Monatsarchive: Mai 2018

The Bride Of Lammermoor

Publiziert am 8. Mai 2018 von Jazzybee

The Bride Of Lammermoor – Sir Walter Scott

Although the period of this tragedy of Lammermoor is placed within the reign of William and Mary, the story (unlike most of the others) has little historical connection. It tells, instead, of the feud of two Scotch families, which—as in “Romeo and Juliet”—brings woe to two lovers who have dared plight their troth despite the ancestral hatred. Scott states that it is based closely upon fact. Edgar of Ravenswood is the last of a noble house which has formerly been rich and powerful; but his father, having been involved in the Jacobite cause, is ousted from the family estates by Sir William Ashton. After the old lord’s death, nothing remains to Edgar … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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The Hymns of the Rigveda

Publiziert am 8. Mai 2018 von Jazzybee

The Hymns of the Rigveda – Ralph T. H. Griffith

This book contains the most important passages selected from the Buddhist Sacred Books. The aim of the present work is to take different ideas and conceptions found in Pâli writings, and present them to the reader in English. Translation has been the means employed as being the most effectual, and the order pursued is in the main that of the Buddhist “Three Jewels” (in Pâli, Ti-Ratana), to wit, The Buddha, the Doctrine, and the Order. The selections of the first chapter are on The Buddha; next follow those which deal chiefly with the Doctrine; while others concerning the Order and secular life constitute the closing chapter of the book.

The Hymns of the Rigveda

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James VI And The Gowrie Mystery

Publiziert am 7. Mai 2018 von Jazzybee

James VI And The Gowrie Mystery – Andrew Lang

An old Scottish lady, many generations ago, used to say, ‘It is a great comfort to think that, at the Day of Judgment, we shall know the whole truth about the Gowrie Conspiracy at last.’ Since the author, as a child, read ‘The Tales of a Grandfather,’ and shared King Jamie’s disappointment when there was no pot of gold, but an armed man, in the turret, he had supposed that we do know all about the Gowrie Conspiracy, that it was a plot to capture the King, carry him to Fastcastle, and ‘see how the country would take it,’ as in the case of the Gunpowder Plot. But just as Father … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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In Olde Massachusetts

Publiziert am 7. Mai 2018 von Jazzybee

In Olde Massachusetts – Charles Burr Todd

‘In Olde Massachusetts – Sketches of old times during the early days of the commonwealth’ is a collection of articles taken from papers first printed in 1880-1890 in various journals not generally accessible. The chief historical and literary interests are given of the following cities: Cambridge, Lexington, Concord, Quincy, Plymouth, Salem, Marblehead, Barnstable, Nantucket, Provincetown, Martha’s Vineyard, Northhampton, Deerfield, Pittsfield, and Lenox. The book is full of interesting information and anecdotes about old New England landmarks and her distinguished sons.

In Olde Massachusetts

In Olde Massachusetts

Format: Paperback.

In Olde Massachusetts.

ISBN: 9783849672393.

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Some basics on Massachusetts (from Wikipedia):

Massachusetts, officially known as the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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Historic Hadley

Publiziert am 6. Mai 2018 von Jazzybee

Historic Hadley – Alice Morehouse Walker

Love of one’s own town is one of the dominant motives underlying good citizenship. The origin, growth, and development of a typical New England town like Hadley, Ma., covering two centuries and a half, is a theme on which any thoughtful person may profitably dwell. In these busy days, however, few people have the time necessary to read a ponderous volume. For the many rather than the few this little book has been written. But this book is for everybody else also, that they may be imbued with the spirit of those mighty souls, which remains still potent enough to make Americans out of Europeans, even as in 1776 it made patriots and freemen … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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In Olde Connecticut

Publiziert am 6. Mai 2018 von Jazzybee

In Olde Connecticut – Charles Burr Todd

The byways of history often have a fascination denied to the highroads. In these interesting pages Mr. Todd discourses pleasantly on various episodes in the past of an old England commonwealth. He takes us to Fairfield, to Lebanon, to New London, and gives us glimpses of matters not often set down. The picturesque side of our history is too often neglected. Even the strenuous resistance of the colonists to political and religious ideals they did not like did not deprive their lives of all salt and savor. There were dinners and dances at Lebanon, the home of Trumbull, when the French officers were there, and “the fair Connecticut girls” were considered attractive by … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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In Olde New York

Publiziert am 4. Mai 2018 von Jazzybee

In Olde New York – Charles Burr Todd

Father Knickerbocker himself seems to come to life and tells of the people whom he knew and the incidents of which he was a part, with all the interest that comes of actual-personal participation. That is the feeling one gets in reading Mr. Todd’s description of old days and old scenes in the city of New York and the surrounding region. The subjects of which he treats are as fragrant in their mere titles of the interest that dwells in those days as an old cupboard of lavender.

In Olde New York

In Olde New York

Format: Paperback.

In Olde New York.

ISBN: 9783849672362.

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New York Basics (from Wikipedia):… Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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Around The World In Eighty Days

Publiziert am 4. Mai 2018 von Jazzybee

Around The World In Eighty Days – Jules Verne

Phileas Fogg, a respectable English gentleman of phlegmatic temperament and methodical habits, maintains, during a discussion at his club in London, that a man can travel around the world in eighty days; and to prove it, he makes a wager of half his fortune that he can do it himself in that time. The bet is accepted, and he starts the same night, taking his French servant Passepartout with him. He wins his wager, after a series of adventures in which nature, man, accident, and the novelist combine to defeat him, but are all baffled by his unfailing resource, iron will, invincible coolness, and Napoleonic readiness to sacrifice everything else to … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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American Fairy Tales

Publiziert am 3. Mai 2018 von Jazzybee

American Fairy Tales – L. Frank Baum

This is a collection of twelve short stories, or as Baum put it “modern tales about modern fairies”. The book includes the following stories:

The Box Of Robbers
The Glass Dog
The Queen Of Quok
The Girl Who Owned A Bear
The Enchanted Types
The Laughing Hippopotamus
The Magic Bon Bons
The Capture Of Father Time
The Wonderful Pump
The Dummy That Lived
The King Of The Polar Bears
The Mandarin And The Butterfly

American Fairy Tales

American Fairy Tales

Format: Paperback.

American Fairy Tales .

ISBN: 9783849672331.

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Biography of Lyman Frank Baum (from Wikipedia):

Lyman Frank Baum (May 15, 1856 – May 6, 1919), better known as L. … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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The Spiritual Writings Of Annie Rix Militz

Publiziert am 3. Mai 2018 von Jazzybee

The Spiritual Writings Of Annie Rix Militz – Annie Rix Militz

At the end of the 19th century Annie Rix Militz was one of the most known spiritual leaders in the United States and soon became one of the leaders of the New Thought movement. This edition includes the following writings:

Primary Lessons In Christian Living And Healing
All The Way
All Things Are Possible To Them That Believe
Spiritual Housekeeping
The Sermon On The Mount

The Spiritual Writings Of Annie Rix Militz

The Spiritual Writings Of Annie Rix Militz

Format: Paperback.

The Spiritual Writings Of Annie Rix Militz.

ISBN: 9783849672324.

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A short biography of Annie Rix Militz (from wikipedia.com)

Annie Rix Militz was born in California in March, 1856, … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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