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LEILA OR, THE SIEGE OF GRANADA BY EDWARD BULWER LYTTON Book II. CHAPTER I. THE ROYAL TENT OF SPAIN.–THE KING AND THE DOMINICAN–THE VISITOR AND THE HOSTAGE. Our narrative now summons us to the Christian army, and to the tent in which the Spanish king held nocturnal counsel with some of his more confidential warriors and advisers. Ferdinand had taken the field with all the pomp and circumstance of a tournament rather than of a campaign; and his pavilion literally blazed with purple and cloth of gold....

[NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author’s ideas before making an entire meal of them. D.W.] LETTERS TO HIS SON 1751 By the EARL OF CHESTERFIELD on the Fine Art of becoming a MAN OF THE WORLD and a GENTLEMAN LETTER CXXVI LONDON, January 8, O.S. 1751 MY DEAR FRIEND: By your letter of the 5th, N....

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Love Under Fire by RANDALL PARRISH AUTHOR OF MY LADY OF THE SOUTH; KEITH OF THE BORDER ETC. WITH FIVE ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR by ALONZO KIMBALL 1911 CONTENTS CHAPTER I BETWEEN THE LINES. II AFTER THE DESPATCH-BEARER. III A FRIEND RATHER THAN AN ENEMY. IV THE COMING OF DAWN. V ACQUAINTANCES, NOT FRIENDS. VI A BOLD FRONT. VII A WOMAN’S PRISONER. VIII THE COMING OF THE ENEMY. IX IMPORTANT NEWS....

MCKINLAY’S JOURNAL OF EXPLORATION IN THE INTERIOR OF AUSTRALIA. (BURKE RELIEF EXPEDITION.) WITH THREE MAPS. MELBOURNE:F.F. BAILLIERE,PUBLISHER IN ORDINARY TO THE VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT, AND IMPORTER OF MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC WORKS. LONDON. NEW YORK. PARIS. MADRID. COLONIAL AGENTS:SYDNEY, A. CUBITT; ADELAIDE, W.C. RIGBY; TASMANIA, WALCH AND SONS. MCKINLAY’S EXPLORATIONS. DIARY OF MR. J. MCKINLAY, LEADER OF THE BURKE RELIEF EXPEDITION: BEING JOURNAL OF EXPLORATIONS IN THE INTERIOR OF AUSTRALIA, TOGETHER WITH CHART....

MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF THE RT. HON. RICHARD BRINSLEY SHERIDAN BY THOMAS MOORE IN TWO VOLUMES VOL. II. [Illustration] CONTENTS TO VOL. II. CHAPTER I. Impeachment of Mr. Hastings. CHAPTER II. Death of Mr. Sheridan’s Father.–Verses by Mrs. Sheridan on the Death of her Sister, Mrs. Tickell. CHAPTER III. Illness of the King.–Regency.–Private Life of Mr. Sheridan. CHAPTER IV. French Revolution.–Mr. Burke.–His Breach with Mr. Sheridan.–Dissolution of Parliament.–Mr. Burke and Mr....

A COMPILATION OF THE MESSAGES AND PAPERS OF THE PRESIDENTS BY JAMES D. RICHARDSON Rutherford B. Hayes March 4, 1877, to March 4, 1881 Rutherford B. Hayes Rutherford B. Hayes was born in Delaware: Ohio, October 4, 1822. His father had died in July, 1822, leaving his mother in modest circumstances. He attended the common schools, and began early the study of Latin and Greek with Judge Sherman Finch, of Delaware....

MILES WALLINGFORD Sequel to Afloat and Ashore. By J. Fenimore Cooper. 1863. Preface The conclusion of this tale requires but little preface. Many persons may think that there is too much of an old man’s despondency in a few of the opinions of this portion of the work; but, after sixty, it is seldom we view the things of this world en beau. There are certain political allusions, very few in number, but pretty strong in language, that the signs of the times fully justify, in the editor’s judgment; though he does not profess to give his own sentiments in this work, so much as those of the subject of the narrative himself....

BY ANNIE HAMILTON DONNELL WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY WILLIAM VAN DRESSER [Illustration: Slowly her delicate fingers undid the ravages of Stefana’s patient endeavors. FRONTISPIECE.] To MY HUSBAND WHO COULD WRITE SO MUCH BETTER A BOOK AND DEDICATE IT TO ME! ILLUSTRATIONS Slowly her delicate fingers undid the ravages of Stefana’s patient endeavors. “We’ve all got beautiful names, except poor Elly” “If you are thinking of putting me anywhere, put me into a story like that” Evangeline established a stage of action outside the window Miss Theodosia’s Heartstrings CHAPTER I “Mercy gracious!...

