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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

By: Lewis Carroll

...ice’s Adventures in Wonderland LEWIS CARROLL 1865 DjVu Editions Copyright c 2002 by Global Language Resources, Inc. All rights reserved. Illustrati... ...and a Long Tale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 IV . The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 V . Advice fr... ... into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, ‘and what is the use of a book,’ thought Alice ‘without pictures... ...ook,’ thought Alice ‘without pictures or conversation?’ So she was considering in her own mind (as well as she could, for the hot day made her feel ve... ... to ask them what the name of the country is, you know. Please, Ma’am, is this New Zealand or Australia?’ (and she tried to curtsey as she spoke—fancy... ...ask them what the name of the country is, you know. Please, Ma’am, is this New Zealand or Australia?’ (and she tried to curtsey as she spoke—fancy cur... ...‘or perhaps they won’t walk the way I want to go! Let me see: I’ll give them a new pair of boots every Christmas.’ And she went on planning to herself... ...t, that’s all I can say.’ 44 Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland This was such a new idea to Alice, that she was quite silent for a minute or two, which...

... on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, ?and what is the use of a book,? thought Alice ?without pictures or conversation?? So she was considering in her own mind (as well as she could, for the hot day made her feel very sleepy and stupid), whether the pleasu...

...Table of Contents: I. Down the Rabbit-Hole, 2 -- II. The Pool of Tears, 10 -- III. A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale, 18 -- IV. The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill, 26 -- V. Advice from a Caterpillar, 35 -- VI. Pig and Pepper, 46 -- VII. A Mad Tea-Party, 57 -- VIII. The Queen?s Croquet-Ground, 66 -- IX. The Mock Turtle?s Story, 76 -- X. The Lobster Quadrille, 85 -- XI. ...

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Mcteague : A Story of San Francisco

By: Frank Norris

...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ... tained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. McTeague: A Story of San Francisco by Frank Norris, the Pennsyl... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ...se of them. Cover Design: Jim Manis; 1915 map of San Francisco Copyright © 2002 The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University is... ... only her that he saw and felt, it was the woman, the whole sex, an entire new humanity, strange and alluring, that he seemed to have discovered. How ... ...und this impos- sible. The dogs would not follow. Only Alexander, Marcus’s new setter, kept his place at the rear of the car. The other three lost the... ...looks like a dog’s head.” “Don’t it? Isn’t Marcus fond of dogs?” “He got a new dog last week—a setter.” “Did he?” “Yes. He and I took a lot of dogs fr... ...ecome of them all. Her husband had even begun to talk of emigrating to New Zealand. Meanwhile, she informed T rina that Mr. Sieppe had finally come ac... ...upholstery busi- ness had failed. Mr. Sieppe and Owgooste had left for New Zealand with a colonization company, whither Mrs. Sieppe and the twins were...

...Excerpt: Chapter 1. It was Sunday, and, according to his custom on that day, McTeague took his dinner at two in the afternoon at the car conductors? coffee-joint on Polk Street. He had a thick gray soup; heavy, underdone meat, very hot, on a cold plate; two kinds of vegetables; and a sort of suet pudding, full of strong butter and s...

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Adventures in the South Seas

By: Herman Melville

...ille A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Omoo: Adventures in the South Seas by Herman Melville is a publication of the Pennsylvania S... ...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Omoo: Adventures in the South Seas by Herman Melville, the Penn... ... of those wishing to make use of them. Cover Design: Jim Manis Copyright © 2002 The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University is... ...hundred tons, Yankee-built and very old. Fit- ted for a privateer out of a New England port during the war of 1812, she had been captured at sea by a ... ...haleboats were gone: and of the four harpooners, only one was left, a wild New Zealander, or “Mowree” as his countrymen are more com- monly called in ... ...boats were gone: and of the four harpooners, only one was left, a wild New Zealander, or “Mowree” as his countrymen are more com- monly called in the ... ..., and ran about the decks mak- ing himself heard at all hours. Bembo, the New Zealand harpooner, held little intercourse with anybody but the mate, w... ...d ran about the decks mak- ing himself heard at all hours. Bembo, the New Zealand harpooner, held little intercourse with anybody but the mate, who c...

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Guy Mannering

By: Sir Walter Scott

...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Guy Mannering by Sir Walter Scott, the Pennsylvania State Unive... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ... of those wishing to make use of them. Cover Design: Jim Manis Copyright © 2002 The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University is... ...needna be feared—I never saw ony mysell, and we’re just at the door o’ the New Place.” Accordingly, leaving the ruins on the right, a few steps brough... ...r and with- drawing room, full of all manner of cross lights. This was the New Place of Ellangowan, in which we left our hero, better amused perhaps t... ...positions of these luminaries their probable effects on the destiny of the new-born infant, as if the courses or emanations of the stars superseded, o... ... which my youthful mind experienced in gazing on the levels of the isle of Zealand, than on any- thing which preceded that feeling; but I am confident... ...ue, as you say,” replied Glossin. “And yet if she could be carried over to Zealand, or Hamburg, or—or— anywhere else, you know, it were as well.” Hatt...

...afterwards with such accumulating popularity as to encourage the author to a second attempt. He looked about for a name and a subject; and the manner in which the novels were composed cannot be better illustrated than by reciting the simple narrative on which Guy Mannering was originally founded; but to which, in the progress of the work, the production ceased to bear any,...

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