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An Old New Zealander or, Te Rauparaha, the Napoleon of the SouthAn Old New Zealander; or, Te Rauparaha, the Napoleon of the South.I have been constrained to write the story of "An Old New Zealander" largely to gratify the frequently expressed desire for a more comprehensive sketch of Te Rauparaha's career on the part of...
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Famous Scots Series, 29King Robert the BruceThe present volume on King Robert the Bruce is the historical complement to the former volume on Sir William Wallace. Together they outline, from the standpoint of the leading spirits, the prolonged and successful struggle of the Scots against the unprovoked...
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Thackerayana: Notes and AnecdotesThackerayana: Notes and AnecdotesA LARGE portion of the public, and especially that smaller section of the community, the readers of books, will not easily forget the shock, as universal as it was unexpected, which was produced at Christmas, 1863, by the almost incredible intelligence...
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Das Leben TolstoisDas Leben TolstoisTolstois heldenhafter Lebenskampf spielt sich wie der Michelangelos in entsetzlicher Einsamkeit ab; denn auch er ist einer der Gewaltigen der Menschheit, zu denen die Nachwelt in Ehrfurcht aufblickt, einer von denen, die Trster fremder Einsamkeit waren, Sieger der Welt und arme Besiegte...
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The Boyhood of JesusThe Boyhood of JesusThe streets were full of people, walking, or traveling on mules, donkeys, or camelsall going to be taxed. It was winter, but in a[10] warm country, and they went through valleys of figs, olives, dates, oranges and other good things. They...
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Famous Scots Series, 3Hugh Miller In the absence of material dealing especially with his last years in Edinburgh a complete Life of Hugh Miller will probably never be attempted. I am informed by his daughter, Mrs. Miller Mackay, F.C. Manse, Lochinver, that the letters and materials sent...
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Lee and Longstreet at High Tide: Gettysburg in the Light of the Official RecordsLee and Longstreet at High Tide: Gettysburg in the Light of the Official RecordsI am glad to write an introduction to a memoir of Lieutenant-General Longstreet. If it be thought strange that I should write a preface to a memoir of a conspicuous adversary,...
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Plutarch's Lives, Volume 4 (of 4)Plutarch's Lives, Volume 4 (of 4)I. Many writers have very naturally conceived that the myth of Ixion, who is fabled to have embraced a cloud instead of Hera, and so to have begotten the centaurs, is really typical of ambitious men; for, although they...
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The InfernoThe InfernoAn American critic says "Strindberg is the greatest subjectivist of all time." Certainly neither Augustine, Rousseau, nor Tolstoy have laid bare their souls to the finest fibre with more ruthless sincerity than the great Swedish realist. He fulfilled to the letter the saying...
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The Growth of a SoulThe Growth of a SoulThe steamer had passed Flottsund and Domstyrken and the university buildings of Upsala began to appear. "Now begins the real stone-throwing!" exclaimed one of his companions,an expression borrowed from the street-riots of 1864. The hilarity induced by punch and breakfast...
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The Confession of a FoolThe Confession of a FoolThe republication of The Confession of a Fool represents the last link in the chain of Strindberg's autobiographical novels. A German version of the book was published as far back as 1893, but it was mutilated, abbreviated, corrupted, and falsified...
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The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the ChristThe Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ - The Philosophic and Practical Basis of the Religion of the Aquarian Age of the World and of The Church UniversalBY EVA S. DOWLING, A. Ph.D., SCRIBE TO THE MESSENGER. The full title of this book is...
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An Apology for the Life of Mr. Colley Cibber, Volume 2 (of 2)An Apology for the Life of Mr. Colley Cibber, Volume 2 (of 2) - Written by Himself. A New Edition with Notes and Supplement AN APOLOGY FOR THE LIFE OF MR. COLLEY CIBBER WRITTEN BY HIMSELF A NEW EDITION WITH NOTES AND SUPPLEMENT BY...
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An Apology for the Life of Mr. Colley Cibber, Volume 1 (of 2)An Apology for the Life of Mr. Colley Cibber, Volume 1 (of 2) - Written by Himself. A New Edition with Notes and SupplementMuch has been Writ of late pro and con, about the Stage, yet the Subject admits of more, and that which...
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William E. Burton: Actor, Author, and ManagerWilliam E. Burton: Actor, Author, and Manager - A Sketch of his Career with Recollections of his PerformancesThe present volume was prompted by the thought that no adequate account of the late William E. Burton had been given to the public. During his life...
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Florence Nightingale, the Angel of the Crimea: A Story for Young PeopleFlorence Nightingale, the Angel of the Crimea: A Story for Young PeopleOne evening, some time after the great Crimean War of 1854-55, a company of military and naval officers met at dinner in London. They were talking over the war, as soldiers and sailors...
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Through the South Seas with Jack LondonThrough the South Seas with Jack LondonTOC Accounts of dare-devil exploits have always been read with deep interest. One of the salient features of human nature is curiosity, a desire to know what is being said and done outside the narrow limits of one's...
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Cyrus W. Field, His Life and Work [1819-1892]Cyrus W. Field, His Life and Work [1819-1892]Cyrus West Field, the eighth child and seventh son of David Dudley Field, was born in Stockbridge, Mass., November 30, 1819. He took his double name from Cyrus Williams, President of the Housatonic Bank (in Stockbridge), and...
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Recollections of a Busy Life: Being the Reminiscences of a Liverpool Merchant 1840-1910Recollections of a Busy Life: Being the Reminiscences of a Liverpool Merchant 1840-1910Many of the following pages were written for private circulation. Influential friends have, however, urged me to publish them, as they may appeal to a wider circle of readers. I have consented,...
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Female Warriors, Vol. 2 (of 2)Female Warriors, Vol. 2 (of 2) - Memorials of Female Valour and Heroism, from the Mythological Ages to the Present Era.Captain Bodeaux, Female Officer in the French Army.Christian Davies, alias Mother Ross.Female Soldier in the 20th Foot.Women of Barcelona.Hannah Snell, Private in the Line...
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