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The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 24, October, 1859 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 24, October, 1859 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics

by Various Authors

Widger's Quotations from the Project Gutenberg Editions of Paine's Writings on Mark Twain

Widger's Quotations from the Project Gutenberg Editions of Paine's Writings on Mark Twain

by Albert Bigelow Paine

The Conservation of Races

The Conservation of Races

by W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt) Du Bois

The Census in Moscow

The Census in Moscow

by graf Leo Tolstoy

The Essays of "George Eliot" Complete

The Essays of "George Eliot" Complete

by George Eliot

The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; On Human Nature

The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; On Human Nature

by Arthur Schopenhauer

The Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 1 (1774-1779): The American Crisis

The Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 1 (1774-1779): The American Crisis

by Thomas Paine

Ueber Goethes Hermann und Dorothea

Ueber Goethes Hermann und Dorothea

by Victor Hehn

Preface to Shakespeare

Preface to Shakespeare

by Samuel Johnson

Wisdom and Destiny

Wisdom and Destiny

by Maurice Maeterlinck

Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 5 (1901-1906)

Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 5 (1901-1906)

by Mark Twain

The Mind in the Making: The Relation of Intelligence to Social Reform

The Mind in the Making: The Relation of Intelligence to Social Reform

by James Harvey Robinson

The Colloquies of Erasmus, Volume I.

The Colloquies of Erasmus, Volume I.

by Desiderius Erasmus

Samuel Richardson's Introduction to Pamela

Samuel Richardson's Introduction to Pamela

by Samuel Richardson

Arizona Sketches

Arizona Sketches

by J. A. (Joseph Amasa) Munk

Notes and Queries, No. 209, October 29 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

Notes and Queries, No. 209, October 29 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

by Various Authors

The Buried Temple

The Buried Temple

by Maurice Maeterlinck

A Series of Letters, in Defence of Divine Revelation In Reply to Rev. Abner Kneeland's Serious Inquiry into the Authenticity of the Same. To Which is Added, a Religious Correspondence, Between the Rev. Hosea Ballou, and the Rev. Dr. Joseph Buckminster and Rev. Joseph Walton, Pastors of Congregational Churches in Portsmouth, N. H.

A Series of Letters, in Defence of Divine Revelation In Reply to Rev. Abner Kneeland's Serious Inquiry into the Authenticity of the Same. To Which is Added, a Religious Correspondence, Between the Rev. Hosea Ballou, and the Rev. Dr. Joseph Buckminster and Rev. Joseph Walton, Pastors of Congregational Churches in Portsmouth, N. H.

by Hosea Ballou

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 10, No. 286, December 8, 1827

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 10, No. 286, December 8, 1827

by Various Authors

As Farpas: Chronica Mensal da Politica, das Letras e dos Costumes (1873-03/04)

As Farpas: Chronica Mensal da Politica, das Letras e dos Costumes (1873-03/04)

Salvation Syrup; Or, Light On Darkest England

Salvation Syrup; Or, Light On Darkest England

by G. W. (George William) Foote

Redevoeringen

Redevoeringen

by Hendrik Conscience

Metsä-kukkia: Runoa ja Proosaa

Metsä-kukkia: Runoa ja Proosaa

by Antti Mäkinen

De Profundis

De Profundis

by Oscar Wilde

Past and Present Thomas Carlyle's Collected Works, Vol. XIII.

Past and Present Thomas Carlyle's Collected Works, Vol. XIII.

by Thomas Carlyle

Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son Being the Letters written by John Graham, Head of the House of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago, familiarly known on 'Change as "Old Gorgon Graham," to his Son, Pierrepont, facetiously known to his intimates as "Piggy."

Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son Being the Letters written by John Graham, Head of the House of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago, familiarly known on 'Change as "Old Gorgon Graham," to his Son, Pierrepont, facetiously known to his intimates as "Piggy."

by George Horace Lorimer

The Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral

The Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral

by Francis Bacon

The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays

The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays

by Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele

The Uncommercial Traveller

The Uncommercial Traveller

by Charles Dickens

The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table

The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table

by Oliver Wendell Holmes

Standard Selections A Collection and Adaptation of Superior Productions from Best Authors for Use in Class Room and on the Platform

Standard Selections A Collection and Adaptation of Superior Productions from Best Authors for Use in Class Room and on the Platform

Speeches & Letters of Abraham Lincoln, 1832-1865

Speeches & Letters of Abraham Lincoln, 1832-1865

by Abraham Lincoln

Books and Habits, from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn

Books and Habits, from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn

by Lafcadio Hearn

The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 09 Contributions to The Tatler, The Examiner, The Spectator, and The Intelligencer

The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 09 Contributions to The Tatler, The Examiner, The Spectator, and The Intelligencer

by Jonathan Swift

The Majesty of Calmness; individual problems and posibilities

The Majesty of Calmness; individual problems and posibilities

by William George Jordan

Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 1 (1853-1866)

Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 1 (1853-1866)

by Mark Twain

An Open Letter on Translating

An Open Letter on Translating

by Martin Luther

Authors of Greece

Authors of Greece

by T. W. (Thomas Wallace) Lumb

De Libris: Prose and Verse

De Libris: Prose and Verse

by Austin Dobson

In Defence of Harriet Shelley

In Defence of Harriet Shelley

by Mark Twain

The Human Drift

The Human Drift

by Jack London

The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 2

The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 2

by Thomas De Quincey

Signs of Change

Signs of Change

by William Morris

Récréations littéraires, curiosités et singularités, bévues et lapsus, etc.

Récréations littéraires, curiosités et singularités, bévues et lapsus, etc.

by Albert Cim

Earthwork out of Tuscany: Being Impressions and Translations of Maurice Hewlett

Earthwork out of Tuscany: Being Impressions and Translations of Maurice Hewlett

by Maurice Hewlett

As We Go

As We Go

by Charles Dudley Warner

Plague and pestilence in literature and art

Plague and pestilence in literature and art

by Sir Raymond Henry Payne Crawfurd

Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic

Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic

by Henri Bergson

Sesame and Lilies

Sesame and Lilies

by John Ruskin

The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Vol. 1 (of 9) Being His Autobiography, Correspondence, Reports, Messages, Addresses, and Other Writings, Official and Private

The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Vol. 1 (of 9) Being His Autobiography, Correspondence, Reports, Messages, Addresses, and Other Writings, Official and Private

by Thomas Jefferson

A Book of Prefaces

A Book of Prefaces

by H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken

The Defendant

The Defendant

by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton

The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (Volume 1 of 2)

The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (Volume 1 of 2)

by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

A Dish of Orts : Chiefly Papers on the Imagination, and on Shakespeare

A Dish of Orts : Chiefly Papers on the Imagination, and on Shakespeare

by George MacDonald

Cicero's Orations

Cicero's Orations

by Marcus Tullius Cicero

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847

by Various Authors

Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, From the Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3

Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, From the Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3

by Thomas Jefferson

Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation

Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation

by Lafcadio Hearn

Among My Books. First Series

Among My Books. First Series

by James Russell Lowell

A Psychological Counter-Current in Recent Fiction

A Psychological Counter-Current in Recent Fiction

by William Dean Howells

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 53, March, 1862 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 53, March, 1862 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics

