Classics
epub |eng | 2014-11-14 | Author:Jacob Abbott [Abbott, Jacob]

[Pg 154] Crœsus decides in favor of Delphi. His costly gifts. Of course, Crœsus decided that the Delphic oracle was the one that he must rely upon for guidance in ...
( Category: Greece February 23,2016 )
epub |eng | 2004-09-30 | Author:John le Carré [Carré, John le]

10 Little Women Shane Hecht smiled, and drank some more sherry. ‘You must be dreadfully important,’ she said to Smiley, ‘for D’Arcy to serve decent sherry. What are you, Almanach ...
( Category: Espionage February 21,2016 )
epub |por | 0101-01-01 | Author:Editor [Editor]

Chapter Ten The carriage ride to the station allowed no time for even the quickest little tryst...but then there was the ride to Virginia Falls. Between the Pullman Limited Express ...
( Category: Alternative Medicine February 15,2016 )
epub |eng | 1963-02-14 | Author:Jack London

And then Grunya’s Chicago wail: “Have you any later news?” He did not answer this, but very shortly received a second from her. “Do please help me if you have ...
( Category: History & Theory February 15,2016 )
epub |eng, eng | 2010-12-06 | Author:Vita Sackville-West

PART THREE Portrait of Lesley Anquetil They had quarrelled. It was a landmark in their relationship. Having once lost control of herself; Evelyn could not regain it. All the feelings ...
( Category: Classics February 15,2016 )
epub |eng | 2016-01-14 | Author:Fenella J. Miller [Miller, Fenella J.]

Chapter Thirteen Grace and her companion mingled with the assembled guests and although not exactly friendly, no one turned their back as they had done at lunchtime. ‘They are serving ...
( Category: Historical February 15,2016 )
epub |eng | 2016-01-30 | Author:Mary Elizabeth [Elizabeth, Mary]

I PASS THE newspaper to Poesy and watch her sip her steaming coffee while her eyes move across the lines of the front-page report of our wrongdoings. A grainy black ...
( Category: Occupational Therapy February 15,2016 )
epub |eng | 2015-05-03 | Author:David Constantine

The Shieling They invented a place. It was far away from here, indeed from anywhere, high up, at the limits, like a shieling. He particularly liked the word ‘­shieling’. A ...
( Category: Short Stories February 15,2016 )
mobi, epub |eng | 2015-01-07 | Author:Elizabeth Gaskell

PART IV When I went over on Easter Day I heard the chapel–gossips complimenting cousin Holman on her daughter's blooming looks, quite forgetful of their sinister prophecies three months before. ...
( Category: British & Irish February 6,2016 )
mobi |eng | 2014-08-05 | Author:Charles Dickens & Maplewood Books

'No blood-relation,' I replied; 'but we were brought up together, like brother and sister.' 'I wonder why you ever fell in love with me?' said Dora, beginning on another button ...
( Category: Classics January 30,2016 )
epub |eng | 2013-08-12 | Author:Lawrence, T. E. [Lawrence, T.E.]

CHAPTER LX VESSELS steamed up the Gulf of Akaba. Feisal landed, and with him Jaafar, his staff, and Joyce, the fairy godmother. There came the armoured cars, Goslett, Egyptian labourers ...
( Category: World War I January 26,2016 )
epub, pdf |eng | 2012-07-17 | Author:Harold Speed

Diagram XIV (1) ILLUSTRATING POWER OF CURVED Diagram XIV (2) LINES TO CONVEY ENERGY Diagram XV ILLUSTRATING THE FLOW OF LINES ON WHICH THE RHYTHMIC UNITY OF THIS PICTURE DEPENDS ...
( Category: Study & Teaching January 23,2016 )
epub |eng | 2014-09-23 | Author:E. T. A. Hoffmann

Conclusion of the Tale of the Hard Nut NO SOONER WERE THE LIGHTS LIT ON THE following evening than Godfather Drosselmeier actually showed up and continued the story. *** Drosselmeier ...
( Category: Crocheting January 23,2016 )
azw3 |eng | 2011-05-30 | Author:Wells, H.G. [Wells, H.G.]

( Category: Adventure January 23,2016 )
epub |eng | 2010-05-27 | Author:H. C. Andersen [Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)]

SATURDAY "Am I to hear any more stories?" asked little Hjalmar, as soon as Ole-Luk-Oie had sent him to sleep. "We shall have no time this evening," said he, spreading ...
( Category: Classics January 22,2016 )