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Herodoti Historiarum Libri IXHerodoti Historiarum Libri IX For this transcription, the following edition was used: Any changes applied by the transcriber are indicated by footnotes ([TR1], [TR2], etc.). When a passage seemed doubtful, the following Greek/Latin edition was used to clear up any remaining doubts: Herodotus Halicarnassus,...
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Historical Record of the Fifty-Third, or the Shropshire Regiment of FootHistorical Record of the Fifty-Third, or the Shropshire Regiment of Foot - Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1755 and of its subsequent services to 1848 The natives of Britain have, at all periods, been celebrated for innate courage and...
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The Foundation of the Ottoman Empire a history of the Osmanlis up to the death of Bayezid I (1300-1403)The Foundation of the Ottoman Empire; a history of the Osmanlis up to the death of Bayezid I (1300-1403)Four years of residence in the Ottoman Empire, chiefly in Constantinople, during the most disastrous period of its decline, have led me to investigate its origin....
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Peeps at Many Lands: CorsicaPeeps at Many Lands: CorsicaCorsica is so small that from its highest point one can see almost all over the island. It is only about three times the size of Yorkshire. As the island is approached by steamer, it appears from every point of...
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The London Burial GroundsThe London Burial Grounds - Notes on Their History from the Earliest Times to the Present DayIn looking one day at Rocques plan of London (1742-5) I noticed how many burial-grounds and churchyards were marked upon it which no longer existed. I made a...
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Four Phases of Morals: Socrates, Aristotle, Christianity, UtilitarianismFour Phases of Morals: Socrates, Aristotle, Christianity, Utilitarianism Dear Sir,As the substance of this book was originally delivered in the form of Lectures before the Royal Institution, London, I was naturally led, in giving my notes a more exact expression and a larger illustration,...
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A History of the Peninsular War, Vol. 4, Dec. 1810-Dec. 1811A History of the Peninsular War, Vol. 4, Dec. 1810-Dec. 1811 - Massena's Retreat, Fuentes de Oñoro, Albuera, TarragonaIn this volume are contained the annals of all the many campaigns of 1811, with the exception of those of Suchets Valencian expedition in the later...
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La vérité en marche: L'affaire DreyfusLa vérité en marche: L'affaire DreyfusJe crois ncessaire de recueillir, dans ce volume, les quelques articles que j'ai publis sur l'affaire Dreyfus, pendant une priode de trois ans, de dcembre 1897 dcembre 1900, au fur et mesure que les vnements se sont drouls. Lorsqu'un...
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La vita Italiana nel Cinquecento: Conferenze tenute a Firenze nel 1893La vita Italiana nel Cinquecento: Conferenze tenute a Firenze nel 1893 Non mai spettacolo pi imponente vide l'umanit. Dileguavansi appena dalla Germania, dalla Francia, dall'Inghilterra le ultime nebbie del Medio-Evo, e gagliardi di lor giovinezza salutavano i popoli il sole rinascente d'Italia. Le monarchie...
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Midnight Sunbeams or, Bits of Travel Through the Land of the NorsemanMidnight Sunbeams; or, Bits of Travel Through the Land of the NorsemanThe following sketches of a journey in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark are given to the public in the hope that their perusal will furnish information concerning the people, and attractions, of countries which...
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The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898; Volume 49The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898; Volume 49 - Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands...
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The Evolution of Naval ArmamentThe Evolution of Naval ArmamentThe notes on which these essays are based were collected in the course of two commissions spent under the lee of the Admiralty library, close to the Royal United Service Institution, and in touch with the Reading Room of the...
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The Land of Riddles (Russia of Today)The Land of Riddles (Russia of To-day)Shortly before my departure from Vienna I chanced to meet an acquaintance, a Viennese writer. "Are you really going to Russia?" said he. "I almost envy you, for it is to us a land of riddles. It has...
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North Italian Folk: Sketches of Town and Country LifeNorth Italian Folk: Sketches of Town and Country Life Italyabout which so much has been writtenpolitical, geographical, social, pontifical, poeticalItaly is my theme. But not the Italy of popes and priests and controversies, of civic struggles and new kingdoms, nor the Italy of tourists...
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The Grandeur That Was Rome: a survey of Roman culture and civilisationThe Grandeur That Was Rome: a survey of Roman culture and civilisation THENS and Rome stand side by side as the parents of Western civilisation. The parental metaphor is almost irresistible. Rome is so obviously masculine and robust, Greece endowed with so much loveliness...
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Survey of the High Roads of England and Wales. Part the FirstSurvey of the High Roads of England and Wales. Part the First. - Comprising the counties of Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hants, Wilts, Dorset, Somerset, Devon, and Cornwall. etc.Your Royal Highness having graciously condescended to extend your august patronage and protection to this work, I...
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A Manual of Ancient HistoryA Manual of Ancient History1. The former inhabitants of our world are known to us by three kinds of evidence: (1) Written Records; (2) Architectural Monuments; (3) Fragmentary Remains. 2. Of these the first alone can be considered as true sources of History, though...
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The Irish CrisisThe Irish CrisisThe time has not yet arrived at which any man can with confidence say, that he fully appreciates the nature and the bearings of that great event which will long be inseparably associated with the year just departed. Yet we think that...
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Texas in the Civil War: A Résumé HistoryTexas in the Civil War: A Résumé HistoryThe Texas Civil War Centennial Commission has long felt the need for a booklet setting forth a brief history of Texas participation in the Civil War and the Confederacy. Many requests for such a publication have come...
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The Victories of Wellington and the British ArmiesThe Victories of Wellington and the British ArmiesIntroduction.State of England, military and political.India.Critical situation of British interests.Marquis Wellesley appointed to the Government.His measures.War declared.Tippoo attacks the army of Cannanore.Seringapatam invested.Stormed by General Baird.Death, character, and anecdotes of the Sultaun of Mysore.Military observations.Acts of cruelty.Tippoo...
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