Indian Summer. William Dean Howells
""I think that the friends of progress must abandon assassination as invariably useless. The trouble was not that Alessandro was alive, but that Florence was dead. Assassination always comes too early or too late in any popular movement. It may
The Charlemagne Tower Collection of American Colonial Laws. Charlemagne Tower
1890. The volume provides coverage of acts and laws of the American colonies arranged by place and then by year with full title page descriptions and collations. Contents: Biographical Sketch; Letter of Presentation and Proceedings; Catalogue of
Peter Simple. Captain Frederick Marryat
1902. With an introduction by David Hannay. English novelist who began writing after a distinguished career in the British Navy. From the Introduction: When Marryat composed Peter Simple in 1834, he had no need to do more than look back on his
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The Ball And The Cross. G. K. Chesterton
""Because it was the quickest cut to you,"" cried Evan, stamping. ""Stand up and fight, you crapulous coward. You dirty lunatic, stand up, will you? Have you any weapons here?"" Книга представляет собой репринтное
To Have and To Hold. Mary Johnston
1900. Johnston, an American novelist, wrote books that combine romance with history. She is chiefly remembered for To Have and to Hold, a story of colonial Virginia, and its successor, Audrey. The book begins: The work of the day being over, I sat
Political And Legal Remedies For War (1880). Sheldon Amos
Sheldon Amos was the son of Andrew Amos. He was educated at Clare College, Cambridge, and was called to the bar as a member of the Middle Temple in 1862. In 1869 he was appointed to the chair of jurisprudence in University College, London, and in
The Reckoning. Robert W. Chambers
1905. Chambers, American artist and writer, later turned to writing romantic fiction to earn a living. According to some estimates, Chambers had one of the most successful literary careers of his period, with a few of his works achieving bestseller
A Miscellany Of Men. G. K. Chesterton
There are many reasons for becoming a soldier. It may be a matter of hereditary luck or abject hunger or heroic virtue or fugitive vice; it may be an interest in the work or a lack of interest in any other work. But there would always be two or