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 Growth of Medicine from the Earliest Times to About 1800. Albert H. Buck
Buck breaks the history of Medicine into three parts including Ancient Medicine, Mediaeval Medicine and Medicine During the Renaissance. Partial Contents: Development of the Science and Art of Medicine; Oriental Medicine; Hippocrates the Great;
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A Comparison of Egyptian Symbols With Those of the Hebrew. Frederic Portal
The origin of the science of symbols is lost in the distance of time, and seems to be connected with the cradle of humanity. The oldest religions were governed by it; the arts of design, architecture, statuary and painting were born under its
The Life of the Spider. J. Henri Fabre
1913. With a Preface by Maurice Maeterlinck. From the Preface: J.H. Fabre, as some few people know, is the author of half a score of well-filled volumes in which, under the title of Souvenirs Entomologiques, he has set down the results of fifty
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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
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
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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
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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