...ge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State ... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories by Mark T wain (Samuel L... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them, a... ...bought another acre or two and sold the most of it at a profit to pleasant people who were willing to build, and would be good neighbors and furnish a... ...llars!” All day long the music of those inspiring words sang through those people’s heads. From his marriage day forth, Aleck’s grip had been upon the... ...uld you wanting to talk in that dreadful way? How would you like to have people talk so about you, and you not cold yet?” “Not likely to be, for o... ...an select words by the sound, or by orthographic aspect. Many of them have French or German or English look, and these are the ones I enslave for the ... ...es where I want to express ap plause or admiration. The fourth word has a French sound, and I think the phrase means “that takes the cake.” During my... ...humorous story is American, the comic story is English, the witty story is French. The humorous story depends for its effect upon the manner of the t...

...Excerpt: Chapter 1. Lakeside was a pleasant little town of five or six thousand inhabitants, and a rather pretty one, too, as towns go in the Far West. It had church accommodations for thirty-five thousand, which is the way of the Far West and the South, where everybody is religious, and where each of the Protestant sects is represented and has a plant of it...

...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ... tained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Young Folks’ History of England by Charlotte M. Yonge, the Penn... ...oing student publication project to bring classical works of lit- erature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ...esar. The sol diers he led to battle were very strong, and con- quered the people wherever they went. They had no gun or gunpowder then; but they had ... ...le way off there was a country nobody knew anything about, except that the people were very fierce and savage, and that a sort of pearl was found in t... ... the rivers. He could not bear that there should be any place that his own people, the Romans, did not know and subdue. So he commanded the ships to b... ... England, which was called after them Normandy. There they learned to talk French, and grew like Frenchmen, though they remained a great deal braver, ... ... Danes to be sad drunkards; but both they and the Danes thought the Norman French fine gentlemen, and could not bear the sight of them. Think, then, h... ...s dull and heavy; but they did not like having a king and court who talked French, and cared more for Normandy than for England. 22 Young Folk’s Hist...

.... 6 CHAPTER I JULIUS CAESAR. B.C. 55 ........................................................................................ 6 CHAPTER II THE ROMANS IN BRITAIN. A.D. 41?418.......................................................... 8 CHAPTER III THE ANGLE CHILDREN A.D. 597.................................................................... 10 CHAPTER IV THE NORTHMEN. A.D. ...

... . . . . . 199 Ktaadn 1 Ktaadn O N THE 31st of August, 1846, I left Concord in Massachusetts for Bangor and the backwoods of Maine, by way of the rai... ...he railroad and steamboat, intending to accompany a relative of mine engaged in the lumber trade in Bangor, as far as a dam on the west branch of the ... ...lumber trade in Bangor, as far as a dam on the west branch of the Penobscot, in which property he was interested. 1 From this place, which is about on... ...He had been up two or three times: he had planted letter, — English, German, French, &c. These men were slightly clad in shirt and pantaloons, like la... ...rprising neighbors that he did n’t know enough to put a question to them. No people can long continue provincial in character who have the propensity ... ... among the parents, than which nothing can be more acceptable to a backwoods people. It was really an important item in our outfit, and, at times, the ... ... come down to drink, or else a wolf. The little rill tinkled the louder, and peopled all the wilderness for me; and the glassy smooth ness of the sle... ...n shore, who recognized my companion, was full of mirth and gestures, like a Frenchman. A Catholic priest crossed to the island in the same bateau wit... ...s familiar with the route. According to his calculation, we should reach the French settlements the next night after The Allegash and East Branch 143...

...Excerpt: ON THE 31st of August, 1846, I left Concord in Massachusetts for Bangor and the backwoods of Maine, by way of the railroad and steamboat, intending to accompany a relative of mine engaged in the lumber-trade in Bangor, as far as a dam on the west branch of the Penobsco...

...AND SHRUBS., 185 -- III. LIST OF PLANTS., 188 -- IV. LIST OF BIRDS, 196 -- V. QUADRUPEDS., 197 -- VI. OUTFIT FOR AN EXCURSION., 198 -- VII. A LIST OF INDIAN WORDS., 199...

