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Patty and AzaleaCarolyn Wells Patty and Azalea CHAPTER I WISTARIA PORCH "Oh, Little Billee! Come quick, for goodness' sake! The baby's choking!"Patty was in the sun parlour, her arms full of a fluttering bundle of lace and linen, and her blue eyes wide with dismay at her small daughter's facial c...

Nirvana DaysCale Young Rice Nirvana Days FOREWORD A few of the poems of this volume are retained from two of the author's earlier volumes which are now out of print. The rest are new.INVOCATION (From a High Cliff) Sweep unrestOut of my blood,Winds of the sea! Sweep the fogOut of my brainFor I am ...

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 12, No. 349, Supplement to Volume 12.Various The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. / Volume 12, No. 349, Supplement to Volume 12 PREFACE The present sheet completes the TWELFTH VOLUME OF THE MIRROR. This circumstance alo...

The Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other Tales of Twilight and the UnseenDoyle Arthur Conan The Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other Tales of Twilight and the Unseen I THE BROWN HAND Every one knows that Sir Dominick Holden, the famous Indian surgeon, made me his heir, and that his death changed ...

The Battle of Life. A Love StoryDickens Charles The Battle of Life. A Love Story PART THE FIRST Once upon a time, it matters little when, and in stalwart England, it matters little where, a fierce battle was fought. It was fought upon a long summer day when the waving grass was green. Many a wild...

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...

Anna Karenina, 1. BandAnna Karenina, 1. Band Erster Teil „Die Rache ist mein, ich will vergelten.“1 Alle glücklichen Familien sind einander ähnlich; jede unglückliche Familie ist auf ihre Weise unglücklich. —Im Hause der Oblonskiy herrschte allgemeine Verwirrung. Die Dame des Hauses hatte in Erfa...

Antoine of Oregon: A Story of the Oregon TrailJames Otis Antoine of Oregon: A Story of the Oregon Trail FOREWORDThe author of this series of stories for children has endeavored simply to show why and how the descendants of the early colonists fought their way through the wilderness in search of n...

Where Love is There God is AlsoTolstoy Leo, graf Where Love is There God is Also In the city lived the shoemaker, Martuin Avdyeitch. He lived in a basement, in a little room with one window. The window looked out on the street. Through the window he used to watch the people passing by; although o...

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 ...