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A Discourse on the Evils of Dancing

A Discourse on the Evils of Dancing

by John F. Mesick

Sermons

Sermons

by J. B. (Joseph Barber) Lightfoot

The sexagenarian; or, the recollections of a literary life (Volume 1 of 2)

The sexagenarian; or, the recollections of a literary life (Volume 1 of 2)

by William Beloe

Travelling Sketches

Travelling Sketches

by Anthony Trollope

Le poète et l'inspiration Orné et gravé par Armand Coussens

Le poète et l'inspiration Orné et gravé par Armand Coussens

by Francis Jammes

Staccato Notes of a Vanished Summer (from Literature and Life)

Staccato Notes of a Vanished Summer (from Literature and Life)

by William Dean Howells

In the Firing Line: Stories of the War by Land and Sea

In the Firing Line: Stories of the War by Land and Sea

by Arthur St. John Adcock

Little rays of moonshine

Little rays of moonshine

by A. P. (Alan Patrick) Herbert

The suppressed Gospels and Epistles of the original New Testament of Jesus the Christ, Volume 8, Ignatius

The suppressed Gospels and Epistles of the original New Testament of Jesus the Christ, Volume 8, Ignatius

by William Wake

Fremde Straßen

Fremde Straßen

by Peter Rosegger

Five Years Under the Southern Cross: Experiences and Impressions

Five Years Under the Southern Cross: Experiences and Impressions

by Frederic C. (Frederic Chambers) Spurr

The Illustrated Works of Friedrich Schiller A Linked Index to the Project Gutenberg Editions

The Illustrated Works of Friedrich Schiller A Linked Index to the Project Gutenberg Editions

by Friedrich Schiller

Alpine notes and the climbing foot

Alpine notes and the climbing foot

by George Wherry

A Speech on the Principles of Finance

A Speech on the Principles of Finance

by Victoria C. (Victoria Claflin) Woodhull

Stevenson's Perfect Virtues, as Exemplified by Leigh Hunt

Stevenson's Perfect Virtues, as Exemplified by Leigh Hunt

by Luther Albertus Brewer

As Cinzas de Camillo

As Cinzas de Camillo

by Visconde de Bento de Oliveira Cardoso Villa-Moura

The Philistine : a periodical of protest (Vol. I, No. 6, November 1895)

The Philistine : a periodical of protest (Vol. I, No. 6, November 1895)

by Various Authors

Seven Maids of Far Cathay: Being English Notes From a Chinese Class Book

Seven Maids of Far Cathay: Being English Notes From a Chinese Class Book

by Mary Forman Ledyard, Abertine D. Mandall

The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 5: The London Punch Letters

The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 5: The London Punch Letters

by Artemus Ward

Paisajes Argentinos

Paisajes Argentinos

by José María Salaverría

Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 3, September 1847

Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 3, September 1847

by Various Authors

Sustos da Vida nos Perigos da Cura

Sustos da Vida nos Perigos da Cura

by Bento Morganti

The Irish Penny Journal, Vol. 1 No. 37, March 13, 1841

The Irish Penny Journal, Vol. 1 No. 37, March 13, 1841

by Various Authors

Souvenirs de la Cour d'Assises

Souvenirs de la Cour d'Assises

by André Gide

The Cloud

The Cloud

by Sartell Prentice

Napoli a occhio nudo: Lettere ad un amico

Napoli a occhio nudo: Lettere ad un amico

by Renato Fucini

Widows grave and otherwise

Widows grave and otherwise

Les mystifications de Caillot-Duval Choix de ses lettres les plus amusantes avec les réponses de ses victimes

Les mystifications de Caillot-Duval Choix de ses lettres les plus amusantes avec les réponses de ses victimes

by comte de A. (Alphonse) Fortia de Piles, Pierre Marie Louis de Boisgelin de Kerdu

A Letter to the Bishop of Exeter

A Letter to the Bishop of Exeter

by Sir Edward Hall Alderson

Trotwood's Monthly, Vol. I, No. 6. March, 1906

Trotwood's Monthly, Vol. I, No. 6. March, 1906

by Various Authors

Donne e poeti

Donne e poeti

by Enrico Panzacchi

Waarheid en droomen

Waarheid en droomen

by J. P. (Johannes Petrus) Hasebroek

A Letter to Thomas F. Bayard

A Letter to Thomas F. Bayard

by Lysander Spooner

Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, No. 754, June 8, 1878

Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, No. 754, June 8, 1878

by Various Authors

The social center : a means of common understanding. An address delivered by the Hon. Woodrow Wilson, Governor of New Jersey, before the First National Conference on Civic and Social Center Development, at Madison, Wis., October 25, 1911

The social center : a means of common understanding. An address delivered by the Hon. Woodrow Wilson, Governor of New Jersey, before the First National Conference on Civic and Social Center Development, at Madison, Wis., October 25, 1911

by Woodrow Wilson

The Breadth, Freeness, and Yet Exclusiveness of the Gospel

The Breadth, Freeness, and Yet Exclusiveness of the Gospel

by Edward Hoare

"Let Us Have Peace" Remarks of Logan H. Roots on the Assassination of Hon. James Hinds, Delivered in the House of Representatives, Washington, D. C., on Friday, January 22, 1869.

