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1879. A memoir of the life of Mr. Choate, scholar, advocate, master of eloquence, statesman and patriot. Among his most brilliant speeches as senator were those on the Oregon boundary, the tariff, the fiscal bank bill, the Smithsonian institution, and the annexation of Texas, which he opposed. An in depth look at this scholarly and fascinating man!

1854. English essayist, Hazlitt's essays on Shakespeare and his Dramatic Literature of the Age of Elizabeth renewed enthusiasm for Elizabethan drama. He was one of the great masters of the miscellaneous essay, displaying a keen intellect, sensibility, and wide scope of interest and knowledge. His grandson is W. Carew Hazlitt the bibliographer. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.

1872. With graphic descriptions of the country, the Red Man, savage and civilized, hunting the buffalo, antelope, elk, and wild turkey, etc. Replete with information, wit and humor. Profusely illustrated from actual photograph and original drawings by Henry Worrall. The purpose of this work is to make the reader better acquainted with that wild land which he has known from childhood, as the home of the Indian and the buffalo. The Rocky Mountai...

1867. Originally presented as lectures. Contents: Homiletics-Relation of Sacred Eloquence to Biblical Exegesis, Distinctive Nature of Homiletics, and Reasons for Its Cultivation, Fundamental Properties of Style, General Maxims for Sermonizing, Special Maxims for Sermonizing, The Different Species of Sermons, The Nature and Choice of a Text, The Plan of a Sermon, Extemporaneous Preaching, The Matter, Manner and Spirit of Preaching, Reciprocal R...

1883. This volume contains critical essays written by Brandes about Ibsen and Bjornson. The first essay on the Norwegian playwright Ibsen, who is generally acknowledged as the founder of modern prose drama, was translated by Jessie Muir, features an introduction by William Archer, and Contains: First Impression (1867), Second Impression (1882), and Third Impression (1898). His essay on Bjornson, who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1...

1887. With illustrations by W.C. Jackson and H.W. McVickar. Partial Contents: The Gathering of the War-Cloud, War with France, Proposed Reduction of the Navy, The War on the Ocean, An International Debate, Bainbridge takes Command of the Constitution, The War on the Lakes, On the Ocean, Decatur Blockaded at New York, Cruise of the Essex, War with the Savages, Capture of the Surveyor, On the Lakes, On the Ocean, Operations on the New England Co...

1878. Translated by V. Tchertkoff and A. C. Fifield. Russian author, considered one of the greatest of all novelists. Tolstoy's major works include War and Peace and Anna Karenina. This volume includes essays and letters written by Tolstoy. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.

1872. Probably the best loved of American poets the world over is Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, he is loved for his gift of easy rhyme written with a natural grace and melody centered around themes with universal appeal. Longfellow's Wayside Inn in Sudbury, Massachusetts, originally known as Howe's Tavern, was the inspiration for Longfellow's widely read book of poems, Tales of a Wayside Inn. He based his works on a group of fictitious character...

1881. Contents: The Candle of the Lord, The Joy of Self-Sacrifice, The Young and Old Christian, The Pillar in God's Temple, The Eye of the Soul, The Man of Macedonia, The Symmetry of Life, How Many Loaves Have Ye?, The Need of Self-Respect (a Thanksgiving Sermon), The Heroism of Foreign Mission, The Law of Liberty, Fasting (a Sermon for Lent), A Whitsunday Sermon, Christ the Food of Man, The Manliness of Christ, Help from the Hills, The Curse ...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.