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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 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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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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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 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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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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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 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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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 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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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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ClocksClocks Hyphens have been left in the text only where it was the clear intention of the author. For example, throughout the text, "tonight" and "tomorrow" appear as "to-night" and "to-morrow". This is intentional, and is not simply a legacy of words having been...
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DreamsDreams The most extraordinary dream I ever had was one in which I fancied that, as I was going into a theater, the cloak-room attendant stopped me in the lobby and insisted on my leaving my legs behind me. I was not surprised; indeed,...
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EvergreensEvergreens They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the...
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A Woman of No ImportanceA Woman of No ImportanceLady Caroline. Ah! you must find it very draughty, I should fancy. [To Sir John.] John, you should have your muffler. What is the use of my always knitting mufflers for you if you wont wear them? Lady Caroline. I...
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The Idle Thoughts of an Idle FellowThe Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow One or two friends to whom I showed these papers in MS. having observed that they were not half bad, and some of my relations having promised to buy the book if it ever came out, I...
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The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two RosesThe Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two RosesNo one but myself knows what I have suffered, nor what my books have gained, by your unsleeping watchfulness and admirable pertinacity. And now here is a volume that goes into the world and lacks your...
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Lays of Ancient RomeLays of Ancient Rome That what is called the history of the Kings and early Consuls of Rome is to a great extent fabulous, few scholars have, since the time of Beaufort, ventured to deny. It is certain that, more than three hundred and...
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The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious PeopleThe Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious PeopleJohn Worthing, J.P.: Mr. George Alexander. Algernon Moncrieff: Mr. Allen Aynesworth. Rev. Canon Chasuble, D.D.: Mr. H. H. Vincent. Merriman: Mr. Frank Dyall. Lane: Mr. F. Kinsey Peile. Lady Bracknell: Miss Rose Leclercq. Hon....
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