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Rhymes of the RockiesHaving spent the major part of my life in the Rocky Mountains as timber cruiser, packer, trapper and guide, I have learned to love their beauty and grandeur; enjoy their solitude and feel that they are a part of me. It...

ÉnideLe brave Geraint, chevalier de la cour d'Arthur et du grand ordre de la Table ronde, prince tributaire de Devon, avait pous nide, la fille unique d'Yniol, et il l'aimait comme la lumire du ciel. Et comme la lumire du ciel varie l'aurore, au...

Under SailAmerica is again facing forward to the sea. The ancient thrill of the wide salt spaces, of the broad horizon beyond which adventure beckons us, appeals once more to the youth of America. We are living in times when the great importance of...

Salammbo: Historiallinen romaaniOsastopllikt, joilla oli pronssikothurnit jalassaan, olivat sijoittuneet keskikytvlle purppuraisen, kultaripsuisen telttakatoksen alle, joka tallien seinn luota ulottui palatsin alimmalle penkereelle asti; tavalliset sotilaat olivat hajaantuneet puiden siimekseen, joiden suojasta nkyi suuri joukko tasakattoisia rakennuksia, viininpuserrusvajoja, kellareita, aittoja, leipomahuoneita ja asevarastoja, norsujen tarha,...

Dolæus upon the cure of the gout by milk-diet - To which is prefixed, an essay upon dietSome Gentlemen of very great Worth, whose Desires I could not resist, engaged me in the Translation of the following Treatise of Dolaeus; they thought it might...

Three Sides of Paradise GreenNovember 22, 1913. It's all on account of Miss Cullingford that I'm beginning this journal. I never would have thought of such a thing by myself. Neither would Carol. Now we've both begun one, and it's just because Miss Cullingford...

Reformed Logic - A System Based on Berkeley's Philosophy with an Entirely New Method of DialecticPhilosophies are either Ideal or Substantial. The ideal are those which resolve all things, actual and possible, into thought or consciousness. They seek to find in consciousness the reason...

Prisons & Prisoners: Some Personal ExperiencesSome of the experiences which I have to record are of so unusual a character that I think it will help to a better understanding on the part of my readers if I briefly outline the drift of my...

På Scenen — Ifrån Salongen! - Eller Hvad Onkel Blasius Sett Med Obeväpnat Öga Under 40 ÅrInnan min onkel, som unter uns gesagt var en mkta egendomlig figur, i slutet af September mnad frlidet r beslt sig fr att lemna en verld, i hvilken...

The Year after the Armada, and Other Historical Studies AND OTHER HISTORICAL STUDIES BY MARTIN A. S. HUME, F.R.HIST.S. EDITOR OF THE CALENDAR OF SPANISH STATE PAPERS OF ELIZABETH (PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE) AUTHOR OF "THE COURTSHIPS OF QUEEN ELIZABETH," ETC. "'There is no book...

Amadis of Gaul, Vol. 3So soon as King Lisuarte knew that Angriote and his nephew were so far healed of their wounds that they could ride, he sent to bid them quit his kingdom, and not enter it again at their peril. Of this...

Life of John Knox, Fifth Edition, Vol. 2 of 2 - Containing Illustrations of the History of the Reformation in Scotland This book was written in a period when many words had not become standardized in their spelling. Words may have multiple spelling variations...

Life of John Knox, Fifth Edition, Vol. 1 of 2 - Containing Illustrations of the History of the Reformation in Scotland In preparing this work for a second impression, Ihave endeavoured carefully to correct mistakes which had escaped me in the first, both as...

The Life and Adventures of Guzman D'Alfarache, or the Spanish Rogue, vol. 2/3Wisdom is better than riches, since Fortune is but a fickle goddess, who bereaves us one day of what she has bestowed on us the preceding. During the course of our lives...

Russian Prisons - St. Peter and St. Paul; the Schlüsselburg; the Ostrog at Omsk; the story of Siberian exile; Tiumen, Tomsk, SaghalienThe huge empire founded by the Czars of Russia in the latter half of the sixteenth century was based upon absolute autocracy. The...

Pamela vainottunaMikn ei est lukijaa hiriintymttmsti tutustumasta thn teokseen niinkuin tavalliseen "suuren yleisn romaaniin", ilman minknlaista ennakkovalmistelua, vaikka se ilmestyykin maailmankirjallisuuden vakaantuneita huippusaavutuksia edustavassa sarjassa, jollaisessa yleens tarvitaan nykyaikaista johdantoa ikkn esityksen pohjaksi. Pyylevn lontoolaisen kirjanpainajan tuote ei ole vielkn erityisemmin vanhentunut ksittelyltns, eik...

Mr. Blake's Walking-Stick: A Christmas Story for Boys and GirlsI have meant to furnish a book that would serve for a Christmas present to Sunday-scholars, either from the school or from their teachers. I hope it is a story, however, appropriate to all seasons,...

War Dogs of the World WarIn the city of Neuilly, just across the River Seine from Paris, lives a remarkable woman, Countess Mary Yourkevitch, a Russian by birth, French by adoption. She has for many years devoted her life and spent her income in...

UranieUranie tait-elle une blonde jeune fille aux yeux bleus, un rve de printemps, une innocente, mais curieuse fille dve? Non, elle tait simplement, comme autrefois, lune des neuf Muses, celle qui prsidait lAstronomie et dont le regard cleste animait et dirigeait le chur des...

The Book: Its History and DevelopmentThe idea of making records by means of marks cut on stone or wood did not originate in any one place, for signs of it are found more or less all over the world wherever primitive man has existed....