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...A handbook of Egyptian archaeology, issued by the British Museum, considered suitable for British tourists traveling to Egypt in the 19th Century. (Introduction by Timothy Ferguson)...

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...don and educated in Brighton and at Newnham College, Cambridge. Her social set included Beatrix Potter and Eleanor Marx, with whom she studied in the British Museum Reading Room, and lover Vernon Lee (Violet Padget). (Summary by Adrian Praetzellis)...

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...e of municipal orders, astride the gun Zam Zammah on her brick platform opposite the old Ajaib-Gher -the Wonder House, as the natives call the Lahore Museum. Who hold Zam-Zammah, that ?fire-breathing dragon?, hold the Punjab, for the great green-bronze piece is always first of the conqueror?s loot....

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...osite the old Ajaib Gher the Wonder House, as the natives call the Lahore Museum. Who hold Zam Zammah, that ‘fire breathing dragon’, hold the Punjab,... ... a great piece of magic–such magic as men practised over yonder behind the Museum, in the big blue and white Jadoo Gher–the Magic House, as we name th... ...e a rude remark to the native policeman on guard over rows of shoes at the Museum door. The big Punjabi grinned toler antly: he knew Kim of old. So d... ...r on the dry road from his goat skin bag. So did Jawahir 6 Kim Singh, the Museum carpenter, bent over new packing cases. So did everybody in sight ex... ...orthern Power that there was a leakage of news from their territories into British India. So those Kings’ Prime Ministers were seriously annoyed and t... ... of a royal house who had been brought to book for kidnapping women within British territory. The Moslem Archbishop had been emphatic and over arrogan... ...ial faceelities by the Government. Of course, we always do that. It is our British pride.’ ‘Then what is to fear from them?’ ‘By Jove, they are not bl... ...raid that in his drunken ness he might have been indiscreet. He loved the British Gov ernment–it was the source of all prosperity and honour, and hi... ...rders of Nahan, where the Rahah of that State mistook them for de serting British soldiery. Hurree Babu explained the greatness and glory, in their o...

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... didn’t help them become a single great people, instead of a colony of the British Empire. It hadn’t helped them create a soul of a people who were ... ...ssionate not about the beauty that has already been created by others (the museums are already full of it), but about the beauty that only he or she... ...the contrary, it is constantly, incessantly active. From wherever it is, a museum, a home, a town square, it continuously sends out energy that infl...

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...the year 1868, a gentle man was reclining at his ease on the great circular divan which at that period occupied the centre of the Salon Carre, in the Museum of the Louvre. This commodious ottoman has since been removed, to the extreme regret of all weak-kneed lovers of the fine arts, but the gentleman in question had taken serene possession of its softest spot, and, with h...

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... divan which at that period occupied the centre of the Salon Carre, in the Museum of the Louvre. This com- modious ottoman has since been removed, to ... ...dge of English, and his accent was oddly tinged with the cockneyism of the British metropolis. But his learning had grown rusty with disuse, and his v... ...78 The American glish without an accent, or rather with that distinctively British accent which, on his arrival in Europe, had struck Newman as an alt... ... Bellegarde looked hard at him, and returned his hand-shake with a sort of British positiveness which reminded him that she was the daughter of the Ea... ... whiskers were fair and glossy, and he had a large dimple, of unmistakably British origin, in the middle of his handsome chin. He was “distinguished” ... ...the progress of the young lady herself. He went one afternoon to the great museum, and wandered through several of the rooms in fruitless quest of her... ...very now and then, having learned from Newman that he had been through the museums of Europe, he uttered some pol- ished aphorism upon the flesh-tints... ... been a sufficient assurance that she was not a Frenchwoman; a cap of pure British compo- sition. She had a pale, decent, depressed-looking face, and ...

