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A rogue’s tragedy Two figments of that endless sweet obsession stood alonehigh on a slope of Alp this time. Born of a dream to flesh, they thought they owed themselves to flesha sacred debt. Truth seemed as plain to them as pebbles in a...

Traditions of the ArikaraThe Arikara traditions in this volume were collected during the year 1903, with funds provided by the Carnegie Institution. The work was part of a systematic and extended study of the mythology and ceremonies of the various tribes of the Caddoan...

With Grant at Fort Donelson, Shiloh and Vicksburg - and an appreciation of General U. S. GrantIn this year of 1915, when the sounds of battle and strife come wafted to us across the sea from Europe, the younger generation are asking questions of...

The heart of the railroad problem - The history of railway discrimination in the United States, the chief efforts at control and the remedies proposed, with hints from other countriesThis work is one of the consequences of a conversation years ago with Dr. C....

L'anfiteatro Flavio nei suoi venti secoli di storia Gli incend, i terremoti, i saccheggi, le fazioni medioevali, le prepotenze dei baroni, la lontananza del Papa dalla sua sede, gli sconvolgimenti politici, fecero disgraziatamente sparire un gran numero di monumenti romani; ma la venerabile mole...

Elements of arithmeticThe preceding editions of this work were published in 1830, 1832, 1835, and 1840. This fifth edition differs from the three preceding, as to the body of the work, in nothing which need prevent the four, or any two of them, from...

Nuoren opettajattaren varaventtiiliTmn kirjan (kirjoittamattomana) sain serkultani Jussilta viimeisen syntympivnni, heinkuun yhdententoista 1923. Tulin silloin lailliseen ikn. Holhoushallitus kukistui, ja valta joutui omiin ksiini. Kaikki sukulaiset, tuttavat ja kylnmiehet riensivt lahjoineen lausumaan onnittelunsa tapauksen johdosta. Talouskapineita ja huonekaluja aivan sateli ymprilleni. (Pitk ik, rakastava...

Metsän satuja ja muita runoja Kulki kurki arvokkaana suolla, pll harmaa, vanha lievetakki, nukkavieru, vanhanmallinenkin. Mutta mits takista! Se astui kurki ntsen ylen juhlallisna, kallellansa p kuin esteetikon, siristeli vliin silmins niinkuin taidenyttelyiss tehdn, katsoi joskus yls ymprilleen, sitten jlleen maahan mietteissns; p ja...

The impossible inventionI had to admire this little guy's courage. Fradin, his name wasJames Arthur Fradin, with a string of letters after it that even the alphabet agencies down at Washington could not have unscrambled. The letters represented honorary degrees conferred on him by...

The Temple of EarthAll his life, Rikard had defied the warlords of Coper City, but even the stoutest outlaw could be outnumbered. Now Rayth offered him freedom for the death of the Chief Engineer. It seemed simple enoughuntil Rikard began to learn the History...

A book of imagesIn England, which has made great Symbolic Art, most people dislike an art if they are told it is symbolic, for they confuse symbol and allegory. Even Johnsons Dictionary sees no great difference, for it calls a Symbol That which comprehends...

The new book of Niagara: Scenes in summer and winterLarger versions of the illustrations may be seen by right-clicking them and selecting an option to view them separately, or by double-tapping and/or stretching them. High-resolution versions of most illustrations may be seen by clicking...

Six modern women: Psychological sketchesThe subjects of these six psychological sketches are well known to English readers, with the exception of Amalie Skram, the Norwegian novelist, and Fru Leffler, who is known only as the biographer of Sonia Kovalevsky. Laura Marholm, the writer of...

Canada in war-paintThere is no attempt made in the little sketches which this book contains to deal historically with events of the war. It is but a small Souvenir de la guerrea series of vignettes of things as they struck me at the time,...

The Southern Literary Messenger, Vol. II., No. 4, March, 1836The inertness of the French since their rupture with Algiers, had induced Hussein to treat their threats with contempt, and he by no means anticipated the extreme measures to which they were about to resort....

Into Mexico with General Scott - When attached to the Fourth United States Infantry, Division of Major-General William J. Worth, Corps of the famous Major-General Winfield Scott, known as Old Fuss and Feathers, campaign of 1847, lad Jerry Cameron marched and fought beside Second...

Bismarck: some secret pages of his history (Vol. 1 of 3) - being a diary kept by Dr. Moritz Busch during twenty-five years' official and private intercourse with the great ChancellorThe work which I now present to the German people contains a complete[1] account...

Harper's indoor book for boysThe success of Harpers Outdoor Book for Boys seems to insure a welcome for an indoor handy book, equally practical and comprehensive, which shall show how leisure time indoors can be spent most pleasantly and profitably. When stress of weather,...

The spoil'd child: A farce, in two acts, as performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury LaneRespectfully inform the Public, they have a Collection of Plays on Sale, which, considered either as to its Extent or Rarity, has scarcely been equalled, having been upwards of...

Himmennyt helmi: RomaaniI. Myrsky merell II. Kauneuden saari III. Elmn suola IV. Kysymyksi V. Edenin toinen puoli VI. Tekoveli VII. Venuksen peili VIII. Entisyyden ni IX. Haaveet ja todellisuus X. Etinen kutsu XI. Muutos XII. Kielten helhdys XIII. Yllist vapautta XIV. Kaksi kauhua XV....