Tales for Fifteen: or, Imagination and Heartby James Fenimore Cooper (writing under thepseudonym of "Jane Morgan")NEW-YORKC. WILEY, 3 WALL STREETJ. Seymour, printer1823Southern District of New-York ss.BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the thirteenth day ofJune, in the forty-seventh year of the Independenceof the United States of America, Charles Wiley, ofthe said District, hath deposited in this office thetitle of a Book, the right whereof he claims asproprietor, in the words and figures following, towit:"Tales for Fifteen; or Imagination and Heart.By Jane Morgan."In conformity with the Act of Congress of the...　

Algernon Charles Swinburne, _Chastelard, a tragedy_ . Boston: E.P. Dutton, 1866.ChastelardAlgernon Charles Swinburne1- Page 2-Algernon Charles Swinburne, _Chastelard, a tragedy_ . Boston: E.P. Dutton, 1866.PERSONS.MARY STUART. MARY BEATON. MARY SEYTON. MARYCARMICHAEL. MARY HAMILTON. PIERRE DE BOSCOSEL DECHASTELARD. DARNLEY. MURRAY. RANDOLPH. MORTON.LINDSAY. FATHER BLACK....　

400 BCTHE FROGSby AristophanesCharacters in the PlayXANTHIAS, servant of dionysusDIONYSUSHERACLESA CORPSECHARONAEACUSA MAID SERVANT OF PERSEPHONEHOSTESS, keeper of cook-shopPLATHANE, her partnerEURIPIDESAESCHYLUSPLUTOCHORUS OF FROGSCHORUS OF BLESSED MYSTICSFROGS|The scene shows the house of HERACLES in thebackground. There enter two travellers: DIONYSUS on foot, in his...　

TWICE-TOLD TALESETHAN BRANDA CHAPTER FROM AN ABORTIVE ROMANCEby Nathaniel HawthorneBARTRAM THE LIME-BURNER, a rough, heavy-looking man, begrimedwith charcoal, sat watching his kiln, at nightfall, while his littleson played at building houses with the scattered fragments ofmarble, when, on the hill-side below them, they heard a roar oflaughter, not mirthful, but slow, and even solemn, like a wind shakingthe boughs of the forest."Father, what is that?" asked the little boy, leaving his play, and...　

THE FLOWER OF THE MINDTHE FLOWER OF THEMINDAlice Meynell1- Page 2-THE FLOWER OF THE MINDINTRODUCTIONPartial collections of English poems, decided by a common subject orbounded by narrow dates and periods of literary history, are made at veryshort intervals, and the makers are safe from the reproach of proposingtheir own personal taste as a guide for the reading of others. But a general...　

A Second Homeby Honore de BalzacTranslated by Clara BellDEDICATIONTo Madame la Comtesse Louise de Turheim as a token of remembrance and affectionate respect.A SECOND HOMEThe Rue du Tourniquet-Saint-Jean, formerly one of the darkest and most tortuous of the streets about the Hotel de Ville, zigzagged round the little gardens of the Paris Prefecture, and ended at the Rue Martroi, exactly at the angle of an old wall now pulled down. Here stood the turnstile to which the street owed its name; it was not removed till 1823, when the Municipality built a ballroom on the garden plot adjoining the Hotel de Ville, for the fete given in honor of the Du　

Fourth BookThe PoliticsChapter 33The Insular Supremacy and the Continental Powers North Americaand FranceIn all ages there have been cities or countries which have beenpre-eminent above all others in industry, commerce, and navigation;but a supremacy such as that which exists in our days, the worldhas never before witnessed. In all ages, nations and powers havestriven to attain to the dominion of the world, but hitherto notone of them has erected its power on so broad a foundation. Howvain do the efforts of those appear to us who have striven to found...　

FAIRY TALES OF HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSENTHE SHADOWby Hans Christian AndersenIN very hot climates, where the heat of the sun has great power,people are usually as brown as mahogany; and in the hottestcountries they are negroes, with black skins. A learned man oncetravelled into one of these warm climates, from the cold regions ofthe north, and thought he would roam about as he did at home; but hesoon had to change his opinion. He found that, like all sensiblepeople, he must remain in the house during the whole day, with everywindow and door closed, so that it looked as if all in the house...　

How to Learn Any LanguageQuickly, Easily, Inexpensively, Enjoyably and On Your OwnbyBarry FarberFounder of the Language Club/Nationally Syndicated Talk Show HostTo Bibi and Celia, for the pleasure of helping teach themtheir first language, followed by the pleasure of having themthen teach me their second!ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionPart I: My StoryA Life of Language LearningPart II: The System...　

