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... listen. We easily hallucinate word boundaries. Spaces, such as you see in writing, are absent from speech. Yet somehow we find it easy to make sense of speech. -- 2. The Gift of Memory-For millennia, mnemonics reigned over commerce, news, entertainment, and the perpetuation and refinement of crafts. -- 3. From Whence Cometh Indo-European Tongues?-Did a freshwater lake com...
...es Information Technology Tales By expanding the sharing of knowledge, time after time InfoTech upset the balance of power within m... ...L For becoming my smart, beautiful bride in 1949 and then giving fully of herself to me and our wonderful family incomparable love, care, feeding... ...ove, care, feeding, fun, and friendship. Also for her perceptive editing of my copy over many decades, especially during the writing of this book.... ...and in the initial transition to digital phototypesetting. At sixty-four, I bring another full lifetime lived both at that exact moment where my exp... ...d to my appointment as adjunct professor at Benedictine University, where I built the world‘s first electronic library in 1988. You could walk into ... ...ly to the history of eBooks—the most recent method of publishing words—and I would work back from there, because I like to start with a foundation I ... ... The huge Roman province of Britannia stretched as far north as southern Scotland by 300 AD, but Lincoln Barnett writes in The Treasure of Our Tong... ...in 1525 in Worms and Antwerp, copies of it were smuggled into England and Scotland, but the book was condemned the next year. “Oh Lord, open the K... ...l Revolution. San Diego: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1987. Gladwell, Malcolm. Outliers: The Story of Success. New York: Little Brown and Co., 20...
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... http://samvak.tripod.com/freebooks.html Created by: LIDIJA RANGELOVSKA REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA C O N T E N T S I. A II. B III. C IV. D V... ...html Created by: LIDIJA RANGELOVSKA REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA C O N T E N T S I. A II. B III. C IV. D V. E VI. F VII. G VIII. H IX. I-J... ...-Q XVI. R XVII. S XVIII. T XIX. U-V-W XX. X-Y-Z XXI. The Author A Abortion I. The Right to Life It is a fundamental principle of most moral... ... XXI. The Author A Abortion I. The Right to Life It is a fundamental principle of most moral theories that all human beings have a right to lif... ...le of most moral theories that all human beings have a right to life. The existence of a right implies obligations or duties of third parties toward... ...te strong philosophical objections to some of the premises of utilitarian theory - I agree with its practical prescriptions. In this context - the... ...ies and consuming their flesh piecemeal, eyeballs first. The Sawney Bean family in Scotland, during the reign of King James I, survived for decades... ...ther demonstrated by psychologist David Perrett of the University of St Andrews in Scotland. The subjects in his experiments preferred their own fa... ...isms of Freud's work (by the likes of Karl Popper, Adolf Grunbaum, Havelock Ellis, Malcolm Macmillan, and Frederick Crews) pertain to his - long-de...
Cyclopedia of issues in economics analyzed through the prism of the economies of countries in transition, emerging markets, and developing countries.
...Cyclopedia of issues in modern philosophy: The philosophy of science and religion, the cognitive sciences, cultural studies, aesthetics, art and literature, the philosophy of economics, the philosophy of psychology, and ethics....
... Series Publication The Caged Lion by Charlotte M. Yonge 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 person using this document file, for any purpose, and in a... ...itor, Hazleton, PA 18201-1291 is a Portable Document File produced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of liter... ...t unique relations that subsisted between Henry V. and his prisoner, James I. of Scotland; who lived with him throughout his reign on the terms of fri... ...gh, as Froissart ascribes to King Robert II. ‘eleven sons who loved arms,’ Malcolm may well be supposed to be the son of one of those unaccounted for ... ...Barante’s ‘Histoire de Bourgogne’ will be at no loss for the origin of all I have ven- tured to say of the really historical personages. Mr. Fox Bourn... ...ne’s ‘English Merchants’ furnished the tradition respect- ing Whittington. I am afraid the knighthood was really con- ferred on Henry’s first return t... ...n ever deepening, before the old man raised his face, and said, ‘You here, Malcolm? where are the others?’ ‘Patie and Lily are still on the turret-top... ... asked the uncle. ‘There is another reek broken out farther west,’ replied Malcolm. ‘Patie is sure now that it is as you deemed, Uncle; that it is a c...
