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The GunroomThis book, written by two officers of the battleship from whose fore-turret was fired the first shot of the bombardment, gives an account of happenings of vital interest and importance. It is absorbing because the truth shines out everywhere, and you feel that...

The Night ClubThe idea originated with Bindle, who is never so happy as when listening to or telling a story. Sooner or later he will so guide conversation as to challenge from someone a reminiscence, or failing that, he will himself assume the burden...

The Influence of Sea Power upon the French Revolution and Empire 1793-1812, vol 2WHILE Bonaparte was crossing the Syrian desert and chafing over the siege of Acre, the long gathering storm of war known as the Second Coalition had broken upon France. It had...

The Influence of Sea Power upon the French Revolution and Empire 1793-1812, vol 1THE present work, like its predecessor, "The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1660-1783," is wholly a result of the author's connection with the United States Naval War College as lecturer...

Pax mundi - A concise account of the progress of the movement for peace by means of arbitration, neutralization, international law and disarmamentIt was the small beginning of a great matter when, on December 22nd,[Pg 1] 1620, a hundred Puritans landed from the ship...

Clash of Arms: A Romance"If," said the sick man, a little complainingly, perhaps a little peevishly, "he comes not soon, he is as like as not to see me in my coffin. Yet," he added a moment later, "he was ever used to keep...

La Cendre: RomanLes erreurs clairement introduites par le typographe ont t corriges. Une liste d'autres corrections faites se trouve la fin du livre. L'orthographe d'origine a t conserve et n'a pas t harmonise. Mais il marchait ainsi par habitude, comme chaque matin, depuis deux...

Tides: A Book of Poems Title: Tides Subtitle: A Book of Poems Author: John Drinkwater Release Date: July 16, 2016 [EBook #52584] Language: English Credits: Produced by Bryan Ness, Carolyn Jablonski and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from...

Cupid of CampionOn a morning early in September, the sun was shining brightly upon the village of McGregor. Nestled in a coule between two hills, one rising squarely and rock-ribbed, lacking only the illusion of windows to give it the appearance of a ruined...

Drake; or, the Transfer of the Trident: A National DramaThe first great object which I have had in view, in the construction of this Drama, was to bear my humble acknowledgment to an Allwise Providence, who alone could have developed the unprecedented might of...

Fountains Abbey: The story of a mediæval monasteryThe materials out of which this book is made were taken mainly from two sources: a description and explanation of the Abbey ruins by Mr. W. H. St. John Hope, and a collection and annotation of the...

Pearls & ParasitesMost of the following essays have appeared in the pages of the Quarterly Review, and I am greatly indebted to the editor and to the proprietor of that periodical for permission to reprint them. The article on The Infinite Torment of Flies...

Honor Bright: A Story for GirlsHonor Bright was twelve years old when her parents died, and left her alone in the world. (Only, as Soeur Sraphine said, Honor would never be wholly alone so long as the earth was inhabited.) Six of the twelve...

Harry Harding—Messenger "45"The first class in English accepted this remarkable statement in absolute silence, their eyes fixed on their teacher. As she stood high and dry on the platform, facing her class, there seemed little possibility of such a catastrophe overtaking her, therefore, they...

Verkaro de V. N. Devjatnin, Libro UnuaEn unu felia Maja tago de 1892a jaro mi iris sur Granda strato de Vilno kaj tute okaze ekvidis en fenestro de unu librovendejo tre modestan malgrandan libreton sub titolo lernolibro de lingvo internacia Esperanto. Ankora pli frue...

A Manual of American LiteratureThis book has been prepared for publication as No. 4000, a Memorial Volume, of the Tauchnitz Edition. Perhaps it may be well to explain to American readers what the Tauchnitz Edition is and what a Memorial Volume is in this...

The Cuckoo in the Nest, v. 1/2The Seven Thorns was rather an imposing place for a little country inn. It was a long house, not very high, yet containing some good-sized bedrooms on the upper storey, and rooms below calculated for the entertainment of...

Third PlanetIt was, as usual, a decision on which the question of peace or atomic war depended. The Council of the Western Defense Alliance, as usual, had made the decision. And, as usual, the WDA Coordinator had to tell the Com Ambassador that the...

Samuell Gorton: A Forgotten Founder of our Liberties; First Settler of Warwick, R. I.It has been the misfortune of Rhode Island to have had its earlier history written and read under the bias of prejudices engendered by the controversies which led to its settlement....

Stories of a GovernessThe children had all been very eager about the new governess. They had sat full three minutes at a time, more than once, discoursing about her, wondering whether she was young or old, whether she was pretty or ugly, and whether...