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Selected Poems of Aldous Huxley
by Aldous HuxleyA collection of poems by Aldous Huxley including the below:Song of PoplarsThe ReefThe FlowersThe ElmsOut of the WindowSummer StillnessInspirationAnniversariesItalyThe AlienA Little MemoryWakingBy the FireValedictoryPrivate PropertyRevelationMinoan PorcelainIn Uncertainty to a Lady..
The Island Trapper
by T. C. HarbaughThe occupant of the blanketed saddle was a medium-sized man, about forty years of age. His hair, and he had an ocean of it, was an iron-gray, and shone like silver. The face was smooth, somewhat cadaverous, but healthy; and the brownish eyes, nestling between long, dark lashes, were indicative alike of gentleness and determination. He wore the ofte..
Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects, and Curiosities of Art
by Bryce WaltonThis work is not a mere compilation, or republication of anecdote. It will be found to contain much original matter, and much of the most interesting and instructive portions of the history of art. For a list of authorities, the reader is referred to the author’s Dictionary of Painters, etc., and for a convenient reference, to the Index at the end ..
Devils Tower National Monument - A History
by Ray H. MattisonThis booklet is published by the DEVILS TOWER NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION, a nonprofit organization dedicated to help preserve the features of outstanding national interest in the Devils Tower area. The association is pledged to aid in the interpretation of the human history and natural history of this area, that the visitor might better enjoy and ..
Identifying Hardwoods Growing on Pine Sites
by Clair A. BrownOaks are also monoecious, and staminate flowers are in drooping catkins, which consist of a central, flexible axis with sessile, apetalous and pubescent flowers. They are most abundant on the developing new twigs. Although catkins vary among oaks, they are usually not used as distinguishing characteristics because they last only 2 to 3 weeks. Pisti..
The Dream-God
by John CuninghamThe peculiar and startling effect of morphine on a person unaccustomed to its administration, was happily illustrated in the instance of a gentleman to whom, under its influence, (about three eighths of a grain,) the dream to be related occurred. This individual, (a South Carolinian resident on a plantation,) a few years ago, had lately received a ..
The Hidden Cabin
by David W. EdwardsThe Hidden Cabin: a pathetic story in condensed form written by David W. Edwards AUTHOR OF “BILLY BIRDSALL,” “UP THE GRADE,” ETC. Palomar Mountain is one of the grandest natural attractions of Southern California. It is more than a mile in height. From its lofty “look-outs” the beautiful bay of San Diego may be descried, and also the distant island..
The Laughter of Toffee
by Henry FarrellTo the casual observer that morning Marc Pillsworth presented only the picture of a rather loose-jointed, yet constrained, businessman on his way to another orderly day at the office. One would hardly have guessed that he was striding forward into the first leg of a journey that was destined to take him on a shrieking, streaking sleigh ride of madn..