Henry Ward Beecher. Lyman Abbott
Henry Ward Beecher (June 24, 1813 – March 8, 1887) was a prominent, Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, abolitionist, and speaker in the mid to late 19th century. An 1875 adultery trial in which he was accused of having an affair with a
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 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
The Complete Poetical Works Of Constance Naden. Constance Naden
Often my heart recalls the sacred time When fell the tresses of my nut-brown hair; But then will come--O God, forgive the crime!-- That guilty question--Can I still be fair? Книга представляет собой репринтное
Ruggles of Red Gap. Harry Leon Wilson
1915. The humorous tale of a English valet who moves to an American town. Due to the age and scarcity of the original we reproduced, some pages may be spotty, faded or difficult to read. Книга представляет собой
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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
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Tremendous Trifles. G. K. Chesterton
So it was, certainly, with the Bastille. The destruction of the Bastille was not a reform; it was something more important than a reform. It was an iconoclasm; it was the breaking of a stone image. The people saw the building like a giant looking
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
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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
Memories And Studies Of War And Peace (1896). Archibald Forbes
Archibald Forbes (17 April 1838 – 30 March 1900) was a British war correspondent, the son of a Presbyterian minister in Morayshire, Scotland; educated at the University of Aberdeen. Entering the Royal Dragoons as a private, he gained, while in
The Bells of England. J. J. Raven
1906. An attempt by the author to provide a history of English Bells. Contents: Early History; The British Period; The Saxon Period; The Norman Period; The Thirteenth Century; Times of Development; Provincial Founders, Mediaeval Uses; The Cire
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
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