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HINDU LITERATURE COMPRISING THE BOOK OF GOOD COUNSELS, NALA AND DAMAYANTI, THE RÁMÁYANA AND ŚAKOONTALÁ WITH CRITICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES BY EPIPHANIUS WILSON, A.M. REVISED EDITION NEW YORK P.F. COLLIER & SON COPYRIGHT, 1900 BY THE COLONIAL PRESS CONTENTS THE BOOK OF GOOD COUNSELS Translator’s Preface Introduction THE WINNING OF FRIENDS The Story of the Jackal, Deer, and Crow The Story of the Vulture, the Cat, and the Birds The Story of the Dead Game and the Jackal The Prince and the Wife of the Merchant’s Son The Story of the Old Jackal and the Elephant THE PARTING OF FRIENDS The Story of the Lion, the Jackals, and the Bull The Story of the Monkey and the Wedge The Story of the Washerman’s Jackass The Story of the Cat who Served the Lion The Story of the Terrible Bell The Story of the Prince and the Procuress The Story of the Black Snake and the Golden Chain The Story of the Lion and the Old Hare The Story of the Wagtail and the Sea WAR The Battle of the Swans and Peacocks The Story of the Weaver-Birds and the Monkeys The Story of the Old Hare and the Elephants The Story of the Heron and the Crow The Story of the Appeased Wheelwright The Story of the Dyed Jackal The Story of the Faithful Rajpoot PEACE The Treaty Between the Peacocks and the Swans The Story of the Tortoise and the Geese The Story of Fate and the Three Fishes The Story of the Unabashed Wife The Story of the Herons and the Mongoose The Story of the Recluse and the Mouse The Story of the Crane and the Crab The Story of the Brahman and the Pans The Duel of the Giants The Story of the Brahman and the Goat The Story of the Camel, the Lion, and His Court The Story of the Frogs and the Old Serpent NALA AND DAMAYANTI IntroductionNALA AND DAMAYANTI....

IN THE SARGASSO SEA A Novel BY THOMAS A. JANVIER AUTHOR OF“THE UNCLE OF AN ANGEL”“THE AZTEC TREASURE-HOUSE”“STORIES OF OLD NEW SPAIN” ETC. * * * * * 1898 TO C.A.J. CONTENTS I. I PAY FOR MY PASSAGE TO LOANGO II. HOW I BOARDED THE BRIG GOLDEN HIND III. I HAVE A SCARE, AND GET OVER IT IV. CAPTAIN LUKE MAKES ME AN OFFER V. I GIVE CAPTAIN LUKE MY ANSWER VI....

INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY MISCELLANY Of Literature, Art, and Science. * * * * * Vol. I. NEW YORK, JULY 29, 1850. No. 5. * * * * * TEA-SMUGGLING IN RUSSIA. The history of smuggling in all countries abounds in curiosities of which but few ever reach the eye of the public, the parties generally preferring to keep their adventures to themselves. There often exist, however, along frontier lines the traditions of thrilling exploits or amusing tricks, recounted by old smugglers from the recollections of their own youthful days or the narratives of their predecessors....

ISAAC T. HOPPER A True Life BY L. MARIA CHILD 1853 [Illustration: Isaac T. Hopper] Thine was a soul with sympathy imbued, Broad as the earth, and as the heavens sublime; Thy godlike object, steadfastly pursued, To save thy race from misery and crime. Garrison. TO HANNAH ATTMORE HOPPER, WIDOW OF THE LATE ISAAC T. HOPPER, THIS VOLUME IS RESPECTFULLY AND AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED, BY HER GRATEFUL AND ATTACHED FRIEND, L....

by Stendhal [1 of 170 pseudnyms used by Marie-Henri Beyle] LIVRE PREMIER Gia mi fur dolci inviti a empir le carte I luoghi ameni. Ariost, sat. IV. CHAPITRE PREMIER Milan en 1796 Le 15 mai 1796, le g‚n‚ral Bonaparte fit son entr‚e dans Milan la tˆte de cette jeune arm‚e qui venait de passer le pont de Lodi, et d’apprendre au monde qu’aprŠs tant de siŠcles C‚sar et Alexandre avaient un successeur....

LAVENDER AND OLD LACE by Myrtle Reed 1902 I. THE LIGHT IN THE WINDOWII. THE ATTIC.III. MISS AINSLIEIV. A GUESTV. THE RUMOURS OF THE VALLEYVI. THE GARDENVII. THE MAN WHO HESITATESVIII. SUMMER DAYSIX. BY HUMBLE MEANSX. LOVE LETTERSXI. THE ROSE OF ALL THE WORLDXII. BRIDE AND GROOMXIII. PLANSXIV. “FOR REMEMBRANCE”XV. THE SECRET AND THE DREAMXVI. SOME ONE WHO LOVED HERXVII. DAWN I. The Light in the Window A rickety carriage was slowly ascending the hill, and from the place of honour on the back seat, the single passenger surveyed the country with interest and admiration....

Library Work with Children Classics of American LibrarianshipEdited by ARTHUR E. BOSTWICK, Ph.D. LIBRARY WORK WITH CHILDREN REPRINTS OF PAPERS AND ADDRESSES SELECTED AND ANNOTATED BYALICE I. HAZELTINESupervisor of Children’s Public Library St. Louis, Mo. PREFACE This second volume in the series of Classics of American Librarianship is devoted to library work with children. As stated in the preface to the first volume, on “Library and school,” the papers chosen are primarily of historic rather than of present-day value, although many of them embody principles which govern the practice of today....

