Ramona by Helen Hunt Jackson I IT was sheep-shearing time in Southern California, but sheep-shearing was late at the Senora Moreno’s. The Fates had seemed to combine to put it off. In the first place, Felipe Moreno had been ill. He was the Senora’s eldest son, and since his father’s death had been at the head of his mother’s house. Without him, nothing could be done on the ranch, the Senora thought....
PREFACE The date at which the following events are assumed to have occurred may be set down as between 1840 and 1850, when the old watering place herein called “Budmouth” still retained sufficient afterglow from its Georgian gaiety and prestige to lend it an absorbing attractiveness to the romantic and imaginative soul of a lonely dweller inland. Under the general name of “Egdon Heath,” which has been given to the sombre scene of the story, are united or typified heaths of various real names, to the number of at least a dozen; these being virtually one in character and aspect, though their original unity, or partial unity, is now somewhat disguised by intrusive strips and slices brought under the plough with varying degrees of success, or planted to woodland....
ROSE AND ROOF-TREE: POEMS by GEORGE PARSONS LATHROP [Illustration: JESSAMINE] Upon the enchanted ladder of his rhymes, Round after round and patiently The poet ever upward climbs. DEDICATION. I need give my verse no hint as to whom it sings for. The rose, knowing her own right, makes servitors of the light-rays to carry her color. So every line here shall in some sense breathe of thee, and in its very face bear record of her whom, however unworthily, it seeks to serve and honor....
Rose in Bloom by Louisa May Alcott A Sequel to “Eight Cousins” Preface As authors may be supposed to know better than anyone else what they intended to do when writing a book, I beg leave to say that there is no moral to this story. Rose is not designed for a model girl, and the Sequel was simply written in fulfillment of a promise, hoping to afford some amusement, and perhaps here and there a helpful hint, to other roses getting ready to bloom....
SELECTIONS FROM ERASMUS Principally From His Epistles By P. S. ALLEN * * * * * PREFACE The selections in this volume are taken mainly from the Letters of Erasmus. Latin was to him a living language; and the easy straightforwardness with which he addresses himself to what he has to say, whether in narrating the events of every-day life or in developing more serious themes, makes his works suitable reading for beginners....
SHENANDOAH A MILITARY COMEDY [Illustration: BRONSON HOWARD] BRONSON HOWARD (1842-1908) The present Editor has just read through some of the vivacious correspondence of Bronson Howard–a sheaf of letters sent by him to Brander Matthews during a long intercourse. The time thus spent brings sharply to mind the salient qualities of the man–his nobility of character, his soundness of mind, his graciousness of manner, and his thorough understanding of the dramatic tools of his day and generation....
Stories by American Authors. VI. THE VILLAGE CONVICT. By C.H. WHITE. THE DENVER EXPRESS. By A.A. HAYES. THE MISFORTUNES OF BRO’ THOMAS WHEATLEY. By LINA REDWOOD FAIRFAX. THE HEARTBREAK CAMEO. By L.W. CHAMPNEY. MISS EUNICE’S GLOVE. By ALBERT WEBSTER. BROTHER SEBASTIAN’S FRIENDSHIP. By HAROLD FREDERIC. 1891 THE VILLAGE CONVICT. BY C.H. WHITE. “Wonder ‘f Eph’s got back; they say his sentence run out yisterday.” The speaker, John Doane, was a sunburnt fisherman, one of a circle of well-salted individuals who sat, some on chairs, some on boxes and barrels, around the stove in a country store....
STORIES BY ENGLISH AUTHORS: GERMANY, ETC. By Various Authors, Selected by Scribners STORIES BY ENGLISH AUTHORS GERMANY, ETC. CONTENTS THE BIRD ON ITS JOURNEY, Beatrice Harraden KOOSJE: A STUDY OF DUTCH LIFE, John Strange Winter A DOG OF FLANDERS, OuidaMARKHEIM, R. L. StevensonQUEEN TITA’S WAGER, William Black THE BIRD ON ITS JOURNEY BY BEATRICE HARRADEN It was about four in the afternoon when a young girl came into the salon of the little hotel at C—- in Switzerland, and drew her chair up to the fire....
STORIES OF GREAT AMERICANS FOR LITTLE AMERICANS BY EDWARD EGGLESTON AUTHOR OF “TRUE STORIES OF AMERICAN LIFE AND ADVENTURE” “A FIRST BOOK IN AMERICAN HISTORY” AND “A HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES AND ITS PEOPLE FORTHE USE OF SCHOOLS” 1895 PREFACE. The primary aim of this book is to furnish the little learner reading matter that will excite his attention and give him pleasure, and thus make lighter the difficult task of learning to read....
VOLUME TWO To Henry Irving, Esq. My Dear Irving, To a consummate artist like yourself I need hardly suggest that The Nights still offers many a virgin mine to the Playwright; and I inscribe this volume to you, not only in admiration of your genius but in the hope that you will find means of exploiting the hidden wealth which awaits only your “Open Sesame!” Every yours sincerely, Richard F....
TALES OF THE PUNJABFOLKLORE OF INDIA BY FLORA ANNIE STEEL CONTENTS Preface To the Little Reader Sir BuzzThe Rat’s WeddingThe Faithful PrinceThe Bear’s Bad BargainPrince Lionheart and his Three Friends The LambkinBopolûchîPrincess AubergineValiant Vicky, the Brave WeaverThe Son of Seven MothersThe Sparrow and the CrowThe Tiger, the Brâhman, and the Jackal The King of the CrocodilesLittle AnkleboneThe Close AllianceThe Two BrothersThe Jackal and the IguanaThe Death and Burial of Poor Hen-Sparrow Princess PepperinaPeasie and BeansirThe Jackal and the PartridgeThe Snake-woman and King Ali Mardan The Wonderful RingThe Jackal and the Pea-henThe Grain of CornThe Farmer and the Money-lenderThe Lord of DeathThe WrestlersThe Legend of Gwâshbrâri, the Glacier-Hearted Queen The Barber’s Clever WifeThe Jackal and the CrocodileHow Raja Rasâlu Was BornHow Raja Rasâlu Went Out Into the World How Raja Rasâlu’s Friends Forsook HimHow Raja Rasâlu Killed the GiantsHow Raja Rasâlu Became a JôgiHow Raja Rasâlu Journeyed to the City of King Sarkap How Raja Rasâlu Swung the Seventy Fair Maidens, Daughters of the King How Raja Rasâlu Played Chaupur with King Sarkap The King Who Was FriedPrince Half-a-SonThe Mother and Daughter Who Worshipped the Sun The Ruby Prince Notes to the Tales PREFACE Many of the tales in this collection appeared either in the Indian Antiquary, the Calcutta Review, or the Legends of the Punjab....
THE ALKAHEST BY HONORE DE BALZAC Translated By Katharine Prescott Wormeley DEDICATION To Madame Josephine Delannoy nee Doumerc. Madame, may God grant that this, my book, may live longer than I, for then the gratitude which I owe to you, and which I hope will equal your almost maternal kindness to me, would last beyond the limits prescribed for human affection. This sublime privilege of prolonging life in our hearts for a time by the life of the work we leave behind us would be (if we could only be sure of gaining it at last) a reward indeed for all the labor undertaken by those who aspire to such an immortality....
THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY, VOL. X, NO. LVIII–AUGUST, 1862 A MAGAZINE OF LITERATURE, ART, AND POLITICS. THE NEW GYMNASTICS. Physical culture is on the top of the wave. But the movement is as yet in the talk stage. Millions praise the gymnasium; hundreds seek its blessings. Similar incongruities make up the story of human life. But in this case inconsistency is consistent. Evidences of physical deterioration crowd upon us. Fathers and mothers regard their children with painful solicitude....
by Henry James CHAPTER I What determined the speech that startled him in the course of their encounter scarcely matters, being probably but some words spoken by himself quite without intention–spoken as they lingered and slowly moved together after their renewal of acquaintance. He had been conveyed by friends an hour or two before to the house at which she was staying; the party of visitors at the other house, of whom he was one, and thanks to whom it was his theory, as always, that he was lost in the crowd, had been invited over to luncheon....
