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...ad been delivered the previous morning by the fierce Rohilla guards. To Helen, however, the most treasured wedding gift was a beautiful tapestry, wo... ...andsome Rohilla guard who was trying, desperately, to avoid those lovely, laughing eyes. ‘I will treasure this gift in remembrance of a beautiful an... ...elen knew that whatever hardships overtook them in the days ahead, this moment would be theirs to treasure. The next day was hectic; the fort was pr...

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...The Treasure: Internet or the Society of the King Salome. Don’t you know that Internet and WWW are the fruit of the Quantum Revolution? At the beginning are great inventors like Thomas Alva......

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...n the iid , found it, to his great joy, to be full of money. After securing his treasure, he observed on the lid of the box an inscription, which, u... ...move the centre tile of their hearth, where she would discover the oft promised treasure. The young girl obeyed the injunction, but discovered in th...

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... than I am upset. Life is constricted... I stand among Charaxos’ Egyptian treasures, confronting him: a twisted, gilded serpent god sneers at me: fr... ...mes of authors and I appreciate handsome volumes, ancient volumes, family treasures. Minerva—I used to think of visiting Rome and Athens. Adar 15... ...rea’s David, and his silverpoint study of Andrea’s great bronze horse are treasures of mine. Well, his bottega was a place of magic...subtleties in ... ...,” he adds, in a postscript. “One brown, two yellows.” Evening Desk I treasure a letter from a child named Grace Bedell. Grace wrote me : “I hav...

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... than I am upset. Life is constricted... I stand among Charaxos’ Egyptian treasures, confronting him: a twisted, gilded serpent god sneers at me: fr...

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...uer all? Will she betray her oath to be happy? Does she even have a choice anymore or does a several thousand year old mystery hold enough weight in treasure to drag her down with it? Everyone wants her dead, everyone that is but for one man who is the cause of all her upheaval in the first place. He’s an agent working for someone, but she doesn’t know who. She only hope...

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...s & Pirates that has an antique map of the Caribbean which is a nice reference for readers and listeners for islands' names, ports, hideaways, buried treasure, and such like. If you liked Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island , you'd best sign on board for this voyage! (Summary by Denny Sayers)...

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...Excerpt: The Parsonage. All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity, that the dry, shriveled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut. Whether this be the case with my history or not, I am hardly compe...

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...THE PARSONAGE ALL TRUE HISTORIES contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity, that ... ...iles, And all thy love from me. Well, let them seize on all they can;— One treasure still is mine,— A heart that loves to think on thee, And feels the... ... me that last, short interview, and repeated the words I had so faithfully treasured in my memory. ‘Well, and what was there in that?—Who ever hung hi... ...But still, I would think of him: I would cherish his image in my mind; and treasure every word, look, and gesture that my memory could retain; and bro...

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... missiles, satellite navigation systems, tapping equipment, poisons, explosives – a treasure trove of death and devastation now at the hands of crim...

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...r typical H. Rider Haggard adventure book yet it is full of mystery and intrigue including a coerced marriage, bigotry, adultery, murder and a buried treasure! This is the tale of an ancient family’s struggles to survive, one woman’s selflessness and another’s evil schemes; Two Gentlemen, two scoundrels and one very underestimated, loyal servant. Listen as the tale unfolds...

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...and covers some fascinating topics relating to Cape Town's history such as: - Early history and customs of the Malays in Cape Town - Shipwrecks and Treasure Hunting - Spices - Bars and Barmen - Honey Farming - Cigars and Tobacco farming - Cape Town "Chamber of Horrors" - Origins of Biltong - Origins of Babotie - SA Museum's Taxidermist - Early Chemist trade - E...

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...am, Imam Vali-e-Asr (a.t.f.s) is present in our midst. The only way to quench the thirst of their recognition (ma'refat) and knowledge is through the treasure of books, which we have inherited from our great scholars. As it is narrated by the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) - in the last era, the faith of the people will be based on 'black over white' i.e. books. Books are the s...

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...ical novel or a horror story - comprising as it does a young woman being offered as a prize in a bowling match, a wife-burning, highwaymen and buried treasure - is of course wholly fiction. (Introduction by AJM)...

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...op de beruchte schatten van de gevreesde roverhoofdman Il Tigretto. Zowel Paddeltje als Veritas raken tegen wil en dank betrokken bij de zoektocht. A treasure hunt on the high seas - story read in Dutch....

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...the greatness and sublimity of his father and his father shows him all the treasures he had prepared for him. As the verse goes: "Efrayim my dear son...

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...y as tuberculosis. He initially set out to be a lawyer and was admitted to the bar in 1875, though he never practiced. He is best known for his tales Treasure Island and The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, though he wrote a number of other stories, excellent essays, and of course poems. Constantly searching for a climate that would ease his suffering, he died q...

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...od Night II. Shadow March III. In Port The Child Alone 1. The Unseen Playmate 2. My Ship and I 3. My Kingdom 4. Picture-Books in Winter 5. My Treasures 6. Block City 7. The Land of Story-Books 8. Armies in the Fire 9. The Little Land Garden Days 1. Night and Day 2. Nest Eggs 3. The Flowers 4. Summer Sun 5. The Dumb Soldier 6. Autumn Fires 7. The Gardene...

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..., ..., ∞ short prose) 101 A day in the life of a harmless guy (aleatory short prose) 102 Hidden thoughts (very short prose) 103 The secret of the treasure in the island (the shortest prose in the world) 104 Dracula honoured by (British short prose) 105 Dracula and the computer (American SF prose) 105 The mechanization of agriculture (graphical short prose) 106 ?! ...

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...th the rescuing of the girl he has fallen in love with, but who has been snatched from him by a mysterious priest. That, and the finding of the famed treasure of El Dorado rumored to have been buried beneath Lake Guadiva. (Introduction by Roger Melin.)...

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...id that the young man might change his mind. The king offered the prince his treasures, his crown and the kingdom. But the prince refused to accept an...