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...immensities? Of this Adela could know nothing, but it struck her, while she smiled sweetly back at their entertainer, that she had better try to find out. Mrs. Churchley had at least a high-hung carriage drawn by the tallest horses, and in the Row she was to be seen perched on a mighty hunter. She was high and extensive herself, though not exactly fat; her bones were big, ...

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...n using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State University nor Jim Manis, F... ... assumes any responsibility for the material contained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Marriages by... ...miled sweetly back at their enter- tainer, that she had better try to find out. Mrs. Churchley had at least a high-hung carriage drawn by the tallest ... ...the wide ostrich fan. But Colonel Chart was not a man to be either ignored or eluded. “Of course every one’s going on to something else,” he said. “I ... ...ed away from her at this and just waited before answering. The red fan was up again, and this time it sheltered her from Adela. “I’ll give every- thin... ... again, and this time it sheltered her from Adela. “I’ll give every- thing up—for you,” were the words that issued from be- hind it. “Do stay a little... ...ly not long—ten minutes at the most 6 The Marriages elapsed—when he cried out gaily, pleasantly, as if with a small jocular reproach, “I say, Adela, ... ...ng in the June darkness from Prince’s Gate to Seymour Street, each looking out of a window in conscious prudence; watching but not seeing the hurry of... ...he heard his door close. Then she said to the servant “Shut 7 Henry James up the house”—she tried to do everything her mother had done, to be a littl...

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...n using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State University nor Jim Manis, F... ... assumes any responsibility for the material contained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. T anglewood T al... .... INTR YSIDE. INTR YSIDE. INTR YSIDE. INTR ODUCT ODUCT ODUCT ODUCT ODUCTOR OR OR OR ORY Y Y Y Y. . . . . A SHORT TIME AGO, I was favored with a fly... ...dy had already been attended with very desirable suc cess. He had now run up from Boston by the noon train, partly impelled by the friendly regard wi... ...ustom of landed proprietors all about the world) to parade the poor fellow up and down over my half a dozen acres; secretly rejoicing, nev ertheless,... ...and placid slopes, with outlines forever new, because con tinually fading out of the memory—such would be my so ber choice. I doubt whether Eustace ... ...tly to escape the importunity of these little wretches! But I have written out six of the new stories, and have brought them for you to look over.” “A... ...nk!” So we descended the hill to my small, old cottage, and shut ourselves up in the south eastern room, where the sun shine comes in, warmly and bri... ...ipt into my hands; and I skimmed through it pretty rapidly, trying to find out its merits and demerits by the touch of my fin gers, as a veteran stor...

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...An IT contractor finds out that a great disaster is going to strike earth and uses the opportunity to commit a crime that will set him for life. He comes up with an ingenious and infallible plan. Or so he thought. This short story book includ...

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...Mark left the ground and soared up from the street between the buildings. He was at the wrong angle and feared he might continue into the sky even after all his preparation only to fall to his death once the wave had passed. He gritted his teeth and leaned...

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...Today was different, though. What had started out as innocent playtime for the bigger dogs had quite alarmingly and even more quickly descended into a cacophonous brouhaha. It turned violent equally quickly, too. Over the obstreperous snarling and barking, we heard th...

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...Excerpt: It was seven o?clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day?s rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in their tips. Mother Wolf lay with her big gray nose dropped across her four tumbling, squealing...

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...n using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State University nor Jim Manis, F... ... assumes any responsibility for the material contained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Jungle Book ... ... O’CLOCK of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day’s rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws ... ...er Wolf woke up from his day’s rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in their ... ...teful to Shere Khan!” “Shall I tell him of your gratitude?” said Tabaqui. “Out!” snapped Father Wolf. “Out and hunt with thy master. Thou hast done ha... ...how to kill, and then he must hunt outside the hunting grounds of his pack or tribe. The real reason for this is that man-killing means, sooner or lat... ...ere Khan. “He has missed,” said Mother Wolf. “What is it?” Father Wolf ran out a few paces and heard Shere Khan muttering and mumbling savagely as he ... ...mp- ing at, and then he tried to stop himself. The result was that he shot up straight into the air for four or five feet, landing almost where he lef... ...as dimpled a little atom as ever came to a wolf’s cave at night. He looked up into Father Wolf’s face, and laughed. “Is that a man’s cub?” said Mother...

