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Historia zmagań z losem młodego, wrażliwego Anglika, oficera marynarki pływającego na krańcach znanego świata, rozgrywająca się w egzotycznych realiach mórz i portów południowo-wschodniej Azji.Najwyżej ceniona z powieści Conrada, mimo bardzo dobrego przyjęcia przez czytelników, z powodu niekonwen...

Christopher Carson, Familiarly Known as Kit CarsonJohn S. C. Abbott Christopher Carson, Familiarly Known as Kit Carson PREFACE It is a prominent object of this volume to bring to light the wild adventures of the pioneers of this continent, in the solitudes of the mountains, the prairies and the f...

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 20, No. 565, September 8, 1832Various The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction / Volume 20, No. 565, September 8, 1832 PERSIAN BATH PERSIAN BATHThe luxurious indulgence of baths in the East is generally known to the reader o...

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Notes and Queries, Number 07, December 15, 1849Various Notes and Queries, Number 07, December 15, 1849 "When Found, make a note of."—Captain Cuttle. MARRIAGE CONTRACT OF MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS AND THE EARL OF BOTHWELL [Among the curious documents which have been produced from time to time before the...

Stories by American Authors, Volume 6Various Stories by American Authors, Volume 6 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 ...

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 14, No. 398, November 14, 1829Various The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction / Volume 14, No. 398, November 14, 1829 THE NATURALIST Castles, cathedrals, and churches, palaces, and parks, and architectural subjects generall...

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 14, No. 401, November 28, 1829Various The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction / Volume 14, No. 401, November 28, 1829 The Siamese Twins The Engraving is an accurate sketch of this extraordinary lusus naturae, which promises...

With the Allies to Pekin: A Tale of the Relief of the LegationsGeorge Alfred Henty With the Allies to Pekin: A Tale of the Relief of the Legations PREFACE The campaign which ended with the relief of the Pekin Legations is unique in its way, carried on as it was by an army made up of almost all th...

Speaking of Prussians–Irvin S. Cobb «Speaking of Prussians–» I I believe it to be my patriotic duty as an American citizen to write what I am writing, and after it is written to endeavour to give to it as wide a circulation in the United States as it is possible to find. In making this statement,...