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Stranga heredaĵo: Romano originale verkitaBelega, paca vidao etendiis anta la okuloj de maljuna sinjorino, kuanta sur malsanula puveturilo en la ombro de granda ulmo. irka i regis dola trankvilo; kaj iaj sentoj, la ia pozo kaj la serena esprimo de la pala vizao, estis...

Memoirs of the Late War, Vol 2 (of 2) - Comprising the Personal Narrative of Captain Cooke, of the 43rd Regiment Light Infantry; the History of the Campaign of 1809 in Portugal, by the Earl of Munster; and a Narrative of the Campaign of...

Memoirs of the Late War, Vol 1 (of 2) - Comprising the Personal Narrative of Captain Cooke, of the 43rd Regiment Light Infantry; the History of the Campaign of 1809 in Portugal, by the Earl of Munster; and a Narrative of the Campaign of...

Wise Saws and Modern Instances, Volume 1 (of 2)Designed to elucidate the philosophy of fiction as well as to afford specimens of those marvels which have entered into popular belief, and taken a permanent place in literature. The classical inventions of the Greeks, the...

A Madcap Cruise"It strikes me," said Jerrold Taberman, "that we are booked for everlasting fame, win or lose. We'll either sail down the ages as a brace of heroes, or as the most egregious pair of donkeys that ever botched a job." It was...

A Woman of the Ice AgeThe existence of Man in the geological period that preceded the one we live in, in his full anthropoid reality, possessing a mind, self conscious, radiant with powers of creation, of language, of inquisition, has been established. Man, vested...

The Abysmal BruteSam Stubener ran through his mail carelessly and rapidly. As became a manager of prize-fighters, he was accustomed to a various and bizarre correspondence. Every crank, sport, near sport, and reformer seemed to have ideas to impart to him. From dire threats...

Dean Dunham; Or, the Waterford Mystery"Well, you see it's located near the lake, and though it's barren enough it's well situated, and there's five acres of it, plenty of room for all the buildin's required. They offered me first seven hundred, then eight hundred,...

Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 2. No. 16, January, 1921 - America's Magazine of Wit, Humor and FilosophyNow that the British are agitating for a change in the American history text books, which, they charge, inculcates our future generations with prejudice against the original...

Exiles: A Play in Three ActsThe drawingroom in Richard Rowans house at Merrion, a suburb of Dublin. On the right, forward, a fireplace, before which stands a low screen. Over the mantelpiece a giltframed glass. Further back in the right wall, folding doors leading...

Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailutKankkusen suuri elokuvayhti tahtoi ottaa Kiljusista elokuvia nytellkseen sitten niit ympri maata. Knnyttiin suorastaan herrasven puoleen ja pyydettiin heit esiintymn. Arvaahan sen, ett nm ilahtuivat aivan tavattomasti tllaisesta huomaavaisuudesta. He vakuuttivat, ett kyll he tekevt kaiken, mit ksketn ja lupaavat olla...

Satuja ja tarinoita VIAnna-Liisa oli kuin maito ja mansikka, nuori ja iloinen, kaunis katsella. Hampaat paistoivat niin valkoisina, silmt niin kirkkaina, jalka oli kevyt tanssissa ja mieli vielkin kevyempi! Mit siit seurasi? "Ilke vekara!" niin, kaunis hn ei ollut! Hnet annettiin ojankaivajan vaimon hoitoon,...

The Iris: An Illuminated Souvenir for MDCCCLIICaptain Eastman, of the United States Topographical Corps, having been stationed for nine years on our northwestern frontier, among the Indian tribes, at and around Fort Snelling, made a series of drawings of some of the most striking...

BeethovenBy Edward Carpenter It is not very generally recognised that Beethoven was not only a great musician, but a great leader and teacher. He freed the human spirit from innumerable petty bonds and conventions, he recorded the profoundest experiences of life, and gave form...

Theosophy and Life's Deeper Problems - Being the Four Convention Lectures Delivered in Bombay at the Fortieth Anniversary of the Theosophical Society, December, 1915Being the four Convention Lectures delivered in Bombay at the Fortieth Anniversary of the Theosophical Society, December, 1915. BY ANNIE BESANT...

When I Was a Boy in JapanJapanese boys have not been introduced very much to their little American friends, and the purpose of this book is to provide an introduction by telling some of the experiences which are common to most Japanese boys of...

Kiljusen herrasväkiKiljusen herrasvki asui maalla, heill oli siell oma maatilansa. Heit oli nelj: is Kiljunen, lyhyt ja hyvin lihava mies, kaljupinen ja pulleasilminen, iti Kiljunen, laiha kuin tikku, pitkneninen ja tihrusilminen, ja sitten pojat Mk ja Luru, jotka olivat aivan yht vanhat. Mk oli...

Satuja ja tarinoita V Eiliset pivlliset olivat erinomaiset! sanoi vanha naarasrotta toiselle, joka ei ollut mukana noissa kemuissa. Min istuin numerona kaksikymmentyksi vanhasta rottakuninkaasta; ei se ole niinkn vhn! Luettelenko teille nyt ruokalajit, ne olivat erittin hyvin valitut: homehtunutta leip, silavanlient, talikynttilit ja makkaroita,...

Kotipellon kynnökseltä: KertomuksiaHn makasi kyynrpt pystyss, ristiinpantujen sormien yhdistmt kdet pn alla, ja mietti. Puhelu oli sken johtunut jollain tavalla niin, ett hnen oli ollut puolittain pakko kertoa yhdest elmns huomatuimmasta piirteest. Ja hn huomasi, ett nmtkin, jotka makasivat tss samassa huoneessa, olivat kuulleet...

The Municipal and Sanitary Engineer's HandbookIn carrying out the many duties devolving upon a Borough Surveyor, it has so often been my wish to turn to a practical book of reference upon the many subjects connected with these duties, that I have written the...