...Preface: When the venture has been made of dealing with historical events and characters, it always seems fair towards the reader to avow what liberties have been taken, and how much of the sketch is founded on history. In the present case, it is scarcely necessary...
...ens A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication A Child’s History of England by Charles Dickens is a publication of the Pennsylvania State... ...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 ... ... for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. A Child’s History of England by Charles Dickens , the Pennsylvania State University, Electr... ...nia State University is an equal opportunity University. Contents CHAPTER I ANCIENT ENGLAND AND THE ROMANS.............................................. ... Charles Dickens 7 A Child’s History of England by Charles Dickens CHAPTER I ANCIENT ENGLAND AND THE ROMANS IF YOU LOOK AT A M AP of the World, y... ...e Eastern Hemi sphere, two Islands lying in the sea. They are England and Scotland, and Ireland. England and Scotland form the greater part of these ... ...h are so small upon the Map as to be mere dots, are chiefly little bits of Scotland, — broken off, I dare say, in the course of a great length of ti... ...p as to be mere dots, are chiefly little bits of Scotland, — broken off, I dare say, in the course of a great length of time, by the power of the re... ...e, and were twice defeated the second time, with the loss of their King, Malcolm, and his son. The Welsh became unquiet too. Against them, Rufus was...
...Excerpt: If you look at a map of the World, you will see, in the left-hand upper corner of the Eastern Hemisphere, two Islands lying in the sea. They are England and Scotland, and Ireland. England and Scotland form the greater part of these Islands. Irela...
...Contents CHAPTER I ANCIENT ENGLAND AND THE ROMANS......................................................... 7 CHAPTER II ANCIENT ENGLAND UNDER THE EARLY SAXONS .................................. 18 CHAPTER III ENGLAND UNDER THE GOOD SAXON, ALF...
...HE TRAGEDIE OF MACBETH. by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Based on the Folio Text of 1623 DjVu Editions E-books ' 2001, Global Language Resources, Inc.... ...s ' 2001, Global Language Resources, Inc. Shakespeare: First Folio Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The Tragedie of Macbeth .... ... . 54 Scena Sexta. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Scena Septima. - i - The Tragedie of Macbeth ll6 Actus Primus. Scoena Prima. 2 ... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Scena Septima. - i - The Tragedie of Macbeth ll6 Actus Primus. Scoena Prima. 2 Thunder and Ligh... ...on the Heath. 10 3. There to meet with Macbeth. 11 1. I come, Gray- Malkin. 12 All. Padock calls anon: faire is foule... ...ap. Yes, as Sparrowes, Eagles; 56 Or the Hare, the Lyon: 57 If I say sooth, I must report they were 58 As Cannons ouer- charg’d with... ...riends. Exeunt. Scena Quarta. 278 Flourish. Enter King, Lenox, Malcolme, 279 Donalbaine, and Attendants. 280 King. Is execut... ...st, know, 324 We will establish our Estate vpon 325 Our eldest, Malcolme, whom we name hereafter, 326 The Prince of Cumberland: which ... ...me. Exeunt. Scena Sexta. 431 Hoboyes, and Torches. Enter King, Malcolme, 432 Donalbaine, Banquo, Lenox, Macduff, 433 Rosse, Angu...
...Excerpt: The Tragedie of Macbeth; Actus Primus -- Scoena Prima -- Thunder and Lightning. Enter three Witches. 1. When shall we three meet againe? In Thunder, Lightning, or in Raine? 2. When the Hurley-burley?s done, When the Battaile?s lost, and w...
...Table of Contents: The Tragedie of Macbeth, 1 -- Actus Primus. Scoena Prima., 1 -- Scena Secunda., 1 -- Scena Tertia., 3 -- Scena Quarta., 7 -- Scena Quinta., 9 -- Scena Sexta., 10 -- Scena Septima., 11 -- Actus Secundus. Scena Pri...
