Auszug: "Vor einiger Zeit – wie lange es her ist, darauf kommt es nicht genau an – zog ich als alter Mann vom Lande in die Stadt zurück, wo ich ganz überraschend ein großes altes Haus geerbt hatte.
From the Biographies of Musicians, Nohl writes of Haydn's life, chapters include "e;His Youth and Early Studies"e;, "e;At Prince Esterhazy's"e;, "e;The First London Journey"e;, The Emperor's Hymn-The Creation and the Seasons"e;.
Excerpt: "e;In the course of the preparation of these volumes there was gradually accumulated so great a number of the letters written by Lafcadio Hearn during twenty-five years of his life, and these letters proved of so interesting a nature, that eventually the plan of the whole work was altered.
Excerpt: "e;The history of any man who had been able to distinguish himself by acquiring in his lifetime the greatest amount of wealth ever accumulated by one man, would necessarily be of interest, even if his success had been won by the most ordinary of methods or the most marvellous succession of good fortune.
Emma Goldman's "e;My Disillusionment in Russia"e; recounts her experience in post-revolutionary Russia, aiming to shed light on the disparity between Bolshevik promises and the harsh realities she encountered.
Excerpt: "e;The readers of this book will be interested to learn that the expedition from Dundee which set out for the Antarctic regions in 1892 to the Weddell Sea, south and east of Graham's Land, and in which the author of the present volume took part, was the first of its kind since the famous expedition commanded by Sir James Ross in 1842.
The Land of Gold: Three Years in California is a memoir written by Walter Colton, who was a chaplain in the United States Navy and the first American alcalde, or mayor, of Monterey, California.
In Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson, one of the towering figures of English literature is revealed with unparalleled immediacy and originality, in a biography to which we owe much of our knowledge of the man himself.
Excerpt: "e;CONTAINING: Whatever he observed remarkable, or worthy of public Notice, during his Travels to and from that Nation; wherein the Country, Government, Genius, and Customs of the Inhabitants, are authentically described.
Deck and Port, or Incidents of a Cruise in the United States Frigate Congress to California is a memoir written by Walter Colton, an American chaplain, and writer, about his experiences during a naval expedition to California in 1846-1847.
Durch die Wüsten und Kulturstätten Syriens (Through the Deserts and Cultural Sites of Syria) is a German translation of the travelogue written by Gertrude Bell, an English writer, traveler, archaeologist, and political officer in the early 20th century.
Excerpt: "e;Like an idle messenger-boy, Fate takes a long while about her rounds, but she will get through with them and deliver all her parcels, if you give her time enough.
Excerpt: "e;I have strung these things together on a slight enough thread; but as the things themselves are slight, it is possible that the thread (and the metaphor) may manage to hang together.
Featuring the full contents of Robert Frost's first three volumes of poetry-A Boy's Will, North of Boston, and Mountain Interval-this superbly designed collection is a testament to the beauty of the master's writing.
Leben und Ansichten von Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (englisch The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman; kurz Tristram Shandy) ist ein zwischen 1759 und 1767 erschienener Roman des englischen Schriftstellers Laurence Sterne (1713–1768).
The Voyages And Adventures Of Captain Hatteras is set in 1861 and follows the adventures of a British expedition led by Captain John Hatteras to the North Pole.
Lyrical Ballads, with a Few Other Poems is a collection of poems by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, first published in 1798 and generally considered to have marked the beginning of the English Romantic movement in literature.
Excerpt: "e;The first volume of "e;Tactics,"e; which appeared in its first edition in 1896, and for which the preparatory work reached back more than a decade, now appears in its fourth edition in a completely changed form.
Cactus and Pine Songs of the Southwest by Sharlot Mabridth Hall is a collection of poems and songs that reflects the beauty, history, and cultural traditions of the Southwest region of the United States.
Excerpt: "e;The history of the Victoria Cross has been told so often that it is only necessary to say that the Order was created by Queen Victoria on January 29th, 1856, in the year of the peace with Russia, when the new racing Cunard paddle-steamer Persia of three thousand tons was making thirteen knots an hour between England and America, and all the world wondered at the advance of civilization and progress Any officer of the English Army, Navy, Reserve or Volunteer forces, from a duke to a negro, can wear on his left breast the little ugly bronze Maltese cross with the crowned lion atop and the inscription "e;For Valour"e; below, if he has only "e;performed some signal act of valour"e; or devotion to his country "e;in the presence of the enemy.
Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn by Lafcadio Hearn These chapters, for the most part, are reprinted from Lafcadio Hearn's "e;Interpretations of Literature,"e; 1915, from his "e;Life and Literature,"e; 1916, and from his "e;Appreciations of Poetry,"e; 1917.
Among Theodore Roosevelt's many lifetime accomplishments, few capture the imagination as easily as his military service as a "e;Rough Rider"e; during the Spanish-American War.
When his son Louis and members of the crew of the ship Jeune-Hardie, do not return from sea, Jean Cornbutte decides to refit the ship and go north to find them.
Excerpt: "e;It is the historic custom of the Church of Rome to enlist in its service monastic or quasi-monastic bodies in addition to the ordinary clergy.
