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Concerning WomenIt will be foolish to assume that women are free, until books about them shall have ceased to have more than an antiquarian interest. All such books, including this one, imply by their existence that women may be regarded as a class in...

Australian fairy talesCome, youngsters, draw up your chairs. Come, mothers, ye who live your romantic girlhood oer again in that of your children. Form up, gentlemen, fathers, hard men of the world, whose brows are wrinkled with care and worry, take rank in rear...

Synthetic resins and their raw materials - A survey of the types and uses of synthetic resins, the organization of the industry, and the trade in resins and raw materials, with particular references to factors essential to tariff consideration. Under the general provisions of...

The fixerSandra Drake sat in her perfect apartment on Telfu, and cursed in an unladylike manner. She was plying a needle with some difficulty, and the results of her work were decidedly amateurish. But her clothing was slowly going to pieces, and there was...

His fortunate GraceAre you quite sure? Mr. Forbes laid down his newspaper, and looked with slightly extended mouth at his daughter who leaned forward in an attitude of suppressed energy, her hands clasped on the edge of the breakfast-table. The heiress of many millions...

Reisen durch die Inselwelt der Südsee In nachfolgender Schilderung ist versucht worden, dem geneigten Leser zwar ein beschrnktes, aber doch mglichst anschauliches Bild ber die Eigenart, Sitten und Gebruche ihm unbekannter oder wenig gekannter Vlker zu geben. Nicht minder ist die Entstehung der Koralleninseln,...

Compendio del derecho público romanoEl deseo que se me ha manifestado por diferentes y atendibles conductos, de ver expuesto el Derecho pblico romano en forma clara y suficiente para que lo conozcan los juristas que no son a la vez filsofos, es lo que...

Decadence - Henry Sidgwick memorial lecture, 1908I must begin what I have to say with a warning and an apology. I must warn you that the present essay makes no pretence to be an adequate treatment of some compact and limited theme; but rather...

Fine FeathersAra, the crow, was aware of the fact that he was a crow. This and this alone made him different from his fellow crows. Because he recognized the fact, it made him aware of the things that separated the crows from the pheasants...

Friendly counsels for freedmenWe welcome all who have come out of bondage to the privileges of freemen. Providence has unloosed your fetters. The war has been made use of by the Almighty to bring about this great change in your condition. We hope you...

Kant prolegomenái minden leendő metafizikáhozHogy Kant Prolegomeninak magyar fordtsbl j kiadsra van szksg s a Tiszta sz Kritikjnak els kiadsa is immr teljesen elfogyott, annak biztat jell tekinthetjk, hogy haznkban is a komolyabb filozfiai tanulmnyoknak ideje elrkezett. Ktelessgemnek tartottam ezt a fordtst is, mint...

The answerRobert Hohmann smiled superciliously at the man before him. "You have nerve," he said. It might have been a compliment excepting that the tone of the words was definitely sarcastic. "You have the colossal effrontery to come here before me and tell me...

The old paths, or the Talmud tested by Scripture - Being a comparison of the principles and doctrines of modern Judaism with the religion of Moses and the prophetsNine years have now elapsed since The Old Paths appeared as a volume. They have been...

Michael FieldSOME years ago the writer of this book discovered to herself the work of Michael Field, with fresh delight at every step of her adventure through the lyrics, the tragedies, and later devotional poems. But she was amazed to find that no one...

Historical record of the Eighty-Sixth, or the Royal County Down Regiment of Foot - Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1793, and of its subsequent services to 1842.The character and credit of the British Army must chiefly depend upon the...

Gold and glory; or, Wild ways of other days, a tale of early American discoveryOnly an apology for having written this historical tale. My private opinion is, that all writers of historical tales should return me thanks if I apologize for them with myself,...

Portuguese portraitsNot seven, nor seventy, names exhaust the tale of Portugals great men. The reader need but turn to the fascinating pages of Portuguese history. There he will find a plentiful feast set out before himthe epic strife between Portuguese and Moor, Portuguese and...

George Bernard Shaw: His PlaysWhat else is talent but a name for experience, practice, appropriation, incorporation, from the times of our forefathers? Friedrich Nietzsche. A century is a mere clock-tick in eternity, but measured by human events it is a hundred long years. Napoleon...

Circle of ConfusionPluto is a strange planet in many ways. Perhaps it may even be classed as a "man-made" planet, since if it were not for man and his works, Pluto might as well have never been. But Pluto was found abundant in uranium,...

As the hart pantethHe sat just outside the lofty doorway, that opened between the bare hall and front verandah. The great white columns held a wild clematis vine, the leaves of which almost concealed the bricks where the plaster had fallen off. Presently a...