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Old Songs
by Various AuthorsA collection of poems written by many authors have been compiled and presented as A Love SongWhy canst Thou not, as Others doWith Jockey to the FairSweet Nelly, my Heart’s DelightWhat hap had I to Marry a ShrowThe Leather BottèlNever Love Thee MoreHere’s to the Maiden of Bashful FifteenBarbara AllenPerigot and Cuddy’s RoundelaySally in Our All..
Self-Help Mechanical Drawing: An Educational Treatise
by Nehemiah HawkinsIt is because of a personal and practical experience of the advantage to be gained by the possession of a knowledge of drawing, that the author is prompted to undertake the rather pleasant task of producing a self-help book relating to the subject.Since the days of youthful endeavor, the author has passed through an extended experience of mechanica..
The Chinese Dragon
by L. Newton HayesThe subject of this little book is of general interest to people who are acquainted with things Chinese. The dragon has played a large part in Chinese thought through four thousand and more years. Even in these days of the Republic it still fills an important place in Chinese life.The dragon is one of the most common ornamental designs in China and..
The Crime of Henry Vane: A Study with a Moral
by Frederic Jesup StimsonJohn shrugged his shoulders and began. Of course, I do not mean that he told the whole story just as I have written it. He related the bare facts, with little comment and without conversations. Whether you condemned the man or excused him, John thought, his story might be understood, even if his folly were not forgiven. The crowd at the club did ne..
The Rival Trappers
by Lewis W. CarsonTo the casual observer there had been no break in the usual sounds in mountain and forest, but a moment more showed that the wanderer was not at fault, for the sound of hoofs could be plainly heard, coming up from the east. Nearer and nearer they came, and the rapidity of the hoof-beats showed that the horseman, whoever he might be, was coming at t..
Legend Land Vol 4
by LyonesseVolume Four brings Legend Land nearer to the great centres of modern life. It comprises some of the old stories told of districts within easy reach of such busy cities as London, Birmingham and Bristol.In it you will find historic and pre-historic romance mingled. Some of its tales are as old as any in our land, tales born of the very ancient belie..
Legend Land, Vol 3
by LyonesseThis third volume of Legend Land tells some more of the old stories of those peoples, kindred in origin, the Welsh and the Cornish. They are mostly the old tales that have survived—who shall say how many generations?If you look into them, with the eyes of imagination, you will see behind them the simplest romances of a very simple people; a people ..
Nimble Ike, the Trick Ventriloquist
by Old SleuthIke finished his meal and then lay down on old Andro’s mattress to think over the past and study the future. At length, however, he determined to go forth. There was no need for him to look over his possessions; he knew every article in that room and its value thoroughly, and he had a five-dollar bill. He started to go down the stairs, and on the f..