THE CAGED LION by Charlotte M. Yonge PREFACE When the venture has been made of dealing with historical events and characters, it always seems fair towards the reader to avow what liberties have been taken, and how much of the sketch is founded on history. In the present case, it is scarcely necessary to do more than refer to the almost unique relations that subsisted between Henry V. and his prisoner, James I....
THE CASE AND THE GIRL BY RANDALL PARRISH 1922 CONTENTS CHAPTER I THE LADY IN THE LIMOUSINE II A SUDDEN ENGAGEMENT III THE COOLIDGE HOME IV MISS COOLIDGE EXPLAINS V WEST WINS THE FIRST HAND VI UNTANGLING THREADS VII A VISIT TO THE INDIGENT VIII A NEW MISS COOLIDGE IX AN UNEXPECTED DISMISSAL X THE BODY OF A SUICIDE XI SUSPICION VERIFIED XII AGAINST A STONE WALL XIII 238 WRAY STREET XIV TRAPPED XV THE EDGE OF COMPROMISE XVI WEST MAKES HIS CHOICE XVII FACING DEATH XVIII UNDER COVER XIX THE COMING OF A MESSAGE XX WHAT THE TELEPHONE TOLD XXI THE YACHT “SEMINOLE” XXII KIDNAPPED XXIII THE FATE OF A PRISONER XXIV THE SINKING YACHT XXV FREE OF THE YACHT XXVI THE COMING OF DAWN XXVII LOVE BREAKS SILENCE XXVIII AN ESCAPE FROM THE RAFT XXIX THE HOUSE IN THE BLUFFS XXX HOBART FORGETS AND TALKS XXXI McADAMS BLOWS IN XXXII A BRIDGE OF LOVE THE CASE AND THE GIRL CHAPTER I THE LADY IN THE LIMOUSINE West, still attired in khaki uniform, but wearing the red chevron of honourable discharge on his left sleeve, sat in the Club writing room, his feet comfortably elevated, endeavouring to extract some entertainment from the evening paper....
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The Cavalry General By Xenophon Translation by H. G. Dakyns Xenophon the Athenian was born 431 B.C. He was a pupil of Socrates. He marched with the Spartans, and was exiled from Athens. Sparta gave him land and property in Scillus, where he lived for many years before having to move once more, to settle in Corinth. He died in 354 B.C. The Cavalry General is a discourse on the merits a cavalry general, or hipparch, in Athens should have....
THE CONTINENTAL CLASSICS VOLUME XVIII MYSTERY TALES INCLUDING STORIES BY FEODOR MIKHAILOVITCH DOSTOYEVSKY JOeRGEN WILHELM BERGSOeE AND BERNHARD SEVERIN INGEMANN 1909 TABLE OF CONTENTS RUSSIAN MYSTERY STORIES: ALEXANDER SERGEIEVITCH PUSHKIN – The Queen of Spades VERA JELIHOVSKY – The General’s Will FEODOR MIKHAILOVITCH DOSTOYEVSKY – Crime and Punishment ANTON CHEKHOFF – The Safety Match VSEVOLOD VLADIMIROVITCH KRESTOVSKI – Knights of Industry JOeRGEN WILHELM BERGSOeE – The Amputated Arms OTTO LARSSEN – The Manuscript BERNHARD SEVERIN INGEMANN – The Sealed Room STEEN STEENSEN BLICHER – The Rector of Veilbye HUNGARIAN MYSTERY STORIES: FERENCZ MOLNAR – The Living Death MAURUS JOKAI – Thirteen at Table ETIENNE BARSONY – The Dancing Bear ARTHUR ELCK – The Tower Room RUSSIAN MYSTERY STORIES ALEXANDER SERGEIEVITCH PUSHKIN THE QUEEN OF SPADES I There was a card party at the rooms of Naroumoff, of the Horse Guards....
THE DARK FLOWER by John Galsworthy “Take the flower from my breast, I pray thee, Take the flower too from out my tresses; And then go hence, for see, the night is fair, The stars rejoice to watch thee on thy way.” –From “The Bard of the Dimbovitza.” THE DARK FLOWER Part I Spring I He walked along Holywell that afternoon of early June with his short gown drooping down his arms, and no cap on his thick dark hair....
