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[Illustration] THE FARMER’S BOY; A RURAL POEM. By ROBERT BLOOMFIELD. “A SHEPHERD’S BOY … HE SEEKS NO BETTER NAME.” The Third Edition LONDON:Printed for Vernor and Hood, Poultry and sold by T.C. Rickman, 7, Upper Mary-Le-Bone-Street; Ingram, and Dingle, Bury; Booth, Norwich; Hill, Edinburgh; Archer, and Dugdale, Dublin. MDCCC A sonnet has come to my hands, the production,–and nearly the first poetical Production,–of a very young Lady. I have not the Author’s consent to publish it: and there is no time to ask it....

by William Makepeace Thackeray THE FATAL BOOTS:– January.–The Birth of the Year February.–Cutting Weather March.–Showery April.–Fooling May.–Restoration Day June.–Marrowbones and Cleavers July.–Summary Proceedings August.–Dogs have their Days September.–Plucking a Goose October.–Mars and Venus in Opposition November.–A General Post Delivery December.–“The Winter of Our Discontent” THE FATAL BOOTS JANUARY.–THE BIRTH OF THE YEAR. Some poet has observed, that if any man would write down what has really happened to him in this mortal life, he would be sure to make a good book, though he never had met with a single adventure from his birth to his burial....

“THE FIRST MAN” A PLAY IN FOUR ACTS BY EUGENE O’NEILL CHARACTERS CURTIS JAYSONMARTHA, his wifeJOHN JAYSON, his father, a bankerJOHN, JR., his brotherRICHARD, his brotherESTHEE (MRS. MARK SHEFFIELD), his sister LILY, his sisterMRS. DAVIDSON, his father’s auntMARK SHEFFIELD, a lawyerEMILY, JOHN JR.’S wifeRICHARD BIGELOWA MAIDA TRAINED NURSE TIME–The Present SCENES ACT I Living-room in the house of CURTIS JAYSON, Bridgetown, Conn.–an afternoon in early Fall. ACT II CURTIS’ study–morning of the following day....

And Other Stories BYLEO TOLSTOY CONTENTS INTRODUCTIONTHE FORGED COUPONAFTER THE DANCEALYOSHA THE POTMY DREAMTHERE ARE NO GUILTY PEOPLETHE YOUNG TSAR INTRODUCTION IN an age of materialism like our own the phe- nomenon of spiritual power is as significant and inspiring as it is rare. No longer associated with the “divine right” of kings, it has survived the downfall of feudal and theocratic systems as a mystic personal emanation in place of a coercive weapon of statecraft....

DAVID GRAYSON (pseud of Ray Stannard Baker) Author of“Adventure in Contentment,”“Adventures in Friendship” Illustrated by Thomas Fogarty “Surely it is good to be alive at a time like this.” THE FRIENDLY ROAD Copyright, 1913, by DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY A WORD TO HIM WHO OPENS THIS BOOK I did not plan when I began writing these chapters to make an entire book, but only to put down the more or less unusual impressions, the events and adventures, of certain quiet pilgrimages in country roads....

THE GIRL WITH THE GOLDEN EYES by HONORE DE BALZAC Translated by Ellen Marriage DEDICATION To Eugene Delacroix, Painter. PREPARER’S NOTE The Girl with the Golden Eyes is the third part of a trilogy. Part one is entitled Ferragus and part two is The Duchesse de Langeais. The three stories are frequently combined under the title The Thirteen. THE GIRL WITH THE GOLDEN EYES One of those sights in which most horror is to be encountered is, surely, the general aspect of the Parisian populace–a people fearful to behold, gaunt, yellow, tawny....

The Headsman: or, The Abbaye des Vignerons. A Tale By J. Fenimore Cooper. “How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds Makes deeds ill done.” Complete in One Volume. 1860. Introduction. Early in October 1832, a travelling-carriage stopped on the summit of that long descent where the road pitches from the elevated plain of Moudon in Switzerland to the level of the lake of Geneva, immediately above the little city of Vevey....

THE HISTORY OF ROME; BOOKS NINE TO TWENTY-SIX Literally Translated, with Notes and Illustrations, by D. Spillan and Cyrus Edmonds. TITUS LIVIUS. BOOK IX. Titus Veturius and Spurius Postumius, with their army, surrounded by the Samnites at the Caudine forks; enter into a treaty, give six hundred hostages, and are sent under the yoke. The treaty declared invalid; the two generals and the other sureties sent back to the Samnites, but are not accepted....

[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.] THE INK STAIN BY RENE BAZIN(Tache d’Encre) By RENE BAZIN Preface by E. LAVISSE BOOK 1. RENE BAZIN RENE-NICHOLAS-MARIE BAZIN was born at Angers, December 26, 1853. He studied for the bar, became a lawyer and professor of jurisprudence at the Catholic University in his native city, and early contributed to ‘Le Correspondant, L’Illustration, Journal des Debats, Revue du Deux Mondes,’ etc....

THE JUDGMENT HOUSE by Gilbert Parker NOTE Except where references to characters well-known to all the world occur in these pages, this book does not present a picture of public or private individuals living or dead. It is not in any sense a historical novel. It is in conception and portraiture a work of the imagination. “Strangers come to the outer wall–(Why do the sleepers stir?)Strangers enter the Judgment House– (Why do the sleepers sigh?...

