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A Prose English Translation of HarivamshaThis book was transcribed from a scan of the original found at Google Books. Words in italics in this etext were italicized in the original book. I have corrected obvious misspellings but I've left variant spellings alone. Harivamsha or...

SinapismosHa nellas referencias pessoaes, como no pde deixar de ser, para que os periodos no tenham a aridez dos discursos do sr. conselheiro Adriano Machado; mas so referencias vida social e parte que nella tomam as individualidades, que chamo ao tablado da ironia. Suscitada...

Outdoor pastimes of an American hunterChapters XII and XIII relate to experiences that occurred since the first edition of this volume was published. The photographs in Chapter XII were taken by Dr. Alexander Lambert; those in Chapter XIII by Mrs. Herbert Wadsworth and Mr....

Kotipoluilta IV: Pieniä kertoelmiaSe oli Esteri nuorimman tytn eelliminen, ja se oli semmoinen virmakka, hoikka ja lapsellinen. Moitittiin aina ett hn nauroi liian paljo ja ajatteli liian vh. Sellainen ominaisuus on monella tytll, niinkauan kuin nuoruuden kevt kest, mutta sitte seuraa useinkin slimtn halla,...

Kotipoluilta III: Pieniä kertoelmia Hm, muuta mitn ei ole kysymyksess, sill, noita uhkauksia ei hn saa toteen Kuule Kirsti, sinulle on tehty paljo vryytt. Sisaresi mies veijasi sinulta perintosuuden, maailma laahasi kunniasi, miehesi on lynyt ja rknnyt sinua. Mit varten sinun aina tarvitsee tehd...

Come and Find MeI believe it to be commonly the practice of authors to write the dedication last. But I, being summoned by the laconic imperative of the Atlantic cable to exchange London for Florida, and being thereby arrested midway in what I have...

Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-ship Essex, of Nantucket; - Which Was Attacked and Finally Destroyed by a Large Spermaceti-whale, in the Pacific Ocean; With an Account of the Unparalleled Sufferings of the Captain and Crew During a Space...

Observations on the State of Religion and Literature in SpainThere are in Spain, according to Antillons [3a] calculations, two hundred thousand ecclesiastics. They possess immense revenues and an incalculable influence over the mass of the people; though it is certain that influence is diminishing,...

Il dolce far niente: Scene della vita veneziana del secolo passato Nel secolo passato, al tempo che i nostri nonni in parrucca colla coda, facevano una corte spietata alle nostre nonne in topp, la citt di Treviso non era cos linda come al giorno...

Komet und WeltuntergangEs besteht das Bedrfnis, in diesem Frhjahr den Weltuntergang infolge eines Zusammenstoes der Erde mit dem Halleyschen Kometen zu proklamieren. Mehrere Menschen empfinden daraufhin den Wunsch, durchaus ethisch zu werden; andere meinen, da nunmehr aller gute Wein, den die Menschheit auf Reserve...

Invaders of the Forbidden Moon"Calling the pilot of space ship X911!" Evan Harwich shouted into the radio transmitter of his little Interplanetary Patrol Boat. "Good God! Turn your crate back, you crazy fool! Don't you know you're headed right into the danger zone of...

Memoirs of Doctor Burney (Vol. 2 of 3) - Arranged from his own manuscripts, from family papers, and from personal recollections by his daughter, Madame d'ArblaySuch, as far as can be gathered, or recollected, was the list of the general home circle of Dr....

ChallengeA man and a woman leaned idly over the balustrade watching the steady stream of guests that mounted the magnificent staircase. The marble of the balustrade was cool beneath the woman's bare arms, for it was summer, and the man, without interrupting his murmur...

On the Architectural History of Chester CathedralThe MS. of the following Report by Thomas Rickman, on the Architectural features of Chester Cathedral, has been for many years in the possession of a gentleman in Chester, [3a] but has never yet appeared in print. It...

The Proportions of Christian Liberality - A sermon, preached before a Monthly Association of Congregational Ministers and Churches, held at Trevor Chapel, Brompton, April 8, 1824The subject proposed for discussion to-day is thus worded on the printed list: The proportions of Christian liberality. I...

On the Lady Chapel in Chester CathedralThe Lady Chapel of the Cathedral of Chester has long been known to antiquarian architects as an interesting and valuable specimen of the Early English style, but it has scarcely ever been examined in detail by them, and...

Viaggj del Capitano Lemuel Gulliver in Diversi Paesi LontaniSE mai con vostro gradimento vi ho servito colle mie Stampe; diservirvi con vostro piacere pel mezzo delle presenti non poco presumo.LInglese Aurore di questimmaginarjViaggj, comech sotto il finto nomedi Capitan LEMUEL GULLIVER,scontento (al suo dire,)...

Les amours du chevalier de Faublas, tome 1/5S'il y a des personnes qui valent mieux que leur rputation, il existe aussi des uvres littraires qui se trouvent dans le mme cas, et parmi ces dernires figurent certainement les Amours du chevalier de Faublas, de...

Dead Man's PlanetOf course this was a surprise to Alf, who had never made a landing on the asteroids before. Science had rather neglected the asteroids during the rapid development of interplanetary flight, yet there were many interesting sights to be seen on the...

Adventures in SilenceThere are in this country about 75,000 people who were never able to hear. There are also about half a million who have lost all or part of their hearing, and more than one million in addition who must use some contrivance...