...ssics Series Publication MacBeth by William Shakespeare is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furni... ...ity. 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... ...itor, Hazleton, PA 18201 1291 is a Portable Document File produced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of liter... ...akespeare (written about 1606) DRAMATIS PERSONAE DUNCAN: king of Scotland. MALCOLM & DONALBAIN : his sons. MACBETH & BANQUO : generals of the king’s ... ...:) (Third Murderer:) (Messenger:) SCENE: Scotland: England. 3 MACBETH ACT I SCENE I: A desert place. [Thunder and lightning. Enter three Witches .] F... ... Upon the heath. Third Witch : There to meet with Macbeth. First Witch : I come, Graymalkin! Second Witch : Paddock calls. Third Witch : Anon. ALL... ...ir. [Exeunt.] SCENE II: A camp near Forres. [Alarum within. Enter DUNCAN, MALCOLM, DONALBAIN, LENNOX, with Attendants, meeting a bleeding Sergeant .... ...? He can report, As seemeth by his plight, of the revolt The newest state. MALCOLM: This is the sergeant Who like a good and hardy so... ... cling together And choke their art. The merciless Macdonwald— Macbeth Act I, scene i & ii 4 Worthy to be a rebel, for to that The multiplying villan...
...Excerpt: ACT I. SCENE I. A desert place. [Thunder and lightning. Enter three Witches.] First Witch: When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain? Second Witch: When the hurlyburly?s done, When the battle?s lost and won...
...blication Two Penniless Princesses by Charlotte M. Yonge 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 person using this document file, for any purpose, and in a... ...itor, Hazleton, PA 18201-1291 is a Portable Document File produced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of liter... ...at the surprise of her sister. ‘Eleanor in a creel, as usual!’ she cried. ‘I thought it was only one of the bairns,’ was the answer. ‘They might coup ... ...become of the poor weans?’ ‘What will become of any of us?’ said Eleanor. ‘I was gaz- ing out over the sea and wishing we could drift away upon it to ... ... of rest.’ ‘The Glenuskie folk are going to try another land,’ said Jean. ‘I was in the bailey-court even now playing at ball with Jamie when in comes... ...France. Annis, as you know, is betrothed to the son of his French friends, Malcolm is to study at the Paris University, and Davie to be in the Scottis... ...! Ye should look out on the other, to see Glenuskie coming with Davie and Malcolm, so we’ll have no lack of minstrelsy and tales to-night, that is if... ...d be of the council if he was. Jean and Eleanor then closed upon David and Malcolm, eagerly demanding of them what they expected in that won- derful l...
...le, standing on steep rocks above the North Sea, was not only inaccessible on that side, but from its donjon tower commanded a magnificent view, both of the expanse of waves, taking purple tints from the shadows of the clouds, with here and there a sail fleeting before the wind, and of the rugged headlands of the coast, point beyond point, the nearer distinct, and showing ...
...tt, Bart. Edited with Notes by William J. Rolfe, A.M. Formerly Head Master of the High School, Cambridge, Mass. Boston 1883 A Penn State Electronic Cl... ... Boston 1883 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Lady of the Lake by Sir Walter Scott, ed. William J. Rolfe, A.M. is a publicatio... ... the Lake by Sir Walter Scott, ed. William J. Rolfe, A.M. is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnis... ... Head Master of the High School, Cambridge, Mass. Boston 1883 Preface When I first saw Mr. Osgood’s beautiful illustrated edition of The Lady of the L... ...st saw Mr. Osgood’s beautiful illustrated edition of The Lady of the Lake, I asked him to let me use some of the cuts in a cheaper annotated edition f... ... is the result. The text of the poem has given me unexpected trouble. When I edited some of Gray’s poems several years ago, I found that they had not ... ...nd Loved to prolong the gentle sound. Awhile she paused, no answer came;— ‘Malcolm, was shine the blast?’ the name 15 Sir Walter Scott Less resolutel... ...; But when his stately form was hid, The guardian in her bosom chid,— ‘Thy Malcolm! vain and selfish maid!’ ‘T was thus upbraiding conscience said,— ‘... ...in and selfish maid!’ ‘T was thus upbraiding conscience said,— ‘Not so had Malcolm idly hung On the smooth phrase of Southern tongue; Not so had Malco...
