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Lexikon baltischer KünstlerDie Grundlage zu dem vorliegenden Lexikon gaben die Vorarbeiten des im Jahre 1898 verstorbenen Malers Julius Dring, die, nach seinem Tode in den Besitz der Kurlndischen Gesellschaft fr Literatur und Kunst bergegangen, von dieser dem Herausgeber zur Verfgung gestellt wurden. Drings mhevolle...

Der alte Trapper Im Jahre zuvor hatte die Regierung der Vereinigten Staaten den sdlichen Teil von Nordamerika, das Land Louisiana, den Spaniern abgekauft, und seitdem ergo sich ein unaufhrlicher Strom von Auswanderern von Norden her in dieses neu erschlossene Gebiet, um davon Besitz zu...

Manual of Oriental AntiquitiesTHE domain which we are about to traverse in this little work embraces all the civilisations of the ancient East except that of Egypt. It includes the Chaldans, the Assyrians, the Persians before Alexander, the Hittites of Syria, Cappadocia, and Asia...

Lorenzo de' Medici, the Magnificent (vol. 2 of 2)In April 1465, as already stated, Federigo of Aragon, Prince of Naples, and Lorenzo de Medici, then seventeen years old, met at Pisa. A letter addressed by the young Florentine to his royal friend, probably in...

Lorenzo de' Medici, the Magnificent (vol. 1 of 2)The second half of the fifteenth century exhibits, in the development of the Renaissance in Italy, the singular spectacle of a transformation of the modern world under the influence of ancient classical culture in conjunction with...

An Account of the Abipones, an Equestrian people of Paraguay, (3 of 3)The Spaniards subdued, in great measure, the Indian natives of Paraguay, sometimes by means of soldiers, but oftener by that of priests, who, unarmed, could penetrate where a soldier found no access....

The Silver MenaceThe yacht was plowing through the calm waters with a steady throbbing of the engines. The soft washing of the waves along the sides, the murmur of the wind through the light rigging aloft, and the occasional light footstep of the navigating...

An Account of the Abipones, an Equestrian People of Paraguay, (2 of 3)The Abipones inhabit the province Chaco, the centre of all Paraguay; they have no fixed abodes, nor any boundaries, except what fear of their neighbours has established. They roam extensively in every...

Vagabond Life in MexicoMexico is the most beautiful city ever built by the Spaniards in the New World; and even in Europe it would take a high place for splendor and magnificence. If you wish to behold the magnificent and varied panorama which Mexico...

The Sufism of the Rubáiyát, or, the Secret of the Great ParadoxIn placing this volume before the public I only hope that I may be able to convey to my readers the higher and deeper truths of this most famous of Persian Poets, who...

Oxford Days; or, How Ross Got His DegreeOxford Days is not shaped on the lines of either Verdant Green or Tom Brown at Oxford. Its purpose, rather, is to furnish a practical guide to all the features of University life; but it has been...

Maailman loppu: Romaani ankarasta elämästä avaruudessa Aika murhan, myrskyn; sitten maailma hajoo, maa jymisee, jtti-naiset lent, kukaan sli ei en toista, kaatuu korkea maailmanpuu. Aurinko mustuu, maa syksyy mereen, taivaalta tippuvat thdet kirkkaat; liekki liekki vasten riskyy, hehkuva, helle taivasta tapaa. I. Merkit auringossa...

Die Technik des DramasSie haben wesentlichen Antheil an der groen Arbeit gehabt, durch welche Shakespeare dem deutschen Volke in das Herz geschlossen wurde, in der heiteren Mue eines schn gehaltenen Lebens haben Sie unsere Kenntni frherer Literaturperioden nach mehr als einer Richtung gefrdert, mir...

The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 985, November 12, 1898If the shock of this abrupt arrest of the whole body of English travellers, who happened to be within reach of the First Consul, fell sharply on those at home, it fell at least...

Walter Crane's Painting Book - Containing twelve coloured and twelve outline full-page plates Title: Walter Crane's Painting Book Subtitle: Containing twelve coloured and twelve outline full-page plates Author: Walter Crane Release Date: December 5, 2015 [EBook #50614] Language: English Credits: Produced by Chris Curnow,...

My Short Story BookLovely weather for Christmas holidays! But to one little five-year-old man, nothing had seemed lovely this Christmas, though he was spending it with his Father and Mother and his big sisters at Grandpapas beautiful old country-house, where everybody did all that...

Cradle Songs Title: Cradle Songs Author: Various Release Date: December 5, 2015 [EBook #50612] Language: English Credits: Produced by Emmy, MFR and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) A Song...

The Pillar of Fire; or, Israel in BondageThe text comprises a series of letters in three groups. The first group, the first letter within that group, and the third group, lack headings. Appropriate headings have been copied from the Table of Contents and inserted...

Muoto- ja muistikuvia IIISamoin kuin molemmat edelliset sislt tm kolmas ja viimeinen Muoto- ja Muistikuvasarja sek vanhempaa ett uutta. Kuvaukseni Ebba Stenbckist, Kaarle Jaakko Gummeruksesta ja Karl Fredrik Enebergist ovat net kirjoitetut sen jlkeen, kun toinen sarja syksyll 1912 oli ilmestynyt. Nit mainitutta kirjoituksia...

Fifteen Years Among the Top-Knots; Or, Life in KoreaThe chapters which are here given to the public are simply reminiscent, a brief story of a few years of the writers life in one of the most unique and interesting of all the Eastern countries,...