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Bill Nye's Chestnuts Old and New

Bill Nye's Chestnuts Old and New

by Bill Nye

The Principal Speeches and Addresses of His Royal Highness the Prince Consort

The Principal Speeches and Addresses of His Royal Highness the Prince Consort

by Queen of Great Britain consort of Victoria Prince Consort Albert

Sanitary and Social Lectures and Essays

Sanitary and Social Lectures and Essays

by Charles Kingsley

Words of Cheer for the Tempted, the Toiling, and the Sorrowing

Words of Cheer for the Tempted, the Toiling, and the Sorrowing

by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur

Prose Fancies

Prose Fancies

by Richard Le Gallienne

Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXVII, No. 1, July 1850

Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXVII, No. 1, July 1850

by Various Authors

The Fantasy Fan, March 1934 The Fans' Own Magazine

The Fantasy Fan, March 1934 The Fans' Own Magazine

by Various Authors

The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, March 1844 Volume 23, Number 3

The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, March 1844 Volume 23, Number 3

by Various Authors

The World's Great Sermons, Volume 06: H. W. Beecher to Punshon

The World's Great Sermons, Volume 06: H. W. Beecher to Punshon

Gleanings by the Way

Gleanings by the Way

by John A. (John Alonzo) Clark

Select Conversations with an Uncle (Now Extinct) and Two Other Reminiscences

Select Conversations with an Uncle (Now Extinct) and Two Other Reminiscences

by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

An Address to Men of Science Calling Upon Them to Stand Forward and Vindicate the Truth....

An Address to Men of Science Calling Upon Them to Stand Forward and Vindicate the Truth....

by Richard Carlile

Œuvres Complètes de Chamfort (Tome 3) Recueillies et publiées, avec une notice historique sur la vie et les écrits de l'auteur.

Œuvres Complètes de Chamfort (Tome 3) Recueillies et publiées, avec une notice historique sur la vie et les écrits de l'auteur.

by Sébastien-Roch-Nicolas Chamfort

The Comforts of Home

The Comforts of Home

by Ralph Bergengren

Artists Past and Present; Random Studies

Artists Past and Present; Random Studies

by Elisabeth Luther Cary

Lectures on Russian Literature: Pushkin, Gogol, Turgenef, Tolstoy

Lectures on Russian Literature: Pushkin, Gogol, Turgenef, Tolstoy

by Ivan Panin

How It Feels to Be Fifty

How It Feels to Be Fifty

by Ellis Parker Butler

Il Vino: Undici conferenze fatte nell'inverno dell'anno 1880

Il Vino: Undici conferenze fatte nell'inverno dell'anno 1880

by Various Authors

A way of life : An address to Yale students Sunday evening, April 20th, 1913

A way of life : An address to Yale students Sunday evening, April 20th, 1913

by Sir William Osler

The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 3, September 1837

The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 3, September 1837

by Various Authors

The Ladies' Vase; Or, Polite Manual for Young Ladies

The Ladies' Vase; Or, Polite Manual for Young Ladies

by American lady

Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad, Vol. 3 (of 3) With Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected

Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad, Vol. 3 (of 3) With Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected

by Mrs. (Anna) Jameson

Graham's Magazine, Vol. XL, No. 3, March 1852

Graham's Magazine, Vol. XL, No. 3, March 1852

by Various Authors

Notes and Queries, Number 182, April 23, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

Notes and Queries, Number 182, April 23, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

by Various Authors

The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, Volume 1, January, 1880

The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, Volume 1, January, 1880

by Various Authors

The Price of a Soul

The Price of a Soul

by William Jennings Bryan

Notes and Queries, Number 175, March 5, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

Notes and Queries, Number 175, March 5, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

by Various Authors

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 65, March, 1863 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 65, March, 1863 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics

by Various Authors

Fors Clavigera (Volume 2 of 8) Letters to the workmen and labourers of Great Britain

