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Corea: The Hermit Nation
by William Elliot GriffisTurning with delight and fascination to the study of Japanese history and antiquities, I found much that reflected light upon the neighbor country. On my return home, I continued to search for materials for the story of the last of the hermit nations. No master of research in China or Japan having attempted the task, from what Locke calls “the roun..
The Lives of Celebrated Travellers, Vol. 3
by James Augustus St. JohnMUNGO PARK: This enterprising and distinguished traveller was born on the 10th of September, 1771, at Fowlshiels, a farm occupied by his father on the banks of the Yarrow, near Selkirk. In common with the greater number of the sons of Scottish yeomen, Mungo Park, notwithstanding that the number of his brothers and sisters amounted to no less than t..
The Proofs of Christ's Resurrection
by Charles R. MorrisonThe present treatise is intended to give what the author has often felt the need of—a compact and thoroughly reliable statement of the principal historical facts to the authenticity and integrity of the New Testament writings concerning our Lord, and the presumptions from them which establish his claims as our Divine Redeemer and Saviour.The questi..
The Fourth Dimension
by Charles Howard HintonThe fourth dimension is a subject which has had a great fascination for many teachers, and though one cannot pretend to have quite grasped Mr. Hinton’s conceptions and arguments, yet it must be admitted that he reveals the elusive idea in quite a fascinating light. Quite apart from the main thesis of the book many chapters are of great independent ..
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by Jac. P. ThijsseDan wilden wij zoo gaarne, dat de plaatjes niet alleen de verzamellust der kinderen zouden bevredigen, maar ook dat ouders en anderen er vreugde van zouden kunnen hebben,—dat er voor allen wat uit te leeren zou zijn, wat hun lust tot opmerken zou prikkelen, hunne liefde voor de natuur zou vergrooten. En toen stond het plan ons spoedig geheel voor d..
Salve Venetia, gleanings from Venetian history Vol-II
by F. Marion CrawfordLike other aristocracies, the Venetian government rarely destroyed or altogether abolished any office or regulation which had existed a long time. When a change was needed the duties or powers of one or more of the Councils were extended, or a committee of the Council of Ten was appointed and presently turned into a separate tribunal, as when the I..
A Guide to Mythology
by Helen A. ClarkeThe author's aim in this book on Mythology for young readers has been to give them solid knowledge on the subject, as far as it is advisable to go with immature minds, based upon the most recent investigations of scholars, and to select the myths used in illustration of the plan, with a view to giving them interesting stories to read, which will, a..
Buddhism and Christianity: A Parallel and a Contrast
by Archibald ScottThe aim of the Lecture has not been to use the extravagances of Buddhism as a foil to set off the excellencies of Christianity. That Christianity as a religion is immensely superior to Buddhism goes without saying, unless in the case of a very small and conceited and purblind minority. I have tried by a fair exposition of what is best and highest i..