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The present book ‘That Girl Montana’ was written by a famous author, actress, and activist from the United States – Marah Ellis Ryan. It was first published in the year 1901. The author takes her characters to the wilds of Idaho, in the land of the Kootenais, where the reader is made acquainted with people who win admiration for their honest, sincerity, and the whole-souled generosity of their natures.

“It is a common practice for translators to state to the public that the author they are going to introduce, and whom they sometimes traduce, is one of the greatest men of the age, and that already for a long time a general desire has been felt to make the acquaintance of such a master-mind. It would be an insult to French scholars to speak thus of La Bruyère, for the merits of his “Characters” are known; but, for the benefit of those who are not so well acquainted with our author, I may state that he is neither so terse, epigrammatic, sublime, nor profound as either Pascal or La Rochefoucauld are, but that he is infinitely more readable, as he is always trying to please his readers, and now and then sacrifices even a certain depth of thought to attain his object.” -Introduction

The “Genius” is a semi-autobiographical novel by Theodore Dreiser, first published in 1915. It concerns Eugene Witla, a talented painter of strong sexual desires who grapples with his commitment to his art and the force of his erotic needs. (courtesy: wikipedia)

Miss Edgeworth’s own letters all about this time are much more concerned with sociabilities than with literature. We read of a pleasant dance at Mrs. Burke’s; of philosophers at sport in Connemara; of cribbage, and company, and country houses, and Lord Longford’s merry anecdotes during her visit to him. Miss Edgeworth, who scarcely mentions her own works, seems much interested at this time in a book called MARY AND HER CAT, which she is reading with some of the children.

First published in the year 1908, the present book ‘The Adopting of Rosa Marie’ by the famous American writer Carroll Watson Rankin is a fictional novel which is a sequel to the author’s ‘Dandelion Cottage’.

The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans’ is one of the stories among 56 Sherlock Holmes adventure by Arthur Conan Doyle.

The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot’ is one of the stories among 56 Sherlock Holmes adventure by Arthur Conan Doyle.

The Adventure of the Dying Detective’ is one of the stories among 56 Sherlock Holmes adventure by Arthur Conan Doyle.

The Adventure of the Red Circle’ is one of the stories among 56 Sherlock Holmes adventure by Arthur Conan Doyle.

“Then you can guarantee it to be a good one to go?”

“You couldn’t have a better, sir.”

“And it will stand a little roughish wear, you think?”

“I’m sure of it, sir; it’s an uncommon strong watch.”

“Then I’ll take it.”

These few sentences determined my destiny, and from that moment my career may be said to have begun.

“The Adventures of Ann” from Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman. Prominent 19th-century American author (1852-1930)

First published in the year 1894, the present adventure novel ‘The Adventures of Captain Horn’ by Frank Richard Stockton was third bestselling novel of that year in the US. Its popular sequel ‘Mrs. Cliff’s Yacht’ was released in 1897.

A collection of short historical stories by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle. These stories are based on a French Brigadier. It was first published in the year 1903.

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

First published in the year 1884, the present book ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’ was written by famous American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer – Mark Twain. The book is noted for its colorful description of people and places along the Mississippi River. Set in a Southern antebellum society that had ceased to exist about 20 years before the work was published, this book is an often scathing satire on entrenched attitudes, particularly racism.

No, wrong – at least for Sally Nicholas, whose generosity of spirit immediately runs into all the slings and arrows outrageous fortune can send. Her handsome fiance turns out not to be all he seems – and then there is the show he’s written, which Sally puts on in the theatre. No, in this delightful early novel from the master of Englsih comedy, life is not straightforward at all. But waiting in the wings is Ginger Kemp, who really does adore her, seems to make a hash of everything he tries and yet is always ready to try something else. If money becomes a problem, perhaps Ginger will provide a solution.

To Sherlock Holmes she is always the woman. I have seldom heard him mention her under any other name. In his eyes she eclipses and predominates the whole of her sex. It was not that he felt any emotion akin to love for Irene Adler. All emotions, and that one particularly, were abhorrent to his cold, precise but admirably balanced mind. He was, I take it, the most perfect reasoning and observing machine that the world has seen, but as a lover he would have placed himself in a false position. He never spoke of the softer passions, save with a gibe and a sneer. They were admirable things for the observer—excellent for drawing the veil from men’s motives and actions. But for the trained reasoner to admit such intrusions into his own delicate and finely adjusted temperament was to introduce a distracting factor which might throw a doubt upon all his mental results. Grit in a sensitive instrument, or a crack in one of his own high-power lenses, would not be more disturbing than a strong emotion in a nature such as his. And yet there was but one woman to him, and that woman was the late Irene Adler, of dubious and questionable memory.

