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The Short-story

The Short-story

More Science from an Easy Chair

More Science from an Easy Chair

by Sir E. Ray (Edwin Ray) Lankester

Chimney-Pot Papers

Chimney-Pot Papers

by Charles S. (Charles Stephen) Brooks

Critical, Historical, and Miscellaneous Essays; Vol. 1 With a Memoir and Index

Critical, Historical, and Miscellaneous Essays; Vol. 1 With a Memoir and Index

by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay

The collected works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 01 (of 12)

The collected works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 01 (of 12)

by William Hazlitt

Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2

Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2

by Charles Darwin

Unspoken Sermons, Series I., II., and III.

Unspoken Sermons, Series I., II., and III.

by George MacDonald

Cicero: Letters to Atticus, Vol. 3 of 3

Cicero: Letters to Atticus, Vol. 3 of 3

by Marcus Tullius Cicero

A preface to politics

A preface to politics

by Walter Lippmann

Quotes and Images From The Works of Michel De Montaigne

Quotes and Images From The Works of Michel De Montaigne

by Michel de Montaigne

Essays in Rebellion

Essays in Rebellion

by Henry Woodd Nevinson

In Defense of Women

In Defense of Women

by H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken

Europe and elsewhere

Europe and elsewhere

by Mark Twain

Notes on democracy

Notes on democracy

by H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken

The Friendly Road: New Adventures in Contentment

The Friendly Road: New Adventures in Contentment

by David Grayson

The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 1: 1832-1843

The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 1: 1832-1843

by Abraham Lincoln

Storyology: Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore

Storyology: Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore

by Benjamin Taylor

Passages from the English Notebooks, Complete

Passages from the English Notebooks, Complete

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Wits and Beaux of Society. Volume 1

The Wits and Beaux of Society. Volume 1

by Mrs. A. T. Thomson, Philip Wharton

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

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

by Thomas Jefferson

Saunterings

Saunterings

by Charles Dudley Warner

The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey—Vol. 1 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg

The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey—Vol. 1 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg

by Thomas De Quincey

Old Fogy: His Musical Opinions and Grotesques

Old Fogy: His Musical Opinions and Grotesques

by James Huneker

Selections from the Prose Writings of John Henry Cardinal Newman For the Use of Schools

Selections from the Prose Writings of John Henry Cardinal Newman For the Use of Schools

by John Henry Newman

Backlog Studies

Backlog Studies

by Charles Dudley Warner

The Cutting of an Agate

The Cutting of an Agate

by W. B. (William Butler) Yeats

A Letter Addressed to the Abbe Raynal, on the Affairs of North America, in Which the Mistakes in the Abbe's Account of the Revolution of America Are Corrected and Cleared Up

A Letter Addressed to the Abbe Raynal, on the Affairs of North America, in Which the Mistakes in the Abbe's Account of the Revolution of America Are Corrected and Cleared Up

by Thomas Paine

Hasisadra's Adventure Essay #7 from "Science and Hebrew Tradition"

Hasisadra's Adventure Essay #7 from "Science and Hebrew Tradition"

by Thomas Henry Huxley

Cours familier de Littérature - Volume 04

Cours familier de Littérature - Volume 04

by Alphonse de Lamartine

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 10, No. 280, October 27, 1827

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 10, No. 280, October 27, 1827

by Various Authors

As Farpas: Chronica Mensal da Politica, das Letras e dos Costumes (1882-06/07)

As Farpas: Chronica Mensal da Politica, das Letras e dos Costumes (1882-06/07)

Cours familier de Littérature - Volume 10

Cours familier de Littérature - Volume 10

by Alphonse de Lamartine

De Sobremesa; crónicas, Quinta Parte (de 5)

De Sobremesa; crónicas, Quinta Parte (de 5)

by Jacinto Benavente

The Blessed Hope: A Sermon on the Death of Mrs. Francis Cunningham

The Blessed Hope: A Sermon on the Death of Mrs. Francis Cunningham

by Edward Hoare

What Is Man? and Other Essays

What Is Man? and Other Essays

by Mark Twain

The Memoirs, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, From the Papers of Thomas Jefferson A Linked Index to the Project Gutenberg Editions

The Memoirs, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, From the Papers of Thomas Jefferson A Linked Index to the Project Gutenberg Editions

by Thomas Jefferson

An Essay on Criticism

An Essay on Criticism

by Alexander Pope

The Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 2 (1779-1792): The Rights of Man

The Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 2 (1779-1792): The Rights of Man

by Thomas Paine

The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 1

The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 1

by Baron George Gordon Byron Byron

The Book-lover: A Guide to the Best Reading

The Book-lover: A Guide to the Best Reading

by James Baldwin

Selections From the Works of John Ruskin

Selections From the Works of John Ruskin

by John Ruskin

Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922

Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922

by H. P. (Howard Phillips) Lovecraft

Letters of John Calvin, Volume II Compiled from the Original Manuscripts and Edited with Historical Notes

Letters of John Calvin, Volume II Compiled from the Original Manuscripts and Edited with Historical Notes

by Jean Calvin

United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches: From Washington to George W. Bush

United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches: From Washington to George W. Bush

by United States. Presidents

Oxford Lectures on Poetry

Oxford Lectures on Poetry

by A. C. (Andrew Cecil) Bradley

Modern Prose And Poetry; For Secondary Schools Edited With Notes, Study Helps, And Reading Lists

Modern Prose And Poetry; For Secondary Schools Edited With Notes, Study Helps, And Reading Lists

The Catholic World, Vol. 07, April 1868 to September, 1868

The Catholic World, Vol. 07, April 1868 to September, 1868

by Various Authors

Roundabout Papers

Roundabout Papers

by William Makepeace Thackeray

The Revision Revised Three Articles Reprinted from the "Quarterly Review." I. The New Greek Text. II. The New English Version. III. Westcott and Hort's New Textual Theory. To Which is Added a Reply to Bishop Ellicott's Pamphlet in Defence of the Revisers and Their Greek Text of the New Testament: Including a Vindication of the Traditional Reading of 1 Timothy III. 16.

The Revision Revised Three Articles Reprinted from the "Quarterly Review." I. The New Greek Text. II. The New English Version. III. Westcott and Hort's New Textual Theory. To Which is Added a Reply to Bishop Ellicott's Pamphlet in Defence of the Revisers and Their Greek Text of the New Testament: Including a Vindication of the Traditional Reading of 1 Timothy III. 16.

by John William Burgon

Seven Discourses on Art

Seven Discourses on Art

by Sir Joshua Reynolds

Authors and Friends

Authors and Friends

by Annie Fields

Homer and Classical Philology

Homer and Classical Philology

by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of Charles Dudley Warner

The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of Charles Dudley Warner

by Charles Dudley Warner

The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Volume 1 With Life, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes

The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Volume 1 With Life, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes

by John Dryden

Quotes and Images From the Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Quotes and Images From the Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

by Oliver Wendell Holmes

Œuvres de Napoléon Bonaparte, Tome III.

Œuvres de Napoléon Bonaparte, Tome III.

by Emperor of the French Napoleon I

Initiation into Literature

Initiation into Literature

by Émile Faguet

Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative; Vol. 3 of 3 Library Edition (1891), Containing Seven Essays not before Republished, and Various other Additions.

Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative; Vol. 3 of 3 Library Edition (1891), Containing Seven Essays not before Republished, and Various other Additions.

by Herbert Spencer

State of the Union Addresses

State of the Union Addresses

by Ronald Reagan

Life of Johnson, Volume 6 Addenda, index, dicta philosophi, etc.

Life of Johnson, Volume 6 Addenda, index, dicta philosophi, etc.

by James Boswell

The Riches of Bunyan: Selected from His Works

The Riches of Bunyan: Selected from His Works

by John Bunyan

Sketches and Studies

Sketches and Studies

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The De Coverley Papers, From 'The Spectator'

The De Coverley Papers, From 'The Spectator'

by Joseph Addison, Eustace Budgell, Sir Richard Steele

Doctor and Patient

Doctor and Patient

by S. Weir (Silas Weir) Mitchell

A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 2, part 2: John Quincy Adams

A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 2, part 2: John Quincy Adams

Roof and Meadow

Roof and Meadow

by Dallas Lore Sharp

Memories of Canada and Scotland — Speeches and Verses

Memories of Canada and Scotland — Speeches and Verses

by Duke of John Douglas Sutherland Campbell Argyll

As Farpas: Chronica Mensal da Politica, das Letras e dos Costumes (1873-10/11)

As Farpas: Chronica Mensal da Politica, das Letras e dos Costumes (1873-10/11)

Paradoxes of Catholicism

Paradoxes of Catholicism

by Robert Hugh Benson

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No 3, September, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy.

