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A Courier of FortuneMy dear Mr. Stuart: I dedicate this book to you as a memento of our delightful hours of travel and work together in writing the playA Courier of Fortunefounded upon this story. The circumstances of our joint literary work were as...

Farnham's Travels in the Great Western Prairies, etc., part 2, October 21-December 4, 1839 - and De Smet's Oregon Missions and Travels over the Rocky Mountains, 1845-1846The contents of the present volume, from the pen of the celebrated Missionary of the Rocky Mountains, will...

Mountain CraftThis book is for mountaineers; and a mountaineer is not only one who climbs mountains, but anyone who likes to walk, read, or think about them. I do not myself attach much value to mountaineering handbooks: an open-air pursuit can only be learned...

The Valley of ContentOver the immaculate, freshly ironed white cotton cloth on the little table set near the window in the kitchen-dining room of the Bentons tiny bungalow, a paper-shaded lamp glowed rosily. From its tempered rays, the plated knives and forks and spoons,...

Ecclesiastical History of England, Volume 5—The Church of the RevolutionIt will be found that in this Volume I have assigned a large space to the attempt at Comprehension in the year 1689as it is a subject of present interest, and because the proceedings connected...

Señora ama: Comedia en tres actosp. 2Esta obra es propiedad de su autor, y nadie podr, sin su permiso, reimprimirla ni representarla en Espaa ni en los pases con los cuales se hayan celebrado, o se celebren en adelante, tratados internacionales de propiedad literaria....

O Guarany: romance brazileiro, Vol. 2 (of 2)Sim! justamente quando um grande perigo nos ameaa, que eu, chefe da casa, entendo ser do meu dever salvar o representante do meu nome e meu herdeiro legitimo, o protector de minha familia orph. Confio em Deos,...

O Guarany: romance brazileiro, Vol. 1 (of 2)Mais do que podia fiou de si o autor. Relendo a obra depois de annos, achou elle to mau e incorrecto quando escrevera, que para bem corrigir, fora mister escrever de novo. Para tanto lhe carece o...

Whistler; or, The Manly BoyThe object of this book is to portray the character of the MANLY BOYa character that never fails to inspire love and esteem, if only it be natural and genuine. That a youth may still be a real boy in...

Condensed History of the Mexican War and Its Glorious ResultsSince the printing of this book it has come to my knowledge that comrade James C. Carleton, secretary of the National Association of Mexican War Veterans of Bedford, Indiana, under-ranks me in age 14 days....

Despotism and Democracy: A Study in Washington Society and PoliticsCertain aspects of Washington, both outward and inward, are like Paris. Especially is this true of the outward aspect on a wet night, when the circles of yellow-flaring gas lamps are reflected in the shining...

Women of 'Ninety-EightTHEY tell a beautiful and poetical story about the croppies graves in Wexford. Many of them carried in their coat pockets wheat seed gathered in the fields to satisfy their hunger. When they were buried in their shallow graves the seed sprouted...

Le MirageEncore fallut-il expliquer. Jtais dailleurs trs fier de ma dcouverte: ce second moi-mme que je voyais de profil, pourquoi avais-je quelque peine le reconnatre? et ce troisime, vu de dos, je ne le reconnaissais pas du tout, jaurais pu le prendre pour un...

The Southern Literary Messenger, Vol. II., No. 2, January, 1836CRITICAL NOTICES MRS. SIGOURNEYMISS GOULDMRS. ELLET Zinzendorff, and other Poems. By Mrs. L.H. Sigourney Poems. By Miss H. F. Gould Poems; Translated and Orginal. By Mrs. E. F. Ellet THE PARTISAN: by the author of...

Bee-keeping for profitIt is only in comparatively recent years that attention has been given to bee-keeping on a scientific basis. Aforetime there were certain traditional methods to be followed to secure the honey harvest, but those who practised them knew neither the why nor...

First Theater in America - When was the drama first introduced in America? An inquiry, including a consideration of the objections that have been made to the stage.The paper here reprinted by the Dunlap Society was read before the New York Historical Society more...

Meri kertoo —Nojaan skanssin ovea vasten ja koetan unisilla silmillni laskea, kuinka monta pyriist on laivan vasemmalla laidalla. Niit on kymmenen, ei, kaksikymment. Turhaa tyt tm laskeminen, sill koko pyriisparvi nytt pitklt merikrmeelt, joka aamuhmrn fantastisessa valossa muodostuu peloittavaksi, kiiltvksi ja kuohuvaksi juovaksi. Mahdotonta...

Peru: a land of contrastAny statement regarding Peru implies a contrary statement equally valid. Contrast is its characteristic quality, true as to the general aspects of the country and ramifying through remote details. It is the obvious point of view from which to study...

A Bélteky ház: Tanregény (2. kötet)Grf Rkosy stattit le Bkton, melyre a vidk, s kzte Uzay is meghivatk. Sokig nem hatrozhat ez kimozdlsra magt, sokig kzde knyletes nyugalma nhasznval; mert a grf megnyert jszghoz jogot tartvn Uzay, ellenmondania kelle, az adomnyi beiktatsnak. Azonban gyztek...

A Bélteky ház: Tanregény (1. kötet)Hol volt, hol nem volt (mbr hiszen csak itt, Magyarorszgon lehetett), valaki szent buzgalommal csinlt egy hatalmas pnzintzetet, s a mellett olyan buzgalommal klttt mesket s regnyes histrikat. Mai szemmel nzve szinte hihetetlennek ltszik. Mert a ki ma regnyeket...