Fors Clavigera (Volume 2 of 8) Letters to the workmen and labourers of Great Britain

by John Ruskin

The Fantasy Fan, Volume 2, Number 2, October 1934 The Fan's Own Magazine

The Fantasy Fan, Volume 2, Number 2, October 1934 The Fan's Own Magazine

by Various Authors

Representation of the Impiety and Immorality of the English Stage (1704); Some Thoughts Concerning the Stage in a Letter to a Lady (1704)

Representation of the Impiety and Immorality of the English Stage (1704); Some Thoughts Concerning the Stage in a Letter to a Lady (1704)

Le Roman Historique a l'Epoque Romantique - Essai sur l'Influence de Walter Scott

Le Roman Historique a l'Epoque Romantique - Essai sur l'Influence de Walter Scott

by Louis Maigron

Poems of Giosuè Carducci, Translated with two introductory essays: I. Giosuè Carducci and the Hellenic reaction in Italy. II. Carducci and the classic realism

Poems of Giosuè Carducci, Translated with two introductory essays: I. Giosuè Carducci and the Hellenic reaction in Italy. II. Carducci and the classic realism

by Giosuè Carducci

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics

by Various Authors

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 17, No. 491, May 28, 1831

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 17, No. 491, May 28, 1831

by Various Authors

Lord Byron as a satirist in verse

Lord Byron as a satirist in verse

by Claude Moore Fuess

The Little Review, June 1914 (Vol. 1, No. 4)

The Little Review, June 1914 (Vol. 1, No. 4)

by Various Authors

Letters on the Cholera Morbus. Containing ample evidence that this disease, under whatever name known, cannot be transmitted from the persons of those labouring under it to other individuals, by contact—through the medium of inanimate substances—or through the medium of the atmosphere; and that all restrictions, by cordons and quarantine regulations, are, as far as regards this disease, not merely useless, but highly injurious to the community.

Letters on the Cholera Morbus. Containing ample evidence that this disease, under whatever name known, cannot be transmitted from the persons of those labouring under it to other individuals, by contact—through the medium of inanimate substances—or through the medium of the atmosphere; and that all restrictions, by cordons and quarantine regulations, are, as far as regards this disease, not merely useless, but highly injurious to the community.

by J. (James) Gillkrest, William Fergusson

The Fantasy Fan, Volume 1, Number 9, May 1934 The Fan's Own Magazine

The Fantasy Fan, Volume 1, Number 9, May 1934 The Fan's Own Magazine

by Various Authors

Widger's Quotations from the Project Gutenberg Editions of the Works of Oliver W. Holmes, Sr.

Widger's Quotations from the Project Gutenberg Editions of the Works of Oliver W. Holmes, Sr.

by Oliver Wendell Holmes

Sermons for the Times

Sermons for the Times

by Charles Kingsley

Thoughts of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus

Thoughts of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus

by Saint de Lisieux Thérèse

The Chautauquan, Vol. 03, July 1883

The Chautauquan, Vol. 03, July 1883

by Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, Chautauqua Institution

Oxford Mountaineering Essays

Oxford Mountaineering Essays

The Life of Duty, v. 2 A year's plain sermons on the Gospels or Epistles

The Life of Duty, v. 2 A year's plain sermons on the Gospels or Epistles

by H. J. (Harry John) Wilmot-Buxton

L'art de la mise en scène: Essai d'esthétique théâtrale

L'art de la mise en scène: Essai d'esthétique théâtrale

by L. (Louis) Becq de Fouquières

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 20, No. 573, October 27, 1832

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 20, No. 573, October 27, 1832

by Various Authors

Tales of the Road

Tales of the Road

by Charles N. (Charles Newman) Crewdson

Le Mouvement littéraire Belge d'expression française depuis 1880

Le Mouvement littéraire Belge d'expression française depuis 1880

by Albert Heumann

A Letter From a Clergyman to his Friend, with an Account of the Travels of Captain Lemuel Gulliver

