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Little Travels and Roadside Sketches

Little Travels and Roadside Sketches

by William Makepeace Thackeray

Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 439 Volume 17, New Series, May 29, 1852

Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 439 Volume 17, New Series, May 29, 1852

by Various Authors

The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers, Series 1

The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers, Series 1

by R. H. (Robert Henry) Newell

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 363, January, 1846

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 363, January, 1846

by Various Authors

Cobb's Bill-of-Fare

Cobb's Bill-of-Fare

by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb

Post mortem: Essays, historical and medical

Post mortem: Essays, historical and medical

by C. (Charles) MacLaurin

A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 3, part 1: Andrew Jackson (Second Term)

A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 3, part 1: Andrew Jackson (Second Term)

The Friendly Club and Other Portraits

The Friendly Club and Other Portraits

by Francis Parsons

The Uncensored Letters of a Canteen Girl

The Uncensored Letters of a Canteen Girl

by Katharine Duncan Morse

Little Masterpieces of Science: Health and Healing

Little Masterpieces of Science: Health and Healing

The Arena, Volume 4, No. 21, August, 1891

The Arena, Volume 4, No. 21, August, 1891

by Various Authors

What's What in America

What's What in America

by Eugene V. (Eugene Valentine) Brewster

Critical Miscellanies (Vol 2 of 3), Essay 1: Vauvenargues

Critical Miscellanies (Vol 2 of 3), Essay 1: Vauvenargues

by John Morley

Birds and All Nature, Vol. 4, No. 6, December 1898 Illustrated by Color Photography

Birds and All Nature, Vol. 4, No. 6, December 1898 Illustrated by Color Photography

by Various Authors

Americanisms and Briticisms; with other essays on other isms

Americanisms and Briticisms; with other essays on other isms

by Brander Matthews

Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXIV, No. 1, January 1849

Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXIV, No. 1, January 1849

by Various Authors

English Pharisees, French Crocodiles, and Other Anglo-French Typical Characters

English Pharisees, French Crocodiles, and Other Anglo-French Typical Characters

by Max O'Rell

Patrins To Which Is Added an Inquirendo Into the Wit & Other Good Parts of His Late Majesty King Charles the Second

Patrins To Which Is Added an Inquirendo Into the Wit & Other Good Parts of His Late Majesty King Charles the Second

by Louise Imogen Guiney

State of the Union Addresses of Barack Obama, 2009-2016

State of the Union Addresses of Barack Obama, 2009-2016

by Barack Obama

Points of friction

Points of friction

by Agnes Repplier

Widger's Quotes and Images from Zilah by Jules Claretie The French Immortals: Quotes And Images

Widger's Quotes and Images from Zilah by Jules Claretie The French Immortals: Quotes And Images

by Jules Claretie

Lazy Thoughts of a Lazy Girl Sister of that "Idle Fellow."

Lazy Thoughts of a Lazy Girl Sister of that "Idle Fellow."

by Jenny Wren

Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine, Vol. 72, No. 442, August, 1852

Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine, Vol. 72, No. 442, August, 1852

by Various Authors

The Illiterate Digest

The Illiterate Digest

by Will Rogers

Pensées d'une amazone

Pensées d'une amazone

by Natalie Clifford Barney

Discourse on Criticism and of Poetry From Poems On Several Occasions (1707)

Discourse on Criticism and of Poetry From Poems On Several Occasions (1707)

by Samuel Cobb

True Tales of the Weird: a record of personal experiences of the supernatural

True Tales of the Weird: a record of personal experiences of the supernatural

by Sidney Dickinson

Scientific Culture, and Other Essays Second Edition; with Additions

Scientific Culture, and Other Essays Second Edition; with Additions

by Jr. (Josiah Parsons) Josiah P. Cooke

The Good Gray Poet, A Vindication

The Good Gray Poet, A Vindication

by William Douglas O'Connor

Lettres intimes

Lettres intimes

by Hector Berlioz

Letters from England, Volume 3 (of 3)

Letters from England, Volume 3 (of 3)

by Robert Southey

De Carmine Pastorali Prefixed to Thomas Creech's translation of the Idylliums of Theocritus (1684)

De Carmine Pastorali Prefixed to Thomas Creech's translation of the Idylliums of Theocritus (1684)

by René Rapin

Œuvres complètes de lord Byron, Tome 10 comprenant ses mémoires publiés par Thomas Moore

Œuvres complètes de lord Byron, Tome 10 comprenant ses mémoires publiés par Thomas Moore

by Baron George Gordon Byron Byron

The Lord's Coming. Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, vol. II

The Lord's Coming. Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, vol. II

by Charles Henry Mackintosh

Shelburne Essays, Third Series

Shelburne Essays, Third Series

by Paul Elmer More

Graham's Magazine, Vol XXXIII, No. 6, December 1848

Graham's Magazine, Vol XXXIII, No. 6, December 1848

by Various Authors

Contemplazione della morte

Contemplazione della morte

by Gabriele D'Annunzio

Collectanea de Diversis Rebus: Addresses and Papers

Collectanea de Diversis Rebus: Addresses and Papers

by Sir Peter Eade

The Country House (with Designs)

