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The Scarecrow of OzL. Frank Baum The Scarecrow of Oz ’TWIXT YOU AND ME The Army of Children which besieged the Postoffice, conquered the Postmen and delivered to me its imperious Commands, insisted that Trot and Cap’n Bill be admitted to the Land of Oz, where Trot could enjoy the society of Dorot...

The Confessions of Arsène LupinLeblanc Maurice The Confessions of Arsène Lupin I TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND FRANCS REWARD! "Lupin," I said, "tell me something about yourself.""Why, what would you have me tell you? Everybody knows my life!" replied Lupin, who lay drowsing on the sofa in my study."Nobody...

AsjaTurgenev Ivan Sergeevich Asja I Minä olin silloin viidenkolmatta vuoden vanha, alkoi N. N. – kauan sitten kuluneitten aikain tapauksia, niinkuin näette. Olin vast'ikään vapauttanut itseni kaikista toimistani ja matkustanut ulkomaille, en sentähden, että siellä olisin tilaisuudessa "täydentää ...

Eagles of the Sky: or, With Jack Ralston Along the Air LanesAmbrose Newcomb Eagles of the Sky; Or, With Jack Ralston Along the Air Lanes CHAPTER I READY FOR BUSINESS When the “Big Boss” at Secret Service Headquarters in Washington sent Jack Ralston and his pal, Gabe Perkiser, to Florida with orde...

The Adventures of Roderick RandomT. Smollett The Adventures of Roderick Random THE AUTHOR’S PREFACE Of all kinds of satire, there is none so entertaining and universally improving, as that which is introduced, as it were occasionally, in the course of an interesting story, which brings every inci...

The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson – Swanston Edition. Volume 11Stevenson Robert Louis The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson – Swanston Edition, Vol. 11 TO CHARLES BAXTER WRITER TO THE SIGNET My dear Charles,It is the fate of sequels to disappoint those who have waited for them; and my David, havi...

The WayfarersJ. C. Snaith The Wayfarers CHAPTER I THE DEVIL TO PAY When I opened my eyes it was one o'clock in the day. The cards lay on the table in a heap, and on the carpet in a greater one, the dead bottles in their midst. The candles were burnt out; their holders were foul with smoke and gre...

By Advice of CounselArthur Train By Advice of Counsel The Shyster Shyster, n. [Origin obscure.] One who does business trickily; a person without professional honor: used chiefly of lawyers; as, pettifoggers and shysters.—CENTURY DICTIONARY. When Terry McGurk hove the brick through the window of F...

The Hunters of the HillsJoseph A. Altsheler The Hunters of the Hills FOREWORD "The Hunters of the Hills" is the first volume of a series dealing with the great struggle of France and England and their colonies for dominion in North America, culminating with the fall of Quebec. It is also concerne...

Tom Ossington's GhostRichard Marsh Tom Ossington's Ghost CHAPTER I A NEW PUPIL The first of the series of curious happenings, which led to such a surprising and, indeed, extraordinary denouement, occurred on the twelfth of October. It was a Monday; about four-thirty in the afternoon. Madge Brodie...