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Is all our Life, then but a dreamSeen faintly in the goldern gleamAthwart Time’s dark resistless stream? Bowed to the earth with bitter woeOr laughing at some raree-showWe flutter idly to and fro. Man’s little Day in haste we spend,And, from its merry noontide, sendNo glance to meet the silent end. CONTENTS Preface [Moved to the end] CHAPTER 1 Less Bread! More Taxes!CHAPTER 2 L’amie InconnueCHAPTER 3 Birthday PresentsCHAPTER 4 A Cunning ConspiracyCHAPTER 5 A Beggar’s PalaceCHAPTER 6 The Magic LocketCHAPTER 7 The Barons EmbassyCHAPTER 8 A Ride on a LionCHAPTER 9 A Jester and a BearCHAPTER 10 The Other ProfessorCHAPTER 11 Peter and PaulCHAPTER 12 A Musical GardenerCHAPTER 13 A Visit to DoglandCHAPTER 14 Fairy-SylvieCHAPTER 15 Bruno’s RevengeCHAPTER 16 A Changed CrocodileCHAPTER 17 The Three BadgersCHAPTER 18 Queer Street, number forty CHAPTER 19 How to make a PhlizzCHAPTER 20 Light come, light goCHAPTER 21 Through the Ivory DoorCHAPTER 22 Crossing the LineCHAPTER 23 An outlandish watchCHAPTER 24 The Frogs’ Birthday-treat CHAPTER 25 Looking EaswardPreface [Moved to the end] SYLVIE AND BRUNO CHAPTER 1....

TARTARIN OF TARASCON by ALPHONSE DAUDET EPISODE THE FIRSTIN TARASCON I.The Garden Round the Giant Trees. MY first visit to Tartarin of Tarascon has remained a never-to-be- forgotten date in my life; although quite ten or a dozen years ago, I remember it better than yesterday. At that time the intrepid Tartarin lived in the third house on the left as the town begins, on the Avignon road. A pretty little villa in the local style, with a front garden and a balcony behind, the walls glaringly white and the venetians very green; and always about the doorsteps a brood of little Savoyard shoeblackguards playing hopscotch, or dozing in the broad sunshine with their heads pillowed on their boxes....

Ten Days that Shook the World by John Reed [Redactor’s Note: This document uses the ISO 8891-1 Latin1 character set (Windows). The book is composed of text, footnotes, and appendices. The footnotes are included at the end of each chapter, while the Appendix No. and Section are referred to in the text in parentheses, the Appendices following the book text. Liberal use is made of italics, and these have been indicated by bracketing italic text with the underscore character “_”....

Scanned by Dianne Bean. VOLUME 45THE CHRONICLES OF AMERICA SERIESALLEN JOHNSON, EDITOR THE AGRARIAN CRUSADE, A CHRONICLE OF THE FARMER IN POLITICS BY SOLON J. BUCK PREFACE Rapid growth accompanied by a somewhat painful readjustment has been one of the leading characteristics of the history of the United States during the last half century. In the West the change has been so swift and spectacular as to approach a complete metamorphosis....

The Architecture and Landscape Gardening of the Exposition A Pictorial Survey of the Most Beautiful of the Architectural Compositions of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition With an Introduction by Louis Christian MullgardtF.A.I.A.Architect of the Court of AgesMember of the Architectural Commission of the Exposition 1915 San Francisco The courtesy of the Cardinell-Vincent Company, official photographers of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, of granting permission to reproduce the selection of official photographs appearing in this volume, is gratefully acknowledged To the spirit of Community Loyalty by which greatest results are accomplished....

THE BICYCLERS AND THREE OTHER FARCES Contents: The Bicyclers A Dramatic Evening The Fatal Message A Proposal Under Difficulties THE BICYCLERS CHARACTERS: MR. ROBERT YARDSLEY, an expert.MR. JACK BARLOW, another.MR. THADDEUS PERKINS, a beginner.MR. EDWARD BRADLEY, a scoffer.MRS. THADDEUS PERKINS, a resistant. MRS. EDWARD BRADLEY, an enthusiast.JENNIE, a maid. The scene is laid in the drawing-room of Mr. and Mrs. Thaddeus Perkins, at No. — Gramercy Square. It is late October; the action begins at 8....

BOY LIFE OF NAPOLEON Afterwards Emperor Of The French Adapted And Extended For American Boys And Girls From The French Of Madame Eugénie Foa Author Of “Little Princes And Princesses Young Warriors,” “Little Robinson,” Etc. Illustrated By Vesper L George 1895 PREFACE. The name of Madame Eugenie Foa has been a familiar one in French homes for more than a generation. Forty years ago she was the most popular writer of historical stories and sketches, especially designed for the boys and girls of France....

THE CANADIAN ELOCUTIONIST DESIGNED FOR THE USE OFColleges, Schools and for Self Instruction TOGETHER WITH A COPIOUS SELECTION,IN PROSE AND POETRY, OF_PIECES ADAPTED FOR READING, RECITATION AND PRACTICE BY ANNA K. HOWARD, LL.B., [MISS ANNA HALLECK KELSEY]. Teacher of Elocution and English Literature. “The manner of speaking is as important as the matter.”–CHESTERFIELD. PREFACE. The principal object the author had in view in the preparation of this work, was to place in convenient form for the use, both of teachers and others, the principles, rules, illustrations and exercises, that she has found most useful and practical for the purpose of instruction, and best calculated to make good readers, and easy, graceful and correct speakers....

