In the Wrong Paradise: And Other StoriesK. Paul, Trench & Company, 1886 - 316 pagini Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. |
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... rose in soft clouds from an open fireplace in the middle of the room . Singular to say , there was no chimney , merely a hole in the lofty roof , through which most of the smoke escaped . The ceiling itself , which was supported by ...
... rose in soft clouds from an open fireplace in the middle of the room . Singular to say , there was no chimney , merely a hole in the lofty roof , through which most of the smoke escaped . The ceiling itself , which was supported by ...
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... rose and went within the door opening from the plat- form at the upper end of the room . presently returned with an old woman , a housekeeper , as we would say , and obviously a faithful and familiar servant . After some conversation ...
... rose and went within the door opening from the plat- form at the upper end of the room . presently returned with an old woman , a housekeeper , as we would say , and obviously a faithful and familiar servant . After some conversation ...
Pagina 36
... rose , went out , and returned with a great bowl of ivy - wood , curiously carved , and full of milk . In this permitted beverage , as my spirits were rising , I drank the young lady's health , indicating my grati- tude as well as I ...
... rose , went out , and returned with a great bowl of ivy - wood , curiously carved , and full of milk . In this permitted beverage , as my spirits were rising , I drank the young lady's health , indicating my grati- tude as well as I ...
Pagina 43
... rose from their places till he had taken a kind of rude throne in the circle . For my part , I was obliged to stand alone in their midst , and it seemed that they were debating about myself and my future treat- ment . First the old ...
... rose from their places till he had taken a kind of rude throne in the circle . For my part , I was obliged to stand alone in their midst , and it seemed that they were debating about myself and my future treat- ment . First the old ...
Pagina 44
... rose with his staff in his grasp , and , pointing first to me and then to the sky , was , I imagined , propounding a different inter- pretation of the omen from that advanced by the old priest . Meantime the latter , with a sulky ...
... rose with his staff in his grasp , and , pointing first to me and then to the sky , was , I imagined , propounding a different inter- pretation of the omen from that advanced by the old priest . Meantime the latter , with a sulky ...
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Pagina 12 - HAECKEL (Prof. Ernst}— THE HISTORY OF CREATION. Translation revised by Professor E. RAY LANKESTER, MA, FRS With Coloured Plates and Genealogical Trees of the various groups of both plants and animals. 2 vols. Second Edition. Post 8vo. cloth, price 32*.
Pagina 279 - But, howsoever thou pursu'st this act, Taint not thy mind, nor let thy soul contrive Against thy mother aught; leave her to heaven, And to those thorns that in her bosom lodge To prick and sting her. Fare thee well at once. The glow-worm shows the matin to be near, And 'gins to pale his uneffectual fire; Adieu, adieu, adieu, remember me.
Pagina 23 - Numbers. By the Rev. R. WINTERBOTHAM, LL.B. With Homilies by the Rev. Professor W. BINNIE, DD, Rev. ES PROUT, MA, Rev. D. YOUNG, Rev. J. WAITE, and an Introduction by the Rev. THOMAS WHITELAW, MA Fourth Edition. 15*. Deuteronomy. By the Rev. WL ALEXANDER, DD With Homilies by Rev.
Pagina 18 - MARKHAM, Capt. Albert Hastings, RN— The Great Frozen Sea : A Personal Narrative of the Voyage of the Alert during the Arctic Expedition of 1875-6.
Pagina 18 - Woman. Dedicated, by permission, to Lady Agnes Wood. Revised by the Venerable Archdeacon DENISON. 32mo, limp cloth, is. 6d. MILLER, Edward. — The History and Doctrines of Irvingism ; or, The so-called Catholic and Apostolic Church. 2 vols. Large post 8vo, 25^.
Pagina 32 - By MC Cooke, MD, LL.D. Edited by the Rev. MJ Berkeley, MA, FLS With numerous Illustrations.
Pagina 33 - XVIII. The Nature of Light: With a General Account of Physical Optics.
Pagina 25 - ROBERTSON, The late Rev. FW, MA—Life and Letters of. Edited by the Rev. STOPFORD BROOKE, MA I. Two vols., uniform with the Sermons. With Steel Portrait. Crown 8vo, Js.
Pagina 44 - Mrs. GS— Waking and Working; or, From Girlhood to Womanhood. New and Cheaper Edition. With a Frontispiece. Crown Svo, 3*.
Pagina 19 - NEWMAN, JH, DD— Characteristics from the Writings of. Being Selections from his various Works. Arranged with the Author's personal Approval.