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A Second Century of Charades is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1896.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publis...

Amerika 1855, in der Gründerzeit. Vor Ausbruch des Bürgerkrieges muß der junge Leutnant Cam Elliot seinen Freund, den Seminole-Indianerhäuptling Jack Black bremsen. Denn dieser scheint sein Volk durch endlose Kämpfe ins Verderben zu führen. Als Cam's Angebetete Hannah entführt wird um sie gegen Waffen einzutauschen, wird aus seinem ehemaligen Freund ein Feind.

Excerpt from A Century of CharadesTo give an answer to a riddle is like explaining a joke, - something never to be done, unless reluc tautly, and with averted face, as Strato held the sword for Brutus to fall upon.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art techn...

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Excerpt from Broken Words: A Fifth Century of CharadesA page my second stood beside the throne, And when King Richard entertained my whole, It was his Office to present the bowl. My first and next the royal fingers stirred, And finding every condiment my third, The king approving passed it to the boy While knights and nobles smacked their lips for joy.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books....

Excerpt from A Third Century of CharadesMy first drew rein, a bold dragoon, He kissed his sweetheart at the gate, And on my whole he rode elate.But otherwise does she divide That word who wept to see him ride, Her last turns red to read alway.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Book...

Excerpt from A Second Century of CharadesT has always seemed to me that charades, like I rhymes, were addressed to the ear, and not to the eye, and that if the sounds were correct, the spelling was a matter of no importance. On the other hand, a Charade in which the parts conform to the spell ing, but depart from the sound, appears to me faulty. The fault may be condoned, but it ought not to be commended. In my first volume I claimed, though I...

Excerpt from More CharadesMY first is sure to break, My second the centurion spake, My Whole across the ocean came.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfecti...

Excerpt from Shorthand ConstructionWhat are the minimum shorthand characters that can be used to represent these sounds?Obviously, if outlines of words in shorthand are to be reduced to the minimum, they must be composed of the following characters: straight lines and curved lines (arcs of circles) of different lengths written in different directions, circles, semicircles and loops, of different sizes.In shorthand we speak of characters, not l...

Excerpt from Shorthand ConstructionWhat are the minimum shorthand characters that can be used to represent these sounds?Obviously, if outlines of words in shorthand are to be reduced to the minimum, they must be composed of the following characters: straight lines and curved lines (arcs of circles) of different lengths written in different directions, circles, semicircles and loops, of different sizes.In shorthand we speak of characters, not l...