THE ROMANCISTS GEORGE SAND THE DEVIL’S POOL [Illustration: Chapter V He saw my little Marie watching her three sheep on the common land. ] BIBLIOTHEQUE DES CHEFS-D’OEUVRE DU ROMAN CONTEMPORAIN THE DEVIL’S POOL GEORGE SAND PRINTED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY BY GEORGE BARRIE & SONS, Philadelphia COPYRIGHT, 1901, BY GEORGE BARRIE & SON THIS EDITION OF THE DEVIL’S POOL HAS BEEN COMPLETELY TRANSLATED BY GEORGE B. IVES THE ETCHINGS AND DRAWINGS ARE BY EDMOND RUDAUX NOTICE When I began, with The Devil’s Pool, a series of rustic pictures which I proposed to collect under the title of The Hemp-Beater’s Tales, I had no theory, no purpose to effect a revolution in literature....

[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.] ESSAYS OF MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE Translated by Charles Cotton Edited by William Carew Hazilitt 1877 CONTENTS OF VOLUME 9. I. Of the inconstancy of our actions. II. Of drunkenness.III. A custom of the Isle of Cea....

DEFINITIONS. I. By that which is ‘self-caused’ I mean that of which the essence involves existence, or that of which the nature is only conceivable as existent. II. A thing is called ‘finite after its kind’ when it can be limited by another thing of the same nature; for instance, a body is called finite because we always conceive another greater body. So, also, a thought is limited by another thought, but a body is not limited by thought, nor a thought by body....

by H.G. Wells Chapter 1 Mr. Bedford Meets Mr. Cavor at Lympne As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident. It might have been any one. I fell into these things at a time when I thought myself removed from the slightest possibility of disturbing experiences....

THE FOURTH WATCH BY H. A. CODY AUTHOR OF THE FRONTIERSMAN, UNDER SEALED ORDERS, THE LONG PATROL, ETC. TO ALL “Messengers, Watchmen and Stewards of the Lord,” who have faithfully toiled through Life’s long night, and now in their Fourth Watch and Last Watch behold the dawn of a new Life breaking, this book is affectionately dedicated by one but yet in the Second Watch. Contents I.–The Awakening II.–The Vision III....

THE GAME CHAPTER I Many patterns of carpet lay rolled out before them on the floor–two of Brussels showed the beginning of their quest, and its ending in that direction; while a score of ingrains lured their eyes and prolonged the debate between desire pocket-book. The head of the department did them the honor of waiting upon them himself–or did Joe the honor, as she well knew, for she had noted the open-mouthed awe of the elevator boy who brought them up....

[Illustration: “DO YOU BEGIN TO SUSPECT THINGS?” SHE ASKED.] THEGRAFTERS BYFRANCIS LYNDE ILLUSTRATED BYARTHUR I. KELLER CONTENTS CHAPTER I ASHES OF EMPIRE II A MAN OF THE PEOPLE III THE BOSTONIANS IV THE FLESH-POTS OF EGYPT V JOURNEYS END– VI OF THE MAKING OF LAWS VII THE SENTIMENTALISTS VIII THE HAYMAKERS IX THE SHOCKING OF HUNNICOTT X WITHOUT BENEFIT OF CLERGY XI THE LAST DITCH XII THE MAN IN POSSESSION XIII THE WRECKERS XIV THE GERRYMANDER XV THE JUNKETERS XVI SHARPENING THE SWORD XVII THE CONSPIRATORS XVIII DOWN, BRUNO!...

THE GREAT GOD PAN by ARTHUR MACHEN I THE EXPERIMENT “I am glad you came, Clarke; very glad indeed. I was not sure you could spare the time.” “I was able to make arrangements for a few days; things are not very lively just now. But have you no misgivings, Raymond? Is it absolutely safe?” The two men were slowly pacing the terrace in front of Dr. Raymond’s house. The sun still hung above the western mountain-line, but it shone with a dull red glow that cast no shadows, and all the air was quiet; a sweet breath came from the great wood on the hillside above, and with it, at intervals, the soft murmuring call of the wild doves....

DON QUIXOTE by Miguel de Cervantes Translated by John Ormsby Volume I. Part 9. CHAPTER XXIV. IN WHICH IS CONTINUED THE ADVENTURE OF THE SIERRA MORENA The history relates that it was with the greatest attention Don Quixote listened to the ragged knight of the Sierra, who began by saying: “Of a surety, senor, whoever you are, for I know you not, I thank you for the proofs of kindness and courtesy you have shown me, and would I were in a condition to requite with something more than good-will that which you have displayed towards me in the cordial reception you have given me; but my fate does not afford me any other means of returning kindnesses done me save the hearty desire to repay them....

By ANNA KATHARINE GREEN 1910 Author of “The Leavenworth Case,” “That Affair Next Door,” “One of My Sons,” etc. “Mazes intricate,Eccentric, interwov’d, yet regularThen most, when most irregular they seem”. Milton CONTENTS BOOK I SMOKE I.–THE HESITATING STEP II.–IT WAS SHE–SHE INDEED! III.–“OPEN!” IV.–THE ODD CANDLESTICK V.–A SCRAP OF PAPER VI.–COMMENTS AND REFLECTIONS VII.–CLIFTON ACCEPTS MY CASE VIII.–A CHANCE! I TAKE IT BOOK II SWEETWATER TO THE FRONT IX.–“WE KNOW OF No SUCH LETTER” X....

THE IRON HEEL by Jack London “At first, this Earth, a stage so gloomed with woe You almost sicken at the shifting of the scenes. And yet be patient. Our Playwright may show In some fifth act what this Wild Drama means.” CONTENTS FORWARD I. MY EAGLE II. CHALLENGES III. JOHNSON’S ARM IV. SLAVES OF THE MACHINE V. THE PHILOMATHS VI. ADUMBRATIONS VII. THE BISHOP’S VISION VIII. THE MACHINE BREAKERS IX....

The First Book of Moses: Called Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 1:2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. 1:3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. 1:4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness....