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A Philosophical Essay on ProbabilitiesThe corrections noted in the Errata section have been incorporated in the text. Three further corrections have also been made: 9/10 in place of 1/10, and 9/10 in place of 6/10, on page 110; and "ex voto" in place of...

Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 3, September 1847De Vere had not intended to marry quite so soon as he did, but being unexpectedly recalled home by an order from the admiralty, and wishing to take his beautiful Clara with him, he had with very...

HertfordshireThe errata listed on a slip bound into this book have been applied to this text. The errata slip is transcribed at the end of the book. One missing full stop has been added, a duplicate word has been deleted, but otherwise the book...

Donahey's Cartoons Title: Donahey's Cartoons Author: J. H. Donahey Release Date: February 12, 2019 [EBook #58878] Language: English Credits: Produced by Chris Curnow, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The...

Washington and the Riddle of PeaceThese twenty-nine papers do not profess to be a record or description of the Washington Conference. They give merely the impressions and fluctuating ideas of one visitor to that conference. They show the reaction of that gathering upon a...

Judith Moore; or, Fashioning a Pipe "He tore out a reed, the great god Pan, From the deep, cool bed of the river. * * * * * * "Hacked and hewed as a great god can, With his hard, bleak steel at the...

Harper's Round Table, July 28, 1896The youth addressed showed that he was more hot-tempered than his companion, as his cheeks flushed and his eyes danced angrily for an instant when the comprehension of his friend's double meaning flashed upon him. "Better mind your helm,...

Tarzan and the Golden LionSABOR, the lioness, suckled her younga single fuzzy ball, spotted like Sheeta, the leopard. She lay in the warm sunshine before the rocky cavern that was her lair, stretched out upon her side with half closed eyes, yet Sabor was...

Skewbald, the New Forest PonyOne hot June afternoon, a group of ponies with their foals and yearlings stood on the edge of a tableland or plain in the New Forest. The ground about them was covered with stunted heather and fern, with here and...

My Musical LifeBecause of you my disappointments have been cut in half and my happinesses made double, and if I have made known to you the wondrous muse of music, you in turn have brought into our home and given a permanent abiding place...

The MidlanderPEOPLE used to say of the two Oliphant brothers that Harlan Oliphant looked as if he lived in the Oliphants house, but Dan didnt. This was a poor sort of information to any one who had never seen the house, but of course...

East LondonIN my previous books on London I have found it necessary to begin with some consideration of the history and antiquities of the district concerned. For instance, my book on Westminster demanded this historical treatment, because Westminster is essentially an old historical city...

Harper's Round Table, July 21, 1896To tell the story of Will Hall's trip to the tropics may seem like telling dangerous secrets and getting people into trouble. But there is this to be considered about it: If the Spaniards catch Will's father, they will...

Biology and Its Makers - With Portraits and Other Illustrations To MY GRADUATE STUDENTS Who have worked by my side in the Laboratory Inspired by the belief that those who seek shall find This account of the findings of some of The great men...

The Murder on the Links I believe that a well-known anecdote exists to the effect that a young writer, determined to make the commencement of his story forcible and original enough to catch and rivet the attention of the most blas of editors, penned...

VolvoretaCuando termin de corregir las pruebas de este libro, amado y culto doctor Fiao, en ese angustioso momento que precede a la aparicin de una obra propia ante el pblico, pens en ti con terror, con un terror hondo y repentino. Sbitamente vi tus...

Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 2, August 1847The next morning, at the appointed time, accompanied by a young Spaniard, as second, Willis was on the beach, where he found De Vere and his friend. The foes saluted each other with the most scrupulous politeness....

An Englishwoman in the PhilippinesIn the following letters, written during a stay of nine months in the Philippine Islands, I tried to convey to those at home a faithful impression of the country I was in and the people I met. Since I came...

Medical Inquiries and Observations, Vol. 4 - The Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged by the AuthorBY BENJAMIN RUSH, M. D. PROFESSOR OF THE INSTITUTES AND PRACTICE OF MEDICINE, AND OF CLINICAL PRACTICE, IN THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA. IN FOUR VOLUMES. VOL. IV. THE SECOND...

Medical Inquiries and Observations, Vol. 3 - The Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged by the AuthorBY BENJAMIN RUSH, M. D. PROFESSOR OF THE INSTITUTES AND PRACTICE OF MEDICINE, AND OF CLINICAL PRACTICE, IN THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA. IN FOUR VOLUMES. VOL. III. THE SECOND...