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Royal Children of English HistoryE. Nesbit Royal Children of English History Alfred the Great WHEN I was very, very little, I hated history more than all my other lessons put together, because I had to learn it out of a horrid little book, called somebody's "Outlines of English History"; and it s...

Lectures on Language, as Particularly Connected with English Grammar.William Stevens Balch Lectures on Language, as Particularly Connected with English Grammar Providence, Feb. 24, 1838.To Wm. S. Balch,Sir—The undersigned, in behalf of the Young People's Institute, hasten to present to you the fo...

Books and Characters, French & EnglishLytton Strachey Books and Characters, French & English TO JOHN MAYNARD KEYNESThe following papers are reprinted by kind permission of the Editors of the Independent Review, the New Quarterly, the Athenaeum, and the Edinburgh Review.The 'Dialogue' is n...

An English SquireColeridge Christabel R. Christabel Rose An English Squire Preface In bringing this tale in a complete form before the public, I should wish it to be understood that it arose out of a series of conversations with a friend who suggested the character of Alvar Lester, to the origina...

The IdiotJohn Kendrick Bangs The Idiot I For some weeks after the happy event which transformed the popular Mrs. Smithers into the charming Mrs. John Pedagog all went well at that lady's select home for single gentlemen. It was only proper that during the honey-moon, at least, of the happy couple...

A Book of Burlesque: Sketches of English Stage Travestie and ParodyWillam Davenport Adams A Book of Burlesque: Sketches of English Stage Travestie and Parody PREFACEIn the pages that follow, I make no attempt to supply a consecutive and comprehensive history of English stage travestie. This would...

Preface to a Dictionary of the English LanguageSamuel Johnson Preface to a Dictionary of the English Language It is the fate of those who toil at the lower employments of life, to be rather driven by the fear of evil, than attracted by the prospect of good; to be exposed to censure, without hope ...

Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860George Saintsbury Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 PREFACE Of the essays in this volume, the introductory paper on "The Kinds of Criticism" has not before appeared in print. All the rest, with one exception (the Essay on Lockhart which appeared in the...

The Business of LifeRobert W. Chambers The Business of Life CHAPTER I "A lady to see you, sir," said Farris.Desboro, lying on the sofa, glanced up over his book."A lady?""Yes, sir.""Well, who is she, Farris?""She refused her name, Mr. James."Desboro swung his legs to the carpet and sat up."What k...