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Discoveries and Inventions of the Nineteenth Century Only by knowledge of Natures laws can man subjugate her powers and appropriate her materials for his own purposes. The whole history of arts and inventions is a continued comment on this text; and since the knowledge...

New ZealandThis book does not contain a history of New Zealand, but something of the story of many full and stirring days. Almost like the ghost the Maori thought him, Tasman came swiftly out of the rosy West, struck a blow which harmed his...

VanderdeckenGeorge was an orphan with guardians. Twenty-four years and five months of age, his property would not be decontrolled for another seven months when, on his twenty-fifth birthday, he would find himself the actual possessor of something over two million, five hundred thousand dollars....

"Rojohoppe" viimene reis: Uussi raumlaissi jaarituksiNiingon gaikk vanhema raumlaiset tundeva ja titv, ni se Aguksen gapteen ol semne viheljine, ettei hn osann jrjell hantteerat st ainett, ko met th aikka mailma Raumall litra-aineks sano, muttkom bist ittes, vaevana, hyvi usse semsse reedaha, ettei hnest...

El Viaje a Nicaragua é Historia de mis libros - Obras Completas, Vol. XVIITras quince aos de ausencia, deseaba yo volver a ver mi tierra natal. Haba en m algo como una nostalgia del Trpico. Del paisaje, de las gentes, de las cosas conocidas...

Tar Heel TalesThese tales, concerning all sorts and conditions of people, were written by H. E. C. Bryant, better known as Red Buck. As staff correspondent of The Charlotte Observer, Mr. Bryant visited every corner of North Carolina, and in his travels over the...

Alle guten Geister...: RomanEs sind allerlei Leute, die sich in diese Geschichte hereindrngen. Es ist eine ganze Versammlung von Leuten, alten und jungen, und es ist gar nicht leicht, sie alle an den richtigen Platz zu stellen. Da sind wohl solche darunter, die warten...

Harper's Young People, February 21, 1882 - An Illustrated WeeklyIt was clear to his mind that Bill had come back for some evil deed. What was it he had come to steal? Jesse shook with terror, but tried to remember just what Bill had...

Croquis d'Extrême-Orient, 1898L'anne 1898 ne fut pas pour nous de celles dont on garde un bon souvenir. L'affaire Dreyfus avait divis la France. L'arme en restait douloureuse, et notre prestige au dehors amoindri. Nos rivaux profitaient de ce dsarroi. L'Angleterre et l'Allemagne se disputaient...

Letters to Madame Hanska, born Countess Rzewuska, afterwards Madame Honoré de Balzac, 1833-1846Credits: Produced by Dagny and Marc D'Hooghe at Free Literature (online soon in an extended version, also linking to free sources for education worldwide ... MOOC's, educational materials,...) Images generously made available...

John Herring: A West of England Romance. Volume 3 (of 3)The carriage was at the door of Dolbeare to convey the bride and bridegroom to Welltown. A hasty breakfast had been taken. No friends had been invited. The journey was long, and the horses...

John Herring: A West of England Romance. Volume 2 (of 3)Mirelle was conscious of a change in Trecarrel towards her. She ceased to engross his attentions, which were now directed towards Orange. She could not recall anything she had said or done that would...

John Herring: A West of England Romance. Volume 1 (of 3)In a tale of the West of England in which are introduced some of the lowest types of rustic humanity to be found there, it is impossible to avoid the use of the local...

Animal BehaviourMy book on Animal Life and Intelligence being out of print, I undertook to revise it for a new Edition. As the work of revision proceeded, however, it appeared that the amended treatment would not fall conveniently under the previous scheme of arrangement....

Commercial Politics (1837-1856)This series of English History Source Books is intended for use with any ordinary textbook of English History. Experience has conclusively shown that such apparatus is a valuablenay, an indispensableadjunct to the history lesson. It is capable of two main uses: either...

Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal, Nuremburg, 14 November 1945-1 October 1946, Volume 04THE PRESIDENT (Lord Justice Sir Geoffrey Lawrence): I have four announcements to make on behalf of the Tribunal. I will read those announcements now and they...

Concerning Genealogies - Being Suggestions of Value for All Interested in Family HistoryThis little book puts the pleasure of tracing one's ancestry within reach of those who have had no previous practice. It covers every phase of the subjectthe sources of information, the methods...

Vaiheita: Kokoelma kertomuksia"Ammattivanhimmat, mestarit ja kisllit! Oikeuteni mukaisesti sek kohtuudentunteeni johdattamana olen min pttnyt tehd esityksen, mik tosin ei tn vuonna saavuttane mitn kannatusta, ehkei ensi vuonnakaan, mutta juuri senthden tytyy sen nyt pst kuuluville, niin ett se saa aikaa levt, koska kaikkien suurien...

Kasvikon oppisanoja kier (glaber, glatt), jolla ei ole karvoja. sile (laevis, slt), kun ei ole kuoppia, uurtoja, naarmuja, nyyli eik muita eptasaisuuksia. karkea (asper, skarp) pienill kyhmyill, nyhill ja nystyrill. karhea (scaber, strf) melkein nkymttmill kankeilla karvoilla. liente (pubescens, smluden) lyhyell, hienolla, tihell karvalla....

De l'amour...Il s'imposait nos admirations passionnes de remettre, autant que possible, toutes choses au point, et de concilier ces contradictions videntes, pour fixer de faon prcise la vie amoureuse de Baudelaire, et ensuite conclure cet vangile d'Amour dont il avait projet d'tre l'Aptre, aux...