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...ing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cove... ...tremely well; and she had studied the French language, history, geography, English, Italian,— in short, all that constitutes the education of a well-b... ...ellion, on consideration of his own age and that of his wife, had set up a male domestic, aged fifteen, his son having by that time entered upon his d... ... harpy which is but the trumpet of envy and calumny, the pretext seized by malevolence to belittle all that is great, soil all that is immaculate and ... ...e in winter. The hour of the great Market, which so many of his cli- ents, male and female, attended, was the determining cause of Cerizet’s early hou... ...his nature. He had as great a horror for straight courses as the lovers of English gardens show in the lines of their paths. Dutocq, having still a po... ... of the insurrection in Hungary our ears were battered by the press and by novelists about the famous citadel of Komorn; and la Peyrade knew that by a...

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...ing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cove... ...se as a finale, I doubt whether the demand is not too deeply rooted in the English, nay, in the human mind, to be safely neglected. The essence of all... ...ews in her earlier scenes has touches of greatness which a thousand French novelists lavishing “candour” and reckless of exag- geration have not equal... ... ii Chapter ii The history sets out. Observations on the excellency of the English constitution and curious examinations be- fore a justice of peace. ... ...he was genteel and well drest, and did not in the least resemble those fe- males whom Mr. Booth had hitherto seen. The constable had no sooner deliver... ...laughed at my own afflictions, laugh at yours, without the censure of much malevolence? I wish you could learn this temper from me; for, take my word ... ...Though she was the tenderest of mothers, she never suffered any symptom of malevolence to shew itself in their most trifling actions without discourag...

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...ing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cove... ...s of each, including his slaves. In early times, the great majority of the male sex were slaves, as well as the whole of the female. And many ages ela... ... arise; and (the general progress of society assisting) the slavery of the male sex has, in all the countries of Christian Europe at least (though, in... ...would have permitted their first establishment. Less than forty years ago, Englishmen might still by law hold human beings in bondage as saleable prop... ..., is in this case not confined to a limited class, but common to the whole male sex. Instead of being, to most of its supporters) a thing de sirable ... ...queen; the thing seems to them so unnatural as to be almost incredible. To Englishmen this does not seem in the least degree unnatural, because they a... ... thought, and the perfection of style, there is no inferior ity. Our best novelists in point of composition, and of the management of detail, have mo...

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...g student publication project to bring classical works of litera- ture, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cove... ...ratus of honour—is, I sub- mit, addressed to, and could be adopted by, any English- reading and English-speaking man. No doubt the spirit of the inqui... ...al manner. But neither of these I believe is the most abundant type in the English- speaking communities. My impression is that with most of the minds... ...r. Stuart Menteath also makes a most admirable suggestion with re- gard to male and female geniuses who are absorbed in their careers. Although the ge... ... stition to which, some of us, under the agreeable counsels of sentimental novelists, of thoughtless mercenary preachers, and ignorant and indolent do... ...direct cost of rear- ing. Obviously the minimum wage for a civilized adult male should be sufficient to cover the rent of the minimum tene- ment permi... ... vernacular teaching, one finds in the schools—at any rate the schools for males—over a large part of the world, a second element, which is always the...

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...ing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cove... ... his age. But I may perhaps be able to add something to the familiarity of Englishmen with Americans. The writings which have been most popular in Eng... ...eat such incidents; but I can tell stories which are quite as good against Englishmen. As, for instance, when I was tapped on the back in one of the g... ...self is that seen from the wood. And here again I would point out that any male visitor should walk the channel of the river up and down. The descent ... ...ion as that of landlord and tenant as regards agricultural holdings. Every male citizen of New York may vote who is twenty- one, who has been a citize... ...author of the “Scarlet Letter” I regard as certainly the first of American novelists. I know what men will say of Mr. Cooper,—and I also am an admirer... ... places are sup- plied by younger relatives. A large proportion of the fe- male population of New England has been employed at some time in manufactur...

