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The Pearl of Peace: or, The Little PeacemakerLeslie Madeline The Pearl of Peace; or, The Little Peacemaker CHAPTER I THE QUARREL SHE'S the meanest girl I ever saw! If she is my cousin, I'll say so. I wont speak to her again this term; see if I do!"Sallie Munson was greatly excited, and walked in ...

CarmenProsper Mérimée Carmen CHAPTER I I had always suspected the geographical authorities did not know what they were talking about when they located the battlefield of Munda in the county of the Bastuli-Poeni, close to the modern Monda, some two leagues north of Marbella.According to my own sur...

Peter Pan in Kensington GardensJ. M. Barrie Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens I THE GRAND TOUR OF THE GARDENS You must see for yourselves that it will be difficult to follow Peter Pan's adventures unless you are familiar with the Kensington Gardens. They are in London, where the King lives, and I u...

L'enfance et l'adolescenceL'enfance et l'adolescence Édition spéciale pour la jeunesse revue par l'auteur L'ENFANCE CHAPITRE I NOTRE PRÉCEPTEUR KARL IVANOVITCH Le 12 août 18… trois jours après le dixième anniversaire de ma naissance, où j'avais été comblé de tant de merveilleux cadeaux, Karl Ivan...

Fast Nine: or, A Challenge from FairfieldAlan Douglas Fast Nine; or, A Challenge from Fairfield CHAPTER I. ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE FISHING HOLE A party of five boys, ranging in age around fifteen or sixteen, trudged rather wearily along the bank of a small stream known as the Sunflower River. So...

F. ChopinFranz Liszt F. Chopin I Weimar 1850.Chopin! doux et harmonieux génie! Quel est le cœur auquel il fut cher, quelle est la personne à laquelle il fut familier qui, en l'entendant nommer, n'éprouve un tressaillement, comme au souvenir d'un être supérieur qu'il eut la fortune de connaître? M...

MoodsAlcott Louisa May Moods "Life is a train of moods like a string of beads; and as we pass through them they prove to be many colored lenses, which paint the world their own hue, and each shows us only what lies in its own focus." Emerson.CHAPTER I. IN A YEAR The room fronted the west, but a b...

Patty and AzaleaCarolyn Wells Patty and Azalea CHAPTER I WISTARIA PORCH "Oh, Little Billee! Come quick, for goodness' sake! The baby's choking!"Patty was in the sun parlour, her arms full of a fluttering bundle of lace and linen, and her blue eyes wide with dismay at her small daughter's facial c...

The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci. CompleteThe Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci. Volume 1PREFACEThe author's intention to publish his MSS123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839II. Linear Perspective4041424344454647484950515253545556575859606162636465666768697071727374...

Wild Life in the Land of the Giants: A Tale of Two BrothersChapter One. Book I – Our Home by the Sea. The Old Home by the Sea – Aunt SerapheemaChapter Two. While Walking on the Sea-BeachChapter Three. The Story of a Shipwreck – A Mystery – The Fate of Poor JoeChapter Four. The Sound of War – Firs...