Memoirs of General William T. Shermanby William Tecumseh ShermanVolume 1GENERAL W. T. SHERMANHIS COMRADES IN ARMS,VOLUNTEERS AND REGULARS.Nearly ten years have passed since the close of the civil war in America, and yet no satisfactory history thereof is accessible to the public; nor should any be attempted until the Government has published, and placed within the reach of students, the abundant materials that are buried in the War Department at Washington. These are in process of compilation; but, at the rate of progress for the past ten years, it is probable that a new century will come before they are published and circulated, with full indexes to enable the historian to make a judicious　

EARLY KINGS OF NORWAY.EARLY KINGS OFNORWAY.by Thomas Carlyle1- Page 2-EARLY KINGS OF NORWAY.The Icelanders, in their long winter, had a great habit of writing; andwere, and still are, excellent in penmanship, says Dahlmann. It is to thisfact, that any little history there is of the Norse Kings and their oldtragedies, crimes and heroisms, is almost all due. The Icelanders, it seems,not only made beautiful letters on their paper or parchment, but were...　

BOOK II: OF THEIR MILITARY DISCIPLINETHEY detest war as a very brutal thing; and which, to the reproachof human nature, is more practised by men than by any sort ofbeasts. They, in opposition to the sentiments of almost all othernations, think that there is nothing more inglorious than thatglory that is gained by war. And therefore though they accustomthemselves daily to military exercises and the discipline of warin which not only their men but their women likewise are trainedup, that in cases of necessity they may not be quite uselessyetthey do not rashly engage in war, unless it be either to defend...　

THE MISCELLANEOUS WRITINGS AND SPEECHES OF LORD MACAULAY.THEMISCELLANEOUSWRITINGS ANDSPEECHES OF LORDMACAULAY.VOLUME III.LORD MACAULAY.1- Page 2-THE MISCELLANEOUS WRITINGS AND SPEECHES OF LORD MACAULAY.CONTENTS.CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA.Francis Atterbury. (December 1853)John Bunyan. (May 1854)Oliver Goldsmith. (February 1856)Samuel Johnson. (December 1856)William Pitt. (January 1859)...　

STAGE-LAND.STAGE-LAND.By Jerome K. Jerome1- Page 2-STAGE-LAND.THE HERO.His name is George, generally speaking. "Call me George!" he saysto the heroine. She calls him George (in a very low voice, because she isso young and timid). Then he is happy.The stage hero never has any work to do. He is always hangingabout and getting into trouble. His chief aim in life is to be accused ofcrimes he has never committed, and if he can muddle things up with a...　

The Story of the Glittering PlainorThe Land of Living Menby William MorrisCHAPTER I: OF THOSE THREE WHO CAME TO THE HOUSE OF THE RAVENIt has been told that there was once a young man of free kindred andwhose name was Hallblithe: he was fair, strong, and not untried inbattle; he was of the House of the Raven of old time.This man loved an exceeding fair damsel called the Hostage, who wasof the House of the Rose, wherein it was right and due that the menof the Raven should wed.She loved him no less, and no man of the kindred gainsaid their love,and they were to be wedded on Midsummer Night....　

THE WRECK OF THE GOLDEN MARYTHE WRECK OF THEGOLDEN MARYCharles Dickens1- Page 2-THE WRECK OF THE GOLDEN MARYTHE WRECKI was apprenticed to the Sea when I was twelve years old, and I haveencountered a great deal of rough weather, both literal and metaphorical. Ithas always been my opinion since I first possessed such a thing as anopinion, that the man who knows only one subject is next tiresome to theman who knows no subject. Therefore, in the course of my life I have...　

EUMENESReigned 197-160? B.C.by Plutarchtranslated by John DrydenDURIS reports that Eumenes, the Cardian, was the son of a poorwagoner in the Thracian Chersonesus, yet liberally educated, both as ascholar and a soldier; and that while he was but young, Philip,passing through Cardia, diverted himself with a sight of the wrestlingmatches and other exercises of the youth of that place, among whomEumenes performing with success, and showing signs of intelligence andbravery, Philip was so pleased with him as to take him into hisservice. But they seem to speak more probably who tell us that...　

A Millionaire of Rough-and-Readyby Bret HartePROLOGUEThere was no mistake this time: he had struck gold at last!It had lain there before him a moment agoa misshapen piece ofbrown-stained quartz, interspersed with dull yellow metal; yieldingenough to have allowed the points of his pick to penetrate itshoneycombed recesses, yet heavy enough to drop from the point ofhis pick as he endeavored to lift it from the red earth.He was seeing all this plainly, although he found himself, he knewnot why, at some distance from the scene of his discovery, hisheart foolishly beating, his breath impotently hurried. Yet he waswalking slowly and vaguely; conscious of stopping and staring at...　

PART IVTHE ANCIENT PEOPLEITHE San Francisco Mountain lies in Northern Arizona,above Flagstaff, and its blue slopes and snowy summitentice the eye for a hundred miles across the desert. Aboutits base lie the pine forests of the Navajos, where the greatred-trunked trees live out their peaceful centuries in thatsparkling air. The PINONS and scrub begin only where theforest ends, where the country breaks into open, stonyclearings and the surface of the earth cracks into deep can-yons. The great pines stand at a considerable distance from...　

The Little DreamAn Allegory in six scenesBY JOHN GALSWORTHYCHARACTERSSEELCHEN, a mountain girlLAMOND, a climberFELSMAN, a glideCHARACTERS IN THE DREAMTHE GREAT HORN |THE COW HORN | mountainsTHE WINE HORN |THE EDELWEISS |THE ALPENROSE | flowersTHE GENTIAN |THE MOUNTAIN DANDELION |VOICES AND FIGURES IN THE DREAMCOWBELLSMOUNTAIN AIRFAR VIEW OF ITALYDISTANT FLUME OF STEAMTHINGS IN BOOKSMOTH CHILDRENTHREE DANCING YOUTHSTHREE DANCING GIRLSTHE FORMS OF WORKERSTHE FORMS OF WHAT IS MADE BY WORK...　

Lavender and Old Laceby Myrtle ReedI. THE LIGHT IN THE WINDOWII. THE ATTIC.III. MISS AINSLIEIV. A GUESTV. THE RUMOURS OF THE VALLEYVI. THE GARDENVII. THE MAN WHO HESITATESVIII. SUMMER DAYSIX. BY HUMBLE MEANSX. LOVE LETTERSXI. THE ROSE OF ALL THE WORLDXII. BRIDE AND GROOMXIII. PLANSXIV. "FOR REMEMBRANCE"XV. THE SECRET AND THE DREAMXVI. SOME ONE WHO LOVED HERXVII. DAWNI. The Light in the WindowA rickety carriage was slowly ascending the hill, and from the place of honour on the back seat, the single passenger surveyed the country with interest and admiration. The driver of that ancient chariot was an awkward young fellow, possibly twenty-five years of age, with sharp