"Let Us Have Peace" Remarks of Logan H. Roots on the Assassination of Hon. James Hinds, Delivered in the House of Representatives, Washington, D. C., on Friday, January 22, 1869.

by Logan H. (Logan Holt) Roots

The Voice of Faith in the Valley of Achor: Vol. 2 [of 2] being a series of letters to several friends on religious subjects

The Voice of Faith in the Valley of Achor: Vol. 2 [of 2] being a series of letters to several friends on religious subjects

by J. (John) Church

Shakespeare (Volume 1 of 2) Dargestellt im Vorträgen

Shakespeare (Volume 1 of 2) Dargestellt im Vorträgen

by Gustav Landauer

Kalevala Suomen kansan hengentuotteena : Kansantajuisia esityksiä

Kalevala Suomen kansan hengentuotteena : Kansantajuisia esityksiä

Vezető elmék: Irodalmi karcolatok

Vezető elmék: Irodalmi karcolatok

by Zoltán Ambrus

The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages

The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages

by P. T. (Phineas Taylor) Barnum

As A Chinaman Saw Us: Passages from His Letters to a Friend at Home

As A Chinaman Saw Us: Passages from His Letters to a Friend at Home

Chapters in Rural Progress

Chapters in Rural Progress

by Kenyon L. (Kenyon Leech) Butterfield

De Lof der Zotheid

De Lof der Zotheid

by Desiderius Erasmus

Over the Teacups

Over the Teacups

by Oliver Wendell Holmes

The Glories of Ireland

The Glories of Ireland

The Catholic World, Vol. 15, Nos. 85-90, April 1872-September 1872 A Monthly Magazine

The Catholic World, Vol. 15, Nos. 85-90, April 1872-September 1872 A Monthly Magazine

by Various Authors

Proverbes sur les femmes, l'amitié, l'amour et le mariage

Proverbes sur les femmes, l'amitié, l'amour et le mariage

by P.-M. (Pierre-Marie) Quitard

The golden gems of life : or, Gathered jewels for the home circle

The golden gems of life : or, Gathered jewels for the home circle

by Smith C. Ferguson, Emory Adams Allen

Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal

Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal

by Harold Edgeworth Butler

Curiosities of Street Literature

Curiosities of Street Literature

The English Novel

The English Novel

by George Saintsbury

Model Speeches for Practise

Model Speeches for Practise

by Grenville Kleiser

The Catholic World, Vol. 13, April to September, 1871

The Catholic World, Vol. 13, April to September, 1871

by Various Authors

Stories of Symphonic Music A Guide to the Meaning of Important Symphonies, Overtures, and Tone-poems from Beethoven to the Present Day

Stories of Symphonic Music A Guide to the Meaning of Important Symphonies, Overtures, and Tone-poems from Beethoven to the Present Day

by Lawrence Gilman

The American Mind The E. T. Earl Lectures

The American Mind The E. T. Earl Lectures

by Bliss Perry

A Novelist on Novels

A Novelist on Novels

by Walter Lionel George

Œuvres de Napoléon Bonaparte, Tome I.

Œuvres de Napoléon Bonaparte, Tome I.

by Emperor of the French Napoleon I

Old Picture Books, With Other Essays on Bookish Subjects

Old Picture Books, With Other Essays on Bookish Subjects

by Alfred W. (Alfred William) Pollard

Early Reviews of English Poets

Early Reviews of English Poets

by John Louis Haney

The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. 03

The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. 03

Epistle Sermons, Vol. 3: Trinity Sunday to Advent

Epistle Sermons, Vol. 3: Trinity Sunday to Advent

by Martin Luther

Freaks of Fanaticism, and Other Strange Events

Freaks of Fanaticism, and Other Strange Events

by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould

Diplomatic Days

Diplomatic Days

by Edith O'Shaughnessy

The English Novel and the Principle of its Development

The English Novel and the Principle of its Development

by Sidney Lanier

Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850

Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850

by Various Authors

The Paston Letters, A.D. 1422-1509. Volume 3 (of 6) New Complete Library Edition

The Paston Letters, A.D. 1422-1509. Volume 3 (of 6) New Complete Library Edition

Japanese Plays and Playfellows

Japanese Plays and Playfellows

by Osman Edwards

The Scrap Book. Volume 1, No. 2 April 1906

The Scrap Book. Volume 1, No. 2 April 1906

by Various Authors

Pen-portraits of literary women : by themselves and others, Volume 1 (of 2)

Pen-portraits of literary women : by themselves and others, Volume 1 (of 2)

The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 07 (of 12) Dresden Edition—Discussions

The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 07 (of 12) Dresden Edition—Discussions

by Robert Green Ingersoll

Ruskin Relics

Ruskin Relics

by W. G. (William Gershom) Collingwood

A Key to Lord Tennyson's 'In Memoriam'

A Key to Lord Tennyson's 'In Memoriam'

by Alfred Gatty

Short Story-Writing: An Art or a Trade?

