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Parts of Speech - Essays on English
by Brander MatthewsAltho the various essays which are now brought together in this book have been written from time to time during the past ten years, nearly all of them have had their origin in a desire to make plain and to emphasize one fact: that the English language belongs to the peoples who speak it—that it is their own precious possession, to deal with at thei..
The Life of Clara Barton, Founder of the American Red Cross - Vol I
by William E. BartonThe life of Clara Barton is a story of unique and permanent interest; but it is more than an interesting story. It is an important chapter in the history of our country, and in that of the progress of philanthropy in this country and the world. Without that chapter, some events of large importance can never be adequately understood.Hers was a long ..
The Story of Gombi
by H. De Vere StacpoolePatrick Spence, a real, old Anglo-Irish gentleman, who would have cut your throat had you called him a liar, died not long ago at the age of eighty-six and had a bottle of port with his dinner the day before he took off. Those were Cassidy the old butler’s words. Cassidy said the master was as sound as a bell and walking along by the rhododendron b..
Alice and Beatrice
by GrandmammaALICE and Beatrice were two little girls of about four and six years of age. They were staying with their grandmamma. Alice and Beatrice were very glad to be with their grandmamma, for she lived in the country and near the sea. They liked to see the green fields, full of pretty flowers, and to play in the nice large garden, and to walk up and down ..
Two in Arcadia
by Lucine FinchCome over the sea to me, to me,Come over the sea to me!The little ships go sailing by,But never a ship brings thee!There were no words, if I remember,But something subtler, deeper, Love.The night it was a cold DecemberWith a shiv’ry, silver moon above—But in our hearts—the flame of love!..
The Glamour of the Arctic
by Arthur Conan DoyleIt is a strange thing to think that there is a body of men in Great Britain, the majority of whom have never, since their boyhood, seen the corn in the fields. It is the case with the whale-fishers of Peterhead. They begin their hard life very early as boys or ordinary seamen, and from that time onward they leave home at the end of February, before..
The House of the Arrow
by A. E. W. MasonMr. Haslitt's daily batch of letters, therefore, contained as a rule a fair number bearing the dark-blue stamp of France upon their envelopes. On this morning of early April, however, there was only one. It was addressed in a spidery, uncontrolled hand with which Mr. Haslitt was unfamiliar. But it bore the postmark of Dijon, and Mr. Haslitt tore it..
The Irish Nuns at Ypres
by Dame M. ColumbanThe following narrative was originally intended, as a record of the events it relates, for the use of the Community only. But, shortly after the arrival of the Mother Prioress in England, the manuscript was placed in my hands. I soon formed the opinion that it deserved a larger circulation. My friend Reginald Smith shared this view, and so the stor..