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DialogueAlthough it is probable that the subject I have chosen to speak about this evening is rather outside the ordinary scope of your proceedings, I have thought it better to take that risk than to attempt to address you on some topic which I,...

Weißt Du wieviel Sternlein stehen? Title: Weit Du wieviel Sternlein stehen? Author: Gertrud Ingeborg Klett Release Date: March 17, 2022 [EBook #67644] Language: German Original Publication: de: , Germany: J. F. Schreiber,1911. Credits: Bibliothek fr Bildungsgeschichtliche Forschung des DIPF (https://scripta.bbf.dipf.de) and The Online Distributed...

Prosper Mérimée's Short Stories(1803-1870) The stories here presented are a selection from that brilliant series which shine like a constellation in French literature of the last century, blazoning Mrimes name across it. Each one has been tested and judged by successive generations of readers...

The Cruise of the Gyro-CarAlbania, once a Roman highway to the East, has been for many centuries the wildest and most inhospitable of European countries. The mountains that had echoed to the tramp of Roman legions, and had witnessed the culmination of the struggle...

Idealia, a Utopian Dream; or, ResthavenThe writer in sending out this little book asks that its readers will try to bear in mind that while the whole idea may be more or less ideal, it is hoped that here and there a thought may...

The Tuberculosis Nurse: Her Function and Her Qualifications - A Handbook for Practical Workers in the Tuberculosis CampaignDuring eight successive years the writer has been engaged in special tuberculosis work, first as field nurse of the Visiting Nurse Association of Baltimore, later as organizer...

William BlakeWilliam Blake would have been the first to understand that the biography of anybody ought really to begin with the words, In the beginning God created heaven and earth. If we were telling the story of Mr Jones of Kentish Town, we should...

Los caciques - farsa cómica de costumbres de política rural, distribuída 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...

The History of the Manners and Customs of Ancient Greece, Volume 2 (of 3)When marriage was determined on, whether love or interest prompted to it, the business part of the transaction, which in all countries is exceedingly unromantic, was delegated, as in China, to...

The Useful Arts Employed in the Construction of Dwelling Houses. Second EditionThe dwellings of mankind, at first rude and simple in the extreme, increase in complexity as their inhabitants advance in civilization. Primitive dwellings are scarcely distinguished by signs of superior skill or sagacity...

Koning Hendrik de VijfdeVoor mijn part geef ik er niet om; ik zeg weinig, maar als de tijd komt, zal er gelachen worden;maar dat mag zijn zooals het wil. Vechten durf ik niet, maar ik zal mijn oogen toedoen en mijn ijzer vooruitsteken. Dit...

History of the 1/4th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment, 1914-1919.For more than two years I was responsible for keeping the War Diary of the 1/4th Battalion, and it was this duty which first suggested to me the idea of writing a History...

Good hunting; in pursuit of big game in the WestThis book offers to younger readers a series of pictures of out-door life and big-game hunting in the West. More than this, the author makes us feel not only the zest of sport and adventure,...

Guerras civiles de Granada: Tomo ISe ha reimpreso esta obra, porque siendo una de las mejores que tenemos de honesto recreo, se haba hecho rara: su lectura deleita tanto, que quien una vez toma el libro en sus manos no puede luego soltarle hasta...

Kak, the Copper EskimoKak was an Eskimo boy who lived in Victoria Island in Canada. He belonged to the Copper Eskimos. This name does not refer in any way to their complexions as red Indians, but is given because the people make all their...

An Illustrated Dictionary of Words used in Art and Archaeology - Explaining terms frequently used in works on architecture, arms, bronzes, Christian art, colour, costume, decoration, devices, emblems, heraldry, lace, personal ornaments, pottery, painting, sculpture, &c., with their derivations.This Dictionary was commenced as an...

Youth and LifeHow shall I describe Youth, the time of contradictions and anomalies? The fiercest radicalisms, the most dogged conservatisms, irrepressible gayety, bitter melancholy,all these moods are equally part of that showery springtime of life. One thing, at least, it clearly is: a great,...

The Treasure TrailLord! what a haul! Elliott murmured to himself, glancing over his letter while he waited with the horses for Margaret, who had said that she would be just twelve minutes in putting on her riding-costume. The letter was from an old-time Colorado...

Twenty Years' Residence among the People of Turkey: Bulgarians, Greeks, Albanians, Turks, and ArmeniansNo one who has talked with many people on the Eastern Question can have failed to remark the wide difference of opinion held on things which ought to be matters of...

Gleanings from MaeterlinckIn the first act of The Blue Bird, the fairy Brylune sends Mytyl and Tyltyl in search of happiness. Shepherded and protected by Light, they explore the Past and the Future, the Palace of Night, the Kingdoms of the Dead and of...