MISTRESS PENWICK BY DUTTON PAYNE Contents CHAPTER ITHE URSULINE LOSES A PUPIL CHAPTER IITHE LORD OF CRANDLEMAR CHAPTER IIITHE BALL CHAPTER IVHIS LORDSHIP’S PROPOSAL CHAPTER VBACCHUS AND BACCHANTES CHAPTER VIJANET’S PHILOSOPHY CHAPTER VIITHE BRANTLE CHAPTER VIIITHE ANCIENT MONASTERY CHAPTER IXSIR JULIAN POMPHREY CHAPTER XWHAT HAPPENED IN THE BUTLERY CHAPTER XIJACQUES DEMPSY CHAPTER XIICASTLE AND MONASTERY CHAPTER XIIIAS NINE TOLLED FROM THE CHAPEL BELFRY CHAPTER XIVSERMONS NEW AND OLD CHAPTER XVTHE EDICT OF BUCKINGHAM CHAPTER XVIBUCKINGHAM’S ADVENTURE CHAPTER XVIITELLS OF THE DOINGS OF ALL CONCERNED CHAPTER XVIIIAT MONMOUTH’S VILLA CHAPTER XIXWHAT HAPPENED IN THE COACH CHAPTER XXUNPROCLAIMED BANNS CHAPTER XXITHE ESPOUSAL CHAPTER XXIICEDRIC IN THE TOILS CHAPTER XXIIITHE COCOANUTS OF THE KING’S CELLAR CHAPTER XXIVWHAT HAPPENED IN THE TOWER CHAPTER XXVTHE GARDEN OF YOUTH CHAPTER I THE URSULINE LOSES A PUPIL “If the ship sails at dawn, then I must hasten to tell my mistress of the departure, and–of her father’s letter....

[Transcriber’s Note: The spelling inconsistencies of the original are retained in this etext.] NARRATIVEOF AVOYAGETO SENEGALIN 1816. No person can read this Interesting Narrative without being deeply affected by the perils and misfortunes to which the small remnant of persons, who were saved from this deplorable Shipwreck, were exposed. Of one hundred and fifty persons embarked upon the raft, and left to their fate, only fifteen remained alive thirteen days afterwards; but of these fifteen, so miraculously saved, life constituted the sole possession, being literally stripped of every thing....

One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered By E. J. Wickson Professor of Horticulture, University of California; Editor of Pacific Rural Press; Author of “California Fruits and How to Grow Them” and “California Vegetables in Garden and Field,” etc. Foreword This brochure is not a systematic treatise in catechetical form intended to cover what the writer holds to be most important to know about California agricultural practices. It is simply a classified arrangement of a thousand or more questions which have been actually asked, and to which answers have been undertaken through the columns of the Pacific Rural Press, a weekly journal of agriculture published in San Francisco....

ORIGINAL SHORT STORIES, Vol. 7. By Guy de Maupassant GUY DE MAUPASSANT ORIGINAL SHORT STORIES Translated by ALBERT M. C. McMASTER, B.A. A. E. HENDERSON, B.A. MME. QUESADA and Others VOLUME VII. THE FALSE GEMSFASCINATIONYVETTE SAMORISA VENDETTAMY TWENTY-FIVE DAYS“THE TERROR”LEGEND OF MONT ST. MICHELA NEW YEAR’S GIFTFRIEND PATIENCEABANDONEDTHE MAISON TELLIERDENNISMY WIFETHE UNKNOWNTHE APPARITION THE FALSE GEMS Monsieur Lantin had met the young girl at a reception at the house of the second head of his department, and had fallen head over heels in love with her....

MRS. LOUISE MAUDE TRANSLATOR’S PREFACE Opinions about Tolstoy and his work differ, but on one point there surely might be unanimity. A writer of world-wide reputation should be at least allowed to know how to spell his own name. Why should any one insist on spelling it “Tolstoi” (with one, two or three dots over the “i”), when he himself writes it “Tolstoy”? The only reason I have ever heard suggested is, that in England and America such outlandish views are attributed to him, that an outlandish spelling is desirable to match those views....

by Erskine Childers [Redactor’s Note: This text is in ISO 8859-1, the “Windows: character set. However it should also be useable with DOS browsers as there are only a few high order characters. Italics are preserved by surrounding with the “_” character. Maps are in separate “TIFF” files, which may [not at this time. . .] or may not be available at PG. “Riddle” is said to be one of the best spy and sailing yarns ever written....

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ROUND ANVIL ROCK A ROMANCE BY NANCY HUSTON BANKS AUTHOR OF “OLDFIELD” 1903 [Illustration: “The Angelus was pealing from the bell of the little log chapel.”] TO MY FATHER A PREFACE In weaving a romance round a real rock and through actual events, this tale has taken no great liberty with fact. It has, indeed, claimed the freedom of fiction only in drawing certain localities and incidents somewhat closer together than they were in reality....

ELIZABETH GASKELLRUTH CHAPTER I THE DRESSMAKER’S APPRENTICE AT WORK There is an assize-town in one of the eastern counties which was much distinguished by the Tudor Sovereigns, and, in consequence of their favour and protection, attained a degree of importance that surprises the modern traveller. A hundred years ago its appearance was that of picturesque grandeur. The old houses, which were the temporary residences of such of the county families as contented themselves with the gaieties of a provincial town, crowded the streets, and gave them the irregular but noble appearance yet to be seen in the cities of Belgium....

[Illustration] SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT NO. 530 NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 27, 1886 Scientific American Supplement. Vol. XXI, No. 530. Scientific American established 1845 Scientific American Supplement, $5 a year. Scientific American and Supplement, $7 a year. * * * * * TABLE OF CONTENTS. I. CHEMISTRY ETC.–Decomposition and Fermentation of Milk. II. ENGINEERING AND MECHANICS.–The Ethics of Engineering Practice.–An address by Mr. JAS. C. BAYLES, before the American Institute of Mining Engineers....