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An Irish Cousin; vol. 2/2We were at supper. The chaperons had at length completed their well-earned repast, and had returned, flushed and loquacious, to the dancing-room, yielding{2} their places to the hungry throng who had been waiting outside the door. The last waltz had...

An Irish Cousin; vol. 1/2There had been several days of thick, murky weatherdull, uncomplaining days that bore their burden of fog and rain in monotonous endurance. Six of such I had lived through; a passive existence, parcelled out to me by the uncomprehended clanging...

The Maryland Line in the Confederate States Army. Almost four years have elapsed since the surrender of General Lee at Appomattox Court House, and as yet nothing has been presented to the world to show the prominent part taken in the Great Rebellion by...

Nuoren tytön elämäntarinaKorkealla ullakkohuoneessa, jonka akkuna oli pimen takapihaan pin, Adelgaden varrella, nin min ensi kerran pivn valon. itini kuoli seuraavana vuonna. Isni meni uusiin naimisiin, mutta pian hnkin kuoli. En tied heist mitn, ei kukaan ole minulle kertonut idistni, ja itipuoleltani olen vain...

Pyhä sontiainen: Kuvaus porttola-elämästä isin jos kotoinen vaimo kyllyyden tyydyttmn, iloinen olisin, uskollisena miestni suudellen, niin lauloi keskell renkutuksiaan portto Veneziassa. Koskaan en kuullut hurskaampaa rukousta. (Goethe.) Aivan sen loistavan kadun takana, joka muodostaa suurkaupungin yhteiskuntaelmn keskustan, jonka leveill, puhtailla asfalttikytvill liikkuu pivittin monia...

The Magic Makers and the Bramble Bush ManMadeline Moffet stood on the corner beside the big sign that said USE DRAGON MOTOR OIL. She liked to think of the sign as a warning, BEWARE OF DRAGONS and the dragons as Mr. and Mrs. Lippett...

Watermelon Mystery at Sugar CreekAll rights in this book are reserved. No part may be reproduced in any manner without the permission in writing from the author, except brief quotations used in connection with a review in a magazine or newspaper. IF I hadnt...

Bob Steele in Strange Waters; or, Aboard a Strange CraftWe are in St. Georges Bay, ten miles from the port of Belize, British Honduras. Two days ago, while we were well out in the gulf, I opened the letter containing the first part of...

North Woods Manhunt (A Sugar Creek Gang Story)All rights in this book are reserved. No part may be reproduced in any manner without the permission in writing from the author, except brief quotations used in connection with a review in a magazine or newspaper....

Hours in a Library, Volume 3 - New Edition, with Additions Mr. Swinburne, in his recent essay upon Miss Bront, has, as usual, bestowed the most enthusiastic and generous praise with a lavish hand, and bestowed it upon worthy objects. And, as usual, he...

Sailor and beachcomber - Confessions of a life at sea, in Australia, and amid the islands of the PacificIn the following chapters, wherein I have endeavoured to write down my experiences at sea, in Australia and on the South Sea Islands, I have not...

Open Letter to President McKinley by Colored People of MassachusettsThe reading of the letter by Mr. Archibald H. Grimk, Chairman of the Committee, was listened to with marked attention and interest, and at the conclusion of its reading the letter was adopted by the...

The Briary Bush: A NovelFelix Fay saw with his minds eye the map on the wall of the railway stationthe map with a picture of iron roads from all over the middle west centering in a dark blotch in the corner. After all, Joyce...

War-Time Breads and CakesFor the last twenty years the housewives of our country have been more and more depending upon the bakers for the bread used in the homes. In some of our cities the home-baked loaf is hardly known. I had fallen into...

The Power of a LieTHIS is a great book. I can have no hesitation whatever in saying that. Rarely in reading a modern novel have I felt so strong a sense of reality and so deep an impression of motive. It would be difficult...

The Hymn-Book of the Modern Church: Brief studies of hymns and hymn-writersThe source and inspiration of Christian song is the word of Christ. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom. The common phrases of common life cannot satisfy the...

The Voice of Faith in the Valley of Achor: Vol. 2 [of 2] - being a series of letters to several friends on religious subjectsI have sent you a little more scribble to read, which will amuse you for an hour. Will you be...

The Last RebelTranscriber's Notes: Blank pages have been eliminated. Variations in spelling and hyphenation have been left as in the original. A few typographical errors have been corrected. The cover page was created by the transcriber and can be considered public domain. East or...

The Voice of Faith in the Valley of Achor: Vol. 1 [of 2] - being a series of letters to several friends on religious subjectsMany thanks for the loan of the invaluable books, containing the last fragments of the late venerable and spiritual Jenkins,...

Lirica La sua poesia, Signorina, ci che (io non prendo dai critici la pretesa di imporre gli argomenti e il modo di trattarli), ma poesia ; quale dee quasi fatalmente prorompere da un temperamento di femmina lirico (caso rarissimo). E per la immediatezza della...