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...ing eyeballs, and long pointing quivering fingers; there was little Prince Arthur (Northcote) crying, in white satin, and bidding good Hubert not put out his eyes; there was Hubert crying; there was little Rutland being run through the poor little body by bloody Clifford; there was Cardinal Beaufort (Reynolds) gnashing his teeth, and grinning and howling demoniacally on hi...

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...n using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State University nor Jim Manis, F... ... assumes any responsibility for the material contained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. John Leech’s Pic... ...thur (Northcote) cry- ing, in white satin, and bidding good Hubert not put out his eyes; there was Hubert crying; there was little Rutland being run t... ...e children of the present generation thank their stars that tragedy is put out of their way. Miss Linwood’s was worsted-work. Your grandmother or gran... ...is put out of their way. Miss Linwood’s was worsted-work. Your grandmother or grandaunts took you there and said the pictures were admirable. You saw ... ... vaults at St. Paul’s, the men in armor at the Tower, frowning ferociously out of their helmets, and wielding their dreadful swords; that superhuman Q... ...Spelling-Book; besides the allegory at the beginning, of Education leading up Youth to the temple of Industry, where Dr. Dilworth and Professor Walkin... ...mus’s lady (if she had a taste for humor, which may be doubted) might take up our funny picture-books without the slightest precautionary squeamishnes... ... humble beginnings. It is said he kept a ragged little booth, which he put up at corners of streets; associated with beadles, policemen, his own ugly ...

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...Complete short story by me as something that will offer up access to a story where it will be offered up for the masses to read and enjoy. This is part of the Gutenberg shorts series from me as I hope some of you can take this story in the spirit I've written this. Advance Warni...

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...eir version of Barney Fife within their nonfictional version of Mayberry – unable to handle little bit of controversy when it comes to when they seek out monsters; don’t they realize they do that. They do end up becoming one… Yest ye become one as Nietzsche had warned us. That’s the history of Chicago for you; seeking out monsters. Chasing an urban legend or...

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... into the darkness. The three addressed one another with solemn looks and carried on. When at last Muddler returned to the Cobbler’s Clogs, he popped out like a cork from the sewer, not bothering to shake himself free of the muck. Without pausing for an instant to catch his breath, he seized a large saddle bag and began to stuff it with food, water and other articles of im...

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... my phone in “airplane mode”, of course... While trapped in my seat for a couple hours I started typing a list of ways to spend less money and ended up with 101 tips. After I landed, I added some description, stories, and details to each tip to create a resource to help people spend less money. The tips on saving money in this book can be used to save money, of course,...

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... Of course, saving 6 cents on a burrito is not going to change your life, but if you can save 6 cents every time you get a burrito, savings can add up over time. The point is not to pay more than you need to pay for anything and hold on to the savings, no matter how small. Wasting money is a bad habit- I try to adopt a "zero-tolerance" policy for wasting money. I supp...

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...on food Tip 2: Save big at Kohl’s Tip 3: Save 10% on milk Tip 4: Make coffee at home, save over $500 per year Tip 5: Pack lunch instead of eating out Tip 6: Sharpen disposable razor blades Tip 7: Cut cable TV or satellite TV Tip 8: Buy less gas for your car Tip 9: Enjoy cheap- or free- exercise Tip 10: Save when eating out Tip 11: Get pets at the animal shelter f...

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...that hates dogs. The voyage becomes a torturous game of hide-and-seek. By plane and fast boat, Kuskitt chases Pete down. Pete ducks into and sneaks out of hidden coves along the Inside Passage. ...

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...weighed a thousand pounds. The fish took the bait, down went the end of the pole, and over the side went poor Ansel. He had store teeth and they fell out when that halibut took the pole down and when Ansel grabbed for his teeth they went over the side and so did the pole and so did Ansel. Teeth and all. We never saw him again. “No sir, he disappeared complete. The last t...

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...e name, The Zombie Chronicles. I hope you enjoy this series, and thank you for giving book one a chance.* Warning: Mild violence. For mature teens or older. BOOK TRAILER: http://youtu.be/ociUHiL1g70 Val was bitten by a zombie and now she’s scheduled for lethal injection. Breaking all the rules, eighteen year old, Dean Walters snags an experimental serum. But it ca...

