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A happy New Year, and other verses
by C. E. de la Poer BeresfordA happy New Year, and other verses is a collection of English poems written by C. E. de la Poer Beresford. Some of the works in this collection are At Santa Sophia, ConstantinopleThe Hill CitiesFlorence from San MiniatoThe ThamesIn Te, Domine, speroTo Miss X. de C. on her BirthdayLondonderry City Election, 1885Londonderry City Election, 1..
I don't know, do you?
by Marilla M. RickerThere is in the city of Boston a memorial building to Thomas Paine. This Paine Memorial was finished and dedicated forty-two years ago. It is the finest monument to Thomas Paine on the earth.For twenty years Ralph Washburn Chainey has been the Manager of this building and the Treasurer of the Paine Memorial Corporation. Under his wise and prudent m..
Nordenholt's Million
by J. J. ConningtonIt appears strange that such a man as this should have been selected by Fate as the agent of disaster; and it seems characteristic of him that, when the key of the problem was lying beside him, his energy was entirely engrossed in writing newspaper paragraphs on another matter. His mind worked exclusively through the medium of print and paper; so t..
The Safety First Club and the Flood
by William Theophilus NicholsThe one school which never needs a truant officer is the School of Experience. Whether we like it or not, we have to go to this school, all of us; but whether we shall profit by its lessons or waste the instruction is wholly a matter of our own choice. In this story Sam Parker and his friends, some of whose experiences have been earlier set forth i..
A Tale of Two Monkeys, and other stories
by AnonymousA Tale of Two Monkeys, and other stories is a collection of poems & stories for children written by unknown author. The collection include the below:A TALE OF TWO MONKEYSTHE OLDEST CHRISTMAS STORYTHE ELEPHANT’S TOOTHACHEWHERE ARE THE SWALLOWS?A CURIOUS KIND OF BEARROVER IN CHURCHA BRAVE LITTLE GIRL..
Biographical catalogue of the portraits at Weston, the seat of the Earl of Bradford
by Mary Louisa BoyleIn completing the last contribution I shall make to the Biographical Catalogues of the Portrait Galleries of four English noblemen, I must make a few personal remarks. I began the pleasant task, which I undertook at the request of my dear cousin, Lord Sandwich, now many years ago, before my defective sight rendered the work difficult. The respectiv..
How to plan a library building for library work
by Charles C. SouleOf the author of this volume it was said by President Hill at the 1906 A. L. A. Conference, “he has given the subject of Library Architecture more thought and attention, probably, than any other member.” Mr. Soule is well known to older librarians. To introduce him to a younger generation and to architects, we would say that although he is a ..
Men, Women, and Books
by Augustine BirrellOf writing books about Dean Swift there is no end. I make no complaint, because I find no fault; I express no wonder, for I feel none. The subject is, and must always remain, one of strange fascination. We have no author like the Dean of St. Patrick’s. It has been said of Wordsworth that good-luck usually attended those who have written about him. ..