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The Bird Watcher in the Shetlands, with Some Notes on Seals—and DigressionsIN the spring of 1900 I paid my first visit to the Shetlands, and most of what I then saw is embodied in my work Bird Watching. Two years afterwards I went there...

That Which Hath Wings: A Novel of the DayI.PRESENTS TWO YOUNG PEOPLE II.DAME NATURE INTERVENES III.FAIR ROSAMOND'S CHOICE IV.RAYMOND OF THE S. A. F. V.THE BIRD OF WAR VI.SHERBRAND VII.THE CONSOLATRIX VIII.MONSEIGNEUR IX.SIR THOMAS ENTERTAINS X.A SUPERMAN XI.PATRINE SAXHAM XII.THE GATHERING OF THE STORM...

Glorious Deeds of Australasians in the Great WarThe rapid exhaustion of four editions of this book has been accepted by myself as sufficient proof that I have succeeded in carrying out the main idea suggested to me by Mr. Andrew Melrose, the publisher. He...

Henry D. ThoreauWhen, in 1879, I was asked by my friend Charles Dudley Warner to write the biography of Thoreau which follows, I was by no means unprepared. I had known this man of genius for the last seven years of his too short...

The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp XXI The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp XXII 1 The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp I was born thirty-five years ago, in a public house called the Church House, in the town of N, in the county of M. It was...

The Southern Literary Messenger, Vol. I., No. 1, August, 1834ORIGINAL POETRY Air"The Bride": by S. SERENADE: by M'C. COLUMBUS BEFORE THE UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA: by L. H. S. INTEMPERANCE: by L. H. S. MY LIFE IS LIKE THE SUMMER ROSE: attributed to R. H....

Œuvres complètes de Guy de Maupassant - volume 07Le texte de ce volume est conforme celui de ldition originale: Clair de Lune. Paris, 1 vol. gr. in-8o ill., Ed. Monnier, diteur, 1884, et Ollendorff, Paris, 1888, avec addition de: LEnfant, En Voyage, Le Bcher...

In the path of the alphabet - an historical account of the ancient beginnings and evolution of the modern alphabetIn one of the closing days of August, 1905, the author of this work, Frances D. Jermain, received the summons of her Maker to join...

Man in a QuandaryI have a problem. In spite of rumors to the contrary, my parents were properly married, and were perfectly normal people at the time I was born. And so was Inormal, I mean. But that all contributed to the creation of...

License to StealThe history of man becomes fearfully and wonderfully confusing with the advent of interstellar travel. Of special interest to the legally inclined student is the famous Skrrgck Affair, which began before the Galactic Tribunal with the case of Citizens vs. Skrrgck. While...

Valekuollut: RomaaniHurskaat jesuiitat olivat kokoontuneet luostarinsa ruokasaliin salaiseen neuvotteluun. Ksiteltv asia oli varmaan erittin trke, sill mit enemmn sit pohdittiin, sit kimakammiksi muuttuivat neuvottelijani net, liikkeet tulivat vilkkaammiksi ja kasvot punoittavammiksi. Latinalaiset puheenparret kalskahtelivat toisiaan vastaan kuin tervt miekat. Vihdoin lopetti priori mahtisanallaan tmn...

"1812" Napoleon I in RussiaThe following pages are not offered to the reader as a history of the invasion of Russia by Napoleon. They are but the statement of the basis of observation on which M. Verestchagin has founded his great series of pictures...

Tytöt talosilla: KertomusKevn voimakkain aika oli jo mennyt ohi. Oli tullut se raja-aika, jolloin lapset alkavat vsy kevisiin leikkeihins. Pojatkin olivat jo kyneet lpi ja kokonaan suorittaneet tavanmukaisen, joka vuosi samassa jrjestyksess uudistuvan leikkiohjelmansa, aina noppasilla olosta ja "kruunu vaiko klaava" -pelist pallon- ja...

De Hazen en de KaboutersDit bestand is in een verouderde spelling. Er is geen poging gedaan de tekst te moderniseren. Afgebroken woorden aan het einde van de regel zijn stilzwijgend hersteld. Kennelijke zetfouten in het origineel zijn gecorrigeerd. Dergelijke correcties zijn gemarkeerd met het...

PoemsA group of poetry lovers asked the question, offering a prize of $50.00 for the best answer, and received five thousand responses. The definition was restricted to thirty-five words, and must be in poetry. The judges were Florence Wilkinson, Edith Wynne Matthison, Ridgley Torrence,...

...So They Baked a CakeHe was tired of peoplea "human interest" columnist, who specializes in glamorizations of the commonplace and sordid is likely to get that way. So ... this starship seemed to offer the ideal escape from it all. Sure, I was one...

The Ignoble Savages"Of what importance are fifteen minutes compared to eternity!" she exclaimed. Her lovely eyes fuzzed softly with emotion. "You don't seem to realize, Skkiru, that this isn't just a matter of minutes or hours. It's forever." Bbulas groaned, but Skkiru didn't care...

HamewithSome of these verses appeared originally in "The Scots Observer," "The National Observer," "Black and White," "The Outlook," "The Spectator," "Chambers' Journal," and other papers; and a number of them were published in volume form in 1900 by Messrs. D. Wyllie and Son, Aberdeen....

The Campaign in Russian PolandThe capture of the important town of Lemberg, the capital of Galicia, by the forces of the Tsar during the first week of September may be said to have marked an epoch in the operations of the gigantic armies contending...

Dr. Elsie InglisThe story of Elsie Inglis needs little introduction. From first to last she was the woman nobly planned. She achieved what she did because she was ready when the opportunity came. Consistently she had lived her life, doing whatever her hand found...