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In Trust -  The Story of a Lady and Her Lover

In Trust - The Story of a Lady and Her Lover

by Mrs. Oliphant

In Trust; the Story of a Lady and her Lover is a fiction novel written by Mrs. Margaret Oliphant whose other works include  Merkland or Self Sacrifice, and He that will not when he may.Anne, you are very positive and self-opinionated, but you cannot—it is not possible—set up your judgment against mine on such a point. You, an inexperienced, pr..

Into the Sun

Into the Sun

by John L. Chapman

Lejeune, the wiry French biologist, lowered the half-empty bottle from his lips and scowled at the ship's doctor. "But not for long, my dear Geitz, not for long. Our fate lies within a few hours. The ship will be drawn closer and closer to the sun. The heat will become unbearable. Then—pffffft!—the ship will be a little spark—""You're a pain," grow..

A Pair of Them

A Pair of Them

by Evelyn Raymond

The Gray Gentleman was very tall and dignified, yet he had a habit of doing whatever Bonny-Gay asked him. So he now doubled himself up and perched on the low curb surrounding the monument, while the little girl and the big black dog dropped easily down beside him. Then he leaned his head back against the iron railing and gazed reflectively into the..

Essay on the Principles of Translation

Essay on the Principles of Translation

by Alexander Fraser Tytler

Alexander Fraser Tytler, Lord Woodhouselee, author of the present essay on Translation, and of various works on Universal and on Local History, was one of that Edinburgh circle which was revolving when Sir Walter Scott was a young probationer. Tytler was born at Edinburgh, October 15, 1747, went to the High School there, and after two years at Kens..

The Fantasy Fan, Volume 1, Number 9, May 1934

The Fantasy Fan, Volume 1, Number 9, May 1934

by Charles D. Hornig

The Fantasy Fan, Volume 1, Number 9, May 1934 , a fun filled fantasy magazine. Again Munro appeared in response to the captain's call. "I've inquired of the first mate, sir," he said, "as to our bearings. He has no idea where we are. He's asked the radio operator to broadcast to see what he can get. We are somewhere about the Moluccas, he thinks, o..

The Real Lady Hilda -  A Sketch

The Real Lady Hilda - A Sketch

by B. M. Croker

The Real Lady Hilda is a love story for young women written by Bithia Mary Croker, whose other writings include  "The Serpent's Tooth",  “PRETTY MISS NEVILLE,” “DIANA BARRINGTON,” “MR. JERVIS,” “PROPER PRIDE,” “PEGGY OF THE BARTONS,” “BEYOND THE PALE.”Certainly there was not much to see, amid the creeping shadows of a November afternoon. ..

A Mississippi View of Race Relations in the South

A Mississippi View of Race Relations in the South

by Dunbar Rowland

The purpose of all investigation should be to elicit truth. It is therefore the object of this discussion to give a truthful, accurate and unprejudiced statement of facts about the political, social and industrial relations of the white man and the negro in the South. It is to be desired that not even an allusion shall be made that may raise a feel..

Musical Travels Through England

Musical Travels Through England

by George Veal

I was born in the Parish of Gotham, in the county of Nottingham: my father was a sawyer, and my mother had, for many years before her marriage, cried oysters and Newcastle-salmon about the streets of London. Neither of them are said to have been remarkable for their vocal or instrumental talents. My mother’s voice was, indeed, exceedingly shrill an..