Contents Mowgli’s Brothers Hunting-Song of the Seeonee Pack Kaa’s Hunting Road-Song of the Bandar-Log “Tiger! Tiger!” Mowgli’s Song The White Seal Lukannon “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” Darzee’s Chant Toomai of the Elephants Shiv and the Grasshopper Her Majesty’s Servants Parade Song of the Camp Animals Mowgli’s Brothers Now Rann the Kite brings home the night That Mang the Bat sets free– The herds are shut in byre and hut For loosed till dawn are we....

BOSWELL’S LIFE OF JOHNSON INCLUDING BOSWELL’S JOURNAL OF A TOUR TO THE HEBRIDES, AND JOHNSON’S DIARY OF A JOURNEY INTO NORTH WALES EDITED BY GEORGE BIRKBECK HILL, D.C.L. PEMBROKE COLLEGE, OXFORD IN SIX VOLUMES VOLUME II.–LIFE (1765-1776) CONTENTS OF VOL. II. LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. (NOVEMBER, 1765-MARCH, 1776) APPENDICES: A. AUTOGRAPH RECORDS BY JOHNSON (1766) IN THE BODLEIAN LIBRARY B. JOHNSON’S SENTIMENTS TOWARDS HIS FELLOW-SUBJECTS IN AMERICA THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL....

The Life of the Bee BY MAURICE MAETERLINCK Translated by ALFRED SUTRO NEW YORK 1914 Published May, 1901 Contents I. ON THE THRESHOLD OF THE HIVE II. THE SWARM III. THE FOUNDATION OF THE CITY IV. THE LIFE OF THE BEE V. THE YOUNG QUEENS VI. THE NUPTIAL FLIGHT VII. THE MASSACRE OF THE MALES VIII. THE PROGRESS OF THE RACE APPENDIX I ON THE THRESHOLD OF THE HIVE [1] IT is not my intention to write a treatise on apiculture, or on practical bee-keeping....

GEORGE MACDONALD What! No Children? Once upon a time, so long ago that I have quite forgotten the date, there lived a king and queen who had no children. And the king said to himself, “All the queens of my acquaintance have children, some three, some seven, and some as many as twelve; and my queen has not one. I feel ill-used.” So he made up his mind to be cross with his wife about it....

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. THE LIGHTS AND SHADOWS OF REAL LIFE. BY T. S. ARTHUR. PHILADELPHIA: 1851. PREFACE. To all, as they pass through the world, come “light and shadow.” Though the sun may be in the heavens, clouds often intervene, and cast deep shadows about our footsteps....

THE LORD OF THE SEA By M. P. SHIEL CONTENTS I. THE EXODUS II. THE FEZ III. THE HUNTING-CROP IV. THE SWOON V. REID’S VI. “PEARSON’S WEEKLY” VII. THE ELM VIII. THE METEOR IX. HOGARTH’S GUNS X. ISAAC XI. WROXHAM BROAD XII. THE ROSE XIII. OUT OF THE WORLD XIV. THE PRIEST XV. MONSIGNOR XVI. THE ROPE XVII. OLD TOM’S LETTER XVIII. CHLOROFORM XIX. THE GREAT BELL XX. THE INFIRMARY XXI....

The Man against the Sky [Note on text: Italicized words or phrases are capitalized. Lines longer than 78 characters are broken and the continuation is indented two spaces. Some obvious errors may have been corrected.] The Man against the SkyA Book of Poemsby Edwin Arlington Robinson Tothe memory ofWILLIAM EDWARD BUTLER Several of the poems included in this book are reprinted from American periodicals, as follows: “The Gift of God”, “Old King Cole”, “Another Dark Lady”, and “The Unforgiven”; “Flammonde” and “The Poor Relation”; “The Clinging Vine”; “Eros Turannos” and “Bokardo”; “The Voice of Age”; “Cassandra”; “The Burning Book”; “Theophilus”; “Ben Jonson Entertains a Man from Stratford”....

STORIES BY ENGLISH AUTHORS THE ORIENT CONTENTS THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING, Rudyard Kipling TAJIMA, Miss MitfordA CHINESE GIRL GRADUATE, R. K. Douglas THE REVENGE OF HER RACE, Mary BeaumontKING BILLY OF BALLARAT, Morley Roberts THY HEART’S DESIRE, Netta Syrett THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING Brother to a Prince and fellow to a beggar if he be found worthy BY RUDYARD KIPLING The Law, as quoted, lays down a fair conduct of life, and one not easy to follow....

[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 MADAME LA MARQUISE DE MONTESPAN, v2 Written by Herself Being the Historic Memoirs of the Court of Louis XIV. BOOK 2. CHAPTER XVII. Monsieur’s Jealousy.–Diplomacy.–Discretion.–The Chevalier de Lorraine’s Revenge.–The King’s Suspicions.–His Indignation.–Public Version of the Matter....

VOL. 14, NO. 402] SUPPLEMENTARY NUMBER. [PRICE 2d. The Leaning Towers of Bologna. [Illustration: The Leaning Towers of Bologna.] The Landscape Annual. LONDON AND PARIS, 1830. MAGNIFIQUE! SUPERBE! will be the exclamation of the Parisians on beholding the Plates of this Work, at the Publishers, in the Gallerie Vivienne, and equally enthusiastic will be the admiration of all Londoners whilst inspecting them in Cheapside. The second title, “The Tourist in Italy and Switzerland,” implies the contents of the volume far better than the first....