EVERYMAN’S LIBRARY 664 TRAVEL & TOPOGRAPHY Everyman, I will go with thee, and be thy guide, In thy most need to go by thy side. FRANCES CALDERON DE LA BARCA, born in Edinburgh, 1804, the daughter of William Inglis. After her father’s death she settled in America, where she married the Spanish diplomat, Don Angel Calderon de la Barca. She accompanied him on his various appointments to Mexico, Washington, and finally to Madrid, where she was created Marquesa de Calderon de la Barca by Alfonso XII and died in 1882....

LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI BY MARK TWAIN Part 3. Chapter 11 The River Rises DURING this big rise these small-fry craft were an intolerable nuisance. We were running chute after chute,–a new world to me,–and if there was a particularly cramped place in a chute, we would be pretty sure to meet a broad-horn there; and if he failed to be there, we would find him in a still worse locality, namely, the head of the chute, on the shoal water....

LIGHT O’ THE MORNING The Story of an Irish Girl BY L. T. MEADE CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. NORA II. “SOME MORE OF THE LAND MUST GO” III. THE WILD MURPHYS IV. THE INVITATION V. “I AM ASHAMED OF YOU” VI. THE CAVE OF THE BANSHEE VII. THE MURPHYS VIII. THE SQUIRE’S TROUBLE IX. EDUCATION AND OTHER THINGS X. THE INVITATION XI. THE DIAMOND CROSS XII. A FEATHER-BED HOUSE XIII. “THERE’S MOLLY” XIV....

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 by Kent Fielden (fielden3@aol.com). LIGHTFOOT THE DEER BY THORNTON W. BURGESS CHAPTER I: Peter Rabbit Meets Lightfoot Peter Rabbit was on his way back from the pond of Paddy the Beaver deep in the Green Forest....

LITTLE FOLDED HANDS Prayers for Children Compiled from Various Sources Revised Edition Morning Prayers. 1. Now I awake and see the light; Lord, Thou hast kept me through the night. To Thee I lift my voice and pray That Thou wilt keep me through the day. If I should die before ’tis done, O God, accept me through Thy Son! Amen. 2. The morning bright With rosy light Has waked me from my sleep; Father, I own Thy love alone Thy little one doth keep....

LITTLE JOURNEYS TO THE HOMES OF THE GREAT Elbert Hubbard Memorial Edition Printed and made into a Book by The Roycrofters, who are in East Aurora, Erie County, New York Wm. H. Wise & Co. New York 1916 PUBLISHER’S PREFACE Elbert Hubbard is dead, or should we say, has gone on his last Little Journey to the Great Beyond. But the children of his fertile brain still live and will continue to live and keep fresh the memory of their illustrious forebear....

BY GRACE LIVINGSTON HILL “But, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me.” –DANIEL, 10:13. CHAPTER I “Hi, there! Mikky! Look out!” It was an alert voice that called from a huddled group of urchins in the forefront of the crowd, but the child flashed past without heeding, straight up the stone steps where stood a beautiful baby smiling on the crowd. With his bundle of papers held high, and the late morning sunlight catching his tangle of golden hair, Mikky flung himself toward the little one....

THEY limped painfully down the bank, and once the foremost of the two men staggered among the rough-strewn rocks. They were tired and weak, and their faces had the drawn expression of patience which comes of hardship long endured. They were heavily burdened with blanket packs which were strapped to their shoulders. Head- straps, passing across the forehead, helped support these packs. Each man carried a rifle. They walked in a stooped posture, the shoulders well forward, the head still farther forward, the eyes bent upon the ground....

MANKIND IN THE MAKING BY H. G. WELLS PREFACE It may save misunderstanding if a word or so be said here of the aim and scope of this book. It is written in relation to a previous work, Anticipations, [Footnote: Published by Harper Bros.] and together with that and a small pamphlet, “The Discovery of the Future,” [Footnote: Nature, vol. lxv. (1901-2), p. 326, and reprinted in the Smithsonian Report for 1902] presents a general theory of social development and of social and political conduct....

MEMOIRS OF MARGARET FULLER OSSOLI. VOL. II. * * * * * Only a learned and a manly soul I purposed her, that should with even powers The rock, the spindle, and the shears control Of Destiny, and spin her own free hours. BEN JONSON Pero che ogni diletto nostro e doglia Sta in si e no saper, voler, potere; Adunque quel sol puo, che col dovere Ne trae la ragion fuor di sua soglia....

MICHAEL by E. F. Benson CHAPTER I Though there was nothing visibly graceful about Michael Comber, he apparently had the art of giving gracefully. He had already told his cousin Francis, who sat on the arm of the sofa by his table, that there was no earthly excuse for his having run into debt; but now when the moment came for giving, he wrote the cheque quickly and eagerly, as if thoroughly enjoying it, and passed it over to him with a smile that was extraordinarily pleasant....

by W. Somerset Maugham Author of “Of Human Bondage” THE MOON AND SIXPENCE The Moon and Sixpence Chapter I I confess that when first I made acquaintance with Charles Strickland I never for a moment discerned that there was in him anything out of the ordinary. Yet now few will be found to deny his greatness. I do not speak of that greatness which is achieved by the fortunate politician or the successful soldier; that is a quality which belongs to the place he occupies rather than to the man; and a change of circumstances reduces it to very discreet proportions....

NOTES AND QUERIES: A MEDIUM OF INTER-COMMUNICATION FOR LITERARY MEN, ARTISTS, ANTIQUARIES, GENEALOGISTS, ETC. * * * * * “When found, make a note of.”–CAPTAIN CUTTLE. * * * * * NO. 8.]SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22. 1849.[Price Threepence. Stamped Edition, 4d. * * * * * CONTENTS. NOTES:– Otloh, the Scribe, by S.W. Singe Notes on Cunningham’s London, by E. Rimbault Wives of Ecclesiastics Tower Royal Ancient Inscribed Dish, by Albert Way Barnacles, by W....