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Valeria, the Martyr of the Catacombs: A Tale of Early Christian Life in RomeValeria, the Martyr of the Catacombs: A Tale of Early Christian Life in RomeThe writer having made the early Christian Catacombs a special study for several years, and his larger volume on that subject having been received with great favour in Great Britain, the...
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Horse-Shoe Robinson: A Tale of the Tory AscendencyHorse-Shoe Robinson: A Tale of the Tory AscendencyThe events narrated in the following pages, came to my knowledge in the progress of my researches into the personal history of some of the characters who figure in the story. I thought them worth being embodied...
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Memoranda on Tours and TouraineMemoranda on Tours and Touraine - Including remarks on the climate with a sketch of the Botany And Geology of the Province also on the Wines and Mineral Waters of FranceThe author of the present little volume in offering it to the public is...
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The Forge in the ForestThe Forge in the Forest - Being the Narrative of the Acadian Ranger, Jean de Mer, Seigneur de Briart; and How He Crossed the Black Abbé; and of His Adventures in a Strange Fellowship Where the Five Rivers flow down to meet the swinging...
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Observations upon the Conduct of S-r W-----m H--e at the White Plains As Related in The Gazette of December 30, 1776Conduct of Sir William HoweF the four British commanders here during the Revolution, Howe was certainly the chief, so far as dullness amounting to apathy and slowness almost equal to immobility, went. His first experience of American determination was at Bunker's Hill; and he...
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A Reading Book in Irish HistoryA Reading Book in Irish HistoryAs this little book is intended chiefly for children, the language is very simple. But to make matters still easier, all words and allusions presenting the smallest difficulty are explained either in footnotes or in the "Notes and Explanations"...
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Sea-HoundsSea-HoundsBetween the lighter-load of burning beeves that came bumping down along their line at noon, a salvo of bombs slapped across them at one oclock from a raiding Bulgar air squadron, a violent Levantine squall which all but broke them loose from their moorings...
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Sketches of Aboriginal LifeSketches of Aboriginal Life - American Tableaux, No. 1The American Tableaux lay no claim to the respect and confidence, which is justly shown to authentic history; nor do they anticipate the ready favor usually accorded to high wrought romance. They are neither the one...
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Reminiscences of the Great Mutiny 1857-59Reminiscences of the Great Mutiny 1857-59 - Including the relief, siege, and capture of Lucknow, and the campaigns in Rohilcund and OudeThese Reminiscences are submitted to the public in the trust that they will be welcomed alike by soldier and civilian. They are recorded...
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Die Entwicklung des Berliner FlaschenbiergeschäftsDie Entwicklung des Berliner FlaschenbiergeschäftsDie Entwicklung der deutschen Volkswirtschaft ist in den letzten Jahrzehnten gekennzeichnet durch ein berall bemerkbares Vordringen der Grossunternehmung, welche die kleinen Betriebe im Handel und Gewerbe verdrngt. Den unleugbaren Vorteilen, welche diese Entwicklung auf der einen Seite den Konsumenten gebracht...
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"Evacuation Day", 1783, Its Many Stirring Events"Evacuation Day", 1783, Its Many Stirring Events - With Recollections of Capt. John Van Arsdale, of the Veteran Corps of Artillery, by Whose Efforts on That Day the Enemy Were Circumvented, and the American Flag Successfully Raised on the BatteryOur memorable revolution, so prolific...
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The Story of BooksThe Story of BooksEvery effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible, including inconsistencies in spelling and hyphenation; changes (corrections of spelling and punctuation) made to the original text are marked like this. The original text appears when hovering the...
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Au soleil de juillet (1829-1830)Au soleil de juillet (1829-1830) - Le temps et la vieAvec son trousseau de clef, elle dsigna le crpi neuf de la pice octogone, un crpi jaune quadrill de marron. Deux poissons frtillaient dans un bocal soutenu par un pied de bronze, au milieu...
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Mentone, Cairo, and CorfuMentone, Cairo, and CorfuThe substance of this collection of Miss Woolson's sketches of travel in the Mediterranean originally appeared in Harper's Magazine. "At Mentone" was published in that periodical in 1884; "Cairo in 1890," and "Corfu and the Ionian Sea," appeared in 1891 and...
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The Unveiling of LhasaThe Unveiling of LhasaThe recent expedition to Lhasa was full of interest, not only on account of the political issues involved and the physical difficulties overcome, but owing to the many dramatic incidents which attended the Mission's progress. It was my good fortune to...
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Reminiscences of the Thirty-Fourth Regiment, Mass. Vol. InfantryReminiscences of the Thirty-Fourth Regiment, Mass. Vol. InfantryThe Reader will please bear in mind that this little work does not claim in any sense to be a history of the Regiment; but simply the recollections of the writer up to May 15th, 1864, when...
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Oahu Traveler's guideOahu Traveler's guideIf you'd like to take the four hour trip around Oahu, board the #8 bus to Ala Moana Center requesting a transfer to Kaneohe/Wahiawa (#52) or Wahiawa/Kaneohe (#52). They both circle the island but in different directions. If you stay on the...
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Narrative of Mr. John Dodge during his Captivity at DetroitNarrative of Mr. John Dodge during his Captivity at Detroithe narrative of John Dodge is one of the records of frontier life during the period of the American Revolution that displays the intense feeling of hatred and unfairness evinced by the British soldiers to...
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Old New Zealand: Being Incidents of Native Customs and Character in the Old TimesOld New Zealand: Being Incidents of Native Customs and Character in the Old Times To the English reader, and to most of those who have arrived in New Zealand within the last thirty years, it may be necessary to state that the descriptions of...
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The Only Woman in the Town, and Other Tales of the American RevolutionThe Only Woman in the Town, and Other Tales of the American RevolutionThe celebration of the Centennial Anniversary of the United States at the city of Philadelphia in 1876, and the exhibit there made of that nations wonderful growth and progress, gave a new...
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