...Preface: When I first saw Mr. Osgood?s beautiful illustrated edition of The Lady of the Lake, I asked him to let me use some of the cuts in a cheaper annotated edition for school and household use; and the present volume is the result. The...
...Scott A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Marmion: A Tale of Flodden Field by Sir Walter Scott is a publication of the Pennsylvania S... ...ity. 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... ...or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Marmion: A Tale of Flodden Field by Sir Walter Scott, the Pennsylvania State University, El... ...tay a while, My wildered fancy still beguile! From this high theme how can I part, Ere half unloaded is my heart! For all the tears e’er sorrow drew, ... ...o my lay, A knightly tale of Albion’s elder day. CANTO FIRST . THE CASTLE. I. Day set on Norham’s castled steep, And T weed’s fair river, broad and de... ...lfreys, and array, Showed they had marched a weary way. IX. ’Tis meet that I should tell you now, How fairly armed, and ordered how, The soldiers o... ... your grace, provide For me and mine, a trusty guide. I have not ridden in Scotland since James backed the cause of that mock-prince, Warbeck, that Fl... ...ut as in form of peace I go, A friendly messenger, to know Why through all Scotland, near and far, Their King is mustering troops for war. The sight o... ...wed, And thus, well pleased, his speech renewed: ‘There spoke the blood of Malcolm!—mark: Forth pacing hence, at midnight dark, The rampart seek, whos...
...n Waverley or ‘Tis Sixty Years Since by Sir Walter Scott 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 person using this document file, for any purpose, and in a... ...or, Hazleton, PA 18202-1291 is a Portable Docu- ment File produced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of liter... ...scended, gallant, courteous, and brave, even to chivalry. He had been out, I believe, in 1715 and 1745; was an active partaker in all the stirring sce... ...ng scenes which passed in the Highlands betwixt these memorable eras; and, I have heard, was remarkable, among other exploits, for having fought a due... ... when Paul Jones came into the Frith of Forth, and though then an old man, I saw him in arms, and heard him exult (to use his own words) in the prospe... ...he destination of my forefathers, or impinge upon the right of my kinsman, Malcolm Bradwardine of Inchgrabbit, an honourable though decayed branch of ... ...hat the chief, his forefathers, and his clan, had stolen since the days of Malcolm Canmore.’ In fact, his voice was still for war, and he proposed to ... ...on who haunted their dwelling, whether as friends or foes. ‘Is not his son Malcolm T aishatr?’ (a second-sighted per- son), asked Evan. ‘Nothing equal...
...Walter Scott A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication A Legend of Montrose by Sir Walter Scott is a publication of the Pennsylvania State ... ...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... ...cument or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. A Legend of Montrose by Sir Walter Scott, the Pennsylvania State University, Electro... ...ennsylvania State University is an equal opportunity university. Contents I. INTRODUCTION TO A LEGEND OF MONTROSE. ..................................... .................................................................... 234 Note I.—Fides et Fiducia Sunt Relativa. ........................................... ..... 234 4 Sir Walter Scott A LEGEND OF MONTROSE by Sir Walter Scott, Bart. I. INTRODUCTION TO A LEGEND OF MONTROSE. The Legend of Montrose was written... ...means of the person whose life he had saved, he was permitted to return to Scotland, where he and his descendants were distinguished by the name of Dr... ...young men having some pretence to gentility, the poverty of the country of Scotland, the national disposition to wandering and to adventure, all condu... ...h livid lip, and gather’d brow, Each uttered, in his turn, the vow. Fierce Malcolm watch’d the passing scene, And search’d them through with glances k...
