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Under the DeodarsUnder the Deodars This is the history of a failure; but the woman who failed said that it might be an instructive tale to put into print for the benefit of the younger generation. The younger generation does not want instruction, being perfectly willing...
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The Two CaptainsThe Two Captains A Mild summer evening was resting on the shores of Malaga, awakening the guitar of many a merry singer among the ships in the harbor, and in the city houses, and in many an ornamental garden villa. Emulating the voices of...
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London in 1731London in 1731Don Manoel Gonzales is the assumed name of the writer of a Voyage to Great Britain, containing an Account of England and Scotland, which was first printed in the first of the two folio volumes of A Collection of Voyages and Travels,...
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To Have and to HoldTo Have and to Hold TO HAVE AND TO HOLD CHAPTER I. IN WHICH I THROW AMBS-ACE CHAPTER II. IN WHICH I MEET MASTER JEREMY SPARROW CHAPTER III. IN WHICH I MARRY IN HASTE CHAPTER IV. IN WHICH I AM LIKE TO REPENT AT...
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With Lee in Virginia: A Story of the American Civil WarWith Lee in Virginia: A Story of the American Civil WarMy Dear Lads: The Great War between the Northern and Southern States of America possesses a peculiar interest for us, not only because it was a struggle between two sections of a people akin...
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My Ten Years' ImprisonmentMy Ten Years' ImprisonmentHave I penned these memorials, let me ask myself, from any paltry vanity, or desire to talk about that self? I hope this is not the case, and forasmuch as one may be able to judge in ones own cause, I...
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The Elusive PimpernelThe Elusive Pimpernel Chapter I: Paris: 1793 Chapter II: A Retrospect Chapter III: Ex-Ambassador Chauvelin Chapter IV: The Richmond Gala Chapter V: Sir Percy and His Lady Chapter VI: For the Poor of Paris Chapter VII: Premonition Chapter VIII: The Invitation Chapter IX: Demoiselle...
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The Trampling of the LiliesThe Trampling of the Lilies PART I. THE OLD RULE CHAPTER I. MONSIEUR THE SECRETARY CHAPTER II. LORDS OF LIFE AND DEATH CHAPTER III. THE WORD OF BELLECOUR CHAPTER IV. THE DISCIPLES OF ROUSSEAU PART II. THE NEW RULE CHAPTER V. THE SHEEP TURNED...
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My Life and My EffortsMy Life and My EffortsKarl May, born in 1842 under the name Carl Friedrich May, published the first volume of his autobiography in November of 1910. He never found the time to write the planned second volume or any of the other future works...
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Mein Leben und StrebenMein Leben und StrebenWenn man von der Erde aus drei Monate lang geraden Weges nach der Sonne geht und dann in derselben Richtung noch drei Monate lang ber die Sonne hinaus, so kommt man an einen Stern, welcher Sitara heit. Sitara ist ein persarabisches...
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CleopatraCleopatra In the recesses of the desolate Libyan mountains that lie behind the temple and city of Abydus, the supposed burying place of the holy Osiris, a tomb was recently discovered, among the contents of which were the papyrus rolls whereupon this history is...
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The Red AcornThe Red Acorn The name given this story is that made glorious by the valor and achievements of the splendid First Division of the Fourteenth Army Corps, the cognizance of which was a crimson acorn, worn on the breasts of its gallant soldiers, and...
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The BrethrenThe Brethren R.M.S. Mongolia, 12th May, 1904 Mayhap, Ella, here too distance lends its enchantment, and these gallant brethren would have quarrelled over Rosamund, or even had their long swords at each others throat. Mayhap that Princess and heroine might have failed in the...
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Celebrated Crimes (Complete)Celebrated Crimes (Complete)The contents of these volumes of 'Celebrated Crimes', as well as the motives which led to their inception, are unique. They are a series of stories based upon historical records, from the pen of Alexandre Dumas, pere, when he was not "the...
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The Man in the Iron MaskThe Man in the Iron Mask In the months of March-July in 1844, in the magazine Le Siecle, the first portion of a story appeared, penned by the celebrated playwright Alexandre Dumas. It was based, he claimed, on some manuscripts he had found a...
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The Golden DogThe Golden Dog In the year 1877 the first edition of The Golden Dog (Le Chien d'Or) was brought out in the United States, entirely without my knowledge or sanction. Owing to the inadequacy of the then existing copyright laws, I have been powerless...
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Romano Lavo-Lil: Word Book of the Romany; Or, English Gypsy LanguageRomano Lavo-Lil: Word Book of the Romany; Or, English Gypsy Language - With Specimens of Gypsy Poetry, and an Account of Certain Gypsyries or Places Inhabited by Them, and of Various Things Relating to Gypsy Life in Englandp. vThe Author of the present work...
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Theodore Roosevelt and His Times: A Chronicle of the Progressive MovementTheodore Roosevelt and His Times: A Chronicle of the Progressive Movement THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND HIS TIMES CHAPTER I. THE YOUNG FIGHTER CHAPTER II. IN THE NEW YORK ASSEMBLY CHAPTER III. THE CHAMPION OF CIVIL SERVICE REFORM CHAPTER IV. HAROUN AL ROOSEVELT CHAPTER V. FIGHTING...
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Morning StarMorning Star Only a friendship extending over many years emboldened me, an amateur, to propose to dedicate a Romance of Old Egypt to you, one of the worlds masters of the language and lore of the great people who in these latter days arise...
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Louise de la ValliereLouise de la Valliere In the months of March-July in 1844, in the magazine Le Siecle, the first portion of a story appeared, penned by the celebrated playwright Alexandre Dumas. It was based, he claimed, on some manuscripts he had found a year earlier...
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