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The Abandoned of YanShe did not do this immediately. She stayed up for the better part of the night, hoping that he would come back. She could not bring herself to believe that he would really walk out on her and leave her available...

Die fünf Waldstädte: Ein Buch für Menschen, die jung sindDa war in der Gegend zwischen Frankreich und Ruland ein Wald, der war so gro, da ein lahmer Mann an die dreiviertel Stunden brauchte, ehe er um ihn herum war. In diesem Walde lagen die...

Saline SolutionConsul-General Magnan gingerly fingered the heavily rubber-banded sheaf of dog-eared documents. "I haven't rushed into precipitate action on this claim, Retief," he said. "The Consulate has grave responsibilities here in the Belt. One must weigh all aspects of the situation, consider the ramifications....

The Case Against Spirit PhotographsSPIRIT photographs have long been a source of controversy and discussion, and signs are not lacking that public interest in them is at least as keen as ever. A Society for the Study of Supernormal Pictures has, for example, been...

La leçon d'amour dans un parcIl a t tir de cet ouvrage: Trois exemplaires sur Chine, hors commerce et quinze exemplaires numrots, savoir: Trois exemplaires sur Japon, de 1 3 et douze exemplaires sur vlin des Papeteries du Marais fabriqu spcialement pour les ditions...

The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX. No. 1009, April 29, 1899 THE 1000TH NUMBER OF THE GIRLS OWN PAPER. SUCCESS AND LONG LIFE TO THE G. O. P. SHEILA. FROCKS FOR TO-MORROW. IN THE TWILIGHT SIDE BY SIDE. THE HOUSE WITH THE VERANDAH. THE...

Frank Merriwell, Jr., in Arizona; or, Clearing a Rival's RecordThere were two of them, and they had been tramping wearily through a defile known as Bitter-root Caon. The stage trail leading from Ophir, Arizona, to Gold Hill, followed the caon, and the two lads...

Life of Edwin Forrest, the American Tragedian. Volume 1 (of 2)The Author of the following work apologizes for the delay of its publication on the ground of long-continued ill health which unfitted him for mental labor. He has tried to make amends by sparing...

Socialism and the familyThese are two papers written by Mr. H. G. Wells. The first was read to the Fabian Society in October, 1906, under the title of Socialism and the Middle Classes. The second appeared first in the Independent Review. Together they state...

The Boy Travellers in Mexico - Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey to Northern and Central Mexico, Campeachey, and Yucatan, With a Description of the Republics of Central America and of the Nicaragua CanalUntil within the past few years, Mexico was a country...

Companionable BooksMany books are dry and dusty, there is no juice in them; and many are soon exhausted, you would no more go back to them than to a squeezed orange; but some have in them an unfailing sap, both from the tree of...

The Happy IslesAt eight months of age his only experience of life had been one of well-being. [Pg 1]He was fed when hungry; he slept when sleepy; he woke when he had slept enough. When bored or annoyed or uneasy he could cry. If...

Pohjanmaan helmi: Romantillinen kertomus 1808 vuoden sodastaTuon pienen Alajrven-joen rannalle, joka yhdist Lappa- ja Ala-jrvet Pohjanmaalla, tahdomme vied lukijan ern kauniina kesaamuna v. 1808. Pitkin tuon monissa mutkissa juoksevan joen rantoja levi tummat metst tai niiden vlill suon tapaiset seudut ja kankaat, joilla ainoastaan...

A White King in East Africa - The Remarkable Adventures of John Boyes, Trader and Soldier of Fortune, Who Became King of the Savage Wa-KikuyuThe following pages describe a life of adventure in the more remote parts of Africaadventures such as the explorer and...

Measure Your Mind: The Mentimeter and How to Use ItThe publishers offer this book primarily as a popular treatise on the measurement of intelligence by scientific methods. Every effort has been made to conform to the soundest scientific principles, both in the preparation of...

The Art of Story-TellingStory-telling is almost the oldest Art in the worldthe first conscious form of literary communication. In the East it still survives, and it is not an uncommon thing to see a crowd at a street-corner held by the simple narration of...

Claros varones de Castilla, y LetrasLas Obras de Fernando de Pulgar son tan conocidas y estimadas, como lo publican las muchas ediciones que se han hecho de ellas, y los elogios que han merecido de los Literatos; por lo que no necesitan de recomendacion...

Moments with Mark TwainSo far as I remember, I have never seen an Authors Preface which had any purpose but oneto furnish reasons for the publication of the book. Prefaces wear many disguises, call themselves by various names, and pretend to come on various...

Hétköznapok: RegényMintegy hsz ve lehet, nem tudom, szerdn volt-e vagy szombaton, elg az hozz, hogy nagypntek napja volt. A nap, szoksa szerint, jkorn reggel flkelt s megkezdte betanult plyafutst az gen; a verebek flbredtek s elkezdtk dicsrni az asztagokat, melyekben szmukra ksz kalszok teremnek;...

Irish MemoriesI have many people to thank, for many things, and I have an explanation to make, but the thanks must come first. I offer my most sincere gratitude to Mrs. Butler and to Professor Edgeworth, for their kindness in permitting me to print...