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by ARTHUR RANSOME TO WILLIAM PETERSOF ABERDEEN INTRODUCTION THE characteristic of a revolutionary country is that change is a quicker process there than elsewhere. As the revolution recedes into the past the process of change slackens speed. Russia is no longer the dizzying kaleidoscope that it was in 1917. No longer does it change visibly from week to week as it changed in 19l8. Already, to get a clear vision of the direction in which it is changing, it is necessary to visit it at intervals of six months, and quite useless to tap the political barometer several times a day as once upon a time one used to do....

ROUND THE WORLD AFTER SPERM WHALES FRANK T. BULLEN, F.R.G.S. FIRST MATE To Miss Emily Hensley In grateful remembrance of thirty years’ constant friendship and practical help this work is affectionately dedicated by her humble pupil. * PREFACE In the following pages an attempt has been made–it is believed for the first time–to give an account of the cruise of a South Sea whaler from the seaman’s standpoint. Two very useful books have been published–both of them over half a century ago–on the same subject; but, being written by the surgeons of whale- ships for scientific purposes, neither of them was interesting to the general reader....

THE DAY’S WORK – PART I By RUDYARD KIPLING CONTENTS PART I THE BRIDGE-BUILDERS A WALKING DELEGATE THE SHIP THAT FOUND HERSELF THE TOMB OF HIS ANCESTORS. THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP SEA WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR- PART I WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR – PART II THE SON OF HIS FATHER THE BRIDGE-BUILDERS The least that Findlayson, of the Public Works Department, expected was a C.I.E.; he dreamed of a C. S....

by Rudyard Kipling CONTENTS THE BRIDGE-BUILDERSA WALKING DELEGATETHE SHIP THAT FOUND HERSELFTHE TOMB OF HIS ANCESTORSTHE DEVIL AND THE DEEP SEAWILLIAM THE CONQUEROR.007THE MALTESE CATBREAD UPON THE WATERS”AN ERROR IN THE FOURTH DIMENSIONMY SUNDAY AT HOMETHE BRUSHWOOD BOY THE BRIDGE-BUILDERS The least that Findlayson, of the Public Works Department, expected was a C. I. E.; he dreamed of a C. S. I.: indeed, his friends told him that he deserved more....

The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining To Conjugial Love To Which is Added The Pleasures of Insanity Pertaining To Scortatory Love By Emanuel Swedenborg A Swede Being a translation of his work “Delitiae Sapientiae de Amore Conjugiali; post quas sequuntur Voluptates Insaniae de Amore Scortatorio” (Amstelodami 1768) 1892 Published A.D. 1850 PRELIMINARY RELATIONS RESPECTING THE JOYS OF HEAVEN AND NUPTIALS THERE. “I am aware that many who read the following pages and the Memorable Relations annexed to the chapters, will believe that they are fictions of the imagination; but I solemnly declare they are not fictions, but were truly done and seen; and that I saw them, not in any state of the mind asleep, but in a state of perfect wakefulness: for it has pleased the Lord to manifest himself to me, and to send me to teach the things relating to the New Church, which is meant by the New Jerusalem in the Revelation: for which purpose he has opened the interiors of my mind and spirit; by virtue of which privilege it has been granted me to be in the spiritual world with angels, and at the same time in the natural world with men, and this now (1768) for twenty-five years....

by E. Phillips Oppenheim CHAPTER I The two men, sole occupants of the somewhat shabby cottage parlour, lingered over their port, not so much with the air of wine lovers, but rather as human beings and intimates, perfectly content with their surroundings and company. Outside, the wind was howling over the marshes, and occasional bursts of rain came streaming against the window panes. Inside at any rate was comfort, triumphing over varying conditions....

THE DIVINE COMEDY: PURGATORY BY DANTE ALIGHIERI Complete Translated By The Rev. H. F. Cary PURGATORY Cantos 1 – 33 CANTO I O’er better waves to speed her rapid course The light bark of my genius lifts the sail, Well pleas’d to leave so cruel sea behind; And of that second region will I sing,In which the human spirit from sinful blot Is purg’d, and for ascent to Heaven prepares....

VOLUME III * * * * * FRIEDRICH VON SCHILLER THE GERMAN CLASSICS Masterpieces of German Literature TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH IN TWENTY VOLUMES ILLUSTRATED THE GERMAN PUBLICATION SOCIETY NEW YORK 1914 CONTENTS OF VOLUME III Life of Schiller. By Calvin Thomas POEMS[1] To the Ideal The Veiled Image at Sais The Ideal and The Actual Life Genius Votive Tablets (Selections) The Maiden from Afar The Glove The Diver The Cranes of Ibycus Thee Words of Belief The Words of Error The Lay of the Bell The German Art Commencement of the New Century Cassandra Rudolph of Hapsburg DRAMAS Introduction to Wallenstein’s Death....

THE GIRL AT COBHURST BY FRANK R. STOCKTON 1898 CONTENTS CHAPTER I. DR. TOLBRIDGE II. MISS PANNEY III. BROTHER AND SISTER IV. THE HOME V. PANNEYOPATHY VI. MRS. TOLBRIDGE’S CALLERS VII. DORA BANNISTER TAKES TIME AND A MARE BY THE FORELOCK VIII. MRS. TOLBRIDGE’S REPORT IS NOT ACCEPTED IX. JOHN WESLEY AND LORENZO DOW AT LUNCHEON X. A SILK GOWN AND A BOTTLE XI. TWO GIRLS AND A CALF XII....

