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Chasing the SunR. M. Ballantyne Chasing the Sun Chapter One. Preparations for the Chase Fred Temple was a tall, handsome young fellow of about five-and-twenty.He had a romantic spirit, a quiet gentlemanly manner, a pleasant smile, and a passionate desire for violent exercise. To look at him you w...

The Night Before Christmas and Other Popular Stories For ChildrenVarious The Night Before Christmas and Other Popular Stories For Children The Night Before Christmas 'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house,Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.The stockings were hung b...

Celtic Fairy TalesJoseph Jacobs Celtic Fairy Tales PREFACE Last year, in giving the young ones a volume of English Fairy Tales, my difficulty was one of collection. This time, in offering them specimens of the rich folk-fancy of the Celts of these islands, my trouble has rather been one of select...

The Water-BabiesCharles Kingsley The Water-Babies CHAPTER I “I heard a thousand blended notes,While in a grove I sate reclined;In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughtsBring sad thoughts to the mind. “To her fair works did Nature linkThe human soul that through me ran;And much it grieved my heart...

The IdiotJohn Kendrick Bangs The Idiot I For some weeks after the happy event which transformed the popular Mrs. Smithers into the charming Mrs. John Pedagog all went well at that lady's select home for single gentlemen. It was only proper that during the honey-moon, at least, of the happy couple...

Preface to a Dictionary of the English LanguageSamuel Johnson Preface to a Dictionary of the English Language It is the fate of those who toil at the lower employments of life, to be rather driven by the fear of evil, than attracted by the prospect of good; to be exposed to censure, without hope ...

The Coral IslandChapter One. Beginning—My early life and character—I thirst for adventure in foreign lands, and go to seaChapter Two. The departure—The sea—My companions—Some account of the wonderful sights we saw on the great deep—A dreadful storm and a frightful wreckChapter Three. The Coral Is...

A Christmas Greeting: A Series of StoriesHans Christian Andersen A Christmas Greeting: A Series of Stories TO CHARLES DICKENS, Esq I am again in my quiet Danish home, but my thoughts are daily in dear England, where, a few months ago, my many friends transformed for me reality into a charming sto...

This story is about the boy van and his parents. Vanya went to the lake for several days in a row. There he saw strange things. Once Vanya found a kitten. Kitten was taken the unusual. He didn't meow and bark. Kitten Vanya called Murzik. Once Vanya was walking with Murzik and met dogs. Murzik jum...

Grappling with the Monster; Or, the Curse and the Cure of Strong DrinkT. S. Arthur Grappling with the Monster; Or, the Curse and the Cure of Strong Drink INTRODUCTION In preparing this, his latest volume, the author found himself embarrassed from the beginning, because of the large amount of mate...