... Publication 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Univer- sity. This Portable Document file is furn... ...sity. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in a... ...arts of the sea round the Aleutian, Kulammak, and 5 Jules Verne Umgullich islands, have never exceeded the length of sixty yards, if they attain that... ... months of the year 1867 the question seemed buried, never to revive, when new facts were brought before the public. It was then no longer a scien- ti... ...tached me to that expedition. After six months in Nebraska, I ar- rived in New York towards the end of March, laden with a precious collection. My dep... ...hat it was better to remain in deep water, and keep clear of continents or islands, which the beast itself seemed to shun (perhaps because there was n... ...gues that separated it from La Perouse’s group and the south-east point of Papua. Early on the 1st of January, 1863, Conseil joined me on the platform... ... light. Two days after crossing the coral sea, 4th January, we sighted the Papuan coasts. On this occasion, Captain Nemo informed me that his intentio... ... exacting from me a promise to return to the vessel; but flight across New Guinea might be very peril- ous, and I should not have counselled Ned Land ...

...h doubtless no one has yet forgotten. Not to mention rumours which agitated the maritime population and excited the public mind, even in the interior of continents, seafaring men were particularly excited. Merchants, common sailors, captains of vessels, skippers, both of Europe and America, naval officers of all countries, and the Governments of several States on the two c...

...Series Publication Framley Parsonage by Anthony Trollope is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnis... ...sity. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any per- son using this document file, for any purpose, and in... ...might be. It was, therefore, a matter near to Lady Lufton’s heart to see a new church built, and she was urgent in her eloquence both with her son and... ... were exactly suited to it; and everything was in good order;— not exactly new, so as to be raw and uncovered, and redo- lent of workmen; but just at ... ...tes, he said, quite delighted. Was he not going to preach on behalf of the Papuan Mission next Sunday? Ah! so he was, the bishop had heard. It was a g... ...xtract the five-pound note out of your pocket next Sun- day for these poor Papuans whom we are going to Chris- tianize. That is, if Harold Smith does ... ...uld not do much to facilitate the business. ‘They are the most magnificent islands under the sun, ’ said Harold Smith to the bishop. ‘Are they, indeed... ...-eight hours had be- come crammed to overflowing with Sarawak, Labuan, New Guinea, and the Salomon Islands. As is the case with all men labouring unde... ...e crammed to overflowing with Sarawak, Labuan, New Guinea, and the Salomon Islands. As is the case with all men labouring under temporary specialities...

...ol his fortune in that he had a son blessed with an excellent disposition. This father was a physician living at Exeter. He was a gentleman possessed of no private means, but enjoying a lucrative practice, which had enabled him to maintain and educate a family with all the advantages which money can give in this country. Mark was his eldest son and second child; and the fi...