A Letter From a Clergyman to his Friend, with an Account of the Travels of Captain Lemuel Gulliver

by Anonymous

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 19, No. 549 (Supplementary number)

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 19, No. 549 (Supplementary number)

by Various Authors

Notes and Queries, Number 215, December 10, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

Notes and Queries, Number 215, December 10, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

by Various Authors

Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 443 Volume 17, New Series, June 26, 1852

Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 443 Volume 17, New Series, June 26, 1852

by Various Authors

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 17, No. 487, April 30, 1831

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 17, No. 487, April 30, 1831

by Various Authors

Allvarsord om allting och ingenting

Allvarsord om allting och ingenting

by Waldemar Bülow

Address delivered by Hon. Henry H. Crapo, Governor of Michigan, before the Central Michigan Agricultural Society, at their Sheep-shearing Exhibition held at the Agricultural College Farm, on Thursday, May 24th, 1866

Address delivered by Hon. Henry H. Crapo, Governor of Michigan, before the Central Michigan Agricultural Society, at their Sheep-shearing Exhibition held at the Agricultural College Farm, on Thursday, May 24th, 1866

by Henry Howland Crapo

La guerra injusta; cartas de un español

La guerra injusta; cartas de un español

by Armando Palacio Valdés

The educated Negro and his mission

The educated Negro and his mission

by W. S. (William Sanders) Scarborough

Cape Coddities

Cape Coddities

by Roger Livingston Scaife

Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 96, August 30, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 96, August 30, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

by Various Authors

Two Addresses One, to the Gentlemen of Whitby, Who Signed the Requisition, Calling a Meeting to Address the Queen, on the Late (So Called) Aggression of the Pope: and the Other, to the Protestant Clergy

Two Addresses One, to the Gentlemen of Whitby, Who Signed the Requisition, Calling a Meeting to Address the Queen, on the Late (So Called) Aggression of the Pope: and the Other, to the Protestant Clergy

by N. (Nicholas) Rigby

The Law's Lumber Room

The Law's Lumber Room

by Francis Watt

Notes and Queries, Number 138, June 19, 1852 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

Notes and Queries, Number 138, June 19, 1852 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

by Various Authors

Notes and Queries, Number 199, August 20, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc.

Notes and Queries, Number 199, August 20, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc.

by Various Authors

Confessions of a book-lover

Confessions of a book-lover

by E. Walter Walters

College prolongs infancy

College prolongs infancy

by Horace Meyer Kallen

Souvenirs littéraires... et autres

Souvenirs littéraires... et autres

by Willy

A rough sketch of modern Paris : or, Letters on society, manners, public curiosities, and amusements, in that capital

A rough sketch of modern Paris : or, Letters on society, manners, public curiosities, and amusements, in that capital

by J. G. (John Gustavus) Lemaistre

Pleiades Club Year Book 1910

Pleiades Club Year Book 1910

by Pleiades Club

The Little Review, September 1915 (Vol. 2, No. 6)

The Little Review, September 1915 (Vol. 2, No. 6)

by Various Authors

Death disarmed of its sting : A tribute to the memory of the Hon. Roger Minott Sherman, being the discourse preached at his funeral, January 2, 1845

Death disarmed of its sting : A tribute to the memory of the Hon. Roger Minott Sherman, being the discourse preached at his funeral, January 2, 1845