by Various Authors

Complete Project Gutenberg William Dean Howells Literature Essays

Complete Project Gutenberg William Dean Howells Literature Essays

by William Dean Howells

La manière de bien traduire d'une langue en aultre

La manière de bien traduire d'une langue en aultre

by Etienne Dolet

State of the Union Addresses

State of the Union Addresses

by Millard Fillmore

Lord Roberts' Message to the Nation

Lord Roberts' Message to the Nation

by Earl Frederick Sleigh Roberts Roberts

Sermão contra o Filosofismo do Seculo XIX

Sermão contra o Filosofismo do Seculo XIX

by José Agostinho de Macedo

I ragazzi d'una volta e i ragazzi d'adesso

I ragazzi d'una volta e i ragazzi d'adesso

by marchesa Colombi

Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims

Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims

by François duc de La Rochefoucauld

The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America

The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America

by Thomas Jefferson

Book of Wise Sayings Selected Largely from Eastern Sources

Book of Wise Sayings Selected Largely from Eastern Sources

by W. A. (William Alexander) Clouston

The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol. I

The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol. I

by Thomas Carlyle, Ralph Waldo Emerson

Latter-Day Pamphlets

Latter-Day Pamphlets

by Thomas Carlyle

Short Studies on Great Subjects

Short Studies on Great Subjects

by James Anthony Froude

Utopia of Usurers and Other Essays

Utopia of Usurers and Other Essays

by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton

Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor Coleridge

by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Narrative and Miscellaneous Papers

Narrative and Miscellaneous Papers

by Thomas De Quincey

Across the Plains, with Other Memories and Essays

Across the Plains, with Other Memories and Essays

by Robert Louis Stevenson

The Unseen World, and Other Essays

The Unseen World, and Other Essays

by John Fiske

Books and Characters, French & English

Books and Characters, French & English

by Lytton Strachey

Inaugural Address of Franklin Delano Roosevelt Given in Washington, D.C. March 4th, 1933

Inaugural Address of Franklin Delano Roosevelt Given in Washington, D.C. March 4th, 1933

by Franklin D. (Franklin Delano) Roosevelt

Discourses on Satire and on Epic Poetry

Discourses on Satire and on Epic Poetry

by John Dryden

Tendresses impériales

Tendresses impériales

by Emperor of the French Napoleon I

The Library

The Library

by Andrew Lang

Sermons on Evil-Speaking

Sermons on Evil-Speaking

by Isaac Barrow

Old Scores and New Readings: Discussions on Music & Certain Musicians

Old Scores and New Readings: Discussions on Music & Certain Musicians

by John F. Runciman

Early Letters of George Wm. Curtis to John S. Dwight; Brook Farm and Concord

Early Letters of George Wm. Curtis to John S. Dwight; Brook Farm and Concord

by George William Curtis

Todo al Vuelo Obras Completas Vol. XVIII

Todo al Vuelo Obras Completas Vol. XVIII

by Rubén Darío

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 10, No. 277, October 13, 1827

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 10, No. 277, October 13, 1827

by Various Authors

Essays — Second Series

Essays — Second Series

by Ralph Waldo Emerson

The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 03 (of 12)

The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 03 (of 12)

by Edmund Burke

Walking

Walking

by Henry David Thoreau

Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology

Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology

by C. G. (Carl Gustav) Jung

Woman in the Nineteenth Century and Kindred Papers Relating to the Sphere, Condition and Duties, of Woman.

Woman in the Nineteenth Century and Kindred Papers Relating to the Sphere, Condition and Duties, of Woman.

by Margaret Fuller

The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1810

The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1810

The Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 4 (1794-1796): The Age of Reason

The Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 4 (1794-1796): The Age of Reason

by Thomas Paine

The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 04 (of 12)

The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 04 (of 12)

by Edmund Burke

Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 4 (1886-1900)

Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 4 (1886-1900)

by Mark Twain

Between Heathenism and Christianity Being a translation of Seneca's De Providentia, and Plutarch's De sera numinis vindicta, together with notes, additional extracts from these writers and two essays on Graeco-Roman life in the first century after Christ.

Between Heathenism and Christianity Being a translation of Seneca's De Providentia, and Plutarch's De sera numinis vindicta, together with notes, additional extracts from these writers and two essays on Graeco-Roman life in the first century after Christ.

by Charles William Super, Plutarch, Lucius Annaeus Seneca

The Place of Science in Modern Civilisation, and Other Essays

The Place of Science in Modern Civilisation, and Other Essays

by Thorstein Veblen

Les caractères

Les caractères

by Jean de La Bruyère