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A book with amusing narrative and information, aimed at helping the readers to understand the meanings and significances of various dreams and witchcrafts. This can also serve just as an amusing and interesting read.

“This correspondence, by a meeting between some of the parties, and a separation between the others, could not, to the great detriment of the Post Office revenue, be continued any longer. Very little assistance to the State could be derived from the epistolary intercourse of Mrs. Vernon and her niece; for the former soon perceived, by the style of Frederica’s letters, that they were written under her mother’s inspection! and therefore, deferring all particular enquiry till she could make it personally in London, ceased writing minutely or often.” -an excerpt

AT a time when the pressure of stirring events, and the urgency of public and private interests, render it increasingly desirable that every variety of labour should be attended with an immediate and adequate return; I feel that some apology is necessary for the presumption of inviting the attention of the public to a work, in which I have been compelled to enter into the apparently insignificant detail of familiar and ordinary life.

The often-repeated truth—that “trifles make the sum of human things,” must plead my excuse; as well as the fact, that while our libraries are stored with books of excellent advice on general conduct, we have no single work containing the particular minutiæ of practical duty, to which I have felt myself called upon to invite the consideration of the young women of the present

The Wonderful Visit is an 1895 novel by H. G. Wells. With an angel—a creature of fantasy unlike a religious angel—as protagonist and taking place in contemporary England, the book could be classified as contemporary fantasy, although the genre was not recognised in Wells’s time.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’ is an American children’s novel written by author L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow. It was first published in 1900. The story chronicles the adventures of a young farm girl named Dorothy in the magical Land of Oz, after she and her pet dog Toto are swept away from their Kansas home by a cyclone. The novel is one of the best-known stories in American literature and has been widely translated.

“Pray, what would you like?” said a Toyman, one day,
Addressing a group of young folks,
“I have toys in abundance, and very cheap, too,
Though not quite so cheap as my jokes.

Born in poverty at Boston, January 19, 1809, dying under painful circumstances at Baltimore, October 7, 1849, his whole literary career of scarcely fifteen years a pitiful struggle for mere subsistence, his memory malignantly misrepresented by his earliest biographer, Griswold, how completely has truth at last routed falsehood and how magnificently has Poe come into his own. For “The Raven,” first published in 1845, and, within a few months, read, recited and parodied wherever the English language was spoken, the half-starved poet received $10! Less than a year later his brother poet, N. P. Willis, issued this touching appeal to the admirers of genius on behalf of the neglected author, his dying wife and her devoted mother, then living under very straitened circumstances in a little cottage at Fordham, N. Y.:

Second volume of renowned story writer of 19th century, ‘The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2’ consists of best of Edgar Allen Poe’s ghost and horror stories.

Third volume of renowned story writer of 19th century, ‘The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 3’ consists of best of Edgar Allen Poe’s ghost and horror stories.

From the thirteenth century onwards, the name, under the various disguises of Stevinstoun, Stevensoun, Stevensonne, Stenesone, and Stewinsoune, spread across Scotland from the mouth of the Firth of Forth to the mouth of the Firth of Clyde.

The World as I See It is a book by Albert Einstein translated from the German by A. Harris and published in 1935 by John Lane The Bodley Head. The original German book is Mein Weltbild by Albert Einstein, first published in 1934 by Rudolf Kayser.

First published in the year 1818, the present book ‘The World as Will and Idea (Vol. 3 of 3)’ is the third volume of Arthur Schopenhauer’s famous treatise with same title. This work was well received by the critics and marked to be one of the most influential philosophical works of the nineteenth century.

Joseph Sheridan le Fanu, Irish novelist, poet, and journalist, was born at Dublin on August 28, 1814. His grandmother was a sister of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, his father a dean. Educated at Trinity College, Dublin, Le Fanu became a contributor to the “Dublin University Magazine,” afterwards its editor, and finally its proprietor. He also owned and edited a Dublin evening paper. Le Fanu first came into prominence in 1837 as the author of the two brilliant Irish ballads, “Phaudhrig Croohore” and “Shamus O’Brien.” His novels, which number more than a dozen, were first published in most cases in his magazine. His power of producing a feeling of weird mystery ranks him with Edgar Allan Poe. It may be questioned whether any Irish novelist has written with more power. The most representative of his stories is “Uncle Silas, a Tale of Bartram-Haugh,” which appeared in 1864. Le Fanu died on February 7, 1873.

An encyclopediac volume which consists of expanded information about the world’s greatest books that changed or contributed greatly to major changes or movements in the world. ARTHUR MEE and J.A. HAMMERTON were the two editors who compiled this informative volume titled ‘The World’s Greatest Books — Volume 09 — Lives and Letters’.

Goetz: Where can my men be? Up and down I have to walk, lest sleep should overcome me. Five days and nights already in ambush. But when I get thee, Weislingen, I shall make up for it! You priests may send round your obliging Weislingen to decry me—I am awake. You escaped me, bishop! So your dear Weislingen may pay the piper. George! George! (Enter George.) Tell Hans to get ready. My scouts may be back any moment. And give me some more wine!