Labour Defended against the Claims of CapitalOr the Unproductiveness of Capital proved with Reference to thePresent Combinations amongst Journeymenby Thomas Hodgskin1825NOTEIN all the debates on the law passed during the late session ofParliament, on account of the combinations of workmen, muchstress is laid on the necessity of protecting capital. Whatcapital performs is therefore a question of considerableimportance, which the author was, on this account, induced toexamine. As a result of this examination, it is his opinion thatall the benefits attributed to capital arise from co-existing and...　

THE LITTLE WHITE BIRDORADVENTURES INKENSINGTON GARDENSBYJ.M. BARRIECONTENTSI. David and I Set Forth Upon a JourneyII. The Little Nursery GovernessIII. Her Marriage, Her Clothes, Her Appetite, and anInventory of Her Furniture.IV. A Night-PieceV. The Fight For TimothyVI. A ShockVII. The Last of TimothyVIII. The Inconsiderate WaiterIX. A Confirmed SpinsterX. Sporting ReflectionsXI. The Runaway PerambulatorXII. The Pleasantest Club in LondonXIII. The Graound Tour of the GardensXIV. Peter Pan...　

EAST OF THE SUN AND WEST OF THE MOONOnce upon a time there was a poor husbandman whohad many children and little to give them in the wayeither of food or clothing. They were all pretty, but theprettiest of all was the youngest daughter, who was sobeautiful that there were no bounds to her beauty.So onceit was late on a Thursday evening in autumn,and wild weather outside, terribly dark, and raining soheavily and blowing so hard that the walls of the cottageshook againthey were all sitting together by the fireside,each of them busy with something or other, whensuddenly some one rapped three times against the window-...　

The Story of an African Farmby Olive Schreiner (Ralph Iron)Preface.I have to thank cordially the public and my critics for the reception theyhave given this little book.Dealing with a subject that is far removed from the round of English dailylife, it of necessity lacks the charm that hangs about the idealrepresentation of familiar things, and its reception has therefore been themore kindly.A word of explanation is necessary. Two strangers appear on the scene, andsome have fancied that in the second they have again the first, who returnsin a new guise. Why this should be we cannot tell; unless there is a...　

THE LION AND THE UNICORNTHE LION AND THEUNICORNby RICHARD HARDING DAVIS1- Page 2-THE LION AND THE UNICORNIN MEMORY OF MANY HOT DAYS AND SOME HOTCORNERS THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO LT.-COL. ARTHUR H.LEE, R.A. British Military Attache with the United States Army2- Page 3-THE LION AND THE UNICORNPrentiss had a long lease on the house, and because it stood in Jermyn...　

()：/b8038/--第一章 龙家有女初长成初春天气，碧空万里无云，风轻柔，微凉！一座极尽奢华的府邸座落在青山绿水间，建筑乃是是按照大炎王朝贵胄中最高规格建造，门前两尊威风凛凛的石狮子，怒目圆瞪注视着行色匆匆的路人。门阶是用汉白石铺面，一共七级，乃是大炎王朝最高的门阶，当然，除了皇宫！然而，这府邸的主人，连当今皇帝也不得不忌惮三分，他便是当今的摄政王—夜澈！夜澈，是大炎王朝神话般的人物！据说他为人凶狠霸道，满朝文武都震慑于他的手段，表面上对他言听计从，背地里却恨不得他死！据说他好色成性，府中姬妾不下百人，个个美若天仙，娇媚艳丽！据说他寡情薄幸，纵然府中女人如云，他却不曾对任何女子上心，在他心里，女人，只是暖床的工具！...　

()：/b5161/--第一章 引言在苏联庞大而繁复的国家奖励体系内，有一枚奖章，并且是一枚连个勋表都没有的奖章，在佩戴的时候永远凌驾于其他任何勋章之上。苏联最高统帅斯大林获得它后，视若生命，至死都佩戴着它。苏共总书记勃列日涅夫，在获得4枚这样的奖章后还不满足，意犹未尽地想再得一枚。一枚仅仅把20多克黄金，10多克白银经简单工艺制成的奖章，在军事收藏领域有价无市。它是谁？历史早在1934年就告诉我们了，它就是红色帝国——苏联的至高荣誉，苏联英雄的标志，世界上最为著名的奖章之一——金星奖章。它尊贵，因为它是红色帝国的至高荣誉，它一改其他苏联高级勋章按行政级别授予的陋习，和第三帝国的铁十字勋章一样，不问出生，不计较你的级别，想成为国家的英雄，谁都有机会。...