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Excerpt from Some Old-Fashioned Educationists In the following pages I have endeavoured to bring to bear on the elucidation of an ever-present and ever-pressing subject the fruits of a long experience alike in historical research and in the practical work of teaching. In attempting such a combination instead of fishing in the troubled waters of educational policy, I am happy to shelter myself behind the example of an educational writer so abl...

Excerpt from Poems and Songs on Home and AbroadWhy lie beneath the tyrant' 3 heel with face so pale and wan Thou art the friend that Nature gave to every one on earth.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, preser...

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Excerpt from Inspirational Lectures and Impromptu PoemsN O doubt Cromwell's soldiers, who destroyed all the costly and exquisite works Of art they could lay their hands upon, were actuated in part, at least, by a laudable protest against idolatry, which they wished to stamp out, root and branch, through the length and breadth Of the land, but an insolent reactionary wave Of feeling and action can be only temporarily healthful, it is in itself ...

Excerpt from Studies in Theosophy, Historical and Practical: A Manual for the People Lst. Lucidity of statement, conciseness of style, and freedom from all unnecessary use of technical or foreign terms. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology...

Ancient Mysteries and Modern Revelations" explores ancient mythologies and modern religious beliefs in the light of contemporary scientific knowledge. From the religions of ancient Greece and Egypt to the Bible and Buddhism, Colville searches far and wide for answers and explanations to the world's spiritual mysteries. This book is highly recommended for those with an interest in religion and spirituality, and it would make for a worthy additi...

Jennifer Colville is the founding editor of PromptPress, a journal for visual art. She holds an MFA from Syracuse University and a Ph.D. in English and Creative Writing from the University of Utah. She lives in Iowa City with her husband and two children.

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Excerpt from Light and Colors: Nature's Fine Forces Considered as Promoters of Health in All ConditionsScience to-day is making such rapid strides in super-physical directions that it seems hardly necessary to apologize for frankly combining considerations of refined physical with avowedly metaphysical meth ads of therapeutic treatment.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ww...

Excerpt from Duchess Sarah: Being the Social History of the Times of Sarah Jennings, Duchess of Marlborough, With Glimpses of Her Life Anecdotes of Her Contemporaries in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth CenturiesI am indebted to Mademoiselle Charton for valuable criticisms and encouragement, to Mr. Thomas Perry, for much information regarding the Jennings family, and I have to thank Mr. W. J. Hardy, for kindly introducing me to the Public Record...

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Excerpt from The Throne of Eden: A Psychical RomanceThough fully aware that any author who resorts to any semblance of fiction in even the least degree is apt to be regarded as a romancist rather than a historian and is con sequently liable to be ranked among writers of purely imagina tive treatises, notwithstanding the naturalness of such a con clusion, it is but fair to state that insuperable barriers are often placed in the path of any who ...

The official history of the controversial Sudan campaign of 1884, one of Victorian Britain's less happy colonial military exploits. The author, Colonel Colvile, himself took part in the campaign and his work was vetted by the War Office and his brother officers before publication. The first volume in this facsimile three-volume publication deals with the events leading up to the campaign itself. The legendary General Charles Gordon, with inade...

The official history of the controversial Sudan campaign of 1884, one of Victorian Britain's less happy colonial military exploits. The author, Colonel Colvile, himself took part in the campaign and his work was vetted by the War Office and his brother officers before publication. The first volume in this facsimile three-volume publication deals with the events leading up to the campaign itself. The legendary General Charles Gordon, with inade...

The official history of the controversial Sudan campaign of 1884, one of Victorian Britain's less happy colonial military exploits. The author, Colonel Colvile, himself took part in the campaign and his work was vetted by the War Office and his brother officers before publication. The first volume in this facsimile three-volume publication deals with the events leading up to the campaign itself. The legendary General Charles Gordon, with inade...