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...e of any kind. Any per- son 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. Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens, the Pennsylvania State Un... ...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... ... then put it down on the table and stood behind it looking intently at his visitors. He had the special peculiarity of some birds of prey, that when h... ...iron extinguishers before the main door—which seemed to request all lively visitors to have the kindness to put themselves out, before entering. Assur... ... reason, that instead of saying, in a comparatively unmeaning manner, to a visitor, ‘There are such and such edibles down stairs; will you have anythi... ...ke dancing?’ ‘Oh no, I don’t,’ said Miss Podsnap. ‘No? With your youth and attractions? T ruly, my dear, you surprise me!’ ‘I can’t say ,’ observed Mi... ...’ with a shiver, ‘seeks to illumi- nate her new residence in town with the attractions of a child of mine, I am content that she should be favoured by... ... said Rokesmith, with a glance at Bella, ‘when you speak of Miss Wilfer’ s attractions there.’ ‘Pardon me,’ returned Mrs Wilfer, with dreadful solem- ...

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...Excerpt: Chapter 1. On a brilliant day in May, in 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 rem...

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...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. The American by Henry James, the Pennsylvania State University,... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in En- glish, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them.... ... rich in the modern conveniences, and Tristram lost no time in calling his visitor’s attention to their principal household treasures, the gas-lamps a... ...returned some very unexpected an- swer. She would say in Copenhagen, or in Barcelona; hav- ing, while making the tour of Europe, spent a couple of 27... ...pted; a servant stepped out upon the balcony and announced that there were visitors in the drawing-room. When Newman’s host- ess had gone in to receiv... ... the afternoon. He found Mrs. Tristram in her drawing-room; with her was a visitor, a woman young and pretty, dressed in white. The two ladies had ris... ...color, she is upon my honor, extremely entertaining.” “It’s a fine list of attractions,” said Newman; “they would serve as a police-detective’s descri...

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...re to the author before he can foresee what reception the public, our great present judge, will accord to it. Feeling almost certain of your sympathy in my pleasure, I dedicate the book to you. Ought it not to belong to you as the tithe formerly belonged to the Church in memory of God, who makes all things bud and fruit in the fields and in the intellect?...

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...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. The Lesser Bourgeoisie by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katherine Pr... ...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... ...have seen me this morning at the office,” repeated Cerizet, conducting his visitor to the door. “There’s a man,” thought he, as he returned to his sea... ...mised himself not to make a gospel use of his liberty. As he conducted his visitor to the door, the latter came face to face with a woman in servant’s... ...aken in that sense by Napoleon Landais.” La Peyrade, who, in receiving his visitor, had affected to be extremely busy in sorting his papers, contented... ..., but I, with my Southern nature, love passionately; and Celeste has other attractions besides fortune. Brought up in your household, under your own e... ...y youth; the stage and its scenic effects continue to have for me peculiar attractions; and the white hairs which crown my brow to-day seem to me no o... ...te Biot, to determine the arc of the terrestrial meridian from 359 Balzac Barcelona to the Balearic isles. I was just in the act of observ- ing a sta...

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...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. Lord Ormont and His Aminta by George Meredith, the Pennsylvania... ...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... ...tude he must needs enact. His curt nick of the head, for a response to the visitor’s formal salutation, signified the req- uisite acknowledgment, like... ... I remember murmuring the words. Then your letter, received in that smelly Barcelona: Lord Ormont was carrying you off to Granada—a dream of my infanc... ...e place un- moved for one hour, they are open to take animation from their visitors. Aminta was pleasantly surprised next day by the receipt of a note... ...-sea still between the man and the woman, it is the one who is hard to the attractions of the other that will make choice of the spot and have the adv... ...attract?’ She reddened and murmured: ‘How small!’ Her pout of spite at her attractions was little simulated. ‘Beauty and charm are not small matters. ... ...minine hunger and asked to see the book of 266 Lord Ormont and His Aminta visitors. But the lady had not slept at the inn, so had not been requested ...

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...ouse exclusively; not with any view to further emolument, but as an acknowledgment of the services which you have already rendered me; namely, first, in having brought together so widely scattered a collection--a difficulty which in my own hands by too painful an experience I had found from nervous depression to be absolutely insurmountable; secondly, in having made me a p...

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...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. Memorials and Other Papers by Thomas de Quincey, the Pennsylvan... ...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... ... one indication was a key to the whole explanation that followed. The sole visitors, it seemed, at that time to Laxton, beside my sister and myself, w... ...men; and almost uniformly I heard such ver- dicts passed upon the personal attractions of both, but espe- cially Lady Massey, as tended greatly to soo... ...to excel all the rest of his race. And in every female face possessing any attractions at all, no mat- ter what may be her general inferiority, there ... ... most enlarged and liberal curiosity; so that Mr. White’s museum furnished attractions to an unusually large variety of tastes. I had myself already s... ...four servants (and some reasonable provision of accommo- dations for a few visitors), cost originally, I believe, not more than one thousand pounds—ex... ...stiff as a poker; his sister remarking to the young gentleman that he (the visitor) was in luck that evening: it wasn’t everybody that could get that ...

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...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. Scenes from a Courtesan’s Life by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Jame... ...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... ...nking of when you came in?” “No.” “Of making myself heir here, as I did at Barcelona, to an old bigot, by Asie’s help.” “A crime?” “I saw no other way... ...g Spain, he was able to possess himself of the treasure of an old bigot at Barcelona, to whom he gave absolution, promising that he would make restitu... ...ches—a connection of the Grandlieus, who are a Breton family—were frequent visitors on their way to a ball or on their return from the opera. The Vico... ...to dat little garten-house. T ry to do dat little busi- ness very clefer.” Visitors called to see Nucingen on business; but he waited for Contenson, h... ...e lapidary lived warned the residents on that and the fourth floors when a visitor was coming to them. It need hardly be said that, after midnight, Pe... ...eled with the odious old clothes-seller. However, feeling confident of the attractions of his cash-box and the soothing documents signed Garat, he ran...

