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Excerpt from Battling With the WorldHave ventured to hope that the young readers of the giant-killer might be disposed to welcome a little volume which should tell them of the further fortunes of.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...

Excerpt from The Spanish Cavalier: A Story of SevilleDe Aguilera is not wont to make such blunders, said Lucius, who had sympathy for his fellow-clerk, partly arising from a belief that their Circumstances were somewhat the same - that the proud Spaniard had been, like himself, driven by necessity to work under one who, by birth and education, belonged to a sphere much lower than their own. I thought, continued Lepine, that De Aguilera looked ...

Excerpt from The Story of a NeedleNor have I any recollection of being drawn out into wire, forced to push myself through little holes, smaller and smaller, till I was long enough and slim enough for the purpose for which the manufacturer designed me. My very earliest remembrance is of finding myself lying on an anvil, along with thousands of others of my species. But you must not fancy me then, gentle reader, in the least like the neat, trim,...

Excerpt from The Golden FleeceWls have, no doubt, their proper place in the social as well as the natural world, but of all birds under the sun - or moon they are the last that I should have chosen as types of wisdom, unless it be wisdom.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 use...

Excerpt from Claudia'i i I. I: writing the following tale, has been to show the distinction between the in tellectual and the spiiitua-l and the insufficiency of mental powers, even though they be of a high order, either to render their possessor wise unto salvation, or to make him a fit instrument to ao complish a lofty mission amongst men. I am pain fully aware that I have not carried out my design as I would have wished, that my work is a v...

Excerpt from The Crown of SuccessBut a time came at last when these careless days must end. Dame Deeley had to take a long journey - she would be absent for many a month and on the evening before her departure she called her four children around her.My dear children, she said, I must leave you, I must give you up for a while to the care of another. But I have chosen a guardian for you who is worthy of all your respect. Mr. Learn ing is coming ...

Excerpt from Idols in the Heart: A TaleVincent, the youngest of the party, a boy about eleven years of age, had been sitting at the table with a book before him, but had never turned over a leaf, drinking in eagerly every word uttered by his aunt on the subject Of the step-mother whose arrival with her husband was now hourly expected in Belgrave Square. He was a bright, intelligent boy, in whose blue eyes every passing emotion was mirrored as ...

Excerpt from The Mine, or Darkness and LightThe sea does not look here as it does anywhere else! You never have a proper good storm in this miserable bay! I like to see the great billows come rolling and tossing upon the shore, covering the beach with their creamy foam, and tossing on high their sparkling spray! But here, even when I can see the distant waters all whitened with the gale, the waves come creeping in as if they were ashamed Of th...

Excerpt from Beyond the Black Waters: A TaleA kind of mysterious pall seems to hang over the isles beyond the Black Waters. The convicts are under Government protection and Government control, nor can there be communication with them (at any rate with those confined in jail) without Government permission. The criminals are not treated harshly, the place of their exile is fruitful and fair. Nature smiles upon the An daman Islands, it is man, gu...

Excerpt from Pomegranates From the Punjab: Indian StoriesWord into our stammering lips - to give us zeal, power, and success! And plead for the many here upon whom light is beginning to break, but who shrink from taking up the heavy heavy cross which confession of Christ must bring! We missionaries see something of their struggles and sufferings, perhaps through the medium of my little book you may also be able to form a somewhat better idea o...

Excerpt from A Wreath of Indian StoriesI thought that this garment was whiter than milk 1 he exclaimed, whence comes, then, this dull gray tint upon it? The answer to his ques tion came in an inscription which for a moment, and only a moment, appeared on the border, -the love of money is the root of all evil (1 Tim. Vi.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks....

Excerpt from Walter Binning, the Adopted Son: Or, Illustrations of the Lord's PrayerOH as I said before, it's all a matter of opinion. I think it a man's duty to attend to his business, and get his children well on in the world, observed Goldie, the fruiterer, as the baker's wife handed to him a bag of captain's biscuits from behind her counter. We must look to our advantage in this life, Mrs. Winter.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishe...

Excerpt from The Lake of the Woods: A Story of the BackwoodsIt is so bright that I think that you could see to read to me by it, Amy. Take the Bible, my child and let me hear some of its words of com fort.Amy took the Bible from the bed-side, and kneeling by the fire, turned over some of the pages, seeking for some favourite passage, something to soothe a suffering spirit that might soon be taking ¿ight, something of heaven, she said, to herse...

Excerpt from A Braid of CordsI have gathered a few cords from the Scripture Treasury, and twined them together into one braid, setting the dark against the light, the black beneath the golden. May He whom I humbly seek to serve, bless this my little work, and deign to make.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 ...

Excerpt from Cyril Ashley: A TaleThere is something of sadness in the words the last time, where the occupation which may have to be resigned has been counted a privilege and a joy. But A. L. O. E's prevailing feeling is that of deep thankfulness that she has been permitted to be' for so long, in her humble way, a drawer of water for the ¿ock of her Lord. Deeper would be that thankfulness, could 'she know that she had indeed helped some of His...

Excerpt from The Rambles of a RatLet not my readers suppose that in writing The Rambles of a Rat I have simply been blowing bubbles of fancy for their amusement, to divert them during an idle hour. Like the hollow glass balls which children delight in, my bubbles of fancy have something solid within them, - facts are enclosed in my fiction. I have indeed made rats talk, feel, and reflect, as those little creatures certainly never did, but the ...

Excerpt from Rescued From EgyptThemselves of but little value. I would only ask of myreaders not to pass over those portions of the volume which alone are of permanent interest. If any of the lessons contained in the history of Moses be conveyed to the memory and the heart, it matters little how soon.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a r...

Excerpt from The Forlorn HopeThough twenty years Of happy life have been passed, Gloria looks scarcely eighteen. Both her parents were taken before their little one was Old enough to know her loss, and kind friends made the beautiful golden haired orphan their darling and pet. Girlhood had been a happy time, for Gloria had been a favourite amongst her school-companions, and her bright, energetic spirit had made her a kind of leader amongst the...

Excerpt from Wings and Stings: A Tale for the YoungWere going to enjoy haymaking, as something which they hastily scramble over, eager to get to what is beyond. Such being the case, I think it best to make my preface as short, my stile as small as possible, not being offended if some of my friends should skip over it at one bound. To the more sober readers I would say, If you look for some fun in the little field which you are going to enter, ...

Excerpt from Triumph Over MidianHave executed I humbly commend my little work to Him who despiseth not the feeble, and whose blessing on the humblest instrument can.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, preservi...