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SOUTHERN LIGHTS AND SHADOWS Harper’s Novelettes Edited ByWilliam Dean HowellsAndHenry Mills Alden 1907 Table of Contents Grace MacGowan CookeTHE CAPTURE OF ANDY PROUDFOOT Abby Meguire RoachTHE LEVEL OF FORTUNE Alice MacGowanPAP OVERHOLT Mrs. B.F. MayhewIN THE PINY WOODS William L. SheppardMY FIFTH IN MAMMY Sarah Barnwell ElliottAN INCIDENT M.E.M. DavisA SNIPE HUNT J.J. EakinsTHE COURTSHIP OF COLONEL BILL Maurice ThompsonTHE BALANCE OF POWER Introduction The most noticeable characteristic of the extraordinary literary development of the South since the Civil War is that it is almost entirely in the direction of realism....

by Rafael Sabatini Originally published in 1921 CONTENTS I. THE SENESCHAL OF DAUPHINYII. MONSIEUR DE GARNACHEIII. THE DOWAGER’S COMPLIANCEIV. THE CHATEAU DE CONDILLACV. MONSIEUR DE GARNACHE LOSES HIS TEMPER VI. MONSIEUR DE GARNACHE KEEPS HIS TEMPER VII. THE OPENING OF THE TRAPVIII. THE CLOSING OF THE TRAPIX. THE SENESCHAL’S ADVICEX. THE RECRUITXI. VALERIE’S GAOLERXII. A MATTER OF CONSCIENCEXIII. THE COURIERXIV. FLORIMOND’S LETTERXV. THE CONFERENCEXVI. THE UNEXPECTEDXVII. HOW MONSIEUR DE GARNACHE LEFT CONDILLAC XVIII....

STAGE-LAND. TO THAT HIGHLY RESPECTABLE BUT UNNECESSARILY RETIRING INDIVIDUAL, OF WHOM WE HEAR SO MUCH BUT SEE SO LITTLE, “THE EARNEST STUDENT OF THE DRAMA,” THIS (COMPARATIVELY) TRUTHFUL LITTLE BOOK IS LOVINGLY DEDICATED. CONTENTS. THE HEROTHE VILLAINTHE HEROINETHE COMIC MANTHE LAWYERTHE ADVENTURESSTHE SERVANT GIRLTHE CHILDTHE COMIC LOVERSTHE PEASANTSTHE GOOD OLD MANTHE IRISHMANTHE DETECTIVETHE SAILOR STAGE-LAND. THE HERO. His name is George, generally speaking. “Call me George!” he says to the heroine....

TALES AND NOVELS VOL. 6 BY MARIA EDGEWORTH THE ABSENTEE. CHAPTER I. “Are you to be at Lady Clonbrony’s gala next week?” said Lady Langdale to Mrs. Dareville, whilst they were waiting for their carriages in the crush-room of the opera-house. “Oh, yes! every body’s to be there, I hear,” replied Mrs. Dareville. “Your ladyship, of course?” “Why, I don’t know; if I possibly can. Lady Clonbrony makes it such a point with me, that I believe I must look in upon her for a few minutes....

Tenterhooks [Book 2 of The Little Ottleys] by Ada Leverson 1912 TO ROBERT ROSS CHAPTER I A Verbal Invitation Because Edith had not been feeling very well, that seemed no reason why she should be the centre of interest; and Bruce, with that jealousy of the privileges of the invalid and in that curious spirit of rivalry which his wife had so often observed, had started, with enterprise, an indisposition of his own, as if to divert public attention....

The Adventure of Wisteria Lodgeby Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles I find it recorded in my notebook that it was a bleak and windy day towards the end of March in the year 1892. Holmes had received a telegram while we sat at our lunch, and he had scribbled a reply. He made no remark, but the matter remained in his thoughts, for he stood in front of the fire afterwards with a thoughtful face, smoking his pipe, and casting an occasional glance at the message....

