Books published in 1884
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A Christmas Faggot
[english | 1884]Alfred Gurney
Excerpts: [... of the following poems have appeared in the 'S. Barnabas' Parish Magazine.' For my godchildren and my people I have made them up into a little ...... I would fain repeat. Some fragments of her song. A Birthday-song my heart would sing. Its rapture to express. My Father's son must be a ...... stream,. To look beyond the Child and Mother seem. A twisted thorn-branch and a cross to ...]
Genres: [poetry] Downloads: 15
A Little Tour In France
[english | 1884]Henry James
Summary: [Includes bibliographical references (p. 807-827) and index.]
Genres: [travel | non fiction] Downloads: 11
A Rebours
[french | 1884]Joris Karl Huysmans
Excerpts: [... `a vendre le ch^ateau de Lourps o`u il n'allait plus et o`u il n'oubliait derri`ere lui aucun souvenir attachant, aucun regret il liquida aussi ses autres ...... et les escales des services postaux de l'Atlantique. Puis, quand il 'etait las de consulter ces indicateurs, il se reposait la vue en regardant les ...... les dents, offre des pots de chambre `a la soci'et'e, l'entretient ...]
Genres: [fiction] Downloads: 394
Against The Grain
[english | 1884]Joris Karl Huysmans
Summary: [The Last Grain Race is a 1956 book by Eric Newby a travel writer about his time spent on the four masted steel barque Moshulus last voyage in the Australian grain trade.]
Genres: [fiction] Downloads: 13
Aguas Fuertes
[spanish | 1884]Armando Palacio Valds
Summary: [is very well many words to say but i only say thanks.]
Genres: [fiction and literature] Downloads: 305
An American Politician
[english | 1884]F Marion Crawford
Summary: [Wolff R.L. 19th cent. fiction]
Genres: [fiction and literature | audiobook] Downloads: 157
An Old Man Love
[english | 1884]Anthony Trollope
Summary: [The Love Dare is a non-fiction marriage-related book written by Alex and Stephen Kendrick. It is a 40-day Christian devotional designed to strengthen marriages. Each daily devotion includes scripture a statement of principle the days dare and a journaling area and check box to chart progress. It is used in the storyline for the 2008 film Fireproof which is directed by author Alex Kendrick. For ...]
Genres: [fiction and literature] Downloads: 181
Bland debygder Och Skr
[swedish | 1884]Daniel Sten
Summary: [Daniel is the central protagonist of the Book of Daniel. According to the biblical book at a young age Daniel was carried off to Babylon where he became famous for interpreting dreams and rose to become one of the most important figures in the court.]
Genres: [fiction and literature] Downloads: 25
Bugle Blasts
[english | 1884]William Crane
Excerpts: [... pages, aye, chapters, of history where great deeds are emphasized in blood deeds that throbbed the Nation's heart. And this history is not for a ...... What richer legacy can you hand down. This is fame. This is glory. And do not these come of honest ambition. But there are incidents, episodes, deeds ...... weapon. Perhaps it were better to say loaded. The horse certainly was ...]
Genres: [war | history] Downloads: 451
Captain Richard Ingle
[english | 1884]Edward Ingle
Summary: [Captain Richard Ingle by Edward Ingle. Excerpt March 16th Lewger showed that whereas Richard Ingle was obnoxious to divers suits complaints of his Lo^p for divers and sundry crimes all w^ch upon composition for the publique good safety were suspended ag^st the said Richard Ingle assuming to leave in the country to the publique need at this time powder and shot but he had not paid the composition ...]
Genres: [history | biography | pirate tales] Downloads: 209
Carola
[english | 1884]Hesba Stretton
Summary: [Carola Dodo Press by Hesba Stretton. Hesba Stretton 1832-1911 was the nom de plume of Sarah Smith an English author of children s literature. The name Hesba came from the initials of her siblings. She was the daughter of a bookseller from Wellington Shropshire but around 1867 she moved south and lived at Snaresbrook and Loughton near Epping Forest and at Ham near Richmond Surrey. Her moral tales ...]