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No 3, September, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy.

by Various Authors

Life Everlasting

Life Everlasting

by John Fiske

Freedom In Service Six Essays on Matters Concerning Britain's Safety and Good Government

Freedom In Service Six Essays on Matters Concerning Britain's Safety and Good Government

by F. J. C. (Fossey John Cobb) Hearnshaw

Waltoniana: Inedited Remains in Verse and Prose of Izaak Walton

Waltoniana: Inedited Remains in Verse and Prose of Izaak Walton

by Izaak Walton

The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 09 Tangential Views

The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 09 Tangential Views

by Ambrose Bierce

Massenstreik, Partei und Gewerkschaften

Massenstreik, Partei und Gewerkschaften

by Rosa Luxemburg

Letters of a Japanese schoolboy ("Hashimura Togo")

Letters of a Japanese schoolboy ("Hashimura Togo")

by Wallace Irwin

Noites de insomnia, offerecidas a quem não póde dormir. Nº 03 (de 12)

Noites de insomnia, offerecidas a quem não póde dormir. Nº 03 (de 12)

by Camilo Castelo Branco

Moderne Geister: Literarische Bildnisse aus dem neunzehnten Jahrhundert

Moderne Geister: Literarische Bildnisse aus dem neunzehnten Jahrhundert

by Georg Brandes

Calumny Refuted by Facts From Liberia With Extracts From the Inaugural Address of the Coloured President Roberts; an Eloquent Speech of Hilary Teage, a Coloured Senator; and Extracts From a Discourse by H. H. Garnett, a Fugitive Slave, on the Past and Present Condition, and Destiny of the Coloured Race. Presented to the Boston Anti-slavery Bazaar, U.S., By the Author of "A Tribute for the Negro."

Calumny Refuted by Facts From Liberia With Extracts From the Inaugural Address of the Coloured President Roberts; an Eloquent Speech of Hilary Teage, a Coloured Senator; and Extracts From a Discourse by H. H. Garnett, a Fugitive Slave, on the Past and Present Condition, and Destiny of the Coloured Race. Presented to the Boston Anti-slavery Bazaar, U.S., By the Author of "A Tribute for the Negro."

by Wilson Armistead

La Caravana Pasa Obras Completas Vol. I

La Caravana Pasa Obras Completas Vol. I

by Rubén Darío

The Communist Manifesto

The Communist Manifesto

by Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels

My Studio Neighbors

My Studio Neighbors

by W. Hamilton (William Hamilton) Gibson

Representative Men: Seven Lectures

Representative Men: Seven Lectures

by Ralph Waldo Emerson

The Greatest Thing In the World and Other Addresses

The Greatest Thing In the World and Other Addresses

by Henry Drummond

Aristotle on the art of poetry

Aristotle on the art of poetry

by Aristotle

Les Contemporains, 3ème Série Études et Portraits Littéraires

Les Contemporains, 3ème Série Études et Portraits Littéraires

by Jules Lemaître

How to Tell a Story, and Other Essays

How to Tell a Story, and Other Essays

by Mark Twain

分甘余話

分甘余話

by Shizhen Wang

The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1

The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1

by Thomas De Quincey

Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare

Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare

by David Nichol Smith

Familiar Studies of Men and Books

Familiar Studies of Men and Books

by Robert Louis Stevenson

A Miscellany of Men

A Miscellany of Men

by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton

A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, or the Causes of Corrupt Eloquence The Works of Cornelius Tacitus, Volume 8 (of 8); With an Essay on His Life and Genius, Notes, Supplements

A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, or the Causes of Corrupt Eloquence The Works of Cornelius Tacitus, Volume 8 (of 8); With an Essay on His Life and Genius, Notes, Supplements

by Cornelius Tacitus

The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes, Volume 03 The Rambler, Volume II

The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes, Volume 03 The Rambler, Volume II

by Samuel Johnson

Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 2

Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 2

by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay

American literary masters

American literary masters

by Leon H. (Leon Henry) Vincent

Selections from the Prose Works of Matthew Arnold

Selections from the Prose Works of Matthew Arnold

by Matthew Arnold

Journal and Letters of Philip Vickers Fithian: A Plantation Tutor of the Old Dominion, 1773-1774.

Journal and Letters of Philip Vickers Fithian: A Plantation Tutor of the Old Dominion, 1773-1774.

by Philip Vickers Fithian

Fern Leaves from Fanny's Port-folio. Second Series

Fern Leaves from Fanny's Port-folio. Second Series

by Fanny Fern

My Summer in a Garden

My Summer in a Garden

by Charles Dudley Warner