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IndianaI wrote Indiana during the autumn of 1831. It was my first novel; I wrote it without any fixed plan, having no theory of art or philosophy in my mind. I was at the age when one writes with one's instincts, and when reflection...

The Life and Times of Queen Victoria; vol. 4 of 4Effect of Prussian Victories on English OpinionSudden Changes of Popular ImpulseDemand for Army ReformOpposition to the Princess Louises DowryOpening of ParliamentThe Army BillAbolition of PurchaseOpposition of the Tory PartyMr. Disraeli Throws Over his FollowersObstructing...

Twenty Unsettled Miles in the Northeast Boundary - [From the Report of the Council of the American Antiquarian Society, presented at the Annual Meeting held in Worcester, October 21, 1896]For nearly three hundred years, and almost without cessation, there has raged a conflict of...

Double TroubleWe had left the offices of Interstellar Voice three days ago, Earth time, and now as the immense disc of Jupiter flamed across the sky, entered the outer limits of the Baldric. Grannie Annie strode in the lead, her absurd long-skirted black dress...

History of Taxation in Rhode Island to the Year 1790That method of raising revenue for the support of government which we understand by taxation marks a well advanced stage of economic life and is of comparatively recent origin among Germanic peoples. It was unknown...

NachtgesprächeIch erlebte es auf einer Reise von Berlin nach Wien. Der graue Tag war vorzeitig in die Nacht hineingeglitten. Die Lampen in den Abteilen waren noch nicht angesteckt. Nur aus den Kronen der verschneiten Bume, die rechts und links den Zug umsumten, fiel durch...

Romanceiro III: Romances Cavalherescos AntigosO tomo quarto est destinado a conter o terceiro livro, que o das lendas e prophecias. Se porm apparecerem no intervallo alguns romances ainda no descubertos que pertenam classe do segundo livro, accrescentar-se-ha uma terceira parte; e com ella comear,...

Romanceiro I: Romances da RenascençaA de Londres de 1828 continha apenas a Adozinda e o Bernal-francez; a de Lisboa de 1843 ja lhe accrescentou mais quatro romances; na presente ha oito, alm das novas traduces em vrias linguas que neste intervallo se teem publicado...

The Seven Plaits of Nettles, and other storiesIt was a good country because the land was rich, and things grew well, and because the people worked hard and were thrifty and intelligent. The 6King was bad because he was terribly extravagant, because he spent...

Pääskysen liverryksiä lapsilleTekijlt. Matka. Lasisilmt. Elli. Vuohi. Tytt ja lintu. Pieni koulutytt. Pikku Pekka. Niilo isn polvella. Kylpy. Lasten leikki. Pienet teaterinharrastajat. Pikku Marian jhyviset suvelle. Pienokaiset. Hanna. iti lapsineen. Lhteen lirin. Eeva ja Matti. Kotiinpin. Suomen kaarti. Lillin terveiset pskyselle. Pienokaisen tulo. Pienokaisen...

La marquise de Condorcet: Sa Famille, son Salon, ses Amis, 1764-1822Jaimerais crire votre nom auprs du mien et consacrer par l cette collaboration prcieuse; afin de laisser lhistorien une libert plus grande et une impartialit qui ne saurait tre souponne, vous ne lavez pas...

Rainha sem reino (Estudo historico do seculo XV)A infanta de Portugal, D. Joanna, filha de el-rei D. Duarte e da rainha D. Leonor dArago, nasceu posthuma, em maro de 1439. Duas grandes fatalidades pareceram cobrir com a sua aza negra o bero da infantasinha...

The Harvest of the Sea - A contribution to the natural and economic history of the British food fishesIt is not my intention to inflict upon the reader a formal Preface. It would, however, be ungrateful were I not to take an opportunity of...

Colony of the UnfitMars had become the prison planet for Earth's afflicted, for the Leaders had exiled them to a living death beneath its red surface. But the Leaders had erred in their cold-blooded calculationsMars held a secret beyond their ken. John Greely looked...

Trail and Trading Post; or, The Young Hunters of the OhioTrail and Trading Post is a complete story in itself, but forms the sixth and last volume of a line known under the general title of Colonial Series. As I have mentioned before, when...

Lazarus Come ForthBrandon swore under his breath. This room of the Morgue Ship was crowded with their two personalities. Besides that, there were scores of cold shelves of bodies freezing quietly, and the insistent vibration of the coroner tables, machinery spinning under them. And...

Joe Carson's WeaponJoe Carson grinned broadly and again reread his letter to the editor of Galactic Adventures. Galactic Adventures was Joe's favorite science-fiction magazine and he had spent many happy hours roaming the cold of space and inventing ponderous machines through the medium of...

The Daguerreian Journal, Vol. II, No. 2, June 1, 1851WOULD most respectfully announce to the public, that he has one of the best sky-lights in the United States, and is prepared to execute Daguerreotypes. Likenesses of all sizes, put up in every style of...

The Daguerreian Journal, Vol. I, No. 8, March 1, 1851Dr. Berres of Vienna was the first, I believe, who published a process for etching Daguerreotypes; his method was to cover the plates with a solution of gum-arabic, and then to immerse them in nitric...

Will Bradley, His Chap Book - An account, in the words of the dean of American typographers, of his graphic arts adventures ...This is a difficult task. I agreed to write an introduction to Will Bradley, His Chap Book before I had seen the...