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...nger and disgrace of Cali- fornia; and the holders are mostly of American or British birth. We have here in England no idea of the troubles and inconv... ...There were many works burnt at Alex- andria, there are many treasured in the British Museum, that I could better spare than the proces-verbal of Chati... ...re many works burnt at Alex- andria, there are many treasured in the British Museum, that I could better spare than the proces-verbal of Chatillon. Po...

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...e king chArles st 15 L o n d o n Ades web magazine the household cAvAlry museum 16 L o n d o n Ades web magazine the household cAvAlry museum 17 L ... ...old cAvAlry museum 17 L o n d o n Ades web magazine the household cAvAlry museum 18 L o n d o n Ades web magazine duke of york column 19 L o n d o n... ...d - Bloomsbury in A telephone booth 37 L o n d o n Ades web magazine the british museum 38 L o n d o n Ades web magazine the british museum 39 L o ... ...msbury in A telephone booth 37 L o n d o n Ades web magazine the british museum 38 L o n d o n Ades web magazine the british museum 39 L o n d o n ... ...des web magazine the british museum 39 L o n d o n Ades web magazine the british museum 40 L o n d o n Ades web magazine the british museum 41 L o ... ...magazine the british museum 39 L o n d o n Ades web magazine the british museum 40 L o n d o n Ades web magazine the british museum 41 L o n d o n ... ...ight 153 L o n d o n Ades web magazine south kensington - nAturAl history museum 154 L o n d o n Ades web magazine south kensington - pelhAm st 155 ...

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...y rd 214 H o n g K o n g Ades web magazine tsim shA tsui - former kowloon british school 215 H o n g K o n g Ades web magazine tsim shA tsui - hong ... ...ool 215 H o n g K o n g Ades web magazine tsim shA tsui - hong kong spAce museum 216 H o n g K o n g Ades web magazine tsim shA tsui - hotel interco... ...on pArk - flAmingos 224 H o n g K o n g Ades web magazine tsim shA tsui - museum of Art 225 H o n g K o n g Ades web magazine tsim shA tsui - nAthAn...

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...rn labour movement. In preparation for his book, he studied the economic literature available in his time for a period of twelve years, mainly in the British Museum in London.(Summary by Wikipedia)...

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...l find excellently described in the letters published by Mr. Ellis, of the British Museum,) 17 of Gustavus Adolphus, and of Wallenstein. The King of ... ...xcellently described in the letters published by Mr. Ellis, of the British Museum,) 17 of Gustavus Adolphus, and of Wallenstein. The King of Sweden’s... ...ed surgeon, who assisted at his dis- section. This gentleman had a private museum in the way of his profession, one corner of which was occupied by a ... ...lse it must go undone. The better men that I meant were the sailors in the British navy , every man of whom mends his own stockings. Who else is to do... ...for shelter? Is a prison the safest retreat? Or a lunatic hospital? Or the British Museum?” I should have replied, “Oh, no; I’ll tell you what to do. ... ...ter? Is a prison the safest retreat? Or a lunatic hospital? Or the British Museum?” I should have replied, “Oh, no; I’ll tell you what to do. Take lod...

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... by my inspection. Our visitor bore every mark of being an average commonplace British tradesman, obese, pompous, and slow. He wore rather baggy gray ... ...” he said. “Theories are all very well, but we have to deal with a hard headed British jury.” The Boscombe Valley Mystery 71 “Nous verrons,” answered... ...er vault of a furniture warehouse, of the facts connected with the loss of the British bark Sophy Ander son, of the singular adventures of the Grice ... ...rty under his arm. “There are a few of us who frequent the Alpha Inn, near the Museum — we are to be found in the Museum itself during the day, you un... ...e bonniest, brightest little blue egg that ever was seen. I have it here in my museum.” Our visitor staggered to his feet and clutched the mantelpiece... ... enable her to make the easy and common transition from a Republican lady to a British peeress.” “Anything else?” asked Holmes, yawning. “Oh, yes; ple...

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... creature making a bar of his arm. T wo ideas are generally present to the British mind during these cer emonies; first, that it is necessary to make... ...al affront, which the government at home ought instantly to ‘take up.’ The British mind and body becoming heated by these fantasies, delirious answers... ...puts a placard outside her house announcing her possession of that curious British instrument, a ‘Mingle;’ or when a tavern keeper pro vides accommod... ...en MaClise subdues it to his genius,) it fills my soul with terror at the British Institution, it lures young artists on to their destruction. Go whe... ...Interest, for instance, and from me. Just what they gain, we lose. Certain British ‘Gents’ about the steersman, intellectually nurtured at home on par... ...or Field? Inspector Field is, to night, the guardian genius of the British Museum. He is bringing his shrewd eye to bear on every corner of its solita...

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...h-bed (a picture frightful to the present day); there was Lady Hamilton (Romney) waving a torch, and dancing before a black background,--a melancholy museum indeed. Smirke?s delightful ?Seven Ages? only fitfully relieved its general gloom. We did not like to inspect it unless the elders were present, and plenty of lights and company were in the room....

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...heir stars and uniforms! You may still, doubtless, see the pictures at the British Museum, or find the volumes in the corner of some old country-house... ...rs and uniforms! You may still, doubtless, see the pictures at the British Museum, or find the volumes in the corner of some old country-house library... ... honor he wars: but this great moralist—must it be owned?—has some popular British prejudices, and these led him in peace time to laugh at soldiers an...

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...s are doubly damning because he so seldom does so. The present volume is based chiefly on manuscript sources from the State Archives of Hawaii, the British Public Records Office, the Archives of the United States, and files of contemporary newspapers and periodicals. Much of this data from outside the State was secured on microfilm but some of it had been copied in type...

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...er 2. Reciprocity: The Dream Comes True. 17 -- Try, Try Again. 17 -- Negotiation Of The Treaty. 22 -- Amendment, Ratification, And Legislation. 26 -- British Reaction To The Reciprocity Treaty. 40 -- Chapter 3. Reciprocity And The Hawaiian Economy: The Sugar Industry. 46 -- Sugar And Rice, But Mainly Sugar. 46 -- Problem Of Capital. 53 -- Claus Spreckels. 59 -- Acreage Dev...

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... live in flooded, swampy areas? Based on a theory developed in 1930 by British marine biologist Alistair Hardy, Elaine Morgan‘s provocative book ... ...easy-to-harvest shellfish—like today‘s scallops—in abundance.‖ Renowned British brain researcher Michael Crawford, PhD, argues quite persuasively ... ...far-flung as Greece, Sicily, Italy, North Africa, southern Spain, and the British Isles. Vowel signs were missing The Phoenician‘s twenty-two si... ...m the North We now step back in time and then jump over in space to the British Isles to view the evolution of an Information Technology—a special... ...ved better than they would again until the twentieth century.‖ Wealthy British-Roman citizens built into their country houses a hypocaust central ... ...personal copy of Tyndale‘s 1534 New Testament is displayed at the British Museum. Most literate people recognize the King James Bible‘s excellenc... ...d from the back shop forever, as did the Linotypes except for one labeled museum piece that sits in the paper‘s public entrance lobby. One Gazett...

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...ssociation. From 1849 onward the greater part of his time was spent in the British Museum, accumulating, with German patience, the materi- als for his... ...on. From 1849 onward the greater part of his time was spent in the British Museum, accumulating, with German patience, the materi- als for his terrifi... ...eir brain ceased to think, their eyes to see. The thoroughly “respectable” British jurymen answered by a verdict that sent them to the next assizes on... ... uproot them. The Times (Oct. 13, 1910), which almost single-handed in the British Press has kept creditably abreast of Continental Syndicalism, thus ... ...the free road. The same spirit per- vades thousands of other institutions. Museums, free librar- ies, and free public schools; parks and pleasure grou... ...ing such valuable objects of art as would naturally be preserved in public museums. It may be contended that such forms of theft would be prevented by...

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...National, or any other of those patriotic Libraries, at present the glory of British Literature;” might work revolutions in Thought; and so forth;—in ... ... such title and vocation, it were perhaps uninteresting to say more. Let the British reader study and enjoy, in simplicity of heart, what is here pres... ...ded us to that joint stock vehicle of publication, “at present the glory of British Literature”? If so, the Library Editors are welcome to dig in it ... ...wooden Dibble fashioned by man, and those Liverpool Steam carriages, or the British House of Commons, we shall note what progress he has made. He dig... ...Able Editor, or Com bination of Able Editors, gains the world’s ear. Of the British Newspaper Press, perhaps the most important of all, and wonderful... ...ps see it our duty ultimately to deposit these Six Paper Bags in the British Museum, farther descrip tion, and all vituperation of them, may be spare... ...ts with care: when did we see any injected Prepa ration of the Dandy in our Museums; any specimen of him preserved in spirits! Lord Herringbone may d...

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...to the exaggerated employment of mirrors. We line our dwellings with great British plates, and then imagine we have done a fine thing. Now the slighte... ...y that we must look (if at all, in Appallachia), for the spirituality of a British boudoir. But we have seen apartments in the tenure of Ameri- cans o... ...evering diplomacy, I have gained the assent of the Direc- tors of the City Museum, to my examination of the Mummy— you know the one I mean. I have per... ...ed the vast wealth of the deceased. The treasure had been deposited in the Museum precisely in the same condition in which Captain Sabretash had found... ...ile it has strict connection with poetry in the abstract, and with the old British poems themselves, should not be looked upon as a merit ap- pertaini...

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...terms the habit of play-act- ing and fancy dressing as highly unbecoming a British female, and after the charades were over, took his brother Rawdon s... ...of age, twenty-four of which he had passed in the corps, he had a singular museum. He was one of the best shots in England, and, for a heavy man, one ... ...d Greek, and a set of super- cilious dogs that pretended to look down upon British mer- chants and gentlemen, who could buy up half a hundred of ‘em. ... ...authors of ancient and modern times and languages. He took the boys to the British Museum and descanted upon the antiquities and the specimens of natu... ...of ancient and modern times and languages. He took the boys to the British Museum and descanted upon the antiquities and the specimens of natural hist... ...arl of Bareacres, one of the number—yet I assure you that the board of the British merchant was to the full as richly served, and his reception as gra... ... that magnificent round of beef, and the silver tankard suggestive of real British home-brewed ale and porter, which perennially greet the eyes of the... ...of the Gaunt or Regent’s Own Regiment of Militia, a Trustee of the British Museum, an Elder Brother of the Trinity House, a Governor of the White Fria...

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... having been during the course of his life pretty generally engaged in the British service, he had a tolerably fair claim to the majestic title of Bri... ...least, we will have nothing that shall be mistaken for virtues. And if the British public (after calling for three or four editions) shall give up, no... ...y with the Whigs; and this Enlistment Act, which, in order to maintain the British glories in Flanders, dealt most cruelly with the British people in ... ...atisfaction. It will be necessary to explain the reason of it. We gave the British public to understand that the landlady of the “Three Rooks,” at Wor... ...existence, by a disease which has exercised considerable ravages among the British youth. By consulting the authority above mentioned, we find that Ha... ...not the 126 Catherine: A Story Burney collection of music, at the British Museum, afford one an ample store of songs from which to choose? Are there ...

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...ise in a large way of practice over both England and Scotland, nor had any British engineer anything approaching their experience. It was about this n... ... life, and humours the caprices of the tyrant. But the potentate, like the British in India, pays small regard to the character of his willing client,... ..., like Stonehenge, are still afoot, the rest clean vanished. It may be the Museum numbers a full set; and Mr. Ionides perhaps, or else her gracious Ma... ...but it is an old, insu- lar, home-bred staginess; not French, domestically British; not of to-day, but smacking of O. Smith, Fitzball, and the great a...