This book is very useful for children and is beneficial in the development of children because the best category of pictures and poetry is included in the books. And the curriculum of these books has been given in a way that helps in the development of children.

THOUGH it is seldom nowadays that Earthmen hear mention of Hawk Carse, there are still places in the universe where his name retains all its old magic. These are the lonely outposts of the farthest planets, and here when the outlanders gather to yarn the idle hours away their tales conjure up from the past that raw, lusty period before the patrol-ships came, and the slender adventurer, gray-eyed and with queer bangs of hair obscuring his forehead, whose steely will, phenomenal ray-gun draw and reckless space-ship maneuverings combined to make him the period’s most colorful figure. These qualities of his live again in the outlanders’ reminiscences and also of course his score of blood-feuds and the one great feud that shook whole worlds in its final terrible settling—the feud of Hawk Carse and Dr. Ku Sui.

“On the last day of May 1902 the signature at Pretoria of the conditions of peace brought to an end a war which had lasted for nearly three years, and had among other things destroyed a government, dissolved a society, and laid waste a country. In those last months of fighting some progress had been made with the reconstruction—at least with that not unimportant branch of it which is concerned with the machinery of government. A working administration had been put together, new ordinances in the form of proclamations had been issued, departments had been created and the chief appointments made, the gold industry was beginning to set its house in order, refugees were returning, and already political theories were being mooted and future parties foreshadowed. But it is from the conclusion of peace that the work of resettlement may fairly be taken to commence. Before that date the restrictions of war limited all civil activity; not till the shackles were removed and the civil power left in sole possession does a fair field appear either for approval or criticism.” -Introduction

One of the most read and most critically read works from early 20th century, ‘The Age of Innocence’ by Edith Wharton was first published in the year 1920. It centers on an upper-class couple’s impending marriage, and the introduction of the bride’s cousin, plagued by scandal, whose presence threatens their happiness. Though the novel questions the assumptions and morals of 1870s New York society, it never develops into an outright condemnation of the institution.

The Alchemist is set during a plague epidemic in the Liberty of Blackfriars in 1610 – and was first performed on tour in 1610 by the company whose London home at Blackfriars was temporarily closed due to a plague epidemic. The play is a sublimely accomplished satirical farce about people’s diverse dreams of self-refinement: they all want to transform themselves into something nobler, richer, more powerful, more virile, just as base metal was supposed to be transformed into gold in the alchemical process. During their master’s absence from the house, the con-artists Face, Subtle and Doll Common dupe a series of ‘customers’ whose greed leads them to believe in the existence of the fabled Philosopher’s Stone.

Shortly after completing a biography of Christopher Columbus in 1828, Washington Irving traveled from Madrid, where he had been staying, to Granada, Spain. At first sight, he described it as “a most picturesque and beautiful city, situated in one of the loveliest landscapes that I have ever seen.” Irving was preparing a book called A Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada, a history of the years 1478–1492, and was continuing his research on the topic. He immediately asked the then-governor of the historic Alhambra Palace as well as the archbishop of Granada for access to the palace, which was granted because of Irving’s celebrity status.

The Alkahest: or the House of Claes has also been called La Recherche de l’absolu or The Quest of the Absolute. Historically, an alkahest is a universal solvent that has the power to dissolve any substance known to man, even gold. It also was speculated that the alkahest was in actuality the philosopher’s stone, or the element that could turn anything into gold and would make a man immune to even death. A philosopher at his core, Balzac utilizes this mythological device to explore obsession and its effects.

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This complex tale of self-discovery — considered by the author to be his best work — traces the path of an aging idealist, Lambert Strether. Arriving in Paris with the intention of persuading his young charge to abandon an obsession with a French woman and return home, Strether reaches unexpected conclusions.

First published in 1876-77, the present novel ‘The American’ by Henry James is an uneasy combination of social comedy and melodrama concerning the adventures and misadventures of Christopher Newman, an essentially good-hearted but rather gauche American businessman on his first tour of Europe. Newman is looking for a world different from the simple, harsh realities of 19th-century American business. He encounters both the beauty and the ugliness of Europe, and learns not to take either for granted. The core of the novel concerns Newman’s courtship of a young widow from an aristocratic Parisian family.

This collection is a valuable resource for the study of the abolitionist movement. The manuscripts include some of the treasurers’ papers and minutes of Executive Committee meetings, as well as other items such as sermons, statistical reports, drawings, photographs, and essays; however, letters make up the large majority of the items. More than 100,000 letters are reports from foreign and home missionaries and teachers.

First published in the year 1912, James H. Blount’s “This book is an attempt, by one whose intimate acquaintance with two remotely separated peoples will be denied in no quarter, to interpret each to the other. How intelligent that acquaintance is, is of course altogether another matter, which the reader will determine for himself.” -Preface

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. We believe this work is culturally important, and have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.