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Little BritainLittle Britain In the centre of the great city of London lies a small neighborhood, consisting of a cluster of narrow streets and courts, of very venerable and debilitated houses, which goes by the name of LITTLE BRITAIN. Christ Church School and St. Bartholomews...
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Life in the Iron-Mills Or, The Korl WomanLife in the Iron-Mills; Or, The Korl Woman A cloudy day: do you know what that is in a town of iron-works? The sky sank down before dawn, muddy, flat, immovable. The air is thick, clammy with the breath of crowded human beings. It...
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The Duchess of PaduaThe Duchess of PaduaThe Market Place of Padua at noon; in the background is the great Cathedral of Padua; the architecture is Romanesque, and wrought in black and white marbles; a flight of marble steps leads up to the Cathedral door; at the foot...
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A History of AeronauticsA History of Aeronautics Although successful heavier-than-air flight is less than two decades old, and successful dirigible propulsion antedates it by a very short period, the mass of experiment and accomplishment renders any one-volume history of the subject a matter of selection. In addition...
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A House of PomegranatesA House of PomegranatesIt was the night before the day fixed for his coronation, and the young King was sitting alone in his beautiful chamber. His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious...
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Reprinted PiecesReprinted PiecesWhen the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel. Such books have had a strong fascination for...
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The Golden Sayings of Epictetus, with the Hymn of CleanthesThe Golden Sayings of Epictetus, with the Hymn of Cleanthes Are these the only works of Providence within us? What words suffice to praise or set them forth? Had we but understanding, should we ever cease hymning and blessing the Divine Power, both openly...
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The Love of Ulrich NebendahlThe Love of Ulrich Nebendahl COPYRIGHT, 1904, BY JEROME K. JEROME COPYRIGHT, 1908, BY DODD, MEAD & COMPANY Published, September, 1908 Perhaps of all, it troubled most the Herr Pfarrer. Was he not the father of the village? And as such did it not...
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The Soul of Nicholas Snyders Or, The Miser of ZandamThe Soul of Nicholas Snyders; Or, The Miser of Zandam COPYRIGHT, 1904, BY JEROME K. JEROME COPYRIGHT, 1908, BY DODD, MEAD & COMPANY Published, September, 1908 Once upon a time in Zandam, which is by the Zuider Zee, there lived a wicked man named...
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The Philosopher's JokeThe Philosopher's Joke Myself, I do not believe this story. Six persons are persuaded of its truth; and the hope of these six is to convince themselves it was an hallucination. Their difficulty is there are six of them. Each one alone perceives clearly...
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Mrs. Korner Sins Her MerciesMrs. Korner Sins Her Mercies But you would not like ChristopherI mean Mr. Kornerto be that sort of man, suggested her bosom friend. I don't mean that I should like it if he did it often. But I should like to feel that he...
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The Cost of KindnessThe Cost of Kindness "And, speaking generally, my dear, is valued precisely at cost price," retorted Mr. Pennycoop, who, as an auctioneer of twenty years' experience, had enjoyed much opportunity of testing the attitude of the public towards sentiment. "I don't care what you...
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Passing of the Third Floor BackPassing of the Third Floor Back The neighbourhood of Bloomsbury Square towards four oclock of a November afternoon is not so crowded as to secure to the stranger, of appearance anything out of the common, immunity from observation. Tibbs boy, screaming at the top...
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The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's TaleThe Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale Although an old, consistent exile, the editor of the following pages revisits now and again the city of which he exults to be a native; and there are few things more strange, more painful, or more salutary,...
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The Mysterious Affair at StylesThe Mysterious Affair at Styles The intense interest aroused in the public by what was known at the time as The Styles Case has now somewhat subsided. Nevertheless, in view of the world-wide notoriety which attended it, I have been asked, both by my...
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Philosophy 4: A Story of Harvard UniversityPhilosophy 4: A Story of Harvard University Two frowning boys sat in their tennis flannels beneath the glare of lamp and gas. Their leather belts were loosened, their soft pink shirts unbuttoned at the collar. They were listening with gloomy voracity to the instruction...
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The Dominion of the Air: The Story of Aerial NavigationThe Dominion of the Air: The Story of Aerial Navigation CHAPTER I. THE DAWN OF AERONAUTICS. CHAPTER II. THE INVENTION OF THE BALLOON. CHAPTER III. THE FIRST BALLOON ASCENT IN ENGLAND. CHAPTER IV. THE DEVELOPMENT OF BALLOON PHILOSOPHY. CHAPTER V. SOME FAMOUS EARLY VOYAGERS....
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Baby MineBaby Mine Even in college Alfred Hardy was a young man of fixed ideas and high ideals and proud of it. His friend, Jimmy Jinks, had few ideas and no ideals, and was glad of it, and before half of their first college term...
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Polly of the CircusPolly of the Circus The band of the Great American Circus was playing noisily. The performance was in full swing. Beside a shabby trunk in the women's dressing tent sat a young, wistful-faced girl, chin in hand, unheeding the chatter of the women about...
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Stage-LandStage-Land His name is George, generally speaking. "Call me George!" he says to the heroine. She calls him George (in a very low voice, because she is so young and timid). Then he is happy. The stage hero never has any work to do....
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