101 Ergebnisse - Zeige 41 von 60.

Excerpt from PoemsFor you must know, that though it cost me much pains to compose it, , I reckoned none greater than the writing of this preface, in the perusal of which you are proceeding often did I take up my pen to writ: it, and as often laid it aside, not 1mm ing what to say.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 imp...

Excerpt from The Marplot, Vol. 2 of 3She had all the qualities to endear her to these people: beauty, friendliness combined with a certain queenliness, generosity, and fun. Since her childhood she had been a familiar visitor in their cottages, and She had done much to make their lives happier.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduct...

Excerpt from Irish EcloguesHeard a lone calf calling Plaintively, drearily, for the mother it had lost. I stood and watched the hungry cows around me Picking the scanty grass of early March. I leant awhile upon the four-pronged fork The day's work chanced to make my too], And as I stood and gave my thoughts their liberty They came upon a way yet unexplored. Ah many a day I'd worked and stood Where I now idled a brief spell, But never seen the ...

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 ...

Excerpt from Horizons and Landmarks: PoemsDown to the peat-brown river pool, And, glowing, dived through ripples cool, While startled coots in skimming ¿ight Slipped among sedges out of sight.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 rec...

Excerpt from A Modern Ideal: A Dramatic PoemPoetry is the sculpture of thought it strips off the coverings of fashion, it works with the nude - with the soul.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 ...

Excerpt from Sir Horace Plunkett: And His Place in the Irish NationI wrote this book before the Rising. Had I written it since I might have shaped it somewhat differently. Yet the Rising has not altered facts, it has but emphasized some of them. It has reminded the world of the existence of Ireland, it has made it clear that the Ulster Unionist policy of no change whatever in the government of the country is impossible, it has increased the in...

Excerpt from The Marplot, Vol. 3 of 3Dick's fortune differed in degree, not in kind, from that Of thousands Artificial restraints had been imposed on him in exceptional measure. TO the unnatural bonds Of his marriage and the barrier of Elsinora's engagement had been added his Obligation to o'connor His nature was intolerant Of restraints, he rebelled against them one and all, and the only path which gave any semblance Of freedom led to death.A...

Excerpt from The MarplotAs he drove down to the docks the quiet streets reminded him that it was Sunday. It was twelve o'clock before he found the Candid, lying among the grim warehouses near the Tower, and he observed her deserted appearance with some anxiety as he went on board. At first he saw no one on deck, but presently discovered a sailor leaning over the bul warks, smoking. The Professor approached, and in his most courteous manner his...

Excerpt from The Marplot, Vol. 1 of 3The immediate task before him was also uncongenial. He feared children, especially growing boys, almost as much as he feared young ladies who were already full grown. He remembered that he would have to give up his morning's work, but the Professor was an unselfish gentleman, and the thought that he might be guilty of the discourtesy of keeping a lady. Waiting on the steamer, while he was indulging in perfe...

Excerpt from Her Majesty's RebelsThe story of the way in which it had been acquired was perhaps not known, perhaps ignored in the English family, but it had been cherished in hatred and handed down from father to son in the Irish home. All that need be told of it now is the bare fact that, some two hundred years ago, one Henry Desmond took advantage of a penal law which enabled a younger son, on becoming a Pro testant, to disinherit the elder ...

Excerpt from Poems of the Unknown WayAnd, sailing by sea-ways old, we came To many a coast of ancient fame, Where every isle has a golden story.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 forma...

Excerpt from The GaelThe time had now come when he must buy his ticket and voyage away into the unknown. Though the adventure of such a step would have kindled in him a feeling of excitement, would perhaps have made him dream of strange happenings, and would have produced in him when he woke in the morning that intangible and indefinite sense of something impending which comes to us all at times in the first moments of consciousness after slee...

Excerpt from One of the GrenvillesA lifetime Of seventy years which is too short to satisfy its possessor is too long to entertain others. There may be exceptions in favour Of the great, but ordinary men and women diminish in interest when their fortunes are decided, when the doubt as to whether they will turn out well or ill, failures or successes, is settled, when the curiosity as to how they will fare in love and whom wed is satisfied. Afte...

This book explores the relation between food production and place. Food production has traditionally shaped the character and self-conceptions of regions giving rise to a recognised linkage between certain foods and geographical areas. In the age of globalisation, it is inevitable that global food production will affect regional foods and eating habits. The contributors ask whether this also has a bearing on regions' self-identity. Although in...

Trieste Publishing has a massive catalogue of classic book titles. Our aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. The many thousands of books in our collection have been sourced from libraries and private collections around the world.The titles that Trieste Publishing has chosen to be part of the collection have been scanned to simulate the original. O...

It is the summer of 1944. The Second World War is in full swing and George's workload is larger than ever. He tries to ignore the warning signs but one day he is suddenly taken seriously ill. Although sixty-eight years old, George is not prepared for this and it's a shock to him that he must stop working. Left most days with only his thoughts for company, he takes pleasure in looking back over all the things he's done in his life. From a child...

37 Downing Street is the compelling story of life "above the shop" in a small English town. During a time of uncertainty and changing attitudes 37 Downing Street chronicles a family's history from the last years of Queen Victoria's reign to 1930s Britain.Edwin and Mary meet by chance and fall in love in the summer of 1889 but neither could have foreseen the challenges ahead. Edwin is a bricklayer's labourer but he is ambitious and unwilling to...

HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General