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The Life of the GrasshopperI have ventured in the present volume to gather together, under the somewhat loose and inaccurate title of The Life of the Grasshopper, the essays scattered over the Souvenirs entomologiques that treat of Grasshoppers, Crickets, Locusts and such insects as...

Der Fall Strauß Der Fall der Brder Strau ist eigentlich der Sturz nur eines Menschen ... des lteren der beiden Brder, Emil Strau, der 1887 geboren, im Jahre 1921 wegen Ttung eines Kriminalwachtmeisters zu fnfzehn Jahren Zuchthaus verurteilt wurde. Dieses Urteil war in mehr...

NewshoundHis Honor popped a phenobarb tablet between his lips, tossing his head and gulping the pill down without water. His moist, nervous hands left their wet imprint on the desk top when he reached into his breast pocket and withdrew a clipping from the...

The Little Review, November 1915 (Vol. 2, No. 8) ... The war saps all ones energy. It seems impossible to do any creative work in the midst of all this turmoil and carnage. Of course you know that we had the Zeppelins over London?...

Es PercipiNicholson ducked into the room and squinted myopically through contact lenses which made his eyes look watery and far away. "Better scram out the back way, boss," he said. "That dame from the Department of Health and Public Welfare is here again." "Unfortunately,"...

La neuvaine de ColetteJai tant formul cette oraison jaculatoire sans que jamais nul y rponde que, de guerre lasse, je viens lcrire. Les choses crites ont plus de poids, me semble-t-il; puis elles durent plus faire surtout; et, par la mme raison qui ma...

The Origin and Ideals of the Modern SchoolOn October 12, 1909, Francisco Ferrer y Guardia was shot in the trenches of the Montjuich Fortress at Barcelona. A Military Council had found him guilty of being head of the insurrection which had, a few months...

Byliny Book: Hero Tales of RussiaThis is a Byliny Book. What does Byliny mean? It is a Russian word, and it means stories about What-has-Been, what happened in Russia in the old days long ago. We all read about the Greek heroes Jason and...

Erään perheen tarinaEnsiminen palveluspaikkani, joka minulla oli elmssni, ei ansioon katsoen ollut erittin edullinen. Hyv puoli siin oli, ett opin ammattini perin pohjin, mutta palkkaani en saanut snnllisesti. Isntni eleli taloudellisesti ahtaissa oloissa, ja hnen palvelijansa, samoin kuin hnen muutkin velkojansa, saivat krsivllisesti odottaa....

A Detailed Account of the Battle of AusterlitzTout cela, prouve, qu'il y a beaucoup d'hommes, capables de faire manuvrer, quinze a vingt mille hommes, et qu'il en est peu, qui puissent tirer tout le parti possible, d'une arme de quatre-vingt mille hommes. The fatal...

Illustrations of the Croton AqueductThe views which I have given of the important points on the line of the Croton Aqueduct, are from sketches taken for my own satisfaction; but the interest so generally taken in the work, has suggested to me the propriety...

The World of Flying Saucers: A Scientific Examination of a Major Myth of the Space AgeBoth as scientists and as devotees of science fiction, we have long been interested in space travel. When reports of unidentified flying objects began to increase in the years...

Ireland in Fiction: A Guide to Irish Novels, Tales, Romances, and Folk-loreThe present Guide to Irish Fiction is intended by the Author as the first part of a work in which it is hoped to furnish notes on books of all kinds dealing with...

Honor of Thieves: A NovelIt seems to me, said a philosopher once, that there are no entirely good men in the world, and none completely bad. Single out your best man, and you will find that he lacks perfection in some part of him;...

The Story of André Cornélis When a child, I went to confession. How often have I wished that I were still the lad who came at five o'clock into the chapel of our school, the cold empty chapel, with its white-washed walls, its benches...

Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, Fifth Series, No. 49, Vol. I, December 6, 1884An examination of the Registrar-generals annual Report for 1882 gives some interesting and suggestive statistics as to cases of poisoning, which we think it may not be out...

Guide to the Canyon AreaThe elevation of the Canyon rim is about 8000 feet, which makes even the short walks surprisingly strenuous for many people. Take your time, and wear good walking shoes or boots. At times it is wise to carry raingear. On...

Lord Lister No. 0006: De dubbelganger van den bankdirecteurDat is altijd jouw eerste gedachte! sprak Charly, Jij bent een menschenvriend van het zuiverste water, Edward! Overigens is het denkbeeld waarlijk nog niet zoo onuitvoerbaar. Jij kunt heel gemakkelijk als nieuwe buurman een bezoek afsteken...

The Game of Go: The National Game of JapanThe game of Go belongs to the class of games of which our Chess, though very dissimilar, is an example. It is played on a board, and is a game of pure skill, into which the...

After the Manner of MenCOINCIDENT with a miniature thunderclap shattering the summer afternoon silence of the mountain forest a bullet whipped through the foliage, leaving a half-severed twig to flutter and dangle within easy arms reach. Tregarvon had never before been under fire, and...