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...g student publication project to bring classical works of litera- ture, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cove... ...r any amount to sing the psalms better than all the children put together, male and female; and, in short, conducts himself in the most turbulent and ... ...ied too; and a happy release it was, both for herself and the old paupers, male and female, which she used to tip over in all directions, as if they w... ...robation was tumultuous. He gave an imitation of the two negroes in broken English; the roof was rent with applause. From that period we date (with on... ...r maze of streets, courts, lanes, and alleys? Where such a pure mixture of Englishmen and Irishmen, as in this complicated part of London? We boldly a... ...t’s what bothers me. ’ Here there was a considerable talking among the fe- males in the spencers. ‘What’s the ladies a laughing at, sir?’ inquired the... ...orms, mud and gas-lights, thick doors, and stone paving. Then, as standard novelists expressively inform us— ’all was a blank!’ and in the morning the...

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...ing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cove... ...upassant was probably the most versatile and brilliant among the galaxy of novelists who enriched French literature between the years 1800 and 1900. P... ...carcely puffed while emit- ting its thick smoke, passed my gate. After two English schooners, whose red flags flut- tered toward the sky, there came a... ...roducing. He related to us at some length the enormous results obtained by English scientists and the doc- tors of the medical school at Nancy, and th... ...st enter into details. “We had only been there about five minutes when our male neighbor’s float began to go down two or three times, and then he pull... ...rom the cowhouse and had been found the next morning in front of Pros- per Malet’s mill, looking at the sails turning, or about a hen’s egg which had ... ... ven- ture to, and continued: ‘Do you know anyone among your parishioners, male or female, whom I could invite as well?’ He hesitated, reflected, and ...

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...ing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cove... ... out through an oaken door to a broad landing on the first floor of an old English country-house. A braid of her hair had fallen forward as if she had... ...irits. The girls formed parties among themselves, which were reinforced by male deserters from the previous levies. Miss Wilson then went indoors and ... ...ctories, and pollu- tions, and high civilizations of one sort and another, English canal water ain’t fit to sprinkle on a lady, much less for her to d... ..., trudged beside the white horse that towed the barge. “Come up!” he added malevolently to the horse. “I want to get on board, and go up to Lyvern wit... ...n’t do any harm, and she is wel- come to amuse herself by trotting out her male acquaintan- ces for my approval. Hush! Here she comes.” Gertrude subsi... ...e childishness that delights in the tales told by grownup children such as novelists and their like! An end to the silly confusion, under the one name... ...etry of despair will not outlive despair itself. Your nineteenth cen- tury novelists are only the tail of Shakspere. Don’t tie your- self to it: it is...

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...By H.G. WELLS 1914 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication An Englishman Looks at the World by H. G. Wells is a publication of the Pennsy... ...e document or for the file as an electronic trans- mission, in any way. An Englishman Looks at the World by H. G. Wells, the Pennsylvania State Univer... ...ing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cove... ...tinual repetitions. Now this human over-life may take either beneficent or maleficent or neutral aspects towards the general life of hu- manity. It ma... ...en such a thing as a novel in England. This has been recognised equally by novelists, novel-readers, and the people who wouldn’t read novels under any... ...ns. You may say that is demanding more insight and power in our novels and novelists than we can possibly hope to find in them. So much the worse for ... ...in his method of treatment; or rather, if I may presume to speak for other novelists, I would say it is not so much a demand we make as an intention w... ...uality of this American tradi- tion of unconditional freedom for the adult male citizen. I have shown that from the point of view of anyone who re- ga... ...ion. It may be that this is incorrect, and that in devotion to an accepted male and his children most women do still and will continue to find their g...

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...ing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cove... ...not a pref- ace, but a sequel, which I have supplied in its due place. The English have no respect for their language, and will not teach their childr... ...that no man can teach himself what it sounds like. It is impossible for an Englishman to open his mouth without making some other English- man hate or... .... I’ve half solved it already. MRS. HIGGINS. No, you two infinitely stupid male crea- tures: the problem of what is to be done with her afterwards. HI... ...ional people in a small way were odious to her. She ran after painters and novelists; but she did not charm them; and her bold attempts to pick up and... ...lasses, learning bookkeeping and typewriting with incipient junior clerks, male and female, from the el- ementary schools, let me not dwell. There wer...

