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The New JerusalemThe New Jerusalem This book is only an uncomfortably large note-book; and it has the disadvantages, whether or no it has the advantages, of notes that were taken on the spot. Owing to the unexpected distraction of other duties, the notes were published in...
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Bertha, Our Little German CousinBertha, Our Little German CousinFirst, as to the castles. Here and there along the banks of the River Rhine, as well as elsewhere throughout the country, the traveller is constantly finding himself near some massive stone ruin. It seems ever ready to tell stories...
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Henry Hudson: A Brief Statement of His Aims and His AchievementsHenry Hudson: A Brief Statement of His Aims and His Achievements It is with great pleasure that I include in this volume contemporary Hudson documents which have remained neglected for three centuries, and here are published for the first time. As I explain more...
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Authorised Guide to the Tower of LondonAuthorised Guide to the Tower of London The Tower of London was founded in 1078, by William the Conqueror, for the purpose of protecting and controlling the city. To make room for his chief buildings he removed two bastions of the old wall of...
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Across China on FootAcross China on FootDURING MY TRAVELS IN INTERIOR CHINA I ONCE LAY AT THE POINT OF DEATH. FOR THEIR UNREMITTING KINDNESS DURING A LONG ILLNESS, I NOW AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBE THIS VOLUME TO MY FRIENDS, MR. AND MRS. A. EVANS, OF TONG-CH'UAN-FU, YN-NAN, SOUTH-WEST CHINA,...
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English Travellers of the RenaissanceEnglish Travellers of the RenaissanceAmong the many didactic books which flooded England in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries were certain essays on travel. Some of these have never been brought to light since their publication more than three hundred years ago, or been mentioned...
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Tom Tufton's TravelsTom Tufton's TravelsGood Squire Tufton of Gablehurst lay dying. He had been ailing for many months, knowing his end to be near; and yet, as is so often the case in lingering declines, death was long in coming, so that those about him had...
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A Woman's Impression of the PhilippinesA Woman's Impression of the PhilippinesOn a hot July day the army transport Buford lay at the Folsom Dock, San Francisco, the Stars and Stripes drooping from her stern, her Blue Peter and a cloud of smoke announcing a speedy departure, and a larger...
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A tour through some parts of France, Switzerland, Savoy, Germany and Belgium, during the summer and autumn of 1814A tour through some parts of France, Switzerland, Savoy, Germany and Belgium, during the summer and autumn of 1814I beg at the same time to express my congratulations to Your Royal Highness on the late glorious events, which have distinguished Your Royal Highness's Government,...
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Our Legal Heritage, 5th edOur Legal Heritage, King AEthelbert, 596 to King George III, 1775This was written to appreciate what laws have been in existence for a long time and therefore have proven their success in maintaining a stable society. Its purpose is also to see the historical...
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The Rival Heirs being the Third and Last Chronicle of AescenduneThe Rival Heirs; being the Third and Last Chronicle of AescenduneThis little volume, now presented to the indulgence of the reader, is the third of a series intended to illustrate the history and manners of our Anglo-Saxon forefathers, whom a great historian very appropriately...
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Korea's Fight for FreedomKorea's Fight for Freedom"Mr. F.A. McKenzie has been abused in the columns of the Japanese press_ with a violence which, in the absence of any reasoned controversy, indicated a last resource. In answer to his specific charges, only one word has been uttered'lies!' "Yet...
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Hills and the SeaHills and the SeaThere were once two men. They were men of might and breeding. They were young, they were intolerant, they were hale. Were there for humans as there is for dogs a tribunal to determine excellence; were there judges of anthropoidal points...
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The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, Vol. IThe Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, Vol. I In these Volumes is recounted the public life of my late father from the period to which the narrative was brought down by himself in his unfinished "Autobiography of a Seaman." The...
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Vanguards of the Plains: A Romance of the Old Santa Fé TrailVanguards of the Plains: A Romance of the Old Santa Fé TrailI. THE BEGINNINGS OF A PLAINSMAN II. A DAUGHTER OF CANAAN III. THE WIDENING HORIZON IV. THE MAN IN THE DARK V. WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST VI. SPYING OUT THE LAND VII. "SANCTUARY"...
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The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 02The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 02 - In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and CiviliansDenied existence by the chief publishing houses of the country, this book owes itself to Mr. E. L. G. Steele, merchant, of this city. In attesting...
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Correspondence and Conversations of Alexis de Tocqueville with Nassau William Senior from 1834 to 1859, Volume 2Correspondence & Conversations of Alexis de Tocqueville with Nassau William Senior from 1834 to 1859, Volume 2The army master of France Comparison with the 18th Brumaire Aggressive acts of the President Coup d'tat planned for March 1852 Socialism leads to despotism War necessary to...
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Door Holland met pen en cameraDoor Holland met pen en camera - De Aarde en haar Volken, 1906Het is de moeite waard, zich op te maken om met eigen oogen te aanschouwen die pijpjesrookers en kermisdansers, die langzame schuiten en reusachtige bruggen, die zwaaiende molenarmen en kalme overpeinzingen van...
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The Theological Tractates and The Consolation of PhilosophyThe Theological Tractates and The Consolation of PhilosophyAnicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, of the famous Praenestine family of the Anicii, was born about 480 A.D. in Rome. His father was an ex-consul; he himself was consul under Theodoric the Ostrogoth in 510, and his two...
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Alfgar the Dane or the Second Chronicle of AescenduneAlfgar the Dane or the Second Chronicle of Aescendune - A Tale of the Days of Edmund IronsideThe tale now presented to the indulgence of the public is the second of a series of tales, each complete in itself, which, as stated in the...
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