...Excerpt: I. Introduction to a legend of Montrose. The Legend of Montrose was written chiefly with a view to place before the reader the melancholy fate of John Lord Kilpont, eldest son of William Earl of Airth and Menteith, and the si...
...Contents I. INTRODUCTION TO A LEGEND OF MONTROSE. .............................................................. 4 II. INTRODUCTION (Supplement). ...........................................................................................
...lter Scott A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Chronicles of the Canongate by Sir Walter Scott is a publication of the Pennsylvania S... ...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... ...ment or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Chronicles of the Canongate by Sir Walter Scott, the Pennsylvania State University, El... ...r until a succeeding volume, than to “Begin, and break off in the middle.” I have, perhaps, said enough on former occasions of the misfortunes which l... ...ions of the misfortunes which led to the dropping of that mask under which I had, for a long series of years, enjoyed so large a portion of public fav... ...portion of public favour. Through the success of those liter- ary efforts, I had been enabled to indulge most of the tastes which a retired person of ... ...before we sat down to table, Lord Meadowbank [One of the Supreme Judges of Scotland, termed Lords of Council and Session.] asked me privately whether ... ...rily exists between scenes of the same character. The iron- bound coast of Scotland affords upon its headlands and prom- ontories fifty such castles a... ... to be ane house of grit antiquity; and it is said that King Milcolumb, or Malcolm, being the first of our Scottish princes quha removit across the Fi...
...Excerpt: Introduction to Chronicles of the Canongate. The preceding volume of this Collection concluded the last of the pieces originally published under the Nominis umbra of The Author of Waverley; and the circumstances which rendered it impossible for the wri...
...Contents INTRODUCTION TO CHRONICLES OF THE CANONGATE. .......................................................................... 4 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................
...Series Publication England, My England by D. H. Lawrence 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... ...or, Hazleton, PA 18201-1291 is a Portable Docu- ment File produced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of liter... ...tly didactic and tinged with domineering: ‘If you don’t come quick, nurse, I shall run out there to where there are snakes.’ And nobody had the sangfr... ... to resist, at least. A waster stands for something, really. He says: ‘No, I will not aid and abet society in this business of increase and hanging to... ...ot aid and abet society in this business of increase and hanging together, I will upset the apple-cart as much as I can, in my small way.’ Or else he ... ..., My England ‘If I was her, I should go in for training for a nurse,’ said Malcolm, the youngest of them all. He was the baby of the family, a young m... ...ade no answer. There was a silence of futility and irritation in the room. Malcolm grinned fatuously. ‘You’ll have to make up your mind between now an... ...man darkened, but she sat on immutable. ‘Here’s Jack Fergusson!’ exclaimed Malcolm, who was look- ing aimlessly out of the window. ‘Where?’ exclaimed ...
...Excerpt: He was working on the edge of the common, beyond the small brook that ran in the dip at the bottom of the garden, carrying the garden path in continuation from the plank bridge on to the common. He had cut the rough turf and bracken, leaving the grey, ...
...s Series Publication Countess Kate by Charlotte M. Yonge 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 person using this document file, for any purpose, and in a... ...itor, Hazleton, PA 18201-1291 is a Portable Document File produced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of liter... ...tunity university. 3 Yo n g e COUNTESS KATE by Charlotte M. Yonge CHAPTER I CHAPTER I CHAPTER I CHAPTER I CHAPTER I “THERE, I’ve done every bit I can... ...PTER I CHAPTER I CHAPTER I CHAPTER I “THERE, I’ve done every bit I can do! I’m going to see what o’clock it is.” “I heard it strike eleven just now.” ... ...fore dinner! Oh, horrible! oh, horrible! most horrible!” “Sylvia, you know I hate hearing Hamlet profaned.” “You can’t hate it more than having no one... ...to be oppressed as Aunt Barbara oppresses me: it is just like James V . of Scotland when the Douglases got hold of him! I wonder what is the use of be... ...said Kate, rather bluntly. “Did you never hear of the Lochs, the Lakes, in Scotland?” “Loch Lomond, Loch Katrine, Loch Awe, Loch Ness?— But I don’t do... ...your boat, you know and answer ‘Father!’ and when I too-too again, answer ‘Malcolm!’ and then put up your hand behind your ear, and stand listening “W...
