The Project Gutenberg EBook of A Man of Business, by Honore de Balzac pptx

... minutes' time they had come to anend of all the deep reflections, all the moralizings, small and great, all the badpuns made on a subject already exhausted by Rabelais three hundred and fifty ... similarity of views in the matter of womankind. Daddy Croizeauwent to dine with 'M. Denisart's fair lady,'as he called her. And here I must make a that creaked like an abbe's; ... paduasoywaistcoat, black trousers, and blackribbon bows on the double soled shoes By Honore De Balzac Translated by Clara Bell andOthersDEDICATIONwant to hear his voice.'"'Pshaw,'...

The Project Gutenberg eBook, Dutch Courage and Other Stories, by Jack London pot

... heelin a tiny, saucer-shaped depression andsat up. Then his courage failed him. Dayhad at last penetrated to the floor of the valley, and he was appalled at the frightfuldistance."Go ahead ... to lasso as such a distance. Time and again Hazard coiledhis lariat in true cowboy fashion and made the cast, and time and again was hebaffled by the elusive peg. Nor could Gusdo better. Taking ... Jerry."And because of the last named, the youth of many lands are enrolling in the famousJack London Club. This was inspired by Dr. Francis H. Bowley, President of the Massachusetts S.P.C .A. The Club...

The Project Gutenberg eBook, Mother West Wind''''s Children, by Thornton W. Burgess, Illustrated doc

... mischief they had rubbed the fur of the Field Mice babies the wrong wayand had blown a fat green fly right out of Grandfather Frog's mouth just as his lipscame together with a smack. Now theywere ... how the acorns had been stolenfrom his granary and how he had met Mr.Meadow Mouse with a bag over hisshoulder and how Mr. Meadow Mousehad said that he was toting home a planting of potatoes ... whiteclouds. All the birds were singing andsinging, and the world was happy—all butDanny Meadow Mouse.Then they played tag with him all the way up the Lone Little Path to his house,till Danny Meadow...

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Man of Letters as a Man of Business, by William Dean Howells potx

... will have wideracceptance as a book from having been a magazine serial.I am not sure that the decay of the bookis not owing somewhat to the decay of The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Man of Letters ... because they have the affair altogether in their hands they are aptto take advantage in it; but this does notfollow, and as a matter of fact they have the affair no more in their own hands thanany ... thatI can establish the man of letters in the popular esteem as very much of a business man after all. He must still have a lowrank among practical people; and he willbe regarded by the great...

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Man of Letters as a Man of Business by William Dean Howells pptx

... boys atOxford made an American collegian sayin a theme which they imagined for him inhis national parlance; and the man of letters, as an artist, is apt to have timesand seasons when he cannot ... invitingbreadth of the library table, I am notdisabled by the hard conditions of a only about half as much as that paid by the trade, but the sales were so much greaterthat the author could very well afford ... writing of him as an Artist. Besides, as an artist hehas been done a great deal already; and a commercial state like ours has really moreconcern in him as a business man. Perhapsit may sometime...

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Car of Destiny by C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson pot

... car, and afterwardsmet Carmona at another garage, he had disappeared, apparently,into thin air.Nevertheless, Dick and I formed a theory that the new auto-mobile, of which we had heard so many ... think I can promise that, though it THE CAR OF DESTINY BY C. N. AND A. M. WILLIAMSONIllustrations by Armand BothOTHER BOOKS BY THE SAME AUTHORSLady Betty Across the Water,My Friend the Chauffeur, The ... Lady Monica out of the ball-room, past the[ 20]decorated staircase in the square hall, and to the room at the end of the corridor. There I pushed aside a portière and followed herin.She had...

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The Project Gutenberg EBook of A First Book in Algebra, pot

... equally well adaptedto the needs of any classes of beginners. The ideas which have guided in the treatment of the subject are the follow-ing: The study of algebra is a continuation of what the ... −0, a, 2a, 3a, 4a, 5a. What must be added to 2a to obtain 5a? What then must be subtractedfrom 5a to obtain 2a? 5a − 3a =?What must be added to − 3a to obtain 4a? What then must be subtractedfrom ... times as many as James. How many has Charles?30. A man bought a pounds of meat at a cents a pound, and handed the butcher an x-dollar bill. How many cents in change should he receive?31. A grocer,...

The Project Gutenberg EBook of A Hive of Busy Bees, by Effie M. Williams potx

... the last morning that Grandpa andGrandma were there, Daddy said at the breakfast table—quite suddenly, as if hehad just thought of it— "Mother, supposeBut Grandma knew. Away back in the orchard, ... telltheir playmates good -by. When they cameback, Daddy had brought the car to the front of the house and was carrying out the little trunk. Mother was already waiting in the car.It was getting ... doanything like that. My mother says that myfather wanted me to be honest; and I meanto be.'"'Aw,' said Henry, 'your father has beendead a long time; and your mother'll...

The Project Gutenberg EBook of A Hive of Busy Bees, by Effie M. Williams docx

... lookedstraight into their faces, unashamed andunafraid. They dropped their eyes, andhurried away as quickly as they could.They did not bother Charles again; for the principal had heard of their actions, ... water; and she ran to the road, screaming at the top of her voice." ;A man was passing by at that moment. Hepicked up a board and ran to the pond asfast as he could. And he reached it just ... "Wecan be as noisy as we like there, and shewon't even hear us." So away theyscampered, to play in the shade of the oldapple trees.But Grandma's nap was not to last long;for...

The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Adventures of a Forty-niner, by Daniel Knower potx

... my arrangements made, LieutenantM. made his appearance. He said he was the second passenger that landed from the steamer. Then behold us in what theycalled a dug-out, a boat somewhat similarto ... discovered (of which Iam writing) are passing away. As Ossiansays, "People are like the waves of the ocean, like the leafs of woody marvin thatpass away in the rustling blast, and otherleaves ... of a million of gold and silver, and massacredmany of its inhabitants, perpetrating onthem the atrocities that their ancestors hadupon the original natives. It is said thatwhen Pizarro captured...

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