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...ring toss and folded her hands in her lap, enjoying the silence. I dared a quick look at the stuffed animal, fighting with myself whether to be proud or sink into the ground. The guys back at school surely would’ve suggested the latter, but I didn’t care. Granted, it wasn’t the giant teddy bear I’d spent twenty bucks trying to win, but Sherry seemed happy with her little p...

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...is princess, wed the king, and slip on an ancient wedding ring that will unlock the portal back home. Then find her sister and run as fast as she can out of Dodge. But taking on the identity of Princess Gloria comes along with dangerous consequences; and slipping on the ruby ring comes with an even higher price....

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...hing like crazy. Something broke the perimeter line.” The radio crackled and a voice answered. “Adam to base camp. What zone?” “Zone 3. All cameras up and running, but I don’t see anything out of the ordinary. I’m getting sounds over here—some movement too. I’m gonna check it out. Over.” “Wait…all by yourself?” Adam’s snort carried through the static. “No way. Just beca...

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...ret of Oceania. Blaire's conclusion: Any society which is founded on, and therefore conceals a central secret, must be characterized by a paradoxical or Orwellian state of freedom just like The Greatest Amerikan Paradox....

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..."In our age there is no such thing as “keeping out of politics.” All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia." —George Orwell, Politics and the English Language (1946) Imagine, if you would, an av...

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...Chapter 1. Zeno Skinny-dipping with Raylene’s friends was not Zeno’s idea of a fun night out. He’d only agreed because he wanted to seem tough, and hoped if he felt her up in the water and fucked her afterwards her mates would stop spreading rumours he was queer. The cars screeched to a halt at the boat ramp. Ev...

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...ir way from the underground and gain traction as a legitimate style, but there was something to be said about this little-known corner of dieselpunk, or "low-brow pop surrealism" as it was known back then. Like the French film scholars who codified Film Noir as a genre years after the movies were in the theaters, I could see a similar thread binding the dieselpunk work...

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...’s snow. Then he started fishing inside his coat for his cigarette case. “Speaking of which – where the hell’s your hat? You look like a bum, huddled out here with no hood for your head.” He found the case and flipped it open. “You look like someone rolled you and left you wanting.” Mickey replied with a glare but didn’t do nothing about it. Instead he just turned his s...

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...nty for aspiring painters is that a market for their outpourings is not assured. I slunk to a corner, sipped my drink and nibbled humble pie. ‘Cheer up you miserable bastard.’ Max thumped me on the shoulder and draped a heavy arm across my shoulders. ‘It’s my opening too, so do us a favour and look a bit more confident - you’re scaring people away.’ I shook him off. ‘W...

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...A disaffected German comes of age and sets out on a lifelong journey to discover himself through sex, drugs and, ultimately, spirituality in Mitze’s novel. Walter Herzog was born in a small town outside of Frankfurt to an emotionally detached mother and a Nazi-sympat...

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...oads of a small town in the middle of Western Germany when John F. Kennedy was assassinated seems like the brink of eternity. Walter had been locked up; had survived stabbing; was spit on, yelled at, and cursed; and had stuff thrown at him. One Sunday morning, however, he was fortunate enough to ask a true question at the proper moment. *** Tree leaves had already falle...

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...The Great Galactic Treasure Hunt follows a number of individuals who for some reason or the other didn’t make it in the densely populated, highly civilised worlds of the big states; often consisting of a large number of inhabited planets with many billions of citizen on each world. There, life is safe and ord...

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...entleman called Louis; people grew wood that was almost as strong as steel and lots of eatables serving as foodstuff the other mining planets further up the Arcus Stream. Not every planet was suitable for farming and growing food in greenhouses was much more costly than transporting it. At Louis Homes, the Ostia was due to collect some more passengers and goods. The Arcu...

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...tation provided the key to it would have had no selectional advantage at all, and would have just been a useless “organ,” if it could not have linked up to pre-existing thought systems.” —NOAM CHOMSKY, Professor Emeritus of Linguistics, MIT “Boston University’s Andrey Vyshedskiy brings a neuroscientist’s perspective to the discussion of human mental history in On ...

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...ique, and without an understanding of human uniqueness, it is very difficult to meaningfully discuss either the genetic evolution of the human brain, or the relevant changes in brain morphology, or even the driving forces behind the evolution of human intelligence. Over two decades ago, when the question of human uniqueness was first presented to me by a colleague, it o...