“A thick night and no mistake, Dan. It’s as black as the face of a Nassau pilot. We ought to be nearing the coal wharf by now. Of course they wouldn’t have sense enough to leave a light on it to give us our bearings.”
Captain Jim Wetherly was growling through the window of the darkened wheel-house to his deck-hand, young Dan Frazier, as the oceangoing tug Resolute felt her way up the harbor of Pensacola. She had towed a dismasted bark into port after a long and stubborn tussle with wind and sea, and her master was in haste to fill the empty bunkers and drive her home to Key West, five hundred miles across the blue Gulf.
The mate and several of the crew had gone ashore for the evening, the fat and grizzled chief engineer was loafing on the deck below, and Captain Wetherly was somewhat consoled to have a sympathetic listener in his youngest deck-hand. This Dan Frazier was his nephew, not long out of the Key West High School, and trying his hand at seafaring in the Resolute as the first chance which had offered to ease his mother’s task of caring for him.

The present fictional novel titled ‘The Writer’s Desk Book’ was written by famous novelist William Dana Orcutt. It was first published in the year 1912. The narrative of the book is engaging and fast paced with a lot of drama. The language is typical of the Olf French style.

The Yearling’ is a young adults novel written by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. It was published in March 1938. It won the Pulitzer Prize to the author in 1939.

A collection of several short fairy tales by the noted Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic, and anthropologist Andrew Lang. These tales are first English translations of fairy tales from many different languages. This volume was published in a colour-coded manner with yellow at the background of each of the pages.

First published in the year 1903, the present book ‘The Yellow Holly’ was written by Fergus Hume. It is a fantastic tale by this famous mystery novelist. “She did not put the sacramental phrase on her cards, as no invitations were sent out. These were delivered verbally by boarders desirous of seeing their friends present on Friday evening. Mrs. Jersey dignified her gatherings with the name of “At Homes,” but in truth the term was too majestic for the very mild entertainment she provided weekly.” -an excerpt

First published in the year 1892, the present book ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ by American writer Charlotte Perkins Gilman is regarded as an important early work of American feminist literature, illustrating attitudes in the 19th century toward women’s health, both physical and mental.

First published in the year 1830, the present book ‘The Young Duke’ was written by Benjamin Disraeli. Benjamin Disraeli was a British politician who twice served as the Prime Minister and also became the Earl of Beaconsfield. Disraeli is noted for being influential as a politician and as a novelist.

A passage from the book…”I’ve settled up your father’s estate, Benjamin,” said Job Stanton. “You’ll find it all figgered out on this piece of paper. There was that two-acre piece up at Rockville brought seventy-five dollars, the medder fetched a hundred and fifty, the two cows–“”How much does it all come to, Uncle Job?” interrupted Ben, who was impatient of details.”Hadn’t you better let me read off the items, nephew?” asked Job, looking over his spectacles.”No, Uncle Job. I know you’ve done your best for me, and there’s no need of your going through it all. How much is there left after all expenses are paid?””That’s what I was a-comin’ to, Ben. I make it out that there’s three hundred and sixty-five dollars and nineteen cents. That’s a dollar for every day in the year. It’s a good deal of money, Ben.”

“So do I, Ben, but I don’t see what you can find, unless you go to work on a farm. You’re used to that, and I guess you could find a chance before long. There’s Deacon Pitkin wants a boy, and would be glad of the chance of gettin’ you.”

“You never met Selwyn, did you?”
“No, sir.”
“Never heard anything definite about his trouble?” insisted Gerard.
“Oh, yes, sir!” replied young Erroll, “I’ve heard a good deal about it. Everybody has, you know.”
“Well, I don’t know,” retorted Austin Gerard irritably, “what ‘everybody’ has heard, but I suppose it’s the usual garbled version made up of distorted fact and malicious gossip. That’s why I sent for you. Sit down.”

The speaker—Ida Bridge—a small, perky, spindle-legged Junior, jumped on to the nearest seat, and raising her shrill voice to its topmost pitch, twice shouted the “Gwen Gascoyne”, with an aggressive energy calculated to make herself heard above the babel of general chatter that pervaded the schoolroom. Her effort, though far from musical, at any rate secured her the notice she desired.

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. Hope you enjoy the book.

Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser was an American novelist and journalist of the naturalist school. His novels often featured main characters who succeeded at their objectives despite a lack of a firm moral code, and literary situations that more closely resemble studies of nature than tales of choice and agency.

First published in the year 1867, French writer Émile Zola’s novel ‘Theresa Raquin’ tells the story of a young woman, unhappily married to her first cousin by an overbearing aunt who may seem to be well-intentioned but in many ways is deeply selfish. Thérèse’s husband, Camille, is sickly and egocentric, and when the opportunity arises, Thérèse enters into a turbulent and sordidly passionate affair with one of Camille’s friends, Laurent.

Have you struggled for just the right phrase when grappling with a class assignment? Crafting an office memo, do you want greater clarity and concision? Pounding away at a last-minute blog entry, haven’t you ever thought, There has to be a better word for this? Now there is.

Under the time-tested and respected banner of Roget’s Thesaurus, here is an array of words and their definitions organized by meaning. With this volume at your side, you need never be stalled or stymied for an appropriate expression, whether speaking of the higher reaches of philosophy or holding forth on art, music, or poetry–or other highbrow pastimes.

The more you expand your vocabulary, the richer and clearer your writing and conversation will become. and the better you’ll be able to say exactly what you mean, joining intellectual discussions with confidence that you’ve found just the right words.