Classic eBooks

AmericanismFour centuries and a quarter have gone by since Columbus by discovering America opened the greatest era in world history. Four centuries have passed since the Spaniards began that colonization on the main land which has resulted in the growth of the nations of...

Early candlelight storiesGrandma had come to spend the winter, and Bobby and Alice and Pink were watching her fix up her room. It was the guest room, and the children had always thought it a beautiful room, with its soft blue rug, wicker chairs,...

Salt mines and castles: The discovery and restitution of looted European artFrom May 1945 until February 1946, I served as a Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Officer in Germany. During the first four months of this assignment, I was engaged in field work which...

The martyrdom of Nurse Cavell - The life story of the victim of Germany's most barbarous crimeIn the early seventies there were living at the country rectory of Swardeston, near Norwich, a clergyman and his wife and little family. There was a New and...

Tea and the effects of tea drinkingIn March, 1904, the Southwark Borough Council at the request of Sir William Collins gave permission for an inquiry to be made into the constituents of tea in order to ascertain what injurious ingredients were present, and if...

Please pass the cream: A comedyR. means right of the stage; C., center; R. C., right center; L., left; 1 E., first entrance; U. E., upper entrance; R. 3 E., right entrance up stage, etc.; up stage, away from footlights; down stage, near footlights....

The vigilantes of Montana; Or, popular justice in the Rocky Mountains - Being a correct and impartial narrative of the chase, trial, capture and execution of Henry Plummer's road agent band, together with accounts of the lives and crimes of many of the robbers...

Use of tobacco among North American IndiansTobacco has been one of the most important gifts from the New World to the Old. In spite of the attempts of various authors to prove its Old World origin there can be no doubt that it was...

Thoughts upon slavery 1. By Slavery I mean Domestic Slavery, or that of a servant to a master. A late ingenious Writer well observes, The variety of forms in which Slavery appears, makes it almost impossible to convey a just notion of it, by...

The life record of H. W. Graber - A Terry Texas Ranger, 1861-1865; sixty-two years in TexasFor the unpleasant facts recorded in this, I am not responsible, but only the powers that were then. I would much prefer to forget as I have forgiven,...

From North Pole to Equator: Studies of Wild Life and Scenes in Many LandsTO THE GERMAN EDITION. Six years have passed since the grave at Renthendorf closed over the remains of my esteemed father, whose deathall too earlywas as great a loss to Science...

The Southern Literary Messenger, Vol. II., No. 3, February, 1836CRITICAL NOTICES PAUL ULRIC, or the Adventures of an Enthusiast: by Morris Mattson, Esq. MARTIN'S GAZETTEER: by Joseph Martin ROSE-HILL: by a Virginian CHIEF JUSTICE MARSHALL An Eulogy on the Life and Character of John...

Nick Carter Stories No. 154, August 21, 1915: The mask of death; or, Nick Carter's curious case.How to Send MoneyBy post-office or express money order, registered letter, bank check or draft, at our risk. At your own risk if sent by currency, coin, or...

Lord Lister No. 0012: Verzonken schattenMet vreeselijk geweld woedde de noordooster storm in het kanaal. Huizenhoog zweepte hij de golven en stuwde het wilde water naar den Oceaan. Tegen zulk een orkaan vechten konden slechts groote, overzeesche booten, de kleinere waren allang in veilige...

Le PurgatoireProduced by: Vronique Le Bris, Laurent Vogel, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica)) Jouvrais de grands yeux. Les feldgra[A] se dmenaient autour de...

The cake and biscuit bookThe recipes in this book are English, French, Portuguese and Dutch; while some of the best come from America, which is the true land of cakes. All are good: the best I have starred. Amateur cooks should know that for...

Address of President Roosevelt at Cairo, Illinois, October 3, 1907I am glad to have the chance to speak to you to-day. This is the heart of what may be called the Old West, which we now call the Middle West, using the term to...

Flower o' the lily: A romance of old Cambray I dedicate to you this story of the brave days of Old Cambray, as a token of fervent prayer that the valiant city will once again be freed from the thrall of foreign foes by...

The book of earth Title: The book of earth Author: Alfred Noyes Release Date: May 20, 2022 [EBook #68134] Language: English Original Publication: US: , United States: Frederick A. Stokes,1925. Credits: Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was...

The history of the proceedings in the case of Margaret, commonly called Peg, only lawful sister to John Bull, Esq.There being no history with which every learned reader is better acquainted in general, than that of John Bull, and his sister Peg, we shall...