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Excerpt from Israel Mort, Overman, Vol. 2 of 3: A Story of the MineIn his younger days one of his favourite sports had been that of betting on his superior strength of hand and arm. He would often challenge men seemingly more powerful than himself to a con test, Where he undertook to lift on one hand above his head as much as his competitors could lift with both hands to the same position.Grasping now the likeliest-looking piece, he drew it fo...

Excerpt from Israel Mort, Overman, Vol. 3 of 3: A Story of the MineEvery object, however mean or insignificant to others, seemed full of interest for him. At that dingy cottage, with the thatched roof looking in its sodden blackness as if the fingers that put it together must have done their last stroke of work centuries ago, he had once drunk a draught of milk under circumstances that made it seem ever after to him the climax of a boy's felic...

Excerpt from Israel Mort, Overman, Vol. 1 of 3: A Story of the MineThe light, which almost needs some other word to express its inconceivable splendour, is at first too dazzling for the spirit-vision to see aught that it can comprehend.And when the eye has grown accustomed to the fierce blaze of sunshine, and to its re¿ections in the vast and near mirror, the sea, the difficulties, while changing, grow rather than lessen.About the PublisherFor...

Excerpt from Report of the Adjutant General of Maryland, 1900-1901A copy of the fiscal report for the year 1900 was submitted to the Governor, as required by law, at the expiration of that year, and copies furnished to the financial officers of the State.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. Fo...

Excerpt from One Against the World, Or Reuben's War, Vol. 2 of 3: A NovelWas it possible she had come merely to say that The servant always now came to answer his hell, or to supply his daily wants. Had her mother sent her, or been willing to let her come? All these questions ran rapidly through Reuben's mind, but he was quite unable to answer them.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Fi...

Excerpt from One Against the World, Vol. 1 of 3: Or Reuben's WarIt's pretty warmish this morning, I think. Let's open the front door, my charmer, 'and have a peep at the crocuses in the bit of garden there. Open doors and close pockets that's the motto for a thriving landlord, Molly. Always invite, guests in, if you can, Molly, with an Open door. And now, my lass, as I think I can see pretty well what is going on in every direction of my domai...

Excerpt from The Law of Pleading and Evidence in Civil Actions, Arranged Alphabetically, Vol. 2: With Practical Forms, And the Pleading and Evidence to Support ThemLev. 403, Cowp. 18, but if the party justify under a capias, a precedent summons bught to be set sforth, Willes, 38, or it should be shown by ih tendment or otherwise, that such summons had issued, Willes, 688, 38, n. If the plea justify a trespass under the process of a foreign cou...

Excerpt from The Anatomy of the Human Ear, Illustrated by a Series of Engravings, of the Natural Size: With a Treatise on the Diseases of That Organ, the Causes of Deafness, and Their Proper TreatmentThe Membrana Tympani is pellucid and of and elliptical figure. Its major ax1s is placed neither vertically nor horizontally, but obliquely. It is fixed in the elliptical groove, at z, the termination of the Meatus Externus, except in the posterior...

Excerpt from A Treatise on Some Practical Points Relating to the Diseases of the Eye: To Which Is Added, a Short Account of the Author's Life, and His Method of Curing the Congenital CataractHe continued to discharge the duties of his office with great. Advantage to the ana tomical classes until the spring of 1801, when he resigned it, and went into the country.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and clas...

Excerpt from A Treatise on Some Practical Points Relating to the Diseases of the Eye: To Which Is Added, a Short Account of the Author's Life, and His Method of Curing the Congenital CataractHe continued to discharge the duties of his office with great. Advantage to the ana tomical classes until the spring of 1801, when he resigned it, and went into the country.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and clas...

One Against the World - Vol. 1 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1865.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publ...

One Against the World - Vol. 3 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1865.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publ...

Guy Waterman - Vol. 1 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1864.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes the...

Guy Waterman - Vol. 2 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1864.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes the...

Guy Waterman - Vol. 3 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1864.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes the...

Excerpt from The Law of Pleading and Evidence in Civil Actions, Vol. 2: Arranged Alphabetically, With Practical Forms, and the Pleadings and Evidence to Support Them, Part IIThe resolutions of the House of Commons are not evidence of facts therein stated. Thus, the resolution of the House of Commons, stating the existence of the Popish plot, was held to be no evidence of the fact (oates's case, 10 St. Tr. 1165.About the PublisherForgotten Book...

One Against the World - Vol. 2 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1865.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publ...

Geoffrey Chaucer is one of the most notable English poets of all time and is sometimes referred to as the Father of English literature. He lived during the fourteenth century and was a noted author, philosopher, alchemist, and civil servant. His most well known work is The Canterbury Tales, which are published here as part of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, Annotated and Accented - with Illustrations of English Life in Chaucer's Time.Saunders' boo...

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Just when you thought your cognitive dissonance was healing... Come to a journey to Liberalland, where the best intentions are justified by any means, The logical absurdity of Socialism, Progressivism, and a few other -ism's piled on, have built a city where the city government leans so far left it has to be propped up to keep from falling over. Alice remains sane, through all this, whlle retaining her naivete' (also known as gullibility) and ...