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Planet of Doom
C. H. ThamesIt was very hot and sultry on the tarry streets of Northport. It had been an exotic city, really exotic, Jane thought. You could tell by the out-of-this world architecture, but oddly—with nothing but ..
The Butterflies and Moths of Teneriffe
A. E. Holt WhiteAll the species and varieties of Teneriffe butterflies, with the exception perhaps of three, are found between the months of November and May; so that anyone staying there for the winter and spring mo..
The Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Vol 10)
William HazlittFictitious incidents would generally be at first introduced by a much easier method than invention into the narratives of the bards. The gentlemen of this ancient, itinerant corporation would naturall..
The Obedient Servant
S. M. TenneshawRaymond sat hunched beside the chauffeur who was a trifle nervous. But the chauffeur hid his agitation because John Gardner paid well and had been known to discharge chauffeurs who displeased him and ..
Priscilla of the Good Intent
Halliwell SutcliffePriscilla was vaguely disturbed. Softness of speech and manner she understood, for she had ever been a favourite with the landed gentlefolk of Strathgarth; and, because she understood them, she detect..
Won By Magic
Nicholas CarterJai Singh was instructed to get his boat, as well as the crew, on board the ship, and the captain immediately gave orders to steam up to the regular wharf belonging to Jefferson Arnold.Nick Carter got..
Belshazzar - A Tale of the Fall of Babylon
William Stearns DavisBut never in her mountain home had Atossa seen a sight like that upon the river. For the Euphrates seemed turned to life. Clumsy barges loaded with cattle were working with long sweeps against the cur..
The Life of the Scorpion
Jean-Henri FabreOn the other hand, I know of another function, which is very easily observed when the Scorpion meanders, belly uppermost, over the wire trellis of my dish-covers. When he is at rest, the two combs are..