by Lyman Hotchkiss Atwater

A Supplementary Chapter to the Bible in Spain

A Supplementary Chapter to the Bible in Spain

by George Borrow

Le livre de la pitié et de la mort

Le livre de la pitié et de la mort

by Pierre Loti

Achtundvierzig Briefe von Johann Gottlieb Fichte und seinen Verwandten

Achtundvierzig Briefe von Johann Gottlieb Fichte und seinen Verwandten

by Johann Gottlieb Fichte

Ás Mulheres Portuguêsas

Ás Mulheres Portuguêsas

by Ana de Castro Osório

Address of President Roosevelt at Chautauqua, New York, August 11, 1905

Address of President Roosevelt at Chautauqua, New York, August 11, 1905

by Theodore Roosevelt

Conversazioni critiche

Conversazioni critiche

by Giosuè Carducci

Un hollandais à Paris en 1891: Sensations de littérature et d'art

Un hollandais à Paris en 1891: Sensations de littérature et d'art

by W. G. C. (Willem Geertrudus Cornelis) Byvanck

"Impromptu"; or, How to Think on Your Feet

"Impromptu"; or, How to Think on Your Feet

by Grenville Kleiser

My household of pets

My household of pets

by Théophile Gautier

Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, Fifth Series, No. 4, Vol. I, January 26, 1884

Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, Fifth Series, No. 4, Vol. I, January 26, 1884

by Various Authors

Λόγοι Φιλιππικοί Θεοδώρου : Δεληγιάννη Απαγγελθέντες εντός και εκτός του Συνδερίου Εμμέτρως δε Διασκευασθέντες

Λόγοι Φιλιππικοί Θεοδώρου : Δεληγιάννη Απαγγελθέντες εντός και εκτός του Συνδερίου Εμμέτρως δε Διασκευασθέντες

by Georgios Souris

The Irish Penny Journal, Vol. 1 No. 05, August 1, 1840

The Irish Penny Journal, Vol. 1 No. 05, August 1, 1840

by Various Authors

The Philistine : a periodical of protest (Vol. I, No. 3, August 1895)

The Philistine : a periodical of protest (Vol. I, No. 3, August 1895)

by Various Authors

The Two Great Canyons: Excerpts From Letters Written on a Western Journey

The Two Great Canyons: Excerpts From Letters Written on a Western Journey

by Cyrenus Cole

Dramaturgiai dolgozatok (2. kötet, 1864-1881)

Dramaturgiai dolgozatok (2. kötet, 1864-1881)

by Pál Gyulai

The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX. No. 1012, May 20, 1899

The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX. No. 1012, May 20, 1899

by Various Authors

Stephen H. Branch's Alligator, Vol. 1 no. 20, September 4, 1858

Stephen H. Branch's Alligator, Vol. 1 no. 20, September 4, 1858

Deux romanciers de Provence: Honoré d'Urfé et Émile Zola Le roman sentimental et le roman naturaliste

Deux romanciers de Provence: Honoré d'Urfé et Émile Zola Le roman sentimental et le roman naturaliste

by Edmond Rostand

Olvasás közben: Jegyzetek és megjegyzések

Olvasás közben: Jegyzetek és megjegyzések

by Ignotus

La Querelle de l'Orthographe

La Querelle de l'Orthographe

by Marcel Boulenger

Letters to His Son, 1759-65 On the Fine Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman

Letters to His Son, 1759-65 On the Fine Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman

by Earl of Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield

Briefe, die ihn nicht erreichten

Briefe, die ihn nicht erreichten

by Elisabeth von Heyking

A francia irodalom főirányai

A francia irodalom főirányai

by Lytton Strachey

The Philistine : a periodical for peculiar persons (Vol. III, No. 1, June 1896)

The Philistine : a periodical for peculiar persons (Vol. III, No. 1, June 1896)

by Various Authors

Quéda que as Mulheres Têm para os Tolos

Quéda que as Mulheres Têm para os Tolos

by Victor Hénaux

The Importance of Marking Historic Spots, an Address

The Importance of Marking Historic Spots, an Address

by Henry W. (Henry Wharton) Shoemaker

The Believer Not Ashamed of the Gospel

The Believer Not Ashamed of the Gospel

by Edward Hoare

A Propos de l'Assommoir

A Propos de l'Assommoir

by Édouard Rod

The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Complete Contents Dresden Edition—Twelve Volumes

The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Complete Contents Dresden Edition—Twelve Volumes

by Robert Green Ingersoll