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Three years of war in East AfricaIn accomplishing the conquest of German East Africa, many columns were put in the field. Those had their starting-points from the British East Africa frontier in the neighbourhood of Kilimanjaro Mountain, from Lake Victoria Nyanza, from the Belgian...

Pastiche and prejudiceWriting of Lamennais, Renan says: Il cra avec des rminiscences de la Bible et du langage ecclsiastique cette manire harmonieuse et grandiose qui ralise le phnomne unique dans lhistoire littraire dun pastiche de gnie. Renan was nothing if not fastidious, and unique...

Overbetuwsche novellenWerm was t, smoor werm; en op t land, woar t gemjde gres, hier wier geherkt en gestreujd, en gunder wier geopperd of opgeloajen, zoagen de mansluu en derns dr uut as oliekoppen; en ze dronken, ze dronken krek wat ze kriege kosten,...

Mangorin kokkikirja: Jutelma korkeimman diplomatian alaltaTunnetteko Henningi, vanhaa kirjuria, joka vuodesta vuoteen joka piv kello 1/2 11 kulki Kristiansborgin katuvierustaa matkallansa kansliarakennukseen? Varmaankin tunnette hnet ulkonlt, ajatelkaahan hiukan! Pieni, laiha mies, vhn kumarassa, harmaat hivukset, ohuet sret, suuri paperikry kainalossa. Niin pitklle ajassa taaksepin...

The pretender: A story of the Latin QuarterWith this reflexion I let myself collapse into a padded chair of transcendent comfort, lit a cigarette and inspected once more the amazing bank-book. Since I had seen it last several credit entries had been madeover twenty...

Diptyque de Flandre, triptyque de France - le peintre aux billets, le pasteur de cygnes, le broyeur de fleurs, l'inextricable graveur, la porte ouverte au jardin fermé du roiCe qui suit ne reprsente que les lments dun beau livre. Je les ai glans autour...

The hollow lensIn the _argot_ of the underworld, Chester Fay, alias Edward Letchmere, an expert on other peoples strong-boxes, had lammistered to Short Hills, California, where an excellent golf-links surrounds a half-hotel, half-clubhouse of the superior order. After finishing a game, upon the twelfth...

Brook and river trouting - A manual of modern north country methods, with coloured illustrations of flies and fly-dressing materialsWhen the writers began to take a practical interest in trout fly dressing, they experienced great difficulty in determining the correct feathers for the various...

The story of the Thirty Eighth regiment of Massachusetts volunteersIn the following pages, an attempt has been made to present a connected and reliable account of the movements of the Thirty Eighth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers during its term of service in the army...

Bookbinding for beginnersTHE present day demand for industrial education has had the effect of somewhat discrediting the more formal manual training commonly found in the upper elementary grades and early high school years. This work is usually conducted in special shops and by special...

The quest for Santa ClausNote: Before the curtain rises upon Act I, as soon as the company has assembled, the Superintendent ostensibly begins a short address of welcome. While thus engaged, Beggar Maid enters at the rear of the room and immediately starts in...

The penultimate trumpHarley D. Haworth had been a doughty warrior in the American manner. Many a powerful Wall Street foe had bowed to his strength and thousands of innocent victims had cursed his name. But that was many a misty year ago. Now even...

Illustrations of the manners, customs, & condition of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 (of 2) - With letters and notes, written during eight years of travel and adventure among the wildest and most remarkable tribes now existingThe readers, I presume, will have felt...

Address of President Coolidge before the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America - Washington, D. C., May 1, 1926The strength and hope of civilization lies in its power to adapt itself to changing circumstances. Development and character are not passive accomplishments. They...

Le Pays de l'InstarEn ralit, bien loin que le gnie des hommes lait jalousement spar des autres terres, ce pays ignore mme les frontires naturelles: nul cours deau, nulle chane de montagnes qui le dlimite: le pays de lInstar na pas de situation gographique...

Der Graf von Saint-Germain: Das Leben eines AlchimistenDer Name des Grafen Saint-Germain fhrt uns mitten hinein in die Welt der Abenteurer, Projektenmacher und Betrger, von denen das 18. Jahrhundert, so stolz das Jahrhundert der Aufklrung genannt, wimmelte; denn selten stand das Abenteurertum in solch...

Elsie Lindtner - A sequel to "The Dangerous Age"Readers and admirers of The Dangerous Ageand their name is legionwill find themselves perfectly at home in the following story. To them, Elsie Lindtners rambling aphorisms, her Bashkirtseffian revelations of soul, the remarkably frank letters which...

And we sailed the mighty darkYou've seen themthe old ships, the battered and ruined ships, the ships that have made one voyage too many, and are so ancient you can't remember their names or the reputations they've earned for themselves in deep space! Sure...

The humour of IrelandThat the Irish people have a wide reputation for wit and humour is a fact which will not be disputed. Irish humour is no recent growth, as may be seen by the folk-lore, the proverbs, and the other traditional matter of...

NovellejaKarl Rudolf Leonid Blauman on maakylien kasvatteja, kuten miltei jrkin kaikki muutkin Latvian kaunokirjailijat. Hn syntyi 1862 Liivinmaalla arentimiehen poikana ja viett aikaisimman nuoruutensa kotikylss. Lahjakas poika saa alkuopetusta erss yksityiskoulussa ja psee sitten Riian kauppakouluun, jonka kurssin ptt 20-vuotiaana. Siin hnen opinkyntins. Koulun...