...Excerpt: Chapter 1. ?THERE, I?ve done every bit I can do! I?m going to see what o?clock it is.? ?I heard it strike eleven just now.? ?Sylvia, you?ll tip up! What a tremendous stretch!? ?Wha-ooh! Oh dear! We sha?n?t get one moment before dinner! Oh, horr...
... Classics Series Publication Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Por- table Document file is furn... ...ty. This Por- table Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in a... ...itor, Hazleton, PA 18201-1291 is a Portable Document File produced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of liter... ...tunity university. 3 Sir Walter Scott Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott CHAPTER I Thus communed these; while to their lowly dome, The full-fed swine return... ...te of our story refers to a period towards the end of the reign of Richard I., when his return from his long captivity had become an event rather wish... ...rom those spo- ken by the southern nations of Europe. This state of things I have thought it necessary to premise for the information of the general r... ...e may mention, that the Princess Matilda, though a daughter of the King of Scotland, and afterwards both Queen of England, niece to Edgar Atheling, an... ...tle John, who is even now absent on an expedition as far as the borders of Scotland; and I will own to your Majesty, that I am some- times displeased ... ...through thy descent from Matilda, niece to Edgar Atheling, and daughter to Malcolm of Scotland. But Matilda, though of the royal Saxon blood, was not ...
...Excerpt: In that pleasant district of merry England which is watered by the river Don, there extended in ancient times a large forest, covering the greater part of the beautiful hills and valleys which lie between Sheffield and the pleasant town of Doncaster. ...
...QUINCEY A PENN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION The Note Book of an English Opium-Eater by Thomas de Quincey is a publication of the Penn... ...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... ...t or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Note Book of an English Opium-Eater by Thomas de Quincey, the Pennsylvania State Univ... ...forming one element in the general gaiety of the conception, went too far. I am not myself of that opinion; and I beg to remind these friendly censors... ... mere a foam-bubble of gaiety as this lecture on the aesthetics of murder, I shelter myself for the moment under the Telamonian shield of the Dean. Bu... ...ence and effects of surprise, of mystery, &c., are collated and appraised. I, therefore, for my extrava- 7 Thomas de Quincey gance, claim an inevitab... ...ll cease. To-morrow is the day which in England they call Sunday, which in Scotland they call by the Judaic name of ‘Sabbath.’ T o both nations, under... ...10d.), most of all pro- claims the tenuity of his knowledge. He looks upon Malcolm Laing as a huge oracle; and, having read even less than Hume, a thi... ...for Cholmondeley, Pomfret for Pontefract, Cicester for Cirencester; or, in Scotland, Marchbanks for Majoribanks, Chatorow for the Duke of Hamilton’s F...
Excerpt: The Note Book of an English Opium-Eater by Thomas de Quincey.
...Contents The Note Book of an English Opium-Eater ...4 THREE MEMORABLE MURDERS .............................................................................................. 4 THE TRUE RELATIONS OF THE BIBLE TO MERELY HUMAN SCIENCE.....................
...on Nuttie’s Father Nuttie’s Father by Charlotte M. Yonge 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 person using this document file, for any purpose, and in a... ...itor, Hazleton, PA 18201-1291 is a Portable Document File produced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of liter... ...ersity. 3 Charlotte M. Young Nuttie’s Father by Charlotte M Yonge CHAPTER I. ST CHAPTER I. ST CHAPTER I. ST CHAPTER I. ST CHAPTER I. ST. AMBR . AMBR ... ...it. Mr. Dutton says we must spend as little as possible on loco- motion.’ ‘I’m sure I don’t care for the Crystal Palace. A trumpery tinsel place, all ... ...med in a quieter voice, ‘or the Ufizzi.’ ‘Now, Mr. Dutton, that’s not what I want. Our people aren’t ready for that, but what they have let it be real... ...e seemed to think it preferable to driving pigs in the Texas, like her son Malcolm.’ ‘Yes, but then that was the Texas.’ ‘Oh May, May, I did not think... ...e care of her while he went away to the 205 Charlotte M. Young funeral in Scotland, and then I learnt indeed to like her and see how much there is in...