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...ent earl, member of Parliament for a county, and a possessor of a fine old English seat, and a fine old English fortune. As a very young man, Frank Gr... ...y a few words now about the place itself. Greshamsbury Park was a fine old Englishman’s seat—was and is; but we can assert it more easily in past tens... ..., they explain more fully, more truly than any written history can do, how Englishmen have become what they are. England is not yet a commercial count... ... to put our best foot foremost, the wisdom of which is fully recognized by novelists, myself among the number. It can hardly be expected that any one ... ...to dispose of the property as he pleased. Any doubt as to its going to the male heir had never hitherto been felt. It had occasionally been encumbered... ...he temptation should not be resisted. The squire, therefore, and the elder male guests soon found them- selves alone round their wine. ‘Upon my word, ... ...s always a danger in delay. The Greshams—of course she alluded only to the males of the family—were foolishly soft-hearted; no one could say what migh...

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...ing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cove... ...r any amount to sing the psalms better than all the children put together, male and female; and, in short, conducts himself in the most turbulent and ... ...ied too; and a happy release it was, both for herself and the old paupers, male and female, which she used to tip over in all directions, as if they w... ...robation was tumultuous. He gave an imitation of the two negroes in broken English; the roof was rent with applause. From that period we date (with on... ...r maze of streets, courts, lanes, and alleys? Where such a pure mixture of Englishmen and Irishmen, as in this complicated part of London? We boldly a... ...t’s what bothers me. ’ Here there was a considerable talking among the fe- males in the spencers. ‘What’s the ladies a laughing at, sir?’ inquired the... ...orms, mud and gas-lights, thick doors, and stone paving. Then, as standard novelists expressively inform us— ’all was a blank!’ and in the morning the...

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...ing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Copy... ...on—why, where can you go that they have not been there before? Is there an English farm—is there an English stream, an English city, or an English cou... ... to recognize in this toast the President’s usual disinterestedness; since English literature could scarcely be re membered in any place, and, certai... ... of 25S. extending over a period of five years, entitles a subscriber—if a male—to an annuity of 16 pounds a year, and a female to 12 pounds a year. N... ...the writings and persons of great men—historians, philosophers, poets, and novelists, vividly illustrated around them here. And they hope that they ma... ...r sitters, to idle pens, unchecked reckless rumours, and undenounced lying malevolence. Charles Dickens 194 I cannot forbear, before I resume my seat...

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...ing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cove... ...ved like the bow of Love—every man or maiden, every babe or matron in that English Jewry bore in his countenance one or more of these characteristics ... ...est to have my parole withdrawn from me, and to cause me to be sent to the English depot of prisoners at V erdun, the Marquis’s interest with the Empe... ...f Illyria. “I have already drawn it,” says I, “with my spurs.” “Malheur et malediction!” roared the Marshal. “Hadn’t you better settle your wig?” says... ...f my whiskers gone; whereas at the same moment, and shriek- ing a horrible malediction, my adversary reeled and fell. “Mon Dieu, il est mort!” cried N... ...ving heart had nothing to cling to. Her splendid mansion was a convent; no male person even entered it, except Franklin Fox, (who counted for nothing,... ... his Indian characters. Bismillah, Barikallah, and so on, according to the novelists, form the very essence of East- ern conversation. 174 Thackeray ...

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...ing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cove... ...doorpost a card on which was writ- ten in a woman’s handwriting: “WANTED A MALE AT- TENDANT WHO CAN KEEP ACCOUNTS. INQUIRE WITHIN.” The smoker was a p... ... piofessional pursuits had familiarized him with the manners and speech of English gentlemen, and he immediately rec- ognized the shabby sailor lad as... ...he works of Greek and German philosophers long before she under- stood the English into which she translated them. When Lydia was in her twenty-first ... ...nce of Lucian’s statement that the tenant of the Warren Lodge had a single male attendant. It was impossible that this glo- rious vision of manly stre... ...eath of the morbid introspection and womanish self-consciousness of poets, novelists, and their like. As to artists, all the good ones are married; an...

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...going student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Co... ...s, about the theatre, the clubs, about Brulov’s pic ture, and about the two Englishmen who came from En gland to Petersburg on purpose to look at th... ... its entirety. “As for your hints concerning a certain person of the fe male sex, concerning the intentions, calculations and vari ous designs o... ...se, and finally die, following the example of some wretched German poets and novelists. Is that it, madam? But, to begin with, allow me to tell you, a...