The Country House (with Designs)

by Alexis de Châteauneuf, Sir Charles Lock Eastlake

Gespräche für Freimaurer

Gespräche für Freimaurer

by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

Skizzenbuch

Skizzenbuch

by Mark Twain

Letters From an Old Time Salesman to His Son

Letters From an Old Time Salesman to His Son

by Roy Lester James

Les Contemporains, 6ème Série Études et Portraits Littéraires

Les Contemporains, 6ème Série Études et Portraits Littéraires

by Jules Lemaître

Huxley and education Address at the Opening of the College Year, Columbia University, September 28, 1910

Huxley and education Address at the Opening of the College Year, Columbia University, September 28, 1910

by Henry Fairfield Osborn

The Haunts of Old Cockaigne

The Haunts of Old Cockaigne

by Alexander M. (Alexander Mattock) Thompson

State of the Union Addresses

State of the Union Addresses

by Woodrow Wilson

Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 453 Volume 18, New Series, September 4, 1852

Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 453 Volume 18, New Series, September 4, 1852

by Various Authors

The Epistles on the Romance of the Rose, and other documents in the debate

The Epistles on the Romance of the Rose, and other documents in the debate

by Charles Frederick Ward

Half-Hours with the Idiot

Half-Hours with the Idiot

by John Kendrick Bangs

Reflections and Comments 1865-1895

Reflections and Comments 1865-1895

by Edwin Lawrence Godkin

Charles Edward Putney: An Appreciation

Charles Edward Putney: An Appreciation

by Charles E. Putney Memorial Association

A Book of Autographs

A Book of Autographs

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Chats in the Book-Room

Chats in the Book-Room

by Horace N. Pym

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 17, No. 486, April 23, 1831

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 17, No. 486, April 23, 1831

by Various Authors

Dead letters

Dead letters

by Maurice Baring

A Holiday in Bed, and Other Sketches

A Holiday in Bed, and Other Sketches

by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie

Plays and Puritans

Plays and Puritans

by Charles Kingsley

Speech of Mr. Cushing, of Massachusetts, on the Right of Petition, as Connected with Petitions for the Abolition of Slavery and the Slave Trade in the District of Columbia. In The House Of Representatives, January 25, 1836.

Speech of Mr. Cushing, of Massachusetts, on the Right of Petition, as Connected with Petitions for the Abolition of Slavery and the Slave Trade in the District of Columbia. In The House Of Representatives, January 25, 1836.

by Caleb Cushing

Recreation by Viscount Grey of Fallodon, K.G.

Recreation by Viscount Grey of Fallodon, K.G.

by Viscount Edward Grey Grey of Fallodon

Address of President Roosevelt at Cairo, Illinois, October 3, 1907

Address of President Roosevelt at Cairo, Illinois, October 3, 1907

by Theodore Roosevelt

Notes and Queries, Vol. V, Number 123, March 6, 1852 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

Notes and Queries, Vol. V, Number 123, March 6, 1852 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

by Various Authors

Opúsculos por Alexandre Herculano - Tomo 02

Opúsculos por Alexandre Herculano - Tomo 02

by Alexandre Herculano

On Being Negro in America

On Being Negro in America

by J. Saunders (Jay Saunders) Redding

Opiniones Obras Completas Vol. X

Opiniones Obras Completas Vol. X

by Rubén Darío

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 12, No. 343, November 29, 1828

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 12, No. 343, November 29, 1828

by Various Authors

Irish Impressions

Irish Impressions

by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton

Noites de insomnia, offerecidas a quem não póde dormir. Nº 09 (de 12)

Noites de insomnia, offerecidas a quem não póde dormir. Nº 09 (de 12)

by Camilo Castelo Branco

Courage

Courage

by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie

Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 91, July 26, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 91, July 26, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

by Various Authors

Opúsculos por Alexandre Herculano - Tomo 05

Opúsculos por Alexandre Herculano - Tomo 05

by Alexandre Herculano

Brief Reflections relative to the Emigrant French Clergy

Brief Reflections relative to the Emigrant French Clergy

by Fanny Burney

The Novel; what it is

The Novel; what it is

by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford

Life in the War Zone

Life in the War Zone

by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton

Address to the First Graduating Class of Rutgers Female College

Address to the First Graduating Class of Rutgers Female College

by Henry M. (Henry Miller) Pierce

Séance De L'académie Française Du 2 Mai 1901 Discours De Réception De M. Berthelot; Réponse De M. Jules Lemaître

Séance De L'académie Française Du 2 Mai 1901 Discours De Réception De M. Berthelot; Réponse De M. Jules Lemaître

by M. (Marcellin) Berthelot, Jules Lemaître

The Fly Leaf, No. 4, Vol. 1, March 1896

The Fly Leaf, No. 4, Vol. 1, March 1896

by Various Authors

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 14, No. 405, December 19, 1829

