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Memorial de Ayres Para veer meu amigo Que talhou preyto comigo, Al vou, madre. Para veer meu amado Que mig'a preyto talhado, Al vou, madre. Ora bem, faz hoje um anno que voltei definitivamente da Europa. O que me lembrou esta data foi, estando...

Historia de Gil Blas de Santillana: Novela (Vol 3 de 3)Nota del Transcriptor: Se ha respetado la ortografa y la acentuacin del original. Errores obvios de imprenta han sido corregidos. Pginas en blanco han sido eliminadas. La portada fue diseada por el transcriptor y...

The Sealed MessageIt was a sultry July afternoon, and in the azure arch of the firmament flamed an unclouded sun. The corn was ripening to a rich yellow in some meadows, and the newly mown hay in others was being piled on lumbering wains...

Zeven kleine AustraliërsSeven little Australians heeft Miss Ethel Turner het boek genoemd, dat thans in Nederlandsche vertaling verschijnt. Zeven kleine Australirs heb ik dus boven het verhaal geschreven, dat de geschiedenis bevat der kinderen van den bij Sidney wonenden kapitein Woolcot. Steeds verdiept onze...

Tube, Train, Tram, and Car; or, Up-to-date locomotionTHE object of this book is to give the public a general idea as to the progress now being made in the application of electricity for transport purposes, and it was intended that Sir William Preece should...

Greeks & BarbariansThere have been many explanations of ancient Greece and its peculiar spirit. If I may say so, the only original thing about the explanation offered in this book is its want of originality; for it is the explanation of the Greeks themselves....

Grundzüge der Perspektive nebst Anwendungennunmehr schon ber 500 Bndchen umfassend, will die Errungenschaften von Wissenschaft, Kunst und Technik weiteren Kreisen zugnglich machen und einem jeden die Mglichkeit bieten, auch auf ihm ferner liegenden Gebieten deren Fortschritte zu verfolgen. Sie bietet wirkliche Einfhrungen in die...

Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 2. No. 13, October, 1920 - America's Magazine of Wit, Humor and FilosophyWith this issue, Captain Billys Whiz Bang discards swaddling clothes and starts bounding on its second year of existence. In this number, which we have termed Our...

List of Books in Belles Lettres Published by John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1895N.B.The Authors and Publisher reserve the right of reprinting any book in this list if a new edition is called for, except in cases where a stipulation has been made to...

Kaarlo Bergbomin kirjoitukset 1. Näytelmät ja kertomuksetSe tosiasia ett Kaarlo Bergbom vasta kuolemansa jlkeen astuu yleisn eteen ottaakseen sijan kansansa kirjailijain riviss johtuu ainakin vlillisesti niist vaikeista oloista, joissa kansallisen sivistyksemme on tytynyt raivata itselleen tiet. Poikaijst saakka Bergbom ohjattiin rakastamaan suomalaista kansaansa, mutta...

The Telephone: A lecture entitled Researches in Electric TelephonyThe President: Gentlemen, the Council of the Society of Telegraph Engineers felt that they were sure of doing what the members would consider right in summoning a special meeting for the two-fold purpose of giving a...

World Stories Retold for Modern Boys and Girls - One Hundred and Eighty-seven Five-minute Classic Stories for Retelling in Home, Sunday School, Children's Services, Public School Grades and "The Story-hour" in Public LibrariesThis book is intended chiefly for the home. It is an aid...

The Ethics of Diet - A Catena of Authorities Deprecatory of the Practice of Flesh EatingAT the present day, in all parts of the civilised world, the once orthodox practices of cannibalism and human sacrifice universally are regarded with astonishment and horror. The history...

Two StrangersIts a great deal more, said Lucy. Why, Miss Jones at the school is a nice young womandont you be taken in by mothers old-fashioned stilts. She is a darlingshe is as nice as nice can be. Shes pretty, and shes good, and...

Tracked by a Tattoo: A Mystery"To say that Mr. Fergus Home's 'The Carbuncle Clue' is one of his best stories hardly does justice to its merits. Very clever must be the reader who, in the earlier chapters, finds even a faint clue in this...

The Turnpike HouseTranscriber's Notes: 1. Transcribed from page images published as a serial on page 2 in the Cheshire Observer starting 18 January 1902 (http://newspapers.library.wales/view/4281236/4281238) and ending with 26 April 1902 as provided on the internet by Welsh Newspapers Online. It stood where four...

Willem Adriaan Van Der Stel, and Other Historical SketchesThe discovery of an ocean route from Europe to India, followed by the establishment of the Portuguese as the preponderating power in the East, is one of the greatest events in the history of the world....

The Strife of the SeaHe was an old man when he first made his appearance on the reef at the Sand Key Light. This was years ago, but one could tell it even then by the way he drew in his chin, or rather...

To Herat and Cabul: A Story of the First Afghan WarIn the military history of this country there is no darker page than the destruction of a considerable British force in the terrible defiles between Cabul and Jellalabad in January, 1842. Of all the...

Historical and descriptive narrative of twenty years' residence in South America (Vol 3 of 3) - Containing travels in Arauco, Chile, Peru, and Colombia; with an account of the revolution, its rise, progress, and resultsFORMERLY PRIVATE SECRETARY TO THE PRESIDENT AND CAPTAIN GENERAL OF...