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A Story of the Red Cross by Clara Barton
“A Story of the Red Cross; Glimpses of Field Work” by Clara Barton. Published by Good Press.
A Story of the Stone Age by H.G. Wells
“A Story of the Stone Age” is a short story written in 1897 by H. G. Wells. The story was featured in three parts between May and August 1897 in The Idler magazine, and was later released in collected editions
A Strange Disappearance by Anna Katharine Green
The present novel ‘A Strange Disappearance’ was written by the famous writer Anna Katharine Green. It was first published in the year 1879. It is a mysterious detective fictional novel from the late nineteenth century.
A Study In Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
Famous detective novel writer Arthur Conan Doyle’s 1887 work ‘
A Study of Recent Earthquakes by Charles Davison
The present volume differs from a text-book of seismology in giving brief, though detailed, accounts of individual earthquakes rather than a discussion of the phenomena and distribution of earthquakes in general. At the close of his Les Tremblements de Terre, Professor Fouqué has devoted a few chapters to some of the principal earthquakes between 1854 and 1887; and there are also the well-known chapters in Lyell’s Principles of Geology dealing with earthquakes of a still earlier date. With these exceptions, there is no other work covering the same ground; and he who wishes to study any particular earthquake can only do so by reading long reports or series of papers written perhaps in several different languages. The object of this volume is to save him this trouble, and to present to him the facts that seem most worthy of his attention.
A Study of the Bhâgavata Purâna or Esoteric Hinduism by Purnendu Narayana Sinha
This book is aimed at understanding the esoteric Hinduism through a detailed study of the Bhagavata Purana which is the most popular of all Puranas and is held in the highest esteem by the Vaishnavas in all parts of India.
A Successful Shadow by Old Sleuth
A Successful Shadow by Old Sleuth is story of mystery and a quest for Harold Stevens to find his real heir. The book is a fascinating collection of detective thriller stories. In this book, the author, Old Sleuth has displayed his mastery in fascinating and exciting the readers while narrating a binding short story.
A Survey of Russian Literature, with Selections by Isabel Florence Hapgood
In the year 988, Vladímir, Grand Prince of Kíeff, accepted Christianity for himself and his nation, from Byzantium, and baptized Russia wholesale. Hence his characteristic title in history, “Prince-Saint-equal-to-the-Apostles.” His grandmother, Olga, had already been converted to the Greek Church late in life, and had established churches and priests in Kíeff, it is said. Prince Vladímir could have been baptized at home, but he preferred to make the Greek form of Christianity his state religion in a more decided manner; to adopt the gospel of peace to an accompaniment of martial deeds. Accordingly he compelled the Emperors of Byzantium, by force, to send the Patriarch of Constantinople to baptize him, and their sister to become his wife. He then ordered his subjects to present themselves forthwith for baptism. Finding that their idols did not punish Vladímir for destroying them, and that even great Perún the Thunderer did not resent being flung into the Dniépr, the people quietly and promptly obeyed. As their old religion had no temples for them to cling to, and nothing approaching a priestly class (except the volkhvýe, or wizards) to encourage them in opposition, the nation became Christian in a day, to all appearances. We shall see, however, that in many cases, as in other lands converted from heathendom, the old gods were merely baptized with new names, in company with their worshipers.
