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Biographies of Working MenGrant Allen Biographies of Working Men PREFACEMy acknowledgments are due to Dr. Smiles's "Lives of the Engineers," "Life of the Stephensons," and "Life of a Scotch Naturalist;" to Lady Eastlake's "Life of Gibson;" to Mr. Holden's "Life of Sir William Herschel;" to M. Seu...

An Exhortation to Peace and UnityJohn Bunyan An Exhortation to Peace and Unity [We deem it proper to state, that, though the following Treatise of Christian Union appears in nearly all the collected editions of Bunyan’s Works, yet its genuineness has been called in question by the Rev. Mr Philip ...

Bollettino del Club Alpino Italiano 1895-96Various Bollettino del Club Alpino Italiano 1895-96 / Vol. 29 Num. 62 R. H. Budden Fra le più care e tipiche figure dei pionieri dell’alpinismo italiano, che ormai col volgere degli anni, come natura vuole, vanno scomparendo, una più delle altre pareva v...

The YosemiteChapter 1. The Approach to the ValleyThe Sierra From The West Characteristics Of The Cañons The Incomparable Yosemite The Approach To The Valley The First View: The Bridal Veil General Features Of The Valley The Upper Cañons Natural Features Near The Valley Down The Yosemite Creek The...

Forests of MaineJacob Abbott Forests of Maine / Marco Paul's Adventures in Pursuit of Knowledge PREFACE The design of the series of volumes, which it is intended to issue under the general title of Marco Paul's Adventures in the Pursuit of Knowledge, is not merely to entertain the reader with a n...

The Mind and the BrainAlfred Binet The Mind and the Brain / Being the Authorised Translation of L'Âme et le Corps BOOK I THE DEFINITION OF MATTERTHE MIND AND THE BRAIN1CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION This book is a prolonged effort to establish a distinction between what is called mind and what is called ...

Napoleon BonaparteJohn S. C. Abbott Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon, finding his proffers of peace rejected by England with contumely and scorn, and declined by Austria, now prepared, with his wonted energy, to repel the assaults of the allies. As he sat in his cabinet at the Tuileries, the thunders ...

The Aldine, Vol. 5, No. 1., January, 1872Various The Aldine, Vol. 5, No. 1., January, 1872 / A Typographic Art Journal "MAUD MÜLLER looked and sighed: 'Ah, me!That I the Judge's bride might be! "'He would dress me up in silks so fine,And praise and toast me at his wine. "'My father should wear a ...

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 12, No. 333, September 27, 1828Various The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction / Volume 12, No. 333, September 27, 1828 FIRE TOWER Throughout Scotland and Ireland there are scattered great numbers of round towers, which hav...

The Young Woman's GuideWilliam A. Alcott The Young Woman's Guide PREFACEThis work was begun, soon after the appearance of the Young Man's Guide—and was partially announced to the public. For reasons, however, which I have not room to give in this place, it was thought proper to defer its publicat...