To the memory of the companion, counsellor, and comrade of nearly 40 years. The sharer of my every ambition for the welfare of mankind, my

This little work aims to combine the instructive features of a book of travels with the interest of a domestic tale. Throughout its pages the desc

To the Memory of MY MOTHER; wise in counsel--tender in judgment, and in all charity--strengthful in Christian faith and purpose--I dedicat

DEDICATION To Maria. May your name, that of one whose portrait is the noblest ornament of this work, lie on its opening pages like a b

"Filth," grunted Trent - "ugh! I tell you what it is, my venerable friend - I have seen some dirty cabins in the west of Ireland and some vile hol

Without going into a deep, psychological discussion of the elements in men's souls that breed events, we may say with truth that the Lazy A ranch

When I wake up, the other side of the bed is cold. My fingers stretch out, seeking Primˇs warmth but finding only the rough canvas cover of the ma

This book sets out as forcibly and exactly as possible the religious belief of the writer. That belief is not orthodox Christianity; it is not, in

CHAPTER I {would be CHAPTER XXIV, if numbered from beginning of Vol. I} "But there is matter for another rhyme; And I to this would add anothe

In the old days there were angels who came and took men by the hand and led them away from the city of destruction. We see no white-winged

I. GRANDFATHER AND THE CHILDREN AND THE CHAIR II. THE PURITANS AND THE LADY ARBELLA III. A RAINY DAY IV. TROUBLOUS TIMES V. THE GO

"A remarkable man!" It was not my husband speaking, but some passerby. However, I looked up at George with a smile, and found him looking down

The present work is in some respects a sequel to the PIONEERS OF ELECTRICITY, and it deals with the lives and principal achievements of th

The Icelanders, in their long winter, had a great habit of writing; and were, and still are, excellent in penmanship, says Dahlmann. It is to this

We good Americans - I say it without presumption - are too apt to think that France is Paris, just as we are accused of being too apt to think tha

THE great Northwest--that wonderful fron- tier that called to itself a world's hardiest spirits--is rapidly becoming a settled country; and before

To you we owe the suggestion of writing this book. Its purpose, as you know better than any one else, is to tell in simple fashion the story of so

(SCENE.--A large room looking upon a garden door in the left-hand wall, and two in the right. In the middle of the room, a round table with chairs

CHAPTER I. Colombo - Dullness of the Town - Cinnamon Garden - A Cingalese Appo - Ceylon Sport - Jungle Fever - Newera Ellia - Energy of Sir E. Bar

Summary: Sara Crewe, a pupil at Miss Minchin's London school, is left in poverty when her father dies, but is later rescued by a mysteriou