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THE MIND IN THE MAKING The Relation of Intelligence to Social Reform By JAMES HARVEY ROBINSON Author of “PETRARCH, THE FIRST MODERN SCHOLAR” “MEDIAEVAL AND MODERN TIMES” “THE NEW HISTORY”, ETC. CONTENTS I PREFACE ON THE PURPOSE OF THIS VOLUME THREE DISAPPOINTED METHODS OF REFORM II ON VARIOUS KINDS OF THINKING RATIONALIZING HOW CREATIVE THOUGHT TRANSFORMS THE WORLD III OUR ANIMAL HERITAGE. THE NATURE OF CIVILIZATION OUR SAVAGE MIND IV BEGINNING OF CRITICAL THINKING INFLUENCE OF PLATO AND ARISTOTLE V ORIGIN OF MEDIAEVAL CIVILIZATION OUR MEDIAEVAL INTELLECTUAL INHERITANCE VI THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION HOW SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE HAS THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE VII “THE SICKNESS OF AN ACQUISITIVE SOCIETY” THE PHILOSOPHY OF SAFETY AND SANITY VIII SOME REFLECTIONS ON THE PHILOSOPHY OF REPRESSION WHAT OF IT?...

THE MIRROR OF LITERATURE, AMUSEMENT, AND INTRUCTION. VOL. 13, No. 353.] SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1829. [PRICE 2d. VILLAS IN THE REGENT’S PARK [Illustration: HANOVER LODGE.] [Illustration: GROVE HOUSE.] The villas of this district are among the most pleasing of all the architectural creations that serve to increase its picturesque beauty. Their structure is light and elegant, and very different from the brick and mortar monstrosities that line the southern outlets of London....

VOL. 17, NO. 482.] SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 1831. [PRICE 2d. [Illustration: BRAY CHURCH.] BRAY CHURCH. Who has not heard of the Vicar of Bray, and his turning, turning, and turning again? Here is his church, and a goodly tower withal, which we, in our turn, have endeavoured to turn to the illustration of our pages. There is no sinister motive in the selection; but if we have hit the white, or rather the black, of such variableness, “let the galled jade wince,” and pay the Mirror the stale compliment of veluti in speculum....

PLAYS OF JOHN GALSWORTHY–SERIES 3 THE MOB A Play in Four Acts PERSONS OF THE PLAY STEPHEN MORE, Member of ParliamentKATHERINE, his wifeOLIVE, their little daughterTHE DEAN OF STOUR, Katherine’s uncle GENERAL SIR JOHN JULIAN, her fatherCAPTAIN HUBERT JULIAN, her brotherHELEN, his wifeEDWARD MENDIP, editor of “The Parthenon” ALAN STEEL, More’s secretaryJAMES HOME, architect |CHARLES SHELDER, Solicitor |A deputation of More’s MARK WACE, bookseller |constituents WILLIAM BANNING, manufacturer |NURSE WREFORDWREFORD (her son), Hubert’s orderly HIS SWEETHEARTTHE FOOTMAN HENRYA DOORKEEPERSOME BLACK-COATED GENTLEMENA STUDENTA GIRL A MOB ACT I....

Tales and Fancies by John Buchan Contents From the Pentlands looking North and South I The Company of the MarjolaineAvignon 1759 II A Lucid IntervalThe Shorter Catechism (revised version) III The LemnianAtta’s song IV SpaceStocks and stones V Streams of water in the SouthThe Gipsy’s song to the lady Cassilis VI The grove of AshtarothWood magic VII The riding of NinemileburnPlain Folk VIII The Kings of OrionBabylon IX The green glenThe wise years X The rime of True Thomas FROM THE PENTLANDS LOOKING NORTH AND SOUTH Around my feet the clouds are drawnIn the cold mystery of the dawn;No breezes cheer, no guests intrude My mossy, mist-clad solitude;When sudden down the steeps of skyFlames a long, lightening wind....

The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe A RomanceInterspersed With Some Pieces of Poetry Fate sits on these dark battlements, and frowns, And, as the portals open to receive me, Her voice, in sullen echoes through the courts, Tells of a nameless deed. VOLUME 1 CHAPTER I home is the resort Of love, of joy, of peace and plenty, where, Supporting and supported, polish’d friends And dear relations mingle into bliss....

CAPTAINS ALL By W.W. Jacobs THE NEST EGG [Illustration: “The Nest Egg.”] “Artfulness,” said the night-watch-man, smoking placidly, “is a gift; but it don’t pay always. I’ve met some artful ones in my time–plenty of ’em; but I can’t truthfully say as ‘ow any of them was the better for meeting me.” He rose slowly from the packing-case on which he had been sitting and, stamping down the point of a rusty nail with his heel, resumed his seat, remarking that he had endured it for some time under the impression that it was only a splinter....

THE NEW BOOK OF MARTYRS From the French of GEORGES DUHAMEL BY FLORENCE SIMMONDS CONTENTS THROUGHOUT OUR LANDTHE STORY OF CARRE AND LERONDEAUMEMORIES OF THE MARTYRSTHE DEATH OF MERCIERVERDUNTHE SACRIFICETHE THIRD SYMPHONYGRACENIGHTS IN ARTOIS THE NEW BOOK OF MARTYRS THROUGHOUT OUR LAND From the disfigured regions where the cannon reigns supreme, to the mountains of the South, to the ocean, to the glittering shores of the inland sea, the cry of wounded men echoes throughout the land, and a vast kindred cry seems to rise responsive from the whole world....