...lication Amelia by Henry Fielding, ed. George Saintsbury is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Uni- versity. 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... ...itor, Hazleton, PA 18202-1291 is a Portable Document File produced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of liter... ... 3 Henry Fielding AMELIA By Henry Fielding Edited by George Saintsbury VOL I INTR INTR INTR INTR INTRODUCTION ODUCTION ODUCTION ODUCTION ODUCTION Fiel... ...he presence of these things was brought against 4 Amelia its forerunners. I have sometimes wondered whether Amelia pays the pen- alty of an audacity ... ...dignation and his satire over the folly of insisting on these as a finale, I doubt whether the demand is not too deeply rooted in the English, nay, in... ...Lady Macbeth, Joan of Naples, Chris- tina of Sweden, Katharine Hays, Sarah Malcolm, Con Philips,* or any other heroine of the tender sex, which his- t... ...d when he is ordered to quarters she will be left behind; and Yorkshire or Scotland, I think, is as good a dis- tance as either of the Indies.” “Well,...
...Introduction: Fielding?s third great novel has been the subject of much more discordant judgments than either of its forerunners. If we take the period since its appearance as covering four generations, we find the greatest authority in the earliest, Johnson, speaking of it with something...
...te M. Yonge A Penn State Classics Series Publication Young Folks’ History of England by Charlotte M. Yonge is a publication of the Pennsylvania State... ...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... ...r the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Young Folks’ History of England by Charlotte M. Yonge, the Pennsylvania State University, Elec- ... ... Folks’ History of England ..................................... 6 CHAPTER I JULIUS CAESAR. B.C. 55 ..................................................... ......................................................... 22 CHAPTER IX HENRY I., BEAU-CLERC. A.D. 1100—1135 ............................................... ...................................................... 28 CHAPTER XII RICHARD I., LION-HEART A.D. 1189—1199 ................................................ ...heir over-lord by all the kings of the remains of the Britons in Wales and Scotland. Once, eight of these kings came to meet him at Chester, and rowed... ...too, that Henry married a lady who was half English—Maude, the daughter of Malcolm Greathead, King of Scotland, and of a lady of the old English royal... ...ady who was half English—Maude, the daughter of Malcolm Greathead, King of Scotland, and of a lady of the old English royal line. They loved her great...
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...Contents Young Folks? History of England ..................................... 6 CHAPTER I JULIUS CAESAR. B.C. 55 ........................................................................................ 6 CHAPTER II THE ROMANS IN BRITAIN. A.D. 41?418........
...ublication Sketches by Box Volume One by Charles Dickens is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Uni- versity. This Portable Document file is fur... ...ity. 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... ...itor, Hazleton, PA 18201-1291 is a Portable Document File produced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of liter... ...ickens Boz is a pseudonym of Charles Dickens Volume One OUR PARISH CHAPTER I—THE BEADLE. THE PARISH ENGINE. THE SCHOOLMASTER. H OW MUCH IS CONVEYED in... ...six small chil- dren. ‘Where do you live?’ inquires one of the overseers. ‘I rents a two-pair back, gentlemen, at Mrs. Brown’s, Number 3, Little King ... ...’—’Well, well, ’ interrupts the overseer, taking a note of the ad- dress, ‘I’ll send Simmons, the beadle, to-morrow morn- ing, to ascertain whether yo... ...at the front door, and out at the back one. 65 Charles Dickens CHAPTER IV—SCOTLAND-YARD SCOTLAND-YARD IS A SMALL—a very small-tract of land, bounded ... ...gs— a kind of man whom you can warrant town-made—is fresh caught; he plays Malcolm to-night, just to accus- tom himself to an audience. He will get on... ...wall, and one wing and another. ‘Places, places. Now then, Witches— Duncan—Malcolm—bleeding officer—where’s the bleed- ing officer?’—’Here!’ replies t...