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 14, No. 405, December 19, 1829

by Various Authors

Conferenze tenute a Firenze nel 1896 La vita italiana durante la Rivoluzione francese e l'Impero

Conferenze tenute a Firenze nel 1896 La vita italiana durante la Rivoluzione francese e l'Impero

by Various Authors

Studies in Mediæval Life and Literature

Studies in Mediæval Life and Literature

by Edward T. (Edward Tompkins) McLaughlin

The Philistine : a periodical for curious persons (Vol. II, No. 6, May 1896)

The Philistine : a periodical for curious persons (Vol. II, No. 6, May 1896)

by Various Authors

Address of President Roosevelt at the Lincoln dinner of the Republican club of the city of New York, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, February 13, 1905

Address of President Roosevelt at the Lincoln dinner of the Republican club of the city of New York, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, February 13, 1905

by Theodore Roosevelt

A Letter to the Loving and Beloved People of the Parish of Madeley, and Its Vicinity, Who Have Lost a Friend to Piety in the Death of Mrs. Fletcher, Widow of the Rev. J. W. Fletcher, (or de la Flechere,) Late Vicar of Madeley, Shropshire.

A Letter to the Loving and Beloved People of the Parish of Madeley, and Its Vicinity, Who Have Lost a Friend to Piety in the Death of Mrs. Fletcher, Widow of the Rev. J. W. Fletcher, (or de la Flechere,) Late Vicar of Madeley, Shropshire.

by Mary Tooth

Suggestions to the Jews : for improvement in reference to their charities, education, and general government

Suggestions to the Jews : for improvement in reference to their charities, education, and general government

by Henry Faudel

Intermèdes

Intermèdes

by Emile Baumann

Recuerdos de Italia (parte 2 de 2)

Recuerdos de Italia (parte 2 de 2)

by Emilio Castelar

Proposed Surrender of the Prayer-Book and Articles of the Church of England A Letter to the Lord Bishop of London on Professor Stanley's Views of Clerical and University "Subscription"

Proposed Surrender of the Prayer-Book and Articles of the Church of England A Letter to the Lord Bishop of London on Professor Stanley's Views of Clerical and University "Subscription"

by William J. (William Josiah) Irons

Da un carteggio inedito

Da un carteggio inedito

by Giosuè Carducci

Buch und Bildung: Eine Aufsatzfolge

Buch und Bildung: Eine Aufsatzfolge

by Friedrich Oldenbourg

General Harmar's Campaign

General Harmar's Campaign

by Public Library of Fort Wayne and Allen County

One thousand dollars a day. Studies in practical economics

One thousand dollars a day. Studies in practical economics

by Adeline Knapp

Gedankengut aus meinen Wanderjahren. Zweiter Band

Gedankengut aus meinen Wanderjahren. Zweiter Band

by Max Dauthendey

The Morning of Spiritual Youth Improved, in the Prospect of Old Age and Its Infirmities Being a Literal and Spiritual Paraphrase on the Twelfth Chapter of Ecclesiastes. In a Series of Letters.

The Morning of Spiritual Youth Improved, in the Prospect of Old Age and Its Infirmities Being a Literal and Spiritual Paraphrase on the Twelfth Chapter of Ecclesiastes. In a Series of Letters.

by J. (John) Church

Joseph Hergesheimer, an essay in interpretation

Joseph Hergesheimer, an essay in interpretation

by James Branch Cabell

The Works of George Meredith: A Linked Index to the Project Gutenberg Editions

The Works of George Meredith: A Linked Index to the Project Gutenberg Editions

by George Meredith

The Unity of the Church Essential to the Conversion of the World A Sermon, Preached Before the Directors and Friends of the London Missionary Society, During Their Anniversary in May, 1846, in the Church of St. Mary, Spital Square, London

The Unity of the Church Essential to the Conversion of the World A Sermon, Preached Before the Directors and Friends of the London Missionary Society, During Their Anniversary in May, 1846, in the Church of St. Mary, Spital Square, London

by James Henry Alexander Gwyther

Conseils à un Jeune Homme pauvre qui vient faire de la littérature à Paris

Conseils à un Jeune Homme pauvre qui vient faire de la littérature à Paris

by Maurice Magre

A Letter of affectionate remonstrance addressed to the members of the Established Church in Norwich and in Norfolk and occasioned by the proposed exclusive system of infant education

A Letter of affectionate remonstrance addressed to the members of the Established Church in Norwich and in Norfolk and occasioned by the proposed exclusive system of infant education

by John Alexander

L'idée médicale dans les romans de Paul Bourget

L'idée médicale dans les romans de Paul Bourget

by J. (Joseph) Grasset

Suomen kultainen kirja I

Suomen kultainen kirja I

by Sigurd Wettenhovi-Aspa

The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Volume 01

The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Volume 01

by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart