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Kuvauksia HailuodostaKaikille lienee ainakin nimeltn tunnettu Hailuodon iso, paripeninkulmainen saari Oulun edustalla. Lhes nelipeninkulmaisen seln takana on se Oulusta [Siikajoelle tulee vain toista peninkulmaa], meren syliss, aavan, lnsipuolella avautuvan ulapan laidassa, kurottaen peninkulmaa pitk Santosen nientn manteretta kohden kuin ktt kiinni tarttuakseen. El tll...

The Trail of Black HawkThe adventures and experiences of the hardy settlers on the continually advancing frontier have provided a fascinating but comparatively unknown chapter in the history of our country. Romance, bitter prejudice, distorted tales, and traditions more or less trustworthy, have combined...

Harzheimat: Das Heimatbuch eines MalersAlles Gute, Schne, Heilige umschliet mir dein Name, du liebe Harzheimat im Wiesengrund! Wenn ich dich nenne, tue ich es mit der Ehrfurcht, mit der man eine Mutter nennt: Denn ich bin dein Kind. Was das Leben aus mir schuf,...

De Scheepsjongens van BontekoeIn t Jaer ons Heeren 1618, den 28. December, ben ick, Willem IJsbrantsz. Bontekoe van Hoorn, Tessel uytghevaren voor schipper, met het schip ghenaemt: Nieu-Hoorn, ghemant met 206 eters, groot omtrent 550 lasten, met een Oosten-Wint.. Zoo, mn jongens, zet het...

Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, Fifth Series, No. 19, Vol. I, May 10, 1884The modern Corner is unlike that into which the historical John Horner, Esq., retired, in this respect, that those who venture into one seldom succeed in bringing out...

Tales of the Wild and the Wonderful [1825]Pause one moment, gentle Readeronly one little moment will I detain you, while I reply to the question which I have supposed you to ask in the title-page. Blame not me, I beseech you, if you are...

A Brief History of Printing in England - A Short History of Printing in England from Caxton to the Present TimeThe treatment of the material used in this volume will be found somewhat different from that adopted in the two preceding. The narrower field...

Une semaine à la Trappe: Sainte-Marie du DésertIl existe un nombre considrable de descriptions sur les couvents de Trappistes; mais grand nombre, suivant moi, sont restes fort au-dessous de la vrit[1]. Je ne crois pas que lart puisse jamais atteindre la majest incomparable dun...

Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, Fifth Series, No. 18, Vol. I, May 3, 1884To many, the wild solitudes of marsh and mere, the rivers and broads of Norfolk, are almost as entirely unknown as the arid solitudes of the unexplored Australian...

A History of KansasNo State has a history better calculated to inspire patriotism in its people than has Kansas. In this fact lies the greatest reason for teaching Kansas History in the schools. A knowledge of the difficulties that have been met and conquered...

The Flower of Old Japan, and Other PoemsBy ALFRED NOYES Poems With an Introduction by Hamilton Mabie Cloth, 12mo, $1.25 net Imagination, the capacity to perceive vividly and feel sincerely, and the gift of fit and beautiful expression in verse-formif these may be taken...

Pimpernel and RosemaryPROLOGUE CHAPTER I CHAPTER II CHAPTER III CHAPTER IV CHAPTER V CHAPTER VI CHAPTER VII CHAPTER VIII CHAPTER IX CHAPTER X CHAPTER XI CHAPTER XII CHAPTER XIII CHAPTER XIV CHAPTER XV CHAPTER XVI CHAPTER XVII CHAPTER XVIII CHAPTER XIX CHAPTER XX CHAPTER...

William AgainWilliam, taking his character as a whole, was not of the artistic genre. He had none of the shrinking sensitiveness and delicate imaginativeness of the true artist. But the fact remains that this summer he was impelled by some inner prompting to write...

Journal History of the Twenty-Ninth Ohio Veteran Volunteers, 1861-1865 - Its Victories and its Reverses. And the campaigns and battles of Winchester, Port Republic, Cedar Mountain, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Lookout Mountain, Atlanta, the March to the Sea, and the campaign of the Carolinas, in which...

The Evacuation of England: The Twist in the Gulf StreamAlexander Leacraft was regarding with as much interest as his constitutional lassitude permitted, the progress of a distinctly audible altercation on Pennsylvania avenue, Washington, D.C. The disputants had not felt it necessary, under the relaxing...

Wild Nat, the Trooper; or, The Cedar Swamp BrigadeThere was a time in the history of our country when the stoutest hearts were filled with despair. The defeat of General Gates, followed by the overrunning of the Carolinas, the treachery of Benedict Arnold, and...

Santippe: Piccolo romanzo fra l'antico e il moderno Si intitola bens con il nome di Santippe, un nome di donna infamata nei secoli; e si potrebbe pensare che lautore avesse avuto in mente di servirsi di Santippe, moglie di Socrate, come di un laido...

A Brief History of Printing. Part II: The Economic History of PrintingIn this volume, as in the preceding, an effort has been made to give the reader some idea of the actual conditions of the printing industry in Europe from the time of the...

Dramas (2 de 2): Lucrecia Borgia; María Tudor; La Esmeralda; Ruy BlasCuando estaba escribiendo el prefacio de su ltimo drama, el autor volvi la ocupacin de toda su vida, al arte; y continu sus trabajos predilectos, aun antes de acabar del todo con los...

New BroomsDear Sir: Though I am not one of your subscribers I am, I believe, one of your most faithful readers. I do not take your magazine, it is true, but I am at present employed in a family some member of which is...