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Second to None - A Military Romance, Volume 1 (of 3)
by James GrantIn the following pages, and in delineating the character of my hero, I have chosen the ranks of the 2nd Dragoons, not because of any national partiality, but from the desire to describe the adventures of a soldier in a brave old regiment, which has served with distinction in every war since its formation—in short, from the battles of the Covenant t..
Second to None - A Military Romance, Volume 2 (of 3)
by James GrantThe city of St. Malo was now more closely reconnoitred by the commander-in-chief, as well as by General Elliot, the quartermaster-general, and other officers, who were unanimously of opinion that, from its vast strength, a long time—a month at least—must elapse before it could be reduced; and as the heavy cannon and mortars requisite for such a sie..
Tales of the Unexpected
by H. G. WellsTales of the Unexpected is a collection of Time travel short stories written by HG Wells comprising the stories including The remarkable case of Davidson's eyes, The moth, The story of the late Mr Elvesham, Under the knife, The Plattner story, The crystal egg, The man who could work miracles, A dream of armageddon, The new accelerator, The door in ..
The Scarlet Shoulders
by Jos. E. BadgerThere is a spell—a fascination like that of a rattlesnake—that none but the dweller in “the land of the sun” can know. Young and old, men, women and children felt it now, and all rushed into the hacienda, only intent upon their own safety. But a clear, stern voice soared above the din, above the shouts of men, the shrieks of women and children; and..
A Concise Practical Treatise on Artificial Fly Fishing for Trout
by Grey DrakeIn the following humble effort I have endeavored to communicate to the inexperienced lovers of artificial fly-fishing, as concisely as possible, and in a practical form, the result of my own experience of upwards of fifty years. I treat only of fishing for trout with the artificial fly, adding a few observations on dibbing for trout with artificial..
Second to None - A Military Romance, Volume 3 (of 3)
by James GrantIn April we moved to Fulda, from whence Prince Ferdinand began to advance at the head of thirty thousand men against the Duc de Broglie, whom we found strongly posted near the village of Bergen, which occupies a wooded eminence between Frankfort and Hanover. This village was defended by earthen works, along which were rows of corbeilles, as the Fre..
Style and the Man
by Meredith NicholsonGreat writers have rarely written of style, perhaps because it is so individual, so intimate a matter; and the trick of the thing may not, except in rare cases be communicated to the tyro. The convenient methods of absent treatment advertised by correspondence schools of authorship are of no avail in the business of style; style can no more be taug..
The Lake of Wine
by Bernard CapesSome time in June of the year 1800 (as privately chronicled) there came a famous evening at Whitelaw’s Club in St. James’s Street, off Piccadilly, London. There and then—according to the unattested evidence of an eyewitness—Mr. Ladislaw lost his head, Lord Dunlone his mistress, Sir Robert Linne his fortune, and Major Dalrymple his life. Thus it app..