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Excerpt from A Residence in France, During the Years 1792, 1793, 1794, and 1795: Described in a Series of Letters From an English Lady, With General and Incidental Remarks on the French Character and MannersIn a war libe tbe pro/but, advantage is not altogetber to be appreciated by' military fuperiority. - lf, as rbara is jig/t ground for believing, our external bo/lilities bave averted an internal revolution, wbat we bave e/caped is offinfini...

Excerpt from Elementary Lessons in PhysicsThe following Lessons have been growing into their present form for several years, during which time they have been used in classes under the supervision of the author. Within the past year they have been revised, with the aim of adapting them to general use.It is confidently hoped that these Lessons will meet a want which is being increasingly felt by teachers and school officers for a suitable text-b...

Excerpt from The Reign of Louis the Sixteenth, And Complete History of the French Revolution: With Notes, Critical and ExplanatoryPreparations were immediately made to fatisfy the people, the duke of Orleans was recalled to court, and again invited to attend the royal councils, the lettres-de-cachet, iffued againf't the members of the ancient parliament, were revoked, and guards were pofled to fecure the obnoxious perfons who compofed the pref...

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The year is 1956 and the world is at peacebut not for long. A rogue British MI6 agent, code name Lucky Break, is planning to assassinate the president of Egypt, Gamal Abdel Nasser, with the intent of igniting a powder keg under Egypts ally, the Soviet Union, and starting World War III. Fearing that the United States will be dragged into a war that no one wants, and with the haunting specter of a nuclear holocaust looming, the CIA sends Alex Lo...

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Excerpt from The Everglades: And Other Essays Relating to Southern FloridaThe publication of this work was an experiment. The sales have been sufficient, however, to prove that this Everglade Drainage Project in particular, and South Florida in general, are commanding the attention and interest of the English reading public throughout the world, and to warrant the expense of this enlarged and improved edition.About the PublisherForgotten Books...

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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

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Excerpt from Elementary Lessons in PhysicsThe following Lessons have been growing into their present form for several years, during which time they have been used in classes under the supervision Of the author. Within the past year they have been revised, with the aim of adapting them to general use.It is confidently hoped that these Lessons will meet a want which is being increasingly felt by teachers and school officers for a suitable text-b...

Excerpt from The History of France, From the Earliest Times, Till the Death of Lewis the Sixteenth, Vol. 3: From the French of Velly, Villaret, Garnier, Mezeray, Daniel, and Other Eminent Historians, With Notes Critical and ExplanatoryShe began by confirming the judges and other magiilrate's in the pofi'eff on of their refpeé'tive pohs* and then direéled' her attention to the means of affording relief to the people. But before {he diminifhed t...

Excerpt from Historical Development of the New York State High School SystemSince this general survey was made, only one exhaustive and intensive study has appeared, dealing with a considerable number of schools. This is the monograph of Dr Alexander Inglis, The Rise of the High School in Massachusetts. Doctor Inglis limited his study largely to the period previous to 1860 and, aside from indicating the progress of legislation in the state, he...

Excerpt from The Forestal Conditions and Silvicultural Prospects of the Coastal Plain of New Jersey: With Remarks in Reference to Other Regions and Kindred SubjectsAlthough small in area, the State of New Jersey is very varied in nature.* In the north there are rough, wooded mountainous regions in the central portions rich farm lands, and in the south vast stretches of sandy pine-lands. The average value of im proved land in New Jersey is high...

Excerpt from A Short Address, to the Members of the Loyal Associations, on the Present State of Public Affairs: Containing a Brief Exposition of the Designs of the French Upon This Country, and of Their Proposed Division of Great Britain and Ireland Into Three Distinct and Independent RepublicsBritifh power and profperiry. The. Mot't authenticn documents exifi to prove, that foch was their fixed determination, long before the declaration of wa...