The Memoirs of Jacques CASANOVA de Seingalt Vol. I (of VI) "Venetian Years": The First Complete and Unabridged English Translation, Illustrated with Old Engravings

Fiction > Erotica Description by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt (Author), Arthur Machen (Editor, Translator) AUTHOR'S PREFACE I will begin with this confession: whatever I have done in the course of my life, whether it be good or evil, has been done freely; I am a free agent. The doctrine of the Stoics or of any other sect as to the force of Destiny is a bubble engendered by the imagination of man, and is near akin to Atheism. I not only believe in one God, but my faith as a Christian is also grafted upon that tree of philosophy which has never spoiled anything. I believe in the existence of an immaterial God, the Author...

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Myths of Greece and Rome: Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art With Full Illustrated

Fiction > Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology Description by H. A. (Hélène Adeline) Guerber The readers reviews Ensiform's review: Jan 29, 12 bookshelves: fiction, mythology Read in August, 2003 Revised by Dorothy Margaret Stuart. A formidable tome, retelling a great many of the myths, from creation and the twelve main gods to Bellerophon to the Trojan War to the Aeneid. The language is rich and literate, representative of the time the book was written (originally published in 1907). Guerber also adorns her retellings with excerpts from Milton, Shakespeare, Keats and other poets whose work was drenched...

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Woodbine-Arbor or the Little Gardeners: A Story of a Happy Childhood

Gardening > General Description by Anonymous Let me tell you, my dear young reader, about a happy little family of three brothers and three sisters, who lived in a pleasant home, not far from the great city of New-York. Their father, Mr. Howard, was a wealthy merchant, and had his store in the city, to which he usually rode early in the morning, directly after breakfast, and returned home in season to take tea with his family. He had six children, the little folks whom I am now going to tell you about. The girls were named Maria, Elizabeth, and Harriet. The boys were Henry, Charles, and John.—Henry was the oldest, then Charles,...

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Joel: A Boy of Galilee (Illustrated)

Juvenile Fiction > Classics Description by Annie F.(Annie Fellows) Johnston (Author), L. J. (Lewis Jesse) Bridgman (Illustrator) "In this volume, it has been the purpose of the author to present to children, through "Joel," as accurate a picture of the times of the Christ as has been given to older readers through "Ben Hur." With this in view, the customs of the private and public life of the Jews, the temple service with its sacerdotal rites, and the minute observances of the numerous holidays have been studied so carefully that the descriptions have passed the test of the most critical inspection. An eminent rabbi pronounces them...

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The Lincoln Year Book: Axioms and Aphorisms from the Great Emancipator (Full Illustrated)

History > Americas Description by Abraham Lincoln (Author) Compiled by Wallace Rice JANUARY The dogmas of the past are inadequate to the stormy present. FIRST Always do the very best you can. SECOND If our sense of duty forbids, then let us stand by our sense of duty. THIRD It's no use to be always looking up these hard spots. FOURTH All I am in the world, I owe to the opinion of me which the people express when they call me "Honest Old Abe." FIFTH The way for a young man to rise is to improve himself in every way he can, never suspecting that anybody is hindering him. About the Author ABRAHAM...

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Æsop's Fables: Embellished with One Hundred and Eleven Emblematical Devices (Full Illustrated)

Juvenile Fiction > Legends, Myths, Fables > Greek & Roman Description by Æsop PREFACE, BY S. CROXALL. So much has been already said concerning Æsop and his writings, both by ancient and modern authors, that the subject seems to be quite exhausted. The different conjectures, opinions, traditions, and forgeries, which from time to time we have had given to us of him, would fill a large volume: but they are, for the most part, so inconsistent and absurd, that it would be but a dull amusement for the reader to be led into such a maze of uncertainty: since Herodotus, the most ancient Greek historian, did not flourish till...

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