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The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 1 of 2)The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 1 of 2)The demand for this work so far exceeded my expectations that I was unable to make any considerable changes in the second edition, issued in March, 1902; and circumstances again make it impossible for me to...
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The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 2 of 2)The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 2 of 2) "Let my son often read and reflect on history: this is the only true philosophy."Napoleon's last Instructions for the King of Rome. BATTLE OF ULM BATTLE OF AUSTERLITZ BATTLE OF JENA BATTLE OF FRIEDLAND BATTLE...
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Italian JourneysItalian Journeys We did not know, when we started from home in Venice, on the 8th of November, 1864, that we had taken the longest road to Rome. We thought that of all the proverbial paths to the Eternal City that leading to Padua,...
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Lincoln's Inaugurals, Addresses and Letters (Selections)Lincoln's Inaugurals, Addresses and Letters (Selections)The facts of Lincoln's early life are best stated in his own words, communicated in 1859[see Appendix] to Mr. J. W. Fell, of Bloomington, Illinois. Unlike many men who have risen from humble surroundings, Lincoln never boasted of his...
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The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 09 of 55The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 09 of 55 - 1593-1597 The events related in the present volume (159397) conclude the first quarter-century of the history of Manila as a Spanish settlement. That city, although small, is gaining in importance and prosperity; it is...
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The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 10 of 55The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 10 of 55 - 1597-1599 The present volume covers the years 159799, and is mainly occupied with the details of the Philippine colony's internal affairs and development Mindanao has been conquered, but proves to be an unprofitable possession,...
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The Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian RomanceThe Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian Romance The central incident of this novel is that most extraordinary of all punishments known to English criminal law, the peine forte et dure. The story is not, however, in any sense historical. A sketchy background of...
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The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 - (From Barbarossa to Dante)Issued Strictly as a Limited Edition. In Volume I of this Set will be found the Official Certificate, under the Seal of the National Alumni, as to the Limitation of the Edition,...
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Enoni: muistoja Napoleonin ajoiltaEnoni: muistoja Napoleonin ajoiltaOlin lukenut enoni kirjeen jo sataankin kertaan, niin ett muistin sen ulkoa. Vaan sittenkin otin sen taskustani ja, istuessani laivan laitamalla, luin sen uteliaana, aivan kuin olisin ensi kertaa sen avannut. Ksiala oli varovaista ja kulmikasta, niin kuin sopikin odottaa miehelt,...
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The Touchstone of FortuneThe Touchstone of Fortune - Being the Memoir of Baron Clyde, Who Lived, Thrived, and Fell in the Doleful Reign of the So-called Merry Monarch, Charles IIGoddess Fortune seems to delight in smiling on a man who risks his all, including life, perhaps, on...
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The Lure of the NorthThe Lure of the NorthDinner was nearly over at the big red hotel that stands high above the city of Quebec, and Thirlwell, sitting at one of the tables, abstractedly glanced about. The spacious room was filled with skilfully tempered light that glimmered on...
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Over Strand and Field: A Record of Travel through BrittanyOver Strand and Field: A Record of Travel through BrittanyWe walked through the empty galleries and deserted rooms where spiders spin their cobwebs over the salamanders of Francis the First. One is overcome by a feeling of distress at the sight of this poverty...
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Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long BeforeSamoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before Samoa is the native name of the group of volcanic islands in central Polynesia long known as the "Navigators Islands." They are situated about 3000 miles from Sydney, and stand on the charts between the parallels...
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The Story of Alchemy and the Beginnings of ChemistryThe Story of Alchemy and the Beginnings of ChemistryThe Story of Alchemy and the Beginnings of Chemistry is very interesting in itself. It is also a pregnant example of the contrast between the scientific and the emotional methods of regarding nature; and it admirably...
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The Helmet of NavarreThe Helmet of Navarre"No fear of that; my house has a good name. There is no fairer inn in all Paris. And your chamber is a good chamber, though you will have larger, doubtless, when you are Minister of Finance." The laugh was turned...
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St. George's Cross Or, England Above AllSt. George's Cross; Or, England Above AllThe following little tale is neither pure fiction nor absolute historic truth; being, indeed, little more than an attempt to show a picture of Channel Island life as it was some two centuries ago. For the background we...
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Three Months of My LifeThree Months of My LifeIn the early morning of Midsummer's-day, 1868, I might have been seen slowly wending my way towards the office of the Deputy Inspector General of Hospitals, at Peshawurfor the purpose of appearing before the standing Medical Committee of the station,...
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In het bergland van TripolisIn het bergland van Tripolis - De Aarde en haar Volken, 1906Mijn eerste onderzoekingstocht in Tripolis in 1901 was maar zeer onbeteekenend geweest door opgekomen politieke moeilijkheden. Gelukkig heb ik daarna nog twee reizen kunnen doen, namelijk in 1903 en 1904, waarbij ik een...
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Van Toledo naar GranadaVan Toledo naar Granada - De Aarde en haar Volken, 1906De aanblik van Castili.De rondtrekkende kudden.De Mesta.De Taag en haar dichters.De Cuesta del Carmel.De Cristo de la Luz.De hydraulische machine van Juanilo Turriano.De Zocodover.Oude paleizen en antieke synagogen.De Joden van Toledo.Een herinnering aan de...
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The Living PresentThe Living PresentIf this little book reads more like a memoir than a systematic study of conditions, my excuse is that I remained too long in France and was too much with the people whose work most interested me, to be capable, for a...
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