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by Marie CorelliSome of these social papers which are now collected together for the first time, have appeared before in various periodicals enjoying a simultaneous circulation in this country and the United States. Eleven of them were written for an American syndicate, which (for the purpose of copyright in Great Britain) sold them to a London weekly journal, whe..
Good Health and How We Won It
by Upton SinclairTen years ago, when I was a student at college, I fell a victim to a new and fashionable ailment called “la grippe.” I recollect the date very well, because it was the first time I had been sick in fourteen years—the last difficulty having been the whooping-cough.I have many times had occasion to recall the interview with the last physician I went ..
The Mysterious Box - Nuclear Science and Art
by Bryce WaltonNuclear energy is playing a vital role in the life of every man, woman, and child in the United States today. In the years ahead it will affect increasingly all the peoples of the earth. It is essential that all Americans gain an understanding of this vital force if they are to discharge thoughtfully their responsibilities as citizens and if they a..
Balancing and Shoeing Trotting and Pacing Horses
by William J. MooreThis is a plain, unvarnished and practical treatise on the art of balancing and shoeing trotting and pacing horses, unclouded by little known technical and scientific words and phrases, but written by the author, Wm. J. Moore, in his own every day words that can be easily understood by any horseman.Mr. Moore, who has spent his life in the business ..
Chester Water-Colours
by Edward Harrison ComptonLIST OF WATER-COLOURS BY E. HARRISON COMPTONThe Cathedral, from North-EastLectern in the RefectoryWatergate StreetWatergate Row, South SideStanley HouseThe CrossShrewsbury House (The “Bear and Billet”)The Falcon InnHalf-Timbered House in WhitefriarsThe Abbey GatewayThe Pepper GateChester Castle and Bridge, from South-WestThe Canal and Bridge of Sig..
Cotswolds Water-Colours
by G. F. NichollsCotswolds Water-Colours painting by G. F. NichollsA Cotswold Village Store.Old Houses, Broadway.North Cotswolds, from Willersey.A Cotswold Sheep Pasture.A Cotswold Orchard.Market Hall, Chipping Campden.Ebrington.Saintbury Cross.The Village Green, Broadway.Winchcombe.Painswick Church.Fairford.Church Porch, Northleach.Bourton-on-the-Water.Lower ..
Hampshire Water-Colours
by Wilfrid BallHampshire Water-Colours by Wilfrid BallTower of College Chapel, WinchesterChurch of St. Lawrence, WinchesterMiddle Gate, Winchester CollegeThe Itchen near Chilland MillRomseyWest Gate, SouthamptonChristchurchSopleyRingwoodLymingtonBeaulieu VillagePortsmouth from GosportPortchesterSheet Mill, near PetersfieldUpton GreyOld Basing BridgeNear Liph..
Lambkin's Remains
by Hilaire BellocIt is without a trace of compunction or regret that I prepare to edit the few unpublished essays, sermons and speeches of my late dear friend, Mr. Lambkin. On the contrary, I am filled with a sense that my labour is one to which the clearest interests of the whole English people call me, and I have found myself, as the work grew under my hands, ful..