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by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
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CONTENTS.
THE MAROONS OF JAMAICA
THE MAROONS OF SURINAM
GABRIEL’S DEFEAT
DENMARK VESEY
NAT TURNER’S INSURRECTION
APPENDIX
by W. L. Grant
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2013
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PREFACE
NOVA SCOTIA
BIRTH AND TRAINING
THE OLD COLONIAL SYSTEM
THE FIGHT FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT
RAILWAYS AND IMPERIAL CONSOLIDATION
BAFFLED HOPES
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Jethou
Or Crusoe Life in the Channel Isles
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2013
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CHAPTER I. MY BIRTH AND HOME—MY PRETTY COUSIN—ACCIDENT TO THE "KITTYWICH"—JOURNEY TO GUERNSEY—PLEADING TO BECOME A CRUSOE—MY WISH GRANTED—OUTFIT SECURED—SAIL TO JETHOU.
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CHAPTER XXII. M. OUDIN ARRIVES—THE...
by Edwin Waugh
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2013
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I Among the Blackburn Operatives
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III Among the Preston Operatives
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by John Geddie
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2013
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CHAPTER I
Ballad Characteristics
CHAPTER II
Ballad Growth and Ballad History
CHAPTER III
Ballad Structure and Ballad Style
CHAPTER IV
The Mythological Ballad
CHAPTER V
The Romantic Ballad
CHAPTER VI
The Historical Ballad
CHAPTER VII
Conclusion
by G.-V. Legros
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2013
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CONTENTS
PREFACE.
INTRODUCTION.
CHAPTER 1. THE INTUITION OF NATURE.
CHAPTER 2. THE PRIMARY TEACHER.
CHAPTER 3. CORSICA.
CHAPTER 4. AT AVIGNON.
CHAPTER 5. A GREAT TEACHER.
CHAPTER 6. THE HERMITAGE.
CHAPTER 7. THE INTERPRETATION...
by Hector C. MacPherson
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2013
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CHAPTER I Early Life
CHAPTER II Craigenputtock—Literary Efforts
CHAPTER III Carlyle's Mental Development
CHAPTER IV Life in London
CHAPTER V Holiday Journeyings—Literary Work
CHAPTER VI Rectorial Address—Death of...
by William Butler Yeats
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2012
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Responsibilities, 1912-1914 —
Introductory Rhymes
The Grey Rock
The Two Kings
To a Wealthy Man
September 1913
To a Friend whose Work has come to Nothing
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The Magi
The Dolls
A Coat
Closing Rhymes
From the...
Atrocious Judges
Lives of Judges Infamous as Tools of Tyrants and Instruments of Oppression. Compiled from the Judicial Biographies of John Lord Campbell, Lord Chief Justice of England. With an Appendix, Containing the Case of Passmore Williamson.
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2013
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INTRODUCTION.
CHAPTER I. ROGER LE BRABANCON.
CHAPTER II. ROBERT TRESILIAN.
CHAPTER III. THOMAS BILLING.
CHAPTER IV. JOHN FITZJAMES.
CHAPTER V. THOMAS FLEMING.
CHAPTER VI. NICHOLAS HYDE.
CHAPTER VII. JOHN BRAMPSTON.
CHAPTER VIII. ROBERT HEATH.
CHAPTER IX. ROBERT FOSTER.
CHAPTER X. ROBERT HYDE.
CHAPTER...
by Armgaard Karl Graves, Edward Lyell Fox
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2013
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I HOW I BECAME A SECRET AGENT
II THE MAKING OF A SECRET AGENT
III INTO THE EAST
IV AT THE SUBLIME PORTE
V THE GRAND DUKE'S LETTER
VI THE INTRIGUE AT MONTE CARLO
VII THE KAISER PREVENTS A WAR
VIII THE ISOLATION OF FRANCE
IX IN THE BALKAN...
by Frantz Funck-Brentano, Victorien Sardou, Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2013
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Introduction
CHAPTER I The Archives
CHAPTER II History of the Bastille
CHAPTER III Life in the Bastille
CHAPTER IV The Man in the Iron Mask
CHAPTER V Men of Letters in the Bastille
I. VOLTAIRE
II....
by C.W. Leadbeater
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2013
CONTENTS
I. What Theosophy Is
II. From the Absolute to Man
III. The Formation of a Solar System
IV. The Evolution of Life
V. The Constitution of Man
VI. After Death
VII. Reincarnation
VIII. The Purpose of Life
IX. The Planetary Chains
X. The Result of Theosophical Study
About the Author
"Charles...
The American Language
A Preliminary Inquiry into the Development of English in the United States
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2013
The American Language
A Preliminary Inquiry into the Development of English in the United States
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I. By Way of Introduction,
The Diverging Streams,
The Academic Attitude,
The View of Writing Men,
Foreign...
by Théophile Gautier
Language: French
Release Date: November 14, 2013
Language: French
Release Date: November 14, 2013
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PRÉFACE.
AFFINITÉS SECRÈTES, madrigal panthéiste.
LE POËME DE LA FEMME, marbre de Paros.
ÉTUDE DE MAINS.
I. Imperia.
II. Lacenaire.
VARIATIONS SUR LE CARNAVAL DE VENISE.
I. Dans la rue.
II. Sur les lagunes.
III. Carnaval.
IV. Clair de lune sentimental.
SYMPHONIE EN BLANC MAJEUR.
COQUETTERIE...