The Ayrshire Legatees CHAPTER I–THE DEPARTURE On New Year’s day Dr. Pringle received a letter from India, informing him that his cousin, Colonel Armour, had died at Hydrabad, and left him his residuary legatee. The same post brought other letters on the same subject from the agent of the deceased in London, by which it was evident to the whole family that no time should be lost in looking after their interests in the hands of such brief and abrupt correspondents....

This PG project is dedicated to retired teacher Betty Sheridan, who generously loaned the book to be produced for PG. THE BELGIAN TWINS By Lucy Fitch Perkins Geographical Series THE DUTCH TWINS PRIMER. Grade I.THE DUTCH TWINS. Grade III.THE ESKIMO TWINS. Grade II.THE FILIPINO TWINS. Grade IV.THE JAPANESE TWINS. Grade IV.THE SWISS TWINS. Grade IV.THE IRISH TWINS. Grade V.THE ITALIAN TWINS. Grades V and VI. THE SCOTCH TWINS. Grades V and VI....

THE BEST BRITISH SHORT STORIES OF 1922 EDITED BY EDWARD J. O’BRIEN AND JOHN COURNOS TO STACY AUMONIER BY WAY OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Grateful acknowledgement for permission to include the stories and other material in this volume is made to the following authors, editors, literary agents, and publishers: To the Editor of The Saturday Evening Post, the Editor of The Dial, the Editor of The Freeman, the Editor of The English Review, the Editor of The Century Magazine, the Editor of Harpers’ Bazar, the Editor of The Ladies’ Home Journal, the Editor of The Chicago Tribune Syndicate Service, Alfred A....

The Boy Allies In The Trenches OR Midst Shot and Shell along the Aisne By CLAIR W. HAYES AUTHOR OF “The Boy Allies At Liege” “The Boy Allies On the Firing Line” “The Boy Allies With the Cossacks” 1915 CHAPTER I. WITH THE ARMY. “Well! Well! Well! If it isn’t Lieutenant Paine and Lieutenant Crawford!” The speaker, none other than Field Marshal Sir John French, commander-in-chief of the British forces sent to help France hurl back the legions of the German invader, was greatly surprised by the appearance of the two lads before him....

The “legal small print” and other information about this book may now be found at the end of this file. Please read this important information, as it gives you specific rights and tells you about restrictions in how the file may be used. This etext was produced by David Widger [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....

SCENE:OLIVER’S house; FREDERICK’S court; and the Forest of Arden ACT I. SCENE I.Orchard of OLIVER’S house Enter ORLANDO and ADAM ORLANDO. As I remember, Adam, it was upon this fashion bequeathed me by will but poor a thousand crowns, and, as thou say’st, charged my brother, on his blessing, to breed me well; and there begins my sadness. My brother Jaques he keeps at school, and report speaks goldenly of his profit....

THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH CHAPTER I–Chirp the First The kettle began it! Don’t tell me what Mrs. Peerybingle said. I know better. Mrs. Peerybingle may leave it on record to the end of time that she couldn’t say which of them began it; but, I say the kettle did. I ought to know, I hope! The kettle began it, full five minutes by the little waxy-faced Dutch clock in the corner, before the Cricket uttered a chirp....

The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard by Anatole France Part I–The Log December 24, 1849. I had put on my slippers and my dressing-gown. I wiped away a tear with which the north wind blowing over the quay had obscured my vision. A bright fire was leaping in the chimney of my study. Ice-crystals, shaped like fern-leaves, were sprouting over the windowpanes and concealed from me the Seine with its bridges and the Louvre of the Valois....

