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Eve: A NovelThe river Tamar can be ascended by steamers as far as Morwell, one of the most picturesque points on that most beautiful river. There also, at a place called New Quay, barges discharge their burdens of coal, bricks, &c., which thence are...

Konovalov"Toissa yn hirttytyi paikkakunnan vankilan kopissa n:o 1 uuninpellinnyriin Muromin kaupungin pikkuporvari Aleksander Ivanovitsh Konovalov, ijltn 40-vuotias. Itsenturhan tekij oli vangittu irtolaisuudesta Pskovin kuvernementiss sek lhetetty vankikyydill kotiseudullensa. Vankilan pllystn ilmoitusten mukaan oli vainaja ollut kytkseltn hiljainen, vaitelias ja mietteisiins vaipunut. Vankilan lkrin otaksuman...

Ocean Gardens. The History of the Marine Aquarium - and the best methods now adopted for its establishment and preservation.What the vast majority of our migratory flocks of summer and autumnal idlers generally do and think at the sea-side, cannot be better exemplified than...

The Battle of Verdun (1914-1918)The Comit du Ravitaillement des Rfugies, whose headquarters are at the Collge, Rue St. Paul (see Guide, p.31 and 33), has installed a refectory and dormitory in the Collge. The Comit supplies tourists with the addresses of private persons who...

Dave Porter's Return to School; Or, Winning the Medal of Honor"Dave Porter's Return to School" is a complete story in itself, but forms the third volume in a line issued under the general title of "Dave Porter Series." In the initial volume of this...

Dick Hamilton's Touring Car; Or, A Young Millionaire's Race For A FortuneMy Dear Boys: I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction. But...

El libro rojo, 1520-1867, Tomo IIHistoria de los grandes crmenes de la Conquista, el Gobierno Virreinal, la esclavitud y la Inquisicin, por Vicente Riva Palacio, Manuel Payno, Juan A. Mateos y Lic. Rafael Martnez de la Torre, que fu defensor de Maximiliano. Este libro,...

The Album Writer's Friend - Comprising More Than Three Hundred Choice Selections of Poetry and Prose, Suitable for Writing in Autograph Albums, Valentines, Birthday, Christmas and New Year Cards.Who among the readers of this preface has not been invited to write a few words...

Old Memories: Amusing and HistoricalTo my Subscribers and the Public Sequel to Old Congregational Convent St. Louis Hotel The Quebec Bank Horse Boats and Ice Boats Beaumont, St. Thomas St. Michel A Chronicle of St. Michel Second Visit to Roberval, Lake St. John St....

Brotherly House"It seems to me," said Mr. Stephen Kingsley thoughtfully to himself, as he laid down his younger brother Samuel's letter, "that it would be a very good thing to get Sam and Sylvester together. Judging by this letterand one I had not long...

Never: A Hand-Book for the Uninitiated and Inexperienced Aspirants to Refined Society's Giddy Heights and Glittering Attainments. This little book is cordially recommended to all parties just hesitating on the plush-padded, gilt-edged threshold of our highest social circles. In purely business affairs, it may...

The East India Vade-Mecum, Volume 1 (of 2) - or, complete guide to gentlemen intended for the civil, military, or naval service of the East India Company.In the volumes now offered to the public, it has been my zealous endeavour to supply those minuti...

Honoré de Balzac Vers 1835, nous habitions deux petites chambres dans l'impasse du Doyenn, la place peu prs qu'occupe aujourd'hui le pavillon Mollien. Quoique situ au centre de Paris, en face des Tuileries, deux pas du Louvre, l'endroit tait dsert et sauvage, et il...

Honoré de Balzac Around 1835, I lived in two small rooms in the Impasse du Doyenn, not far from the current location of the Pavillon Mollien. Although it was located in the center of Paris facing the Tuilleries and just a few steps from...

Näin puhui Zarathustra: Kirja kaikille eikä kenellekäänKun Zarathustra oli kolmikymmenvuotias, jtti hn kotiseutunsa ja kotiseutunsa jrven ja lksi vuorille. Tll hn nautti hengestn ja yksinisyydestn eik vsynyt kymmeneen vuoteen siihen. Mutta viimein hnen sydmens muuttui, ja ern aamuna hn nousi aamuruskon aikaan, astui auringon...

Practical Talks by an AstronomerThe present volume has not been designed as a systematic treatise on astronomy. There are many excellent books of that kind, suitable for serious students as well as the general reader; but they are necessarily somewhat dry and unattractive, because...

Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative; Vol. 2 of 3 - Library Edition (1891), Containing Seven Essays not before Republished, and Various other Additions.There still prevails among men a vague notion that scientific knowledge differs in nature from ordinary knowledge. By the Greeks, with whom...

The Fortunes of GarinWithout blazed autumn sunshine, strong as summer sunshine in northern lands. Within the cathedral dusk ruled, rich and mysterious. The sanctuary light burned, a star. The candles were yet smoking, the incense yet clung, thick and pungent. Vanishing through the sacristy...

Natuurkunde in de Huiskamer: ongeveer 100 proeven met huishoudelijke voorwerpen.Andere daarentegen, welke een meer wetenschappelijk karakter dragen, zijn bestemd om den lezer in te leiden in de studie der physica, die wondervolle wetenschap, waaraan wij de ontdekking van de stoomkracht, van telephoon en phonograaf...

Lucrezia Borgia: MurhenäytelmäJoseph Lopold Sigisbert Hugo oli napoleonilainen upseeri. Hnen poikansa Victor Marie Hugo syntyi helmikuun 26 piv 1802 Besanonissa. Victor Hugon kehitys romantikkona alkoi jo varsin varhain. Jo lapsena hn vanhempainsa mukana oleskeli Italiassa ja Espanjassa, ja niden maiden luonto ja olot painoivat...