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CleopatraJacob Abbott Cleopatra PREFACE Of all the beautiful women of history, none has left us such convincing proofs of her charms as Cleopatra, for the tide of Rome's destiny, and, therefore, that of the world, turned aside because of her beauty. Julius Caesar, whose legions trampled the conqu...

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 13, No. 357, February 21, 1829Various The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction / Volume 13, No. 357, February 21, 1829 WARWICK CASTLE.WARWICK CASTLE The history of a fabric, so intimately connected with some of the most impo...

Der lebende Leichnam. Drama in sechs Akten (zwölf Bildern)Leo N. Tolstoi Der lebende Leichnam Drama in sechs Akten (zwölf Bildern) Personen: Erster Akt Erstes Bild Die Handlung spielt in Moskau, in Protasows Wohnung. Die Szene stellt ein kleines Speisezimmer vorErster AuftrittAnna Pawlowna, eine ...

The Kindred of the Wild: A Book of Animal LifeCharles G. D. Roberts The Kindred of the Wild: A Book of Animal Life Introductory The Animal Story Alike in matter and in method, the animal story, as we have it to-day, may be regarded as a culmination. The animal story, of course, in one form or ano...

The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats. Volume 5 of 8. The Celtic Twilight and Stories of Red HanrahanWilliam Butler Yeats The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats, Vol. 5 (of 8) / The Celtic Twilight and Stories of Red Hanrahan THE CELTIC TWILIGHT Ti...

The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson – Swanston Edition. Volume 14A CHILD’S GARDEN OF VERSESI. BED IN SUMMER II. A THOUGHT III. AT THE SEA-SIDE IV. YOUNG NIGHT THOUGHT V. WHOLE DUTY OF CHILDREN VI. RAIN VII. PIRATE STORY VIII. FOREIGN LANDS IX. WINDY NIGHTS X. TRAVEL XI. SINGING XII. LOOKING FORWA...

Katharine Frensham: A NovelBeatrice Harraden Katharine Frensham: A Novel "Midway the road of our life's term they met,And one another knew without surprise;Nor cared that beauty stood in mutual eyes;Nor at their tardy meeting nursed regret. To them it was revealed how they had foundThe kindred na...

The Adventures of a SuburbaniteEllis Parker Butler The Adventures of a Suburbanite I. THE PRAWLEYS ISOBEL was born in a flat, and that was no fault of her own; but she was born in a flat, and reared in a flat, and married from a flat, and, for two years after we were married, we lived in a flat; ...

Bransford of Rainbow RangeEugene Manlove Rhodes Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia or The Little Eohippus PROLOGUE I The long fall round-up was over. The wagon, homeward bound, made camp for the last night out at the Sinks of Lost River. Most o...

The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue IncidentSaltus Edgar The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident THE PERFUME OF EROS CHAPTER I A MAN OF FASHION "ROYAL," said the man's mother that evening, "are you still thinking of Fanny Price?"It was in Gramercy Park. As you may or may not know, Gramercy P...