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Robin Hood and His Merry ForestersMany an hour which my school-fellows spent in games of cricket or leap-frog, I passed happily away in the rustic arbour that we had built in the corner of our play-ground, deeply intent upon a volume of old ballads...

Notes and Queries, Number 202, September 10, 1853 - A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc."Carolo Dato patricio Florentino.... Tu interim, mi Carole, valebis, et Cultellino, Francino, Frescobaldo, Malatest, Clementillo minori, et si quem alium nostri amantiorem novisti; toti denique...

Van Slaaf tot Vorst: Historisch Romantische Schets uit de Geschiedenis van JavaDe laatste schaduwen van den dag vielen neer op het rotsachtige dal, waardoor de Tji-Kendoel, een kleine rivier, die aan den voet van den Preangerreus, den Gedeh, ontspringthaar wateren wringt; de hooge bergtoppen...

The Wounded NameThe lady who was writing at the rosewood escritoire near the window paused, and with the feather end of the quill traced along the days of the month on a little calendar headed "1814" which was propped up behind the ink-stand. She...

Jokikylän pojatKun hevosella matkustaa Varsinais-Suomea pitkin Turusta valtamaantiet pohjoista kohti, nkee matkallaan tuon tuostakin vehmaan jokilaakson laajoine viljelysmaineen, herraskartanoineen ja vauraine talonpoikaistaloineen. Syvss uomassaan kiemurtelee joki vihreiden vainioiden halki. Se sukeltautuu esille peltojen takaa sinisest metsnreunasta. Sen poukamat ja suvannot kimaltelevat kuin pienet perkkiset...

Foods and Their Adulteration - Origin, Manufacture, and Composition of Food Products; Description of Common Adulterations, Food Standards, and National Food Laws and Regulations The growing importance to manufacturers, dealers, and consumers of a knowledge of food products has led to the preparation of...

The CybereneHer voice shattered the cathedral silence, going the full four hundred and fifty foot perimeter of the fourteen foot wide floor that encircled the case of the Brain. The echo rebounded from the maze of ladders and catwalks that went up and up...

The Seven Lamps of AdvocacyThe great advocate is like the great actor: he fills the stage for his span of life, succeeds, gains our applause, makes his last bow, and the curtain falls. Nothing is so elusive as the art of acting, unless indeed...

Special Detective (Ashton-Kirk)ASHTON-KIRK is a young man of means and position. The unusual has a sort of fascination for him; his subtle perception, and keen, direct habit of mind cause him to delight in the investigation of those crimes which have proved too shadowy...

The Origin of Metallic Currency and Weight StandardsThe following pages are an attempt to arrive at a knowledge of the origin of Metallic Currency and Weight Standards by the Comparative Method. As both these institutions played a not inconsiderable part in the development of...

Huckleberry Finn kalandjaiAz amerikai nagy humoristnak ezt a kedves knyvt is n a magam kedvtelsre fordtottam le, valamint egyltaln azt tartom, hogy minden eredeti munknak s minden fordtsnak, ha annak az els flttelvel akar brni, hogy j legyen vagy lehessen, az r s fordt...

Kultarannan impi: Historiallinen kertomus kymmenenneltä vuosisadaltaHirvo, nuorempi miehist, nousi nopeasti vuorelle toisen jdess veneen luo askaroimaan. Vuorella kokoili Hirvo oksia ja risuja, iski tuluksilla valkeata ja aikoi viritt hyvn kokon. Mutta kun kokko ei ottanutkaan syttykseen, huusi hn toverilleen vuoren juurelle: "Katsoppa, Tuuri, eik...

Joe Napyank; or, The River RiflesEntered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, by FRANK STARR & CO., in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Ive had a pretty good...

Suspense: A Napoleonic Novel A deep red glow flushed the fronts of marble palaces piled up on the slope of an arid mountain whose barren ridge traced high on the darkening sky a ghostly and glimmering outline. The winter sun was setting over the...

No Sons Left to Die!She stopped eating and stared at the ration of ground cedar bark, rabbit, and a hydroponic which tasted like eggplant. She pushed back her plate and glanced around at the tense girl faces in the huge dining hall. She lifted...

The Music MasterAfter the performers filed off stage the audience chattered politely and drifted toward the exits. Danny Tocar looked up at his mother, and, on impulse, detached his hand from hers and lingered behind. As long as she was busy culturizing he wouldn't...

The Neptunian, or Water Theory of CreationThe question as to what kind of reading shall yield us the most exquisite enjoyment, largely depends upon our ability for self-development. Taste in reading, as in eating, is often an educated faculty. The relish that we now...

Report on the Migration of Birds in the Spring and Autumn of 1887. Ninth Report - (Vol. II, No. 4.)This Report contains a summary of the investigations of a Committee reappointed by the British Association for the Advancement of Science, at Manchester, in 1887,...

Lesson for Today"While we remain in our invisible space-ship, the inhabitants of this world cannot see us. Prepare to take notes now in preparation for your final exam on the subject Alien Creatures and Their Actions in Given Situations. Notice below us the female...

Gleaner TalesA glance at the map shows the south-western extremity of the province of Quebec to be a wedge shaped bit of territory; the St. Lawrence on one side, the United States on the other. All that is related in the following pages is...