I SPY BY NATALIE SUMNER LINCOLN 1916 To MRS. SARAH VAIL GOULD my grandmother to whose affection belongs many joyous days of childhood at “Oaklands” this book is offered as a loving tribute to her memory. CONTENTS I. AT VICTORIA STATION II. OUT OF THE VOID III. POWERS THAT PREY IV. “SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT?” V. AN EVENTFUL EVENING VI. AT THE CAPITOL VII. PHANTOM WIRES VIII. KAISER BLUMEN IX....

Idylls of the King IN TWELVE BOOKS FLOS REGUM ARTHURUS (JOSEPH OF EXETER) Dedication The Coming of Arthur THE ROUND TABLE Gareth and Lynette The Marriage of Geraint Geraint and Enid Balin and Balan Merlin and Vivien Lancelot and Elaine The Holy Grail Pelleas and Ettarre The Last Tournament Guinevere The Passing of Arthur To the Queen Dedication These to His Memory–since he held them dear, Perchance as finding there unconsciously Some image of himself–I dedicate, I dedicate, I consecrate with tears– These Idylls....

INTRODUCTION TO THE OLD TESTAMENT By JOHN EDGAR McFADYEN, M.A. (Glas.) B.A. (Oxon.) Professor of Old Testament Literature and Exegesis, Knox College, Toronto To My Pupils Past and Present PREFACE This Introduction does not pretend to offer anything to specialists. It is written for theological students, ministers, and laymen, who desire to understand the modern attitude to the Old Testament as a whole, but who either do not have the time or the inclination to follow the details on which all thorough study of it must ultimately rest....

It was raining and blowing at Eldridge’s Crossing. From the stately pine-trees on the hill-tops, which were dignifiedly protesting through their rigid spines upward, to the hysterical willows in the hollow, that had whipped themselves into a maudlin fury, there was a general tumult. When the wind lulled, the rain kept up the distraction, firing long volleys across the road, letting loose miniature cataracts from the hill-sides to brawl in the ditches, and beating down the heavy heads of wild oats on the levels; when the rain ceased for a moment the wind charged over the already defeated field, ruffled the gullies, scattered the spray from the roadside pines, and added insult to injury....

BOOK II.–continued. CHAPTER XIV. An interview between parson Adams and parson Trulliber. CHAPTER XV. An adventure, the consequence of a new instance which parson Adams gave of his forgetfulness. CHAPTER XVI. A very curious adventure, in which Mr Adams gave a much greater instance of the honest simplicity of his heart, than of his experience in the ways of this world. CHAPTER XVII. A dialogue between Mr Abraham Adams and his host, which, by the disagreement in their opinions, seemed to threaten an unlucky catastrophe, had it not been timely prevented by the return of the lovers....

[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 ABBE CONSTANTIN By LUDOVIC HALEVY BOOK 3. CHAPTER VII CONFIDENCES The next morning, on returning from drill, Jean found Paul de Lavardens waiting for him at the barracks; he scarcely allowed him time to dismount, and the moment he had him alone: “Quick,” said he, “describe your, dinner-party of yesterday....

LIFE OF CHOPIN by Franz Liszt (Translated from the French by Martha Walker Cook) TABLE OF CONTENTS INFORMATION ABOUT THIS E-TEXT EDITION DEDICATION OF THE TRANSLATION TO JAN PYCHOWSKI PREFACE CHAPTER I CHAPTER II CHAPTER III CHAPTER IV CHAPTER V CHAPTER VI CHAPTER VII CHAPTER VIII INFORMATION ABOUT THIS E-TEXT EDITION The following is an e-text of “Life of Chopin,” written by Franz Liszt and translated from the french by Martha Walker Cook....

Charles Dickens CONTENTS Preface to the 1857 Edition BOOK THE FIRST: POVERTY1. Sun and Shadow2. Fellow Travellers3. Home4. Mrs Flintwinch has a Dream5. Family Affairs6. The Father of the Marshalsea7. The Child of the Marshalsea8. The Lock9. little Mother10. Containing the whole Science of Government 11. Let Loose12. Bleeding Heart Yard13. Patriarchal14. Little Dorrit’s Party15. Mrs Flintwinch has another Dream 16. Nobody’s Weakness17. Nobody’s Rival18. Little Dorrit’s Lover19. The Father of the Marshalsea in two or three Relations 20....

CHAPTER I. When Death is present in a household on a Christmas Day, the very contrast between the time as it now is, and the day as it has often been, gives a poignancy to sorrow–a more utter blankness to the desolation. James Leigh died just as the far-away bells of Rochdale Church were ringing for morning service on Christmas Day, 1836. A few minutes before his death, he opened his already glazing eyes, and made a sign to his wife, by the faint motion of his lips, that he had yet something to say....

LOST ILLUSIONS BY HONORE DE BALZAC PREPARER’S NOTE The trilogy known as Lost Illusions consists of: Two Poets A Distinguished Provincial at Paris Eve and David In many references parts one and three are combined under the title Lost Illusions and A Distinguished Provincial at Paris is given its individual title. Following this trilogy is a sequel, Scenes from a Courtesan’s Life, which is set directly following the end of Eve and David....

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