...Excerpt: How much is conveyed in those two short words--?The Parish!? And with how many tales of distress and misery, of broken fortune and ruined hopes, too often of unrelieved wretchedness and successful knavery, are they associated! A poor man, with small earnings, and a large family, just manages to live on from h...
...n ii Speeches: Literary and Social by Charles Dickens is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Uni versity. 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 ... ...itor, Hazleton, PA 18201 1291 is a Portable Document File produced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of liter... ... in a long and eloquent speech, Mr. Dickens returned thanks as follows— IF I FELT YOUR WARM and generous welcome less, I should be better able to t... ... WARM and generous welcome less, I should be better able to thank you. If I could have listened as you have listened to the glowing language of your ... ... listened to the glowing language of your distinguished Chair man, and if I could have heard as you heard the “thoughts that breathe and words that b... ...u must well know. I believe I shall never hear the name of this capital of Scotland without a thrill of gratitude and pleasure. I shall love while I h... ...ur Chairman, and coupled with his name I have to propose the literature of Scotland—a literature which he has done much to render famous through the w... ... much less like the notion formed from the description of Hopkins than the Malcolm or Donalbain of the previous scenes. This society, in short, says, ...
...ouis Stevenson A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin by Robert Louis Stevenson is a publication of the Pennsy... ...ity. 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... ...document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin by Robert Louis Stevenson, the Pennsylvania State Univer... ...er mine. R. L S. SARANAC, OCT., 1887. 4 Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin CHAPTER I. The Jenkins of Stowting – Fleeming’s grandfather – Mrs. Buckner’s fortun... ...ace of humble honour. Of their wealth we know that in the reign of Charles I., Thomas Jenkin of Eythorne was more than once in the market buying land,... ...to this day in the hands of the direct line. It is not my design, nor have I the necessary knowledge, to give a history of this obscure family. But th... ... important islet, in July, 1817, she relieved the flagship of Sir Pulteney Malcolm. Thus it befel that Charles Jenkin, com- ing too late for the epic ... ... We can trace the family from one country place to another in the south of Scotland; where the child learned his taste for sport by riding home the po... ...k and pinnacle, looking down into the Purgle as she passed. The climate of Scotland had not done with them yet: for three days they lay storm-stayed i...
...Excerpt: Preface To The American Edition. On the death of Fleeming Jenkin, his family and friends determined to publish a selection of his various papers; by way of introduction, the following pages were drawn up; and the whole, forming two considerable volumes, has been issued i...
...cs Series Publication Sketches by Boz by Charles Dickens is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furni... ...ity. 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... ...itor, Hazleton, PA 18201-1291 is a Portable Document File produced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of liter... ...s Boz is a pseudonym of Charles Dickens SKETCHES BY BOZ OUR PARISH CHAPTER I—THE BEADLE. THE PARISH ENGINE. THE SCHOOLMASTER. H OW MUCH IS CONVEYED in... ...six small chil- dren. ‘Where do you live?’ inquires one of the overseers. ‘I rents a two-pair back, gentlemen, at Mrs. Brown’s, Number 3, Little King ... ...’—’Well, well, ’ interrupts the overseer, taking a note of the ad- dress, ‘I’ll send Simmons, the beadle, to-morrow morn- ing, to ascertain whether yo... ...at the front door, and out at the back one. 65 Charles Dickens CHAPTER IV—SCOTLAND-YARD SCOTLAND-YARD IS A SMALL—a very small-tract of land, bounded ... ...gs— a kind of man whom you can warrant town-made—is fresh caught; he plays Malcolm to-night, just to accus- tom himself to an audience. He will get on... ...wall, and one wing and another. ‘Places, places. Now then, Witches— Duncan—Malcolm—bleeding officer—where’s the bleed- ing officer?’—’Here!’ replies t...