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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...

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...

Grappling with the Monster; Or, the Curse and the Cure of Strong DrinkT. S. Arthur Grappling with the Monster; Or, the Curse and the Cure of Strong Drink INTRODUCTION In preparing this, his latest volume, the author found himself embarrassed from the beginning, because of the large amount of mate...

The Idiot at HomeJohn Kendrick Bangs The Idiot at Home I BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION "My dear," said the Idiot one morning, as he and his good wife and the two little ones, Mollie and Tommy, sat down at the breakfast-table, "now that we are finally settled in our new house I move we celebrate. Let's g...

The True-Born EnglishmanThe True-Born Englishman A Satire Statuimus pacem, et securitatem et concordiam judicum et justiciam inter Anglos et Normannos, Francos et Britanes, Walliæ, et Cornubiæ, Pictos et Scotos, Albaniæ, similiter inter Francos et insulanos provincias et patrias, quæ pertinent ad...

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...

Penelope's English ExperiencesKate Douglas Wiggin Penelope's English Experiences / Being Extracts from the Commonplace Book of Penelope Hamilton Part First—In Town Chapter I. The weekly bill Smith’s Hotel, 10 Dovermarle Street. Here we are in London again,—Francesca, Salemina, and I. Salemina is ...

A Modern CinderellaDouglas Amanda M. A Modern Cinderella CHAPTER I AT THE PALACE “You may stay down here until nine o’clock if you like,” said Bridget. “It’s awful cold upstairs. Be sure to wrap yourself good in the old blanket. And put a little coal on the range. If you let my fire go out, I’ll ...

Strange StoriesAllen Grant Strange Stories PREFACE It is with some little trepidation that I venture to submit to the critical world this small collection of short stories. I feel that in doing so I owe some apology both to my readers and to the regular story-tellers. Being by trade a psychologis...