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New Theories in AstronomyThat a little knowledge is a dangerous thing to the possessor, has been pointed out often enough, probably with the idea of keeping him quiet, but it is very certain that the warning has not always had the desired effect; and...

Koning Oedipus, van Sophocles: tragedieIk vrees, dat deze naar het duitsch van Hugo von Hofmannsthal door mij in het nederlandsch overgebrachte bewerking van de tragedie van Sophocles Koning Oedipus, aan de meesten mijner klassiek-onderlegde landgenooten maar matig zal voldoen. Vorm noch inhoud er van...

New Zealanders at GallipoliIt was recognized that the Official History would necessitate considerable research, would take a long time to write, and then must be largely a study of strategy and tactics; but somethingthat would be concise and interesting, not expensive, and available at...

A History of American LiteratureThe general purpose in the preparation of this book has been to eliminate negligible detail and to subordinate or omit authors of minor importance in order to stress the men and the movements that are most significant in American intellectual...

Fräulein Doktor: RomanSie war sich ihrer Sache gewi, und es stand fest bei ihr, da sie ihr Vorhaben auf jeden Fall auch ausfhren wollte! Halb hatte sie ja den Vater schon bekehrt; der erste Ausbruch seiner Erregung war bereits vorber was er jetzt sagte,...

A Maid and a Million Men - the candid confessions of Leona Canwick, censored indiscreetly by James G. DuntonThere was a party up in Heaven the night that I was born and my mothers Guardian Angel was playing one of those now-you-see-it-and-now-you-dont shell games...

Anno Domini 2071 - Translated from the Dutch OriginalThe late Artemus Ward was in the habit of quotingeither from his own or another mans store of witNever prophesy unless you know for certain. There is, however, a particular mode of foretelling which is neither...

Remarkable Rogues - The Careers of Some Notable Criminals of Europe and America; Second EditionThat interest in crime and the criminal is universal no one will deny. In a cruder age it was the custom to organize parties to witness the public execution of...

French Dishes for American TablesThe object of this volume is to present to the public a number of attractive receipts in a form so clear and concise as to render their execution practicable and comparatively easy. This is a need which we believe has...

The Master Key - An Electrical Fairy Tale Founded Upon the Mysteries of ElectricityOur big world rolls over as smoothly as it did centuries ago, without a squeak to show it needs oiling after all these years of revolution. But times change because men...

Sea Spray: Verses and Translations Thanks are due to Messrs. Harrap & Co., London, for permission to include in this volume three poems which are introduced into the writers forthcoming prose book, The High Deeds of Finn and other Bardic Romances of Ancient Ireland....

Harper's Young People, May 3, 1881 - An Illustrated WeeklyPidgie Mullen looked up at her pale mother with a sweet, flushed eagerness, which brought her a trembling kiss, as Mrs. Mullen answered, "You know the story better than I do now, dear!" "Yes," said...

Artificial and Natural FlightIt was in 1856 that I first had my attention called to the subject of flying machines. My father, who was a profound thinker and a clever mechanician, seems to have given the subject a great deal of thought, and to...

The Adventure Girls at Happiness HouseWith a final chug and screech of brakes the train slid to a halt before the two story frame building that did duty for a railway station in the little college town of Briarhurst. A group of girls proceeded...

Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 148, January 27, 1915The English governess whose book Messrs. Chapman and Hall have just published says of the Kaiser:"When he made a witticism he laughed out aloud, opening his mouth, throwing back his head slightly with a little...

Wager of Battle: A Tale of Saxon Slavery in Sherwood Forest It is, perhaps, unfortunate that the period and, in some degree, the scene of my present work, coincide nearly with those of the most magnificent and gorgeous of historical romances, Sir Walter Scott's...

Sallimus: Itämainen kertomus Hyvksymys. Zadigin tarinaa koskeva Sadin omistuskirjelm sulttaanitar Sheraalle. Zadig eli Sallimus. I. Silmpuoli. II. Nen. III. Koira ja hevonen. IV. Kateellinen. V. Jalomielinen. VI. Ministeri. VII. Kinastelut ja vastaantotot. VIII. Mustasukkaisuus. IX. Piesty nainen. X. Orjuus. XI. Rovio. XII. Illallinen. XIII....

The Practical Ostrich Feather DyerIn the preparation of this work it has been my aim to present Recipes, simple, yet complete in every detail, for dyeing every color and shade of color known. Reliability, practicability and rapidity I claim for this work, and would...

Through Bosnia and Herzegovina with a Paint BrushThe following sketches and notes were originally intended as personal reminiscences of a very interesting and enjoyable holiday spent in a country somewhat out of the beaten track. But changes forecasted by the authoress having become actual...

Harper's Young People, April 26, 1881 - An Illustrated WeeklyDown through winding lanes they went, over fences and across lots, and emerged on a broad, open space, commanding a fine view of the Tappan Sea, which was dotted here and there by the bright...