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Excerpt from History of the State of Delaware, Vol. 2 of 3Alexander Porter was proprietor for one year. Collins Denney succeeded him and remained until 1836, and Captain Henry Reed, who died there in 1837, had been the proprietor for a little more than a year prior to his death. Next in order came Jesse Sharpe, and while he was in charge the building was sold, and in 1842 it was discontinued for hotel purposes and became a drygoods store. Afte...

Excerpt from Notes on My BooksI am glad that this book which means so much to me is coming out again, under its proper title of The Nigger of the Narcissus and under the auspices of my good friends and publishers Messrs. Doubleday, Page Co. Into the light of publicity.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 histo...

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Excerpt from History of the State of Delaware, Vol. 1 of 3With an extreme length from north to south of ninety-six miles, and a breadth varying from thirty-five miles at the widest part to less than ten at the narrowest, the territory of the State of Delaware comprises a total of square miles, or acres, bordered by Pennsylvania on the north, by Maryland on the west and south, and the Atlantic Ocean and Delaware bay and river on the east. The S...

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Excerpt from The Three Signers: An Address by Henry C. Conrad, Esq., Of Wilmington, Delaware, Before the Sons of Delaware, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Saturday Evening, January 30, 1897One of the issues which led up to the Revolution was the failure of the British Government to allow the people living in these colonies to tax themselves, and also the further denial of the right to be tried by their peers. As I understand it, in many cases o...

Excerpt from The Three Signers: An Address by Henry C. Conrad, Esq., Of Wilmington, Delaware, Before the Sons of Delaware, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Saturday Evening, January 30, 1897One of the issues which led up to the Revolution was the failure of the British Government to allow the people living in these colonies to tax themselves, and also the further denial of the right to be tried by their peers. As I understand it, in many cases o...

Excerpt from Samuel White and His Father Judge Thomas White: An Almost Forgotten Senator, and His Father Who Was a Follower of Asbury in the Early Days of MethodismThe wheels of time move swiftly and surely. Men come and go and are forgotten. But few of the many make such an impression as to leave behind them a record that is remembered.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at w...

Excerpt from Samuel White and His Father Judge Thomas White: An Almost Forgotten Senator, and His Father Who Was a Follower of Asbury in the Early Days of MethodismThe wheels of time move swiftly and surely. Men come and go and are forgotten. But few of the many make such an impression as to leave behind them a record that is remembered.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at w...

Excerpt from Almayer's Folly: A Story of an Eastern RiverThe tree swung slowly round, amid the hiss and foam of the water, and soon getting free of the obstruction began to move down stream again, rolling slowly over, raising upwards a long, denuded branch, like a hand lifted in mute appeal to heaven against the river's brutal and unnecessary violence. Al mayer's interest in the fate of that tree increased rapidly. He leaned over to see if it ...

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Excerpt from History of the State of Delaware, Vol. 3 of 3In the year 1806 the General Assembly passed an Act which authorized the continuance in full force of the Act of 1796 and the supplementary Act of 1797 until the first of January, 1820. In 1823 the General Assembly passed an Act that the entire school fund which had been raised from the sources named should be deposited in the Farmers' Bank. Thus it appears that the little mustard-seed ...

Excerpt from Von der Holzaxt zum Präsidentenstuhl, oder Lebensgeschichte des Volksmannes Abraham Lincoln, Präsidenten der Vereinigten Staaten von Nordamerika: Mit den Portraits von Lincoln und SewardSm sälter Don 19 $abmn, aié er noch in 8ndiana mobnte, machte er {eine erite ?)ie1 e auf einem C5[atbt nacb' Diem eeanc3. Machte Die 9t_eife mit Dem 6obne De? @iqentbümetä Die?: Qiooteä. ®ie 8abnng mat-tbeilmeiie Der 21rt, ' Daß Da? %00t fick, in ß...

He cried out twice, a cry that was no more than a breath – ‘The horror! The horror!’

Excerpt from The Luther Memorial: Scenes From the Life of Martin Luther, in Fifty Pictures of the Most Memorable Events in His Remarkable Career Christianity and the Reformation are two Of the greatest revolutions in history. They were not limited to one nation, like the various political movements which history records, but extended to many nations, and their effects are destined to be felt to the ends Of the earth. About the Publisher For...

Pubblicato nel 1915, Vittoria appartiene all'ultima stagione compositiva di Conrad. Il racconto si svolge su un'isola delle Indie olandesi, dove il generoso ma irresoluto protagonista, lo svedese Axel Heyst, vive solo, isolato dal mondo. Sbocciato quasi per caso, l'amore per la cantante Lena sembra poter risollevare le sue sorti, ma l'invidia e l'avidità umana trascineranno l'appassionata storia d'amore verso un tragico epilogo. Più ancora che...

Wir sind doch nicht in einer Abenteuergeschichte für Jungen", widersprach ich. Sein spöttisches Flüstern machte mich betroffen. "Wahrhaftig nicht!" Dieser Band vereint zwei der aufregendsten Erzählungen von Joseph Conrad. Beide Male geraten die Protagonisten durch unglaubliche Ereignisse in höchste Gefahr und begegnen dabei sich selbst. Ihre Schiffe sind auf See zum Halten gekommen, doch damit beginnt erst eine ganz andere Reise, die Reise des...

In seguito a un incidente, Jim, ufficiale di un mercantile britannico, è costretto a lasciare la comunità ideale della nave a cui appartiene per essere ricoverato in ospedale, in un porto orientale. Dopo lo guarigione trova imbarco sul Patna, una vecchia carretta, che trasporta da Singapore a Jedda un gruppo di ottocento pellegrini musulmani diretti alla Mecca. Improvvisamente lo nave sta per affondare, il capitano e l'equipaggio, convinti che...

Globalgeschichte ist in den letzten Jahren zu einem der wichtigsten Felder der Geschichtswissenschaft geworden. Aber was ist unter dem Begriff genau zu verstehen? Geht es um die Geschichte des gesamten Planeten? Um die Geschichte der menschlichen Spezies, gar um "Big history", die Zeit seit dem Urknall? Oder handelt es sich eher um eine bestimmte Perspektive, anhand derer auch die Geschichte eines kleinen Dorfes untersucht werden kann? Welche...