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...Excerpt: Advertisement. The story of ?Catherine,? which appeared in Fraser?s Magazine in 1839-40, was written by Mr. Thackeray, under the name of Ikey Solomons, Jun., to counteract the injurious influence of some popular fictions of that day, which made heroes of highwaymen and burglars, a...

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...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. Catherine: A Story by William Makepeace Thackeray, the Pennsylv... ...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... ...d desired husbands; but Hayes was, for a wonder, quite proof against their attractions; and, though quite ready to acknowledge the absurdity of his lo... ... a gold snuff-box, and a large wound (ob- tained, he said, at the siege of Barcelona), which disfigured much of his countenance, and caused him to cov... ...ost gracious conge to my Lord, and said I knew him, and rode behind him at Barcelona on our entry into that town. “‘No doubt you did, Captain Wood,’ s... ...ellow is! Gentlemen, I swear be me honour that Captain Wood was wounded at Barcelona; and that I saw him there; and that he and I ran away together at... ...s a boiled lobster, and as unwieldy as a porpoise; and although her mental attractions did by no means make up for her personal deficiencies,—for she ... ...tailleur, Chevalier de Galgenstein.” Mr. Billings was, in fact, a frequent visitor at the Ambassador’s house; to whose presence he, by a general or- d...

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...Excerpt: The day broke gray and dull. The clouds hung heavily, and there was a rawness in the air that suggested snow. A woman servant came into a room in which a child was sleeping and drew the curtains. She glanced mechanically at the house opposite, a stucco house with a portico, and went to the child?s bed....

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...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. Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham, the Pennsylvania State... ...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... .... They walked through the garden to the front- door. This was only used by visitors and on Sun- days, and on special occasions, as when the Vicar went... ...d his cook—Philip sat demurely in the stiff parlour , used only to receive visitors, and busied himself with the restless movements of goldfish in a b... ...ing this period; for they disliked strange faces, and they looked upon the visitors from Lon- don with aversion. The house opposite was taken for six ... ... He was so young and had so few friends that immortality had no particular attractions for him, and he was able without trouble to give up belief in i... ... Spain which had attracted him when he saw it from the train on his way to Barcelona. He was living there now alone. “I wonder if he’ll ever do any go...

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...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. Narrative and Miscellaneous Papers by Thomas de Quincey, the Pe... ...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... ...distance from the metropolis, she had positively no friends on her list of visitors who resided in this great capital; secondly, and far above all bes... ... hour had sounded, sud- denly the gate opened; and in we streamed. I, as a visitor for the first time, was immediately distinguished by the jailers, w... ...not to the Don, as harborer of his daughter, but to the Don, as ex officio visitor of the convent, that the hidalgo was appealing. Probably Kate might... ...ubilee, she departed in a few months from Madrid to Rome. She went through Barcelona; there and everywhere welcomed as the lady whom the King delighte... ...ed for the coming of spring and summer, not so much for their own peculiar attractions, as because they were the seasons for travelling. In his memo- ...

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...Excerpt: VOL I. In the morning of life the truthful wooed the beautiful, and their offspring was Love. Like his Divine parents, He is eternal. He has his Mother?s ravishing smile; his Father?s steadfast eyes. He rises every day, fresh and gl...

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...Contents NOVELS BY EMINENT HANDS ...................................................................................................... 4 NOONDAY IN CHEPE ....................................................................................................................... 5 BUTTON?S IN PALL MALL............................................................................

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...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. Burlesques by William Makepeace Thackeray, the Pennsylvania Sta... ...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... ...ge drew back, and a flood of golden light streamed on the He- brew and his visitor. CHAPTER XXIV THEY ENTERED A MODERATE-SIZED APARTMENT—indeed, Holyw... ... al- together; there was sunlike in the dunjing of the pore prisner. I had visitors. A cart used to drive hup to the prizn gates of Saturdays; a washy... ...and- cheese, he was now quite ready to use against the enemy. His personal attractions were enhanced by a neat white hat, flung carelessly and fearles... ...hed Cleves without any further accident, and found the place thronged with visitors for the meeting next day. And here it would be easy to describe th... ... defeat of Alarcos came and alarmed all good Christians, Ivanhoe landed at Barcelona, and proceeded to slaughter the Moors forthwith. He brought lette...

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...Excerpt: PART I. Chapter One. We were in class when the head-master came in, followed by a ?new fellow,? not wearing the school uniform, and a school servant carrying a large desk. Those who had been asleep woke up, and every one rose as if just surprised at his ...

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...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. Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert, trans. Eleanor Marx-Aveling,... ...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... ...folding the washing, and on which, in the hunting season, I have slept six visitors! But that dawdler, Hivert, doesn’t come!” “Are you waiting for him... ...ked after her servant with more severity. She took Berthe from nurse. When visitors called, Felicite brought her in, and Madame Bovary undressed her t... ...d, the young man was explaining to the young woman that these irresistible attractions find their cause in some previous state of existence. “Thus we,... ...riumphant adultery. The memory of her lover came back to her with dazzling attractions; she threw her whole soul into it, borne away towards this imag... ...titude of her judgment and her grave ways, Emma almost every day had other visitors. These were Madame Langlois, Madame Caron, Madame 186 Madame Bova... ...the long waist of feudal chatelaines, and she resembled the “Pale Woman of Barcelona.” But above all she was the Angel! Often looking at her, it seeme...