Old Is Gold

The Letters of Henry James (Vol. I)WHEN Henry James wrote the reminiscences of his youth he shewed conclusively, what indeed could be doubtful to none who knew him, that it would be impossible for anyone else to write his life. His life was no...

GenevièveVers la fin du mois d'octobre, minuit, il pleuvait de la neige fondue; le ciel tait gris et d'une seule pice, comme une triste et froide coupole de plomb. C'tait une de ces pluies calmes, continues, gales, sans violence ni prcipitation, qui font croire...

L'ÉcuyèreTous les amateurs de chevaux, qui pratiquaient ce noble sport il y a trente ans et qui lui demeurent fidles en dpit de l'automobile, se rappellent, avec un regret jamais consol, M. Robert Campbell, Bob Campbell, l'importateur brevet des poneys du pays de Galles,...

The Thirteenth, Greatest of Centuries It cannot but seem a paradox to say that the Thirteenth was the greatest of centuries. To most people the idea will appear at once so preposterous that they may not even care to consider it. A certain number,...

Green Stockings: A Comedy in Three ActsCAUTION: Professionals and amateurs are hereby warned that "GREEN STOCKINGS," being fully protected under the copyright laws of the United States of America, the British Empire, including the Dominion of Canada, and all the other countries of the...

Édes anyaföldem! : Egy nép s egy ember története (2. kötet)Gzparipn l ismt a tkozl fiu, bszkn, diadalmasan vgtat Pest fel, mintha nem a Vletlennek, de maga-magnak ksznhetn a feltmadst. Vgtat a sebes szlnl sebesebben, mg a gondolatnl is sebesebben legalbb azt hiszi, hogy...

The Harlot's Progress (1733), The Rake's Progress (Ms., ca. 1778-1780)The prints and engraved sequences of William Hogarth (1697-1764) inspired a wide range of dramatic entertainments throughout the eighteenth century. The types include comedy of manners (The Clandestine Marriage, 1766), burletta with tableau vivant (Ut...

Wartalun: Der Niedergang eines GeschlechtsAfra lag in der Mittagssonne im Korn. ber ihr bewegte sich im tiefblauen Himmel eine groe rote Mohnblte, nur ein klein wenig und so feierlich, wie es zu der Ruhe stimmte, die weit umher herrschte. Hin und wieder schaukelte ein...

Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910 TWO VOLUMES IN ONE BOSTON AND NEW YORK HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY The Riverside Press Cambridge COPYRIGHT, 1915, BY LAURA E. RICHARDS AND MAUD HOWE ELLIOTT ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO REPRODUCE THIS BOOK OR PARTS THEREOF IN ANY...

Édes anyaföldem! : Egy nép s egy ember története (1. kötet)A magyar nemzet ezerves letnek legszomorubb tavaszn fogtam e knyv irsba: az els fejezetek egy-kt keser kiszlst ez magyarzza. Azzal az rzssel ltem irasztalomhoz, hogy e knyv iri plym utols knyve lesz hallom utn...

Notable Women Authors of the Day: Biographical SketchesTRANSCRIBER'S NOTE: Portraits have been moved from the middle of the chapter to the beginning of the same. Footnotes have been renumbered and moved to the end of the chapter in which they appear. Obvious errors have...

The Great Musicians: Rossini and His School(1) To present in a connected and historical form a view of the contributions made to Philosophy by English thinkers, together with such biographical details as their life and times may render expedient. To each Philosopher will be...

Woman and ArtistThe English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact...

Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III - (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the...

Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II - (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the...

Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I - (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the...

Geschichten vom lieben GottSchreibweise und Interpunktion des Originaltextes wurden bernommen; lediglich offensichtliche Druckfehler wurden korrigiert. nderungen sind im Text so gekennzeichnet. Der Originaltext erscheint beim berfahren mit der Maus. Eine Liste der vorgenommenen nderungen findet sich am Ende des Textes. MEINE FREUNDIN, EINMAL HABE...

The Fourth Estate, vol. 2During these remarks the two inseparable equestrians walked right across the town from the other end, where they had been in conclave in Don Rosendo's stables. It was ten o'clock at night; the air soft and springlike. The few people...

The Fourth Estate, vol. 1THE early writings of this distinguished native of Asturias partake of a peculiar interest, strongly appealing to one's human sympathies. On his thirtieth birthday Seor Valds married a young lady scarcely more than half his age. She was very frail,...

What Will People Say? A NovelThe original print version of this book does not contain a table of contents. However, for the reader's ease of navigation through this html version, a Table of Contents has been inserted at the end. FIFTH AVENUE at flood-tide...