This “Small Print!” by Charles B. Kramer, Attorney Internet (72600.2026@compuserve.com); TEL: (212-254-5093) ENDTHE SMALL PRINT! FOR PUBLIC DOMAIN ETEXTSVer.04.29.93END* THE GOLDEN ROAD by L. M. MONTGOMERY “Life was a rose-lipped comrade With purple flowers dripping from her fingers.” –The Author. TOTHE MEMORY OFAunt Mary LawsonWHO TOLD ME MANY OF THE TALESREPEATED BY THESTORY GIRL FOREWORD Once upon a time we all walked on the golden road. It was a fair highway, through the Land of Lost Delight; shadow and sunshine were blessedly mingled, and every turn and dip revealed a fresh charm and a new loveliness to eager hearts and unspoiled eyes....

Carlyle’s “History of Friedrich II of Prussia” Book XIII FIRST SILESIAN WAR, LEAVING THE GENERAL EUROPEAN ONE ABLAZE ALL ROUND, GETS ENDED. May, 1741-July, 1742. Chapter I. BRITANNIC MAJESTY AS PALADIN OF THE PRAGMATIC. Part First of his Britannic Majesty’s Sorrows, the Britannic or Domestic Part, is now perhaps conceivable to readers. But as to the Second, the Germanic or Pragmatic Part,–articulate History, after much consideration, is content to renounce attempting these; feels that these will remain forever inconceivable to mankind in the now altered times....

THE HOUSE OF HEINE BROTHERS, IN MUNICH by Anthony Trollope The house of Heine Brothers, in Munich, was of good repute at the time of which I am about to tell,–a time not long ago; and is so still, I trust. It was of good repute in its own way, seeing that no man doubted the word or solvency of Heine Brothers; but they did not possess, as bankers, what would in England be considered a large or profitable business....

[NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks at the end of each file for those who may wish to sample the author’s ideas before making an entire meal of them. D.W.] THE LANDLORD AT LION’S HEAD By William Dean Howells Part II. XXVII. Jackson kept his promise to write to Westover, but he was better than his word to his mother, and wrote to her every week that winter....

These facsimiles have been made from copies in the Yale University Library The Lay of Marie (In.B4645.816L) and the British Library Vignettes (Il642.bbb.36) Reprint of the 1816 and 1818 eds. THE LAY OF MARIE and VIGNETTES IN VERSE MATILDA BETHAM with an introduction for the Garland edition by Donald H. Reiman THE LAY OF MARIE: A POEM BY MATILDA BETHAM. 1816 TO LADY BEDINGFELD. To whom,–as Fancy, taking longer flight, With folded arms upon her heart’s high swell, Floating the while in circles of delight, And whispering to her wings a sweeter spell Than she has ever aim’d or dar’d before– Shall I address this theme of minstrel lore?...

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 Marjorie Fulton. For easier searching, letters have been numbered. Only the page numbers that appear in the table of contents have been retained in the text of letters....

MARK TWAIN’S LETTERS 1907-1910 ARRANGED WITH COMMENT BY ALBERT BIGELOW PAINE VOLUME VI. XLVI LETTERS 1907-08. A DEGREE FROM OXFORD. THE NEW HOME AT REDDING The author, J. Howard Moore, sent a copy of his book, The Universal Kinship, with a letter in which he said: “Most humorists have no anxiety except to glorify themselves and add substance to their pocket-books by making their readers laugh. You have shown, on many occasions, that your mission is not simply to antidote the melancholy of a world, but includes a real and intelligent concern for the general welfare of your fellowman....

LIFE OF JOHNSON INCLUDING BOSWELL’S JOURNAL OF A TOUR TO THE HEBRIDES AND JOHNSON’S DIARY OF A JOURNEY INTO NORTH WALES IN SIX VOLUMES VOLUME VI: ADDENDA, INDEX, DICTA PHILOSOPHI, &C. EDITED BY GEORGE BIRKBECK HILL, D.C.L. PEMBROKE COLLEGE, OXFORD M DCCC LXXXVII CONTENTS TITLES OF WORKS QUOTED IN THE NOTES ADDENDA (AUTOGRAPH LETTERS, ETC.) INDEX DICTA PHILOSOPH TITLES OF MANY OF THE WORKSQUOTED IN THE NOTES. In my notes I have often given but brief references to the authors whom I quote....

THE LORDS OF THE WILD A Story of the Old New York Border BY JOSEPH A. ALTSHELER 1919 FOREWORD “The Lords of the Wild” tells a complete story, but it is also a part of the French and Indian War Series, of which the predecessors were “The Hunters of the Hills,” “The Shadow of the North,” “The Rulers of the Lakes” and “The Masters of the Peaks.” Robert Lennox, Tayoga, Willet, St....

by May Agnes Fleming CONTENTS. I. The Sorceress II. The Dead Bride III. The Court Page IV. The Stranger V. The Dwarf and the Ruin VI. La Masque VII. The Earl’s Barge. VIII. The Midnight Queen. IX. Leoline. X. The Page, the Fires, and the Fall XI. The Execution XII. The Doom XIII. Escaped XIV. In the Dungeon XV. Leoline’s Visitors XVI. The Third Vision XVII. The Hidden Face XVIII....

VOL. 12, No. 322.] SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1828. [PRICE 2d. CLARENCE TERRACE, REGENT’S PARK. [Illustration: CLARENCE TERRACE, REGENT’S PARK.] CLARENCE TERRACE, REGENT’S PARK. O mortal man, who livest here, Do not complain of this thy hard estate. Thomson’s Castle of Indolence. The annexed continuation of our illustrated ramble in the Regent’s Park is named Clarence Terrace, in compliment to the illustrious Lord High Admiral of England. It consists of a centre and two wings, of the Corinthian order, connected by colonnades of the Ilyssus Ionic order, and altogether presents a picturesque display of Grecian architecture....