Short Story-Writing: An Art or a Trade?

by N. Bryllion (Nathan Bryllion) Fagin

American Eloquence, Volume 2 Studies In American Political History (1896)

American Eloquence, Volume 2 Studies In American Political History (1896)

Edinburgh sketches & memories

Edinburgh sketches & memories

by David Masson

The collected works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 03 (of 12)

The collected works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 03 (of 12)

by William Hazlitt

The Preface to Aristotle's Art of Poetry

The Preface to Aristotle's Art of Poetry

by André Dacier

Charles Sumner: his complete works, volume 18 (of 20)

Charles Sumner: his complete works, volume 18 (of 20)

by Charles Sumner

Adventures in Friendship

Adventures in Friendship

by David Grayson

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 16, February, 1859 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 16, February, 1859 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics

by Various Authors

Ainslee's magazine, Volume 16, No. 2, September, 1905

Ainslee's magazine, Volume 16, No. 2, September, 1905

by Various Authors

Twenty-four Discourses On Some of the Important and Interesting Truths, Duties, and Institutions, of the Gospel, and the General Excellency of the Christian Religion; Calculated for the People of God of Every Communion, Particularly for the Benefit of Pious Families, and the Instruction of All in the Things Which Concern Their Salvation

Twenty-four Discourses On Some of the Important and Interesting Truths, Duties, and Institutions, of the Gospel, and the General Excellency of the Christian Religion; Calculated for the People of God of Every Communion, Particularly for the Benefit of Pious Families, and the Instruction of All in the Things Which Concern Their Salvation

by Nathan Perkins

Science in Short Chapters

Science in Short Chapters

by W. Mattieu (William Mattieu) Williams

Fables and Fabulists: Ancient and Modern

Fables and Fabulists: Ancient and Modern

by Thomas Newbigging

Correspondance: Les lettres et les arts

Correspondance: Les lettres et les arts

by Émile Zola

Some Irish Yesterdays

Some Irish Yesterdays

by E. Oe. (Edith Oenone) Somerville, Martin Ross

Arrows of the Chace, vol. 2/2 being a collection of scattered letters published chiefly in the daily newspapers 1840-1880

Arrows of the Chace, vol. 2/2 being a collection of scattered letters published chiefly in the daily newspapers 1840-1880

by John Ruskin

Letters of Marque

Letters of Marque

by Rudyard Kipling

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 1, July, 1862

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 1, July, 1862

by Various Authors

The American Quarterly Review, No. 18, June 1831 (Vol 9)

The American Quarterly Review, No. 18, June 1831 (Vol 9)

by Various Authors

A Day at a Time, and Other Talks on Life and Religion

A Day at a Time, and Other Talks on Life and Religion

by Archibald Alexander

Charles Sumner: his complete works, volume 20 (of 20)

Charles Sumner: his complete works, volume 20 (of 20)

by Charles Sumner

Our Intellectual Strength and Weakness A Short Historical and Critical Review of Literature, Art and Education in Canada

Our Intellectual Strength and Weakness A Short Historical and Critical Review of Literature, Art and Education in Canada

by John George Bourinot

Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 2, April 1906 Monthly Magazine Devoted to Social Science and Literature

Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 2, April 1906 Monthly Magazine Devoted to Social Science and Literature

by Various Authors

Letters to His Son, 1746-47 On the Fine Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman

Letters to His Son, 1746-47 On the Fine Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman

by Earl of Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield

Labor and Freedom: The Voice and Pen of Eugene V. Debs

Labor and Freedom: The Voice and Pen of Eugene V. Debs

by Eugene V. (Eugene Victor) Debs

Shakespeare's Bones The Proposal to Disinter Them, Considered in Relation to Their Possible Bearing on His Portraiture: Illustrated by Instances of Visits of the Living to the Dead

Shakespeare's Bones The Proposal to Disinter Them, Considered in Relation to Their Possible Bearing on His Portraiture: Illustrated by Instances of Visits of the Living to the Dead

by C. M. (Clement Mansfield) Ingleby

In Pastures New

In Pastures New

by George Ade