

Leave it to PsmithFreddie Threepwood and his uncle are in difficulties. Freddie wants a thousand pounds to start a bookmakers business and to marry Eve, while his uncle wants to raise three thousand pounds, unbeknown to his wife, to help a runaway daughter. Freddie...

Kiana: a Tradition of HawaiiStrictly speaking, there is no such thing as Fiction. Every emotion, thought, or action embodied into literature has been human experience at some time. We can imagine nothing within the laws of nature, but what has had or may have...

Wings and Stings: A Tale for the YoungWHAT is the use of a preface? Most of my young readers will regard it as they would a stile in front of a field in which they were going to enjoy haymaking; as something which they...

Dorothea Beale of CheltenhamMiss Beale left ample materials for the history of her work. Not only were all business documents, such as minutes of council meetings, nomination papers, examination questions carefully preserved, she kept also all letters which could be of any interest. She...

I filtrati dolci - Monografia della filtrazione dei mosti e della preparazione dei cosidetti "filtrati dolci" e "lambiccati". Nel linguaggio enotecnico e commerciale chiamasi oggi in Italia filtrato dolce o semplicemente filtrato o lambiccato, il mosto di uva fresca, appena spremuto, ovvero gi fermentato...

Die Frauenfrage im MittelalterDer vorliegende Text wurde anhand der 1910 erschienenen Buchausgabe so weit wie mglich originalgetreu wiedergegeben. Typographische Fehler wurden stillschweigend korrigiert. Ungewhnliche und heute nicht mehr gebruchliche Schreibweisen bleiben gegenber dem Original unverndert; fremdsprachliche Begriffe wurden nicht korrigiert. Das Beste, was Frauen...

The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, September, 1913 - Vol. LXXXVI, No. 5Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation have been retained, but punctuation and typographical errors have been corrected. Passages in English dialect and in languages other than English have not been altered. Footnotes have been moved...

With Poor Immigrants to AmericaI wish to express my thanks to Mrs. James Muirhead, Miss M. A. Best, and to Mr. J. Cotton Dana, who, with unsparing energy and hospitality, helped me to see America as she is. From Russia to America; from the...

The Lunarian Professor and His Remarkable Revelations Concerning the Earth, the Moon and Mars - Together with An Account of the Cruise of the Sally AnnThe reader will please remember that this visit and revelation of the Lunarian Professor took place in 1892, seventeen...

Giphantia - Or a View of What Has Passed, What Is Now Passing, and, During the Present Century, What Will Pass, in the World.No man ever had a stronger inclination for travelling than myself. I considerd the whole earth as my country, and all...

The Uses of Diversity: A book of essaysI do not like seriousness. I think it is irreligious. Or, if you prefer the phrase, it is the fashion of all false religions. The man who takes everything seriously is the man who makes an idol...

Scrap Book of Mormon Literature (Vol. 1 of 2) - Religious TractsIn presenting Volumes 1 and 2 of Scrap Book of Mormon Literature, the undersigned places within the reach of many of the saints a compilation of religious tracts that have been used and...