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...ourney in the wild highlands; his acquaintance with Alan Breck Stewart and other notorious Highland Jacobites; with all that he suffered at the hands of his uncle, Ebenezer Balfour of Shaws, falsely so called Written by himself and now set forth by Robert Louis Stevenson with a preface by Mr. Stevenson...

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...in In thunder, lightning, or in rain? Second Witch: When the hurlyburly?s done, When the battle?s lost and won. Third Witch: That will be ere the set of sun. First Witch: Where the place? Second Witch: Upon the heath. Third Witch: There to meet with Macbeth. First Witch: I come, Graymalkin!...

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...Table of Contents: A Scandal in Bohemia, 1 -- I, 1 -- II, 9 -- III, 18 -- The Red-headed League, 21 -- A Case of Identity, 41 -- The Boscombe Valley Mystery, 56 -- The Five Orange Pips, 77 -- The Man with the Twisted Lip, 93 -- The...

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... 2001 by Global Language Resources, Inc. All rights reserved. Based on issues of The Strand July 1891 through June 1892. ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE Contents... ... . 1 I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... Red headed League . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 A Case of Identity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4... ...h the Twisted Lip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 The Adven... ...noon at three o’clock I should like to chat this little matter over with you.” II AT THREE o’clock precisely I was at Baker Street, but Holmes had not... ...nty one years, are eligible. Apply in person on Monday, at eleven o’clock, to Duncan Ross, at the offices of the League, 7 Pope’s Court, Fleet Street.... ...o be seen except my own and that of the manager. “ ‘My name,’ said he, ‘is Mr. Duncan Ross, and I am myself one of the pensioners upon the fund left b... ...and I should not think of leaving,’ said I. “ ‘No excuse will avail,’ said Mr. Duncan Ross; ‘neither sickness nor business nor anything else. There yo... ... his heavy hunting crop from the rack. “Watson, I think you know Mr. Jones, of Scotland Yard? Let me introduce you to Mr. Merryweather, who is to be o...

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...THE HISTORY OF HENRY ESMOND, ESQ. A COLONEL IN THE SERVICE OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN ANNE WRITTEN BY HIMSELF BOOK THREE by WILLIAM MAKEPEAC... ...THACKERAY A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The History of Henry Esmond, Esq.: A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne, ... ...ten by Himself: Book Three by William Makepeace Thackeray is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnis... ...ack as thunder, and said he had never heard of you.” 17 Thackeray CHAPTER II I GO HOME, AND HARP ON THE OLD STRING. AFTER QUITTING MONS AND THE ARMY,... ...ook down on Beatrix as an old maid, and sneer, and call her one of Charles II.’s ladies, and ask whether her portrait was not in the Hampton Court Gal... ...is one was but a nameless ad- venturer, and the other the greatest duke in Scotland, with pretensions even to a still higher title. My Lord Duke of Ha... ...se to his landing with arms and French troops, held aloof, and kept out of Scotland during the time when the Chevalier de St. George’s descent from Du... ...aying “Eat;” or fetching him the daggers and whispering “Kill! yonder lies Duncan, and a crown, and an opportunity.” Y our grandfather fought with mor... ...he loyal and devoted servant of the House of Stuart, and a Royal Prince of Scotland himself, and carrying the confidence, the repentance of Queen Anne...

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...V olume 1 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson, Vol. One is a publication of the Pennsylvania St... ...ity. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in a... ...ent or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson, Vol. One, the Pennsylvania State University, Ele... ...nsider- able slice of the mother’s geld. I told them we had no klosters in Scotland, with a certain feeling of superiority. No more had they, I was to... ...any mandarins, and repeated rein, so rein in chorus. Of course we got upon Scotland. The hostess said, ‘Die schottlander trinken gern schnapps,’ which... ...e. – Ever your affectionate and horrible atheist, R. L. STEVENSON. CHAPTER II STUDENT DAYS – ORDERED SOUTH, SEPTEMBER 1873-JULY 1875 Letter: TO MRS. T... ...; and you know all that went through me, I dare say, without my saying it. II. – I am now all right. I do not expect any tic to-night, and shall be at... ...hink I shall always think of it as my best work. There is one page in Part II., about 135 The Letters of R. L. Stevenson: V ol. 1 having got to shore... ...Military Roads, and Disarmament: Wade and (5) Burt. II. THE HEROIC AGE (1) Duncan Forbes of Culloden. (2) Flora Macdonald. (3) The Forfeited Estates; ...

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............................................................................................................................... 6 BOOK I THE EARLY YOUTH OF HENRY ESMOND, UP TO THE TIME OF HIS LEAVING TRINITY COLLEGE, IN CAMBRIDGE.....................................................................................11 CHAPTER I AN ACCOUNT OF THE FAMILY OF ESMOND OF CASTLEWOOD HA...

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...Contents THE GENIUS AND POETRY OF POPE........................................................................................ 7 MORAL ESSAYS .....................................................................................................................

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...................4 FATHER DAMIEN.........................................................................................43 THE PENTLAND RISING A PAGE OF HISTORY 1666 ............................57 THE DAY AFTER TO-MORROW................................................................74 COLLEGE PAPERS.............................................................................

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