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The National Geographic Magazine, Vol. III., PP. 205-261, I-XXXV, PL. 21, February 19, 1892It was with no ordinary pleasure that the members of the National Geographic Society listened to the critical review and admirable essay on Bering's first expedition, 17251730, read before this Society,...

The Man the Sun-Gods MadeThey called him a god and worshipped him. He neither ate nor drank, nor breathed the wild free air, yet he was mighty beyond belief. But grief bowed those superbly-muscled shoulders, for he knew he was human. Tyr stood on...

Nuevas poesías y evangélicas - con un estudio del Dr. Alfredo PalaciosEl criterio utilizado para llevar a cabo esta transcripcin ha sido el de respetar las reglas de la Real Academia Espaola vigentes al momento de la publicacin de la obra, en 1918. El...

The Trinity Archive, Vol. I, No. 6, April 1888The following is an extract from a modernized version of "The Voyages and Travels of Sir John Mandeville, Kt." He set out in 1322 and was thirty years in making his "Voyages and Travels," an account...

Love Among the RobotsHenry Ohm leaped to his feet, stared across the intervening ground at igloo number 2, plainly visible through the clear plastic walls. Its door had just been flung violently open. Then Sofi Jokai scooted out and fled madly across the jagged...

Company K, First Alabama Regiment; or, Three Years in the Confederate ServiceThe First Alabama Regiment of Infantry was organized under the Act of the Legislature authorizing the enlistment of troops for twelve months. Three companies were raised in Barbour county by Capts. Alpheus Baker,...

Claude's Confession"Claude's Confession," by mile Zola, is one of the most exciting and naturalistic romances that great author has ever produced. It is founded on his own life, and he himself, under the name of Claude, figures as the hero. The book is a...

A Half Century Among the Siamese and the Lāo: An AutobiographyYears ago, in the absence of any adequate work upon the subject, the officers of our Missionary Board and other friends urged me to write a book on the Lo Mission. Then there appeared...

Fog of the ForgottenThe fog sea thinned before Ho Dyak, and he could see the dank rocks of the cliffs he scaled a scant twenty feet beneath his feet. The network of blue-veined pale vines that he climbed thinned even as the air itself...

La vuelta al mundo de un novelista; vol. 2/3Caballitos manchures y perros siberianos.Un desierto de nieve por cuya posesin se mataron 154.000 rusos y japoneses.La dinasta de Los Muy Puros y sus mausoleos.El fro, maestro de humildad.Las escalinatas chinas y el sendero imperial.La chiquillera...

Frank Merriwell on the Road; Or, The All-Star CombinationThis is an ideal line for boys of all ages. It contains juvenile masterpieces by the most popular writers of interesting fiction for boys. Among these may be mentioned the works of Burt L. Standish, detailing...

The Dry Collodion ProcessThe process described in the following pages has now been in use for twelve months, and I have much satisfaction in stating that it has, in almost every instance where it has been adopted and carried out with care and attention,...

In His ImageJon ran down the long corridor and into the Old Man's room. He was breathless as he threw himself on his face beneath the Old Man's chair made from gypsum. A kind of savage eagerness lighted his face, but the Old Man's...

Grandma Perkins and the Space Pirates"I can always get along with a man if he remembers who he is," said Darling Toujours, the raven-haired, creamy-skinned televideo actress whose smoke-and-flame eyes lit fires in hearts all over the solar system. She was credited with being...

Herra Byronin ammattiErn kosteana iltapivn kevll oli taivas repaleisten pilvien tyttmn, joiden varjot kiitivt yhteismaan yli, ja varjojen vliss oli valoisampia likki, miss rikkonainen pivnpaiste sai vihret ja keltaiset kinsterit kirkkaina loistamaan. Pohjoisessa olevia kukkuloita tummensi sadekuuro, jonka jljet par'aikaa kuivuivat koulutalon liuskekatolta. Se...

La vuelta al mundo de un novelista; vol. 1/3Una de las primeras maanas del otoo de 1923. Estoy sentado en un banco de mi jardn de Mentn. rboles, estanques, arbustos floridos, pjaros y peces, parecen esta maana completamente distintos los que veo diariamente. Algo...

The Little Review, June 1914 (Vol. 1, No. 4) A young American novelist stated the other day that the American woman is oversexed; that present-day modes of dress are all designed to emphasize sex; and that it is high time for a reaction against...

Space BatThe jungle was filled with the shouts of the hunters and the sounds of their heavy boots crashing through the dry sword grass. The long line of men were running shoulder to shoulder, stooping under the red vines, stumbling over the mossy rocks....

The Great Green BlightThe Empire of Earth was crumbling. Space-liners fell prey to savage phantom crews. A weird, green wave of terror engulfed the Universe. Enslavement of the Empire was near, and only a handful of men could halt the final blow ... a...

Courtin' ChristinaSaid Mrs. Robinson, a little impatiently: Come awa, come awa, afore everything gets spiled. Macgreegor has nae business to be that late. She glanced at the clock. Hes been the same a week. Haste ye, John. Mr. Purdies white head shook slightly as...