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INNOCENTS ABROAD by Mark Twain [From an 1869–1st Edition] Part 6. CHAPTER L. We descended from Mount Tabor, crossed a deep ravine, followed a hilly, rocky road to Nazareth–distant two hours. All distances in the East are measured by hours, not miles. A good horse will walk three miles an hour over nearly any kind of a road; therefore, an hour, here, always stands for three miles. This method of computation is bothersome and annoying; and until one gets thoroughly accustomed to it, it carries no intelligence to his mind until he has stopped and translated the pagan hours into Christian miles, just as people do with the spoken words of a foreign language they are acquainted with, but not familiarly enough to catch the meaning in a moment....

THE INTERNATIONAL JEWISH COOK BOOK By FLORENCE KREISLER GREENBAUM Instructor in Cooking and Domestic Science 1600 RECIPES ACCORDING TOTHE JEWISH DIETARY LAWSWITH the RULES for KASHERING * * * * * THE FAVORITE RECIPES OFAMERICA, AUSTRIA, GERMANY,RUSSIA, FRANCE, POLAND,ROUMANIA, Etc., Etc. SECOND EDITION 1919 PUBLISHERS’ NOTE It is with pleasure, and pardonable pride, that the Publishers announce the appearance of The International Jewish Cook Book, which, “though we do say it ourselves,” is the best and most complete kosher cook book ever issued in this country....

THE JEALOUSIES OF A COUNTRY TOWN BY HONORE DE BALZAC INTRODUCTION The two stories of /Les Rivalites/ are more closely connected than it was always Balzac’s habit to connect the tales which he united under a common heading. Not only are both devoted to the society of Alencon–a town and neighborhood to which he had evidently strong, though it is not clearly known what, attractions–not only is the Chevalier de Valois a notable figure in each; but the community, imparted by the elaborate study of the old /noblesse/ in each case, is even greater than either of these ties could give....

Sir, Never poor Wight of a Dedicator had less hopes from his Dedication, than I have from this of mine; for it is written in a bye corner of the kingdom, and in a retir’d thatch’d house, where I live in a constant endeavour to fence against the infirmities of ill health, and other evils of life, by mirth; being firmly persuaded that every time a man smiles,–but much more so, when he laughs, it adds something to this Fragment of Life....

by Zane Grey Contents I. A Gentleman of the RangeII. A Secret KeptIII. Sister and BrotherIV. A Ride From Sunrise to SunsetV. The Round-upVI. A Gift and a PurchaseVII. Her Majesty’s RanchoVIII. El CapitanIX. The New ForemanX. Don Carlo’s VaquerosXI. A Band of GuerrillasXII. Friends from the EastXIII. Cowboy GolfXIV. BanditsXV. The Mountain TrailXVI. The CragsXVII. The Lost Mine of the PadresXVIII.BonitaXIX. Don CarlosXX. The Sheriff of El CajonXXI. UnbridledXXII....

The Lock and Key Library Classic Mystery and Detective Stories – Old Time English Edited by Julian Hawthorne Table of Contents CHARLES DICKENS (1812-70) The Haunted House No. I Branch Line: The Signal Man BULWER-LYTTON (1803-73) The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain The Incantation THOMAS DE QUINCEY (1785-1859) The Avenger CHARLES ROBERT MATURIN (1782-1824) Melmoth the Wanderer LAURENCE STERNE (1713-68) A Mystery with a Moral WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY (1811-63) On Being Found Out The Notch on the Ax ANONYMOUS Bourgonef The Closed Cabinet THE HAUNTED HOUSE IN TWO CHAPTERS THE MORTALS IN THE HOUSE Under none of the accredited ghostly circumstances, and environed by none of the conventional ghostly surroundings, did I first make acquaintance with the house which is the subject of this Christmas piece....

[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.] MEMOIRS OF JEAN FRANCOIS PAUL de GONDI, CARDINAL DE RETZ, v1 Written by Himself Being Historic Court Memoirs of the Great Events during the Minority of Louis XIV. and the Administration of Cardinal Mazarin. ORIGINAL PREFACE....

[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.] MEMOIRS OF THE COURT OF MARIE ANTOINETTE, QUEEN OF FRANCE Being the Historic Memoirs of Madam Campan, First Lady in Waiting to the Queen BOOK 2. CHAPTER I. I was fifteen years of age when I was appointed reader to Mesdames....

THE MIDNIGHT PASSENGER A NOVEL By RICHARD HENRY SAVAGE THE MIDNIGHT PASSENGER BOOK I UNDER THE ARCH I. The Danube Picture II. Tidings of Great Joy III. In Magdal’s Pharmacy IV. Under the Shadows of the Brooklyn Bridge V. Breakers Ahead! Checkmate! Mr. Arthur Ferris Works in the Dark BOOK II AN INSIDE RING VI. Dreaming by the Sea VII. “This May Be My Last Bank Deposit” VIII. The Strange Tug’s Voyage IX....

VOL. 10, No. 284.] SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1827. [PRICE 2d. * * * * * NAVARINO AND THE ISLAND OF SPHAGIA. [Illustration: NAVARINO AND THE ISLAND OF SPHAGIA.] As our victories, though managed by the hand, are achieved by the head, we feel little disposed to meddle with what Burke calls “the mystery of murder,” or “the present perfection of gunnery, cannoneering, bombarding, and mining;” and inveterate as may be the weapon of the goose-quill, we trust our readers will not suspect us of any other policy than that of pleasing them, the ne plus ultra of all public servants....

