Aucassin And Nicolette. Eugene Mason
Aucassin was the name of the lad. Fair he was, and pleasant to look upon, tall and shapely of body in every whit of him. His hair was golden, and curled in little rings about his head; he had grey and dancing eyes, a clear, oval face, a nose high
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A Practical Physiology. Albert F. Blaisdell
We have just learned that the pitch of sound depends on the rapidity of the vibrations. This depends on the length of cords and their tightness for the shorter and tighter a string is, the higher is the note which its vibration produces. The vocal
Martin Eden. Jack London
1908. With Frontispiece by the Kinneys. American writer (real name John Griffith London). London grew up in poverty, earning a living through various legal and illegal means. He was a sailor and took part in the Klondike gold rush. These
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Socialistic Fallacies. Yves Guyot
1910. No Socialist has succeeded in explaining the conditions for the production, remuneration and distribution of capital in a collectivist system. No Socialist has succeeded in determining the motives for action which individuals would obey. When
The Advance Of English Poetry In The Twentieth Century. William Lyon Phelps
Robert Browning, whose normality in appearance and conversation pleased sensible folk and shocked idolaters, summed up in two stanzas the difference between the popular conception of a poet and the real truth. One might almost take the first stanza
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The Empress Josephine. Louise Muhlbach
While the jailer read his list, suspense and excitement were visible on all faces, but no one would have so deeply lowered himself as to betray fear or anguish when his name fell from the lips of the jailer. The smile remained on the lip, friends
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The Mammon of Unrighteousness. Hjalmar Hjorth Boyeson
1891. The novel begins: I mean to be true to myself-true to my convictions, ejaculated Alexander Larkin, impetuously, and the echo flung back the words with the same impetuosity from the rock opposite. I mean to succeed, said Horace, his brother,
A Manual Of Pedagogics. Daniel Putnam
Книга представляет собой репринтное издание 1896 года (издательство "New York, Boston [etc.] Silver, Burdett and company").
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Men In War. Andreas Latzko
The little wife, completely at a loss, her whole body quivering, bent over her husband again to take leave. She was certain that his outburst had reference to her and held a grim deadly reproach, which she did not comprehend. She felt her husband
Religion and Business. Roger W. Babson
1922. The author clearly recognizes that religion is the great, important thing and must be something far nobler and more comprehensive than that which churches practice. He also recognizes that there is much real religion apart from the churches
The Durable Satisfactions of Life. Charles W. Eliot
1910. Eliot, American educator and President of Harvard University, presents his religious and ethical views in this slim volume. Contents: The Durable Satisfactions of Life; The Happy Life; John Gilley; Great Riches; and The Religion of the
Japanese Plays and Playfellows. Osman Edwards
1901. With 12 plates by Japanese artists. Edwards offers his opinions on Japan and its theatrical matters based on a six-month stay in the country. Contents: Behind-the-scenes; Religious Plays; Popular Plays; Geisha and Cherry-Blossom; Vulgar
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Mainwaring (1920). Maurice Hewlett
Maurice Henry Hewlett (1861-1923), was an English historical novelist, poet and essayist. He was born at Weybridge, the eldest son of Henry Gay Hewlett, of Shaw Hall, Addington, Kent. He was educated at the London International College, Spring
The Soul of Spain. Havelock Ellis
1920. Although the author tried to approach, as well as he can and from many different sides, a few of the manifold aspects of the Spanish spirit, he is well aware how inadequate and superficial his attempt must appear to those among us who have
Tracks Of A Rolling Stone. Henry J. Coke
Quite by the way, but adding greatly to my discomfort, was the fact that since leaving Prague, where I had relinquished everything I could dispense with, I had had much night travelling amongst native passengers, who so valued cleanliness that they
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Woman and Labor. Olive Schreiner
1911. A collection of musings on points connected with woman’s work by Schreiner, South African author and feminist, who is best remembered for her novel, The Story of an African Farm. Contents: Parasitism; Woman and War; Sex Differences; and
Dramas. Charles James Cannon
Книга представляет собой репринтное издание 1857 года (издательство "New York, E. Dunigan and brother").
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In the Vanguard. Katrina Trask
1913. A drama by Kate Nichols Trask, American writer and philanthropist and cofounder of the artists’ community, Yaddo. Книга представляет собой репринтное издание 1913 года (издательство