Genres: [fiction and literature] Downloads: 75
Claire De Lune
[french | 1884]Guy De Maupassant
Summary: [Boule de Suif.--Two friends.--The maison Tellier.--Mademoiselle Fifi.--Claire de lune.--Miss Harriet.--The necklace.--Mademoiselle Pearl.--The piece of string.--Madame Hussons rosier.--That pig of a Morin.--Useless beauty.--The oliveyard.--A sale.--Love.--Two little soldiers.--Happiness.]
Genres: [fiction and literature | short story collection] Downloads: 477
Davy And The Goblin
[english | 1884]Charles Carryl
Summary: [A little boy who believes that fairies and goblins are strictly creatures of fantasy gets taken on a Believing Voyage by a hobgoblin.]
Genres: [young readers] Downloads: 187
Dawn
[english | 1884]Henry Rider Haggard
Summary: [Boris Yeltsin: From Dawn to Dusk is a 1997 memoir book by Aleksandr Korzhakov former head of Boris Yeltsins security. In it Korzhakov describes eleven years of his service and the personality of his patron first president of Russia. Yeltsin is portrayed as a heavy-drinker who hides his health problems. Korzhakov claims that he was offered 5 million for not publishing this book by business ...]
Genres: [fiction] Downloads: 423
Do And Dare
[english | 1884]Horatio Alger Jr
Summary: [The Love Dare is a non-fiction marriage-related book written by Alex and Stephen Kendrick. It is a 40-day Christian devotional designed to strengthen marriages. Each daily devotion includes scripture a statement of principle the days dare and a journaling area and check box to chart progress. It is used in the storyline for the 2008 film Fireproof which is directed by author Alex Kendrick. For ...]
Genres: [young readers] Downloads: 466
Elias Lnnrot
[swedish | 1884]August Ahlqvist
Excerpts: [... frsta upptrdande p den fosterlndska literaturens mark, d.v.s. r 1830 eller ett par r tidigare, var finska sprket s fga uppodladt, att det nuvarande ...... fven andra frebud och frsk frekommo kort innan Lnnrots upptrdande eller samtidigt med detta, hvilka andra sidan voro egnade att upplifva ynglingens ...... frmst lockade honom Topelii spr, och det var i dem v. Becker ifrigt ...]
Genres: [biography] Downloads: 70
Esther
[english | 1884]Henry Adams
Excerpts: [... felt like calling them out.. What did you think of it, Esther. asked her aunt. I thought it very entertaining, Aunt Sarah. I felt like a butterfly ...... know-you don't know-and I never yet met any man who could tell me, whether American types are going to supplant the old ones, or whether they are to ...... after Esther.. You are too encouraging, replied Mrs. Murray. If I talk ...]
Genres: [fiction and literature] Downloads: 314
Flatland
[french | 1884]Edwin Abbott Abbott
Summary: [Flatland est une allgorie crite en 1884 o lauteur Edwin Abbott Abbott donne vie aux dimensions gomtriques le point la ligne et les figures planes avant den arriver faire dcouvrir lunivers des volumes par un carr. Cette allgorie nest pas sans rappeler la sortie de la caverne voire le cheminement de Don Quichotte lhidalgo de Cervantes.]
Genres: [fiction | humorous | non-fiction] Downloads: 106
Flatland A Romance Of Many Dimensions
[english | 1884]Edwin Abbott Abbott
Summary: [Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions is an 1884 science fiction novella by the English schoolmaster Edwin Abbott Abbott.As a satire Flatland offered pointed observations on the social hierarchy of Victorian culture. However the novellas more enduring contribution is its examination of dimensions in a foreword to one of the many publications of the novella noted science writer Isaac Asimov ...]
Genres: [fiction | humorous | non-fiction] Downloads: 498