THE MIRROR OF LITERATURE, AMUSEMENT, AND INSTRUCTION VOL. XII. No. 327.] SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 1828. [PRICE 2d. ROSAMOND’S WELL AND LABYRINTH. [Illustration: Rosamond’s Well and Labyrinth at Woodstock.] For the originals of the annexed engravings we are indebted to the sketchbooks of two esteemed correspondents.[1] The sites are so consecrated, or we should rather say perpetuated, in history, and the fates and fortunes of Rosamond Clifford are so familiar to our readers, that we shall add but few words on the locality of the Well and Bower....

THE MIRROR OF LITERATURE, AMUSEMENT, AND INSTRUCTION. VOL. XII, NO. 336.] SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1828. [PRICE 2d. Richmond Palace [Illustration: Richmond Palace] Richmond has comparatively but few antiquarian or poetical visiters, notwithstanding all its associations with the ancient splendour of the English court, and the hallowed names of Pope and Thomson. Maurice sings, To thy sequester’d bow’rs and wooded height, That ever yield my soul renew’d delight, Richmond, I fly!...

THE MIRROR OF LITERATURE, AMUSEMENT, AND INSTRUCTION. VOL. XII, No. 338.] SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1828. [PRICE 2d. Nelson’s Monument, at Liverpool. [Illustration] (To the Editor of the Mirror.) In No. 270 of the MIRROR, you favoured us with a correct engraving of the Town Hall, Liverpool, and informed us of a trophied monument erected to the memory of Nelson in the Liverpool Exchange Buildings. Of the latter I am happy to be able to present you with the above view....

THE MIRROR OF LITERATURE, AMUSEMENT, AND INSTRUCTION. VOL. XIX. NO. 543.] SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1832. [PRICE 2d. MELROSE ABBEY. [Illustration: Melrose Abbey.] (From a finished sketch, by a Correspondent.) These venerable ruins stand upon the southern bank of the Tweed, in Roxburghshire. The domestic buildings of the monastery are entirely gone; but the remains of the church connected with, as seen in the above Engraving, are described by Mr. Chambers[1] as “the finest specimen of Gothic architecture and Gothic sculpture of which this country (Scotland) can boast....

THE MIRROR OF LITERATURE, AMUSEMENT, AND INSTRUCTION. VOL. 19. No. 547.] SATURDAY, MAY 19, 1832 [PRICE 2d. WILTON CASTLE. [Illustration: Wilton Castle.] Here is one of the ivy-mantled relics that lend even a charm to romantic nature on the banks of the Wye. Its shattered tower and crumbling wall, combine with her wild luxuriance, to form a scene of great picturesque beauty, though, as Gilpin observes, “the scene wants accompaniments to give it grandeur....

THE MIRROR OF LITERATURE, AMUSEMENT, AND INSTRUCTION. VOL. XIX. No. 554.] SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1832. [PRICE 2d. [Illustration: CURIOUS CHIMNEY-PIECE.] We select this Engraving as an illustration of the elaborate sculptural decoration employed in domestic architecture about three centuries since; but more particularly as a specimen of the embellishment of the ecclesiastical residences of that period. It represents a chimney-piece erected in the Bishop’s palace at Exeter, by Peter Courtenay, who was consecrated Bishop of Exeter, A....

THE MOTHER’S RECOMPENSE; A SEQUEL TO HOME INFLUENCE. BY GRACE AGUILAR. IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. II. LEIPZIG BERNHARD TAUCHNITZ 1859. CHAPTER I. “Who amongst this merry party will become sufficiently sober to assist me in a work of charity?” was Mrs. Hamilton’s address, one afternoon, as she entered her daughter’s room, where Emmeline, her young friends Lady Florence and Lady Emily Lyle, and even the usually quiet Ellen, were employing themselves in drawing, embroidery, and such light amusements as diligently as the merry speech, the harmless joke, and the joyous laugh of truly innocent enjoyment would permit....

THE NATUREWOMAN by UPTON SINCLAIR CHARACTERS Oceana: the Naturewoman.Mrs. Sophronia Masterson: of Beacon Street, Boston. Quincy Masterson, M.D.: her husband.Freddy Masterson: her son.Ethel Masterson: her younger daughter. Mrs. Letitia Selden: her elder daughter. Henry Selden: Letitia’s husband.Remson: a butler. ACT IDrawing-room of the Masterson home; afternoon in winter. ACT IIThe same; the next afternoon. ACT IIIA portion of the parlor, as a stage; the same evening. ACT IVHenry Selden’s camp in the White Mountains; afternoon, a week later....

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[Transcriber’s note: The spelling irregularities of the original have been retained in this etext.] KNICKERBOCKER’S HISTORY OF NEW YORK COMPLETE BY WASHINGTON IRVING CHICAGO W.B. CONKEY COMPANY PUBLISHERS INTRODUCTION. KNICKERBOCKER’S HISTORY OF NEW YORK is the book, published in December, 1809, with which Washington living, at the age of twenty-six, first won wide credit and influence. Walter Scott wrote to an American friend, who sent him the second edition—- “I beg you to accept my best thanks for the uncommon degree of entertainment which I have received from the most excellently jocose History of New York....