THE DELECTABLE DUCHY BY Q 1906 SHORT STORY To ALFRED PARSONS CONTENTS PROLOGUETHE SPINSTER’S MAYINGDAPHNISWHEN THE SAP ROSETHE PAUPERSCUCKOO VALLEY RAILWAYTHE CONSPIRACY ABOARD THE “MIDAS”LEGENDS OF ST. PIRAN. I St. Piran: the Millstone II St. Piran: the VisitationIN THE TRAIN. I. Punch’s Understudy II. A Corrected ContemptWOON GATEFROM A COTTAGE IN GANTICK. I. The Mourner’s Horse II. SilhouettesTHE DRAWN BLINDA GOLDEN WEDDINGSCHOOL FRIENDSPARENTS AND CHILDREN. I. The Family Bible II....

THE DEVELOPMENT OF RELIGIOUS LIBERTY IN CONNECTICUT BY M. LOUISE GREENE, PhD. PREFACE The following monograph is the outgrowth of three earlier and shorter essays. The first, “Church and State in Connecticut to 1818,” was presented to Yale University as a doctor’s thesis. The second, a briefer and more popularly written article, won the Straus prize offered in 1896 through Brown University by the Hon. Oscar S. Straus. The third, a paper containing additional matter, was so far approved by the American Historical Association as to receive honorable mention in the Justin Winsor prize competition of 1901....

The DhammapadaA Collection of VersesBeing One of the Canonical Books of the Buddhists Translated from Pali by F. Max Muller From:The Sacred Books of the EastTranslated by Various Oriental Scholars Edited by F. Max MullerVolume XPart I [Note: The introduction, notes and index have been omitted.] Contents Chapter 1: The Twin VersesChapter 2: On EarnestnessChapter 3: ThoughtChapter 4: FlowersChapter 5: The FoolChapter 6: The Wise Man (Pandita)Chapter 7: The Venerable (Arhat)Chapter 8: The ThousandsChapter 9: EvilChapter 10: PunishmentChapter 11: Old AgeChapter 12: SelfChapter 13: The WorldChapter 14: The Buddha (the Awakened) Chapter 15: HappinessChapter 16: PleasureChapter 17: AngerChapter 18: ImpurityChapter 19: The JustChapter 20: The WayChapter 21: MiscellaneousChapter 22: The Downward CourseChapter 23: The ElephantChapter 24: ThirstChapter 25: The Bhikshu (Mendicant) Chapter 26 The Brahmana (Arhat) Dhammapada Chapter IThe Twin-Verses...

“Goo little Reed! Aforn tha vawk, an vor me plead: Thy wild nawtes, mAc-be, thAc ool hire Zooner than zActer vrom a lAcre. ZAc that thy Maester’s pleas’d ta blaw ’em, An haups in time thAc’ll come ta knaw ’em An nif za be thAc’ll please ta hear, A’ll gee zum moor another year.”–The Farewell. THE Dialect of the West of England PARTICULARLY SOMERSETSHIRE; WITH A GLOSSARY OF WORDS NOW IN USE THERE; ALSO WITH POEMS AND OTHER PIECES EXEMPLIFYING THE DIALECT....

[Illustration: A HAIL OF SLUGS BOMBARDED THE VAST-SPREAD WINGS AND FUSELAGE OF NISSR.] THE FLYING LEGION BY GEORGE ALLAN ENGLAND Published July, 1920 CONTENTS CHAPTER I A Spirit Caged. II “To Paradise–or Hell!” III The Gathering of the Legionaries. IV The Masked Recruit. V In the Night. VI The Silent Attack. VII The Nest of the Great Bird. VIII The Eagle of the Sky. IX Eastward Ho. X “I Am the Master’s!...

[Illustration: He sat down in a garden, with his back to a house that overlooked all London.] THE FOOD OF THE GODS AND HOW IT CAME TO EARTH H.G. WELLS [Illustration] CONTENTS. BOOK I. THE DAWN OF THE FOOD. I. THE DISCOVERY OF THE FOOD II. THE EXPERIMENTAL FARM III. THE GIANT RATS IV. THE GIANT CHILDREN V. THE MINIMIFICENCE OF MR. BENSINGTON BOOK II. THE FOOD IN THE VILLAGE....