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Luther, vol. 1 of 6(PREFACE TO THE FIRST AND SECOND GERMAN EDITIONS) The authors purpose in the present work[1] has been to give an exact historical and psychological picture of Luthers personality, which still remains an enigma from so many points of view. He...

The Old Humanities and the New ScienceIn writing a prefatory note to an American reprint of this notable address there are three things to considerthe writer, his subject, and the occasion. The greatly beloved author had a multitude of friends in all lands, and...

Crater Lake National Park, Oregon (1938)Located in southern Oregon, on the crest of the lofty Cascade Range, Crater Lake National Park has a high place among the Nations most scenic wonderlands. It is a gem of rare excellence, possessing unity of form and color....

From Pekin to Calais by LandThere are two Englishmen at present living in Shanghai who have travelled overland from Europe to China. I was told, when there, that these gentlemen are continually receiving letters from England asking for information relative to the journey from...

Leyte: The Return to the PhilippinesThe landing of the American forces on Leyte on 20 October 1944 brought to fruition the long-cherished desire of General Douglas MacArthur to return to the Philippine Islands and avenge the humiliating reverses suffered in the early days of...

Old-DadFirst Printing, Feb., 1919 Second Printing, Feb., 1919 Third Printing, Feb., 1919 Fourth Printing, Feb., 1919 Fifth Printing, Mar., 1919 Sixth Printing, Mar., 1919 Seventh Printing, April, 1919 Eighth Printing, April, 1919 Printed in the United States of America UNTIL Daphne Bretton's peremptory departure...

TinmanIn all that I shall set down here, in telling the strange story of my poor life, I shall write nothing but the truth. It has been written in many odd times and in many odd places: in a prison cell, on paper stamped...

Granriskojan: Novell Du minnes troligen, min hederlige vn, den ofullbordade handskrift till en roman, hvilken jag icke s lngesedan lt dig blada igenom i akt och mening att f dig att afge en opartisk recension derfver och ett frdomsfritt domslut. Din mening d var...

Essays on DarwinismThe opinions of Mr. Darwin have now been for many years before the world. His own book on The Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection, unfolds and supports them with admirable clearness of argument. Far from being an abstruse and...

Around the Camp-fireIt was toward the end of July, and Fredericton, the little New Brunswick capital, had grown hot beyond endurance, when six devoted canoeistsStranion, Magnus, Queerman, Sam, Ranolf, and myselfheard simultaneously the voices of wild rapids calling to them from afar. The desire...

The English Flower Garden - with illustrative notesIt is just a year ago since this Essay on The English Flower Garden was published in the Quarterly Review. It was written with a twofold object: to give in the smallest compass an outline history of...

The Heart Line: A Drama of San FranciscoI The Palmist and Fancy Gray II Tuition and Intuition III The Spider's Nest IV The Paysons V The Rise and Fall of Gay P. Summer VI Side Lights VII The Weaving of the Web VIII Illumination...

The Sports and Pastimes of the People of England - Including the Rural and Domestic Recreations, May Games, Mummeries, Shows, Processions, Pageants, and Pompous Spectacles from the Earliest Period to the Present TimeA GENERAL ARRANGEMENT OF THE POPULAR SPORTS, PASTIMES, AND MILITARY GAMES, TOGETHER...

Kun lesket lempivät: Nelinäytöksinen huvinäytelmäRONKAINEN. Ka paljonkos sit tarvitsee kun se jo tm kyh kuolee, kun se on ylhlt kerran niin sallittu. (Knten puheen). Vaikka ei se nyt ihme ollut, jos t Pirhosen tytt kieltytyikin Sill tottapa se kahdeksantoistavuotias tytt katsoi sinut ikmieheksi. Mutta...

Dissection of the Platana and the FrogOwing to the fact that some of the types of animals available for the study of Zoology in South Africa differ from those described in text books for students in other countries, it has been found necessary to...

Personal Recollections of Distinguished GeneralsThe purpose of this volume is to make more familiar to the general public the actual characters of some of our great military leaders during the late war. I have attempted to portray them not as on parade, but in...

Kuolleista herännyt: Seikkailukertomus eli etsijän tarinaKen tss takavuosina kveli Helsingin satamassa kesisin, poutaisina pivin, jolloin siell liikuskelevat, lhtevt ja tulevat laivat knnellessns venkailivat verkkaisina ja tasaisesti kuin meren laiskottelevat herrat tai hauet, hn tapasi siell usein ern ammatissaan jo istyneen rantajtkn istuksivan jollain tavarakasalla...

Things Worth Doing and How To Do ThemWe know our girls. We know and sympathize with their restless longing for activity. The normal girl simply must be doing something, and this ceaseless energy, at times rather appalling to her elders, is but natural and...

Johann Sebastian BachCompared with the unimaginable richness of his inner life as the overpowering volume and splendor of his works reveal it, Bachs day-to-day existence seems almost pedestrian. It had none of the drama and spectacular conflicts that marked the careers of men like...

Once Upon a Time in DelawareThis book is published by the Delaware Society of the Colonial Dames of America for the use, primarily, of the children of Delaware, in school and out. Its style and matter are therefor chosen to suit young readers. Many...