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The Follies of a Day
by Thomas HolcroftThe Follies of a Day; or, The Marriage of FigaroA Comedy, as it is now performing at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden. From the French of M. de Beaumarchais.An Author’s Thanks to the World at large may be seen under two very different Aspects: For, to thank the Public is to tell the Public he is successful; which, supposing it true, it would be str..
The Death of the Scharnhorst, and Other Poems
by Arch Alfred McKillenThe Death of the Scharnhorst, and Other Poems written by Arch Alfred McKillen.The Bird, the Lad and MeThe War in SpainIt Rains TonightWhile Drums Are RollingApolloFountain of LovelinessHighway Number 66Dirge for the SqualusEcho Canyon..
A happy New Year, and other verses
by C. E. de la Poer BeresfordA happy New Year, and other verses is a collection of English poems written by C. E. de la Poer Beresford. Some of the works in this collection are At Santa Sophia, ConstantinopleThe Hill CitiesFlorence from San MiniatoThe ThamesIn Te, Domine, speroTo Miss X. de C. on her BirthdayLondonderry City Election, 1885Londonderry City Election, 1..
The Grand Cham's Diamond - A Play in One Act
by Allan MonkhouseThe Grand Cham's Diamond: A Play in One Act is an one act English drama written by Allan Monkhouse.A sitting-room in a small house in a London suburb. The window is in the wall to the left of the spectator and the door in the right half of the back wall. The furniture is ordinary. On the chimneypiece, to the right of the spectator, is a clock...
The Magic Cameo - A Love Story
by Mrs. Georgie SheldonThe Magic Cameo: A Love Story is a fiction work by Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, the author of “The Churchyard Betrothal,” “Mona,” “Wedded By Fate,” “A Hoiden’s Conquest,” “The Lily of Mordaunt,” etc.Picture number one shows us a young man of about twenty-eight years standing on the veranda of a fine country residence that rises out of the midst of s..
Harlem Shadows
by Claude McKayHarlem Shadows: The Poems of Claude McKay is a collection of poems written by Claude McKay.These poems have a special interest for all the races of man because they are sung by a pure blooded Negro. They are the first significant expression of that race in poetry. We tried faithfully to give a position in our literature to Paul Laurence Dunbar. We ..
Familiar Studies in Homer
by Agnes M. ClerkeHomeric archæology has, within the last few years, finally left the groove of purely academic discussion to advance along the new route laid down for it by practical methods of investigation. The results are full of present interest, and of future promise. They already imply a reconstruction of the Hellenic past; they vitalise the Homeric world, br..
The Isle of Demons and Other Poems
by George MartinThe poems in this volume have been written at various periods of a busy life, and are widely separated in date of composition. Most of the minor poems have appeared in Canadian periodicals, and some of them have the local colour of the city in which they were written. The poem most recent in date is Marguerite, which has been written under conditio..