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The Four Horsemen of the ApocalypseVicente Blasco Ibáñez The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse PART I CHAPTER I THE TRYST (In the Garden of the Chapelle Expiatoire)They were to have met in the garden of the Chapelle Expiatoire at five o’clock in the afternoon, but Julio Desnoyers with the impatienc...

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The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 20, No. 578, December 1, 1832Various The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction / Volume 20, No. 578, December 1, 1832 TANFIELD ARCH, DURHAM TANFIELD ARCH, DURHAM.Tanfield is a considerable village, situated seven miles from G...

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 37, November, 1860Various The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 37, November, 1860 / A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics THOMAS HOOD Thomas Hood was originally intended for business, and entered a mercantile house; but the failure of his health, at fift...

Friendly FairiesJohnny Gruelle Friendly Fairies THE THREE LITTLE GNOMES A silvery thread of smoke curled up over the trunk of the old tree and floated away through the forest, and tiny voices came from beneath the trunk of the old tree.Long, long ago, the tree had stood strong and upright and its...

Writ in BarracksEdgar Wallace Writ in Barracks WAR I A tent that is pitched at the base:A wagon that comes from the night:A stretcher – and on it a Case:A surgeon, who's holding a light.The Infantry's bearing the brunt —O hark to the wind-carried cheer!A mutter of guns at the front:A whimper of s...

The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson – Swanston Edition. Volume 23Robert Louis Stevenson The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson – Swanston Edition, Vol. 23 INTRODUCTION The circumstances which have made me responsible for selecting and editing the correspondence of Robert Louis Stevenson are the foll...

Redskin and Cow-Boy: A Tale of the Western PlainsGeorge Alfred Henty Redskin and Cow-Boy: A Tale of the Western Plains PREFACE My dear Lads,There are but few words of preface needed to a story that is not historical. The principal part of the tale is laid among the cow-boys of the Western States ...

Lulu's Library. Volume 1 of 3Lulu's Library, Volume 1 (of 3) PREFACE All but three of these stories were told to my little niece during our quiet hour before bedtime. They became such favorites with her and her friends that I wrote them down in several small blue books, and called them LULU'S LIB...