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Aunt Jane's Nieces on the RanchEdith Van Dyne Aunt Jane's Nieces on the Ranch CHAPTER I – UNCLE JOHN DECIDES “And now,” said Major Doyle, rubbing his hands together as he half reclined in his big chair in a corner of the sitting room, “now we shall enjoy a nice cosy winter in dear New York.”“Cosy...

Kuolleet sielutGogol Nikolai Vasilevich Kuolleet sielut I LUKU Ravintolan porttiin N.N. nimisessä läänin pääkaupungissa ajoivat koreanlaiset, pienenlännät vaunut, jommoisissa tavallisesti kulkevat naimattomat miehet: virasta eronneet överstiluutnantit, alikaptenit, tilan-omistajat, joilla on talo...

Old BalladsOld Ballads COME, LASSES AND LADS Come, lasses and lads, get leave of your dads, And away to the Maypole hie,For ev'ry fair has a sweetheart there, And the fiddler's standing by; For Willy shall dance with Jane, And Johnny has got his Joan,To trip it, trip it, trip it, trip it, Trip it...

Die HarzreiseHeinrich Heine Die Harzreise Schwarze Röcke, seidne Strümpfe,Weiße höfliche Manschetten,Sanfte Reden, Embrassieren –Ach, wenn sie nur Herzen hätten! Herzen in der Brust, und Liebe,Warme Liebe in dem Herzen –Ach, mich tötet ihr GesingeVon erlognen Liebesschmerzen. Auf die Berge will i...

The Thousandth WomanHornung E. W. Ernest William The Thousandth Woman I A SMALL WORLD Cazalet sat up so suddenly that his head hit the woodwork over the upper berth. His own voice still rang in his startled ears. He wondered how much he had said, and how far it could have carried above the throb ...

The Princess and Joe PotterOtis James The Princess and Joe Potter CHAPTER I. A RUINED MERCHANT "Hello, Joe Potter! What you doin' up in this part of the town?"The boy thus addressed halted suddenly, looked around with what was very like an expression of fear on his face, and then, recognising the...

Dickens' LondonFrancis Miltoun Dickens' London All sublunary things of death partake!What alteration does a cent'ry make!Kings and Comedians all are mortal found,Cæsar and Pinkethman are underground.What's not destroyed by time's devouring hand?Where's Troy, and where's the Maypole in the Strand?...

The History and Remarkable Life of the Truly Honourable Colonel Jacque, Commonly called Colonel JackDefoe Daniel The History and Remarkable Life of the Truly Honourable Colonel Jacque, Commonly called Colonel Jack INTRODUCTION Smollett bears witness to the popularity of Defoe's Colonel Jacque. In...

The Common LawRobert W. Chambers The Common Law CHAPTER I There was a long, brisk, decisive ring at the door. He continued working. After an interval the bell rang again, briefly, as though the light touch on the electric button had lost its assurance."Somebody's confidence has departed," he thou...

Tuomo sedän tupaHarriet Beecher Stowe Tuomo sedän tupa Esipuhe Nuori lukijani! Varmaankin olet kuullut puhuttavan neekereistä Pohjois-Amerikan Yhdysvalloissa. Neekerit ovat, kuten tiedät, kotoisin Afrikasta, mutta kun Amerikassa tarvittiin työvoimia, tuotiin heitä sinne joukottain suurilla laivoi...