...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ained within the document or for the file as an electronic trans- mission, in any way. Memories and Portraits by Robert Louis Stevenson (1912 Chatto a... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ...one on France by the diabolically clever Mr. Hillebrand, may well have set people thinking on the divisions of races and nations. Such thoughts should... ...th particular congru- ity and force to inhabitants of that United Kingdom, peopled from so many different stocks, babbling so many different dialects,... ...d – setting aside the actual intrusion and influence of foreigners, negro, French, or Chinese – you shall scarce meet with so marked a difference of a... ...us nor quick about the life of others. In *1881. 6 Robert Louis Stevenson French colonies, and still more in the Dutch, I have read that there is an ... ...re is one country, for instance – its frontier not so far from London, its people closely akin, its language the same in all essentials with the Engli... ...adet of Royal Ecossais or the Albany Regi- ment, as he mounted guard about French citadels, so may some officer marching his company of the Scots-Dutc...

... by the biggin? o?t.? Two recent books* one by Mr. Grant White on England, one on France by the diabolically clever Mr. Hillebrand, may well have set people thinking on the divisions of races and nations. Such thoughts should arise with particular congruity and force to inhabitants of that United Kingdom, peopled from so many different stocks, babbling so many different di...

...r an or any pur y pur y pur y pur y purpose pose pose pose pose, , , , , and in an and in an and in an and in an and in any w y w y w y w y wa a a a a... ...contained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin with introduction and ... ... ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them,... ... the colony, and for five years he remained there, striving to enlighten the people and the ministry of En gland as to Colonial conditions. On his re... ...ssioner for the United States. Here he re mained till 1785, the favorite of French society; and with such success did he conduct the affairs of his c... ...thout vanity I may say,” &c., but some vain thing immediately followed. Most people dislike vanity in others, whatever share they have of it themselve... ...The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin 6 before was the name of an order of people, was assumed by them as a surname when others took surnames all ov... ... was a mere compositor, knowing nothing of presswork. He had been one of the French prophets, and could act their enthusiastic agi tations. At this t... ...indow, we saw the governor and another gentleman (which proved to be Colonel French, of Newcastle), finely dress’d, come directly across the street to...

...Introduction: Benjamin Franklin was born in Milk Street, Boston, on January 6, 1706. His father, Josiah Franklin, was a tallow chandler who married twice, and of his seventeen children Benjamin was the youngest son. His schooling ended at ten, and at twelve he was b...

...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Dr Thorne by Anthony Trollope, the Pennsylvania State Universit... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in En- glish, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them.... ...is in these days an East Barsetshire, and there is a West Barsetshire; and people conversant with Barsetshire do- ings declare that they can already d... ...se in Portman Square, she had worried him because he objected to have more people carried every winter at Greshamsbury Park than the house would hold;... ...llowed them, nor had they suffered as their sisters had suffered; and some people at Greshamsbury attributed this to the fact that a change had been m... ... to learn without trouble at the great house. Something also she learnt of French, seeing that the Greshamsbury French governess was always in the roo... ...rector, and a rector’s sister; and with the latter Mary studied German and French also. From the doctor himself she learnt much; the choice, namely, o... ...ella could no longer oppose it, even when she had the wish to do so. A new French governess had lately come to Greshamsbury, 44 Dr Thorne and was, or...

...er who is to be the chief personage of the following tale, it will be well that he should be made acquainted with some particulars as to the locality in which, and the neighbors among whom, our doctor followed his profession....

...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. New Arabian Nights by Robert Louis Stevenson, the Pennsylvania ... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ...e middle of the street, and signified his readiness for supper. In a small French restaurant in Soho, which had enjoyed an exaggerated reputation for ... ... a penny gaff, but not quite. The same remark applies to the flute and the French horn. I learned enough of whist to lose about a hundred a year at th... ... lose about a hundred a year at that scientific game. My acquaintance with French was sufficient to enable me to squander money in Paris with almost t... ... both his eyes and ears open, and soon began to gain a general idea of the people among whom he found himself. As in all other places of resort, one t... ...he found himself. As in all other places of resort, one type predominated: people in the prime of youth, with every show of intelligence and sensibili... ...is not one of them that has not been grossly and untruthfully over- rated. People trifle with love. Now, I deny that love is a strong passion. Fear is...

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...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Magician by Somerset Maugham , the Pennsylvania State Unive... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ... a preface, so that I need not here say more about it. As a rule, the same people came in every night, but now and then oth ers came, perhaps only on... ...s of a book, I have finished with it for good and all. I am impatient when people insist on talking to me about it; I am glad if they like it, but do ... ...ay. I fancy I must have been impressed by the écriture artiste which the French writers of the time had not yet entirely aban doned, and unwisely s... ...he staff of St Luke’s, and had come ostensibly to study the methods of the French operators; but his real object was certainly to see Margaret Dauncey... ...at savoured almost of leger demain. Though the hint of charlatanry in the Frenchman’s methods had not escaped Arthur Burdon’s shrewd eyes, the audaci... ...riage now,’ he said. ‘I’m buying furniture already.’ ‘I think only English people could have behaved so oddly as you, in postponing your marriage with...

...Excerpt: A Fragment of Autobiography. IN 1897, after spending five years at St Thomas?s Hospital I passed the examinations which enabled me to practise medicine. While still a medical student I had published a novel called Liza of Lambeth which caused a mild sens...

...e of any kind. Any per- son using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Framley Parsonage by Anthony Trollope, the Pennsylvania State U... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ... assistance. And Lord Lufton was there of course; and 8 Framley Parsonage people protested that he would surely fall in love with one of the four bea... ... You know I don’t mean it. But Lady Lufton does not like those Chaldicotes people. You know Lord Lufton was with you the last time you were there; and... ...and then. And as I was invited there, especially to preach while all these people are staying at the place, I could not well refuse. ’ And then he got... ...ur- ing the Crimean War, that the Russians might be beaten— but not by the French, to the exclusion of the English, as had seemed to her to be too muc... ... Mr Supplehouse; and he points away to the East, where our dear allies the French are supposed to live, and where our head of affairs is supposed to h... ...e teeth. They were white and regular and lofty as a new row of houses in a French city. But then when she laughed she was all teeth; as she was all ne...

...When young Mark Robarts was leaving college, his father might well declare that all men began to say all good things to him, and to extol his fortune in that he had a son blessed with an excellent disposition. This father was a physician living at Exeter. He was a gentleman possessed of no private means, but enjoying a lucrative practice, which had enabled him to maintain ...

... THUNDER STORM CHAPTER XXXV — A DOUBLE REEF TOP SAIL BREEZE—SCURVY—A FRIEND IN . . . . . . . . 183 NEED—PREPARING FOR PORT—THE GULF STREAM CHAPTER ... ...n to the western coast of North America. As she was to get under weigh early in the afternoon, I made my appearance on board at twelve o’clock, in f... ...ery well for a jack tar. But it is impossible to deceive the practised eye in these matters; and while I supposed myself to be looking as salt as Ne... ...of ‘‘sail ho,’’ and who by their dress and features appeared to be Swiss and French emigrants. She hailed us at first in French, but receiving no ans... ...e no one cares for; so that when ‘‘the mate’’ thinks fit to entertain ‘‘the people’’ with a coarse joke or a little practical wit, every one feels b... ...t among landsmen about a sailor’s life. Nothing is more common than to hear people say—‘‘Are not sailors very idle at sea?—what can they find to do?’... ...o the forecastle, filled our jacket pockets with tobacco to barter with the people ashore, and - 21 - Two Years Before the Mast Richard Henry Dana w... ... and got the word from him; and then, by signs, and the help of my Latin and French, contrived to get along. This was a good exercise for me, and no ... ...ith his own dignity. The boy was to act as cook; while myself, a giant of a Frenchman named Nicholas, and four Sandwich Islanders, were to cure the ...

... the sailing of the brig Pilgrim on her voyage from Boston round Cape Horn to the western coast of North America. As she was to get under weigh early in the afternoon, I made my appearance on board at twelve o?clock, in full sea-rig, and with my chest, containing an outfit for a two or three years? voyage, which I had undertaken from a determination to cure, if possible, b...