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An audacious, comic fantasy, satirizing the ways of society, and parodying the mannerisms of certain popular writers. Gay men in turn-of-the-century Paris wore green carnations in their buttonholes. On a visit to Egypt in the winter of 1893-1894 for his health, Hichens met Lord Alfred Douglas and was introduced by him to Oscar Wilde, who was already the most renowned author of his age. Hichens returned to England and wrote The Green Carnation---epigrammatic and keenly satirical in tone---as a parody of Wilde's style, with Douglas burlesqued as Reggie Hastings and Wilde portrayed as Esme Amarinth. The book was a huge success, and it launched Hichens' fiction-writing career. Robert Smythe Hichens (1864-1950) is also the author of The Garden of Allah. Although at the age of seventeen he wrote a novel which was actually published, he seems to have been most bent on a musical career; but he wearied of music and turned to journalism.

A comic adventure in which a father and son switch bodies -- a young boy becomes his father and vice-versa. This was the original changing places comedy, first published in 1882. Anstey's fantasy spawned a number of imitations, but this tale came first. This famous story has been adapted for television at least three times, and for film at least five times. The plot concerns Paul Bultitude and his son Dick, who, as a result of a magic stone talisman, find that their roles are reversed. Mr. Bultitude has to go to his son's boarding school, whilst Dick finds himself out of his depth in attempting to run his father's business. Paul (as Dick) finds it difficult to adapt to school life and earns a reputation with his fellow pupils as both a sneak and a coward, whilst Dick (as Paul) almost ruins his father's business. These are problems that they both have to deal with at the time -- as well as later when they are returned to their own bodies. F. Anstey was the pen name of Thomas Anstey Guthrie (1856-1934) who relinquished his law practice to write many novels of fantasy and humor.

CONTENTSIntroductionExcavating, Preparing Bases, Filling, and BackfillingForms and ReinforcementPreparing and Placing ConcretePrecast ConcreteConcrete Slabs and FloorsMaintenance and Waterproofing of Concrete WallsRepair and Waterproofing of Underground StructuresBrick and Concrete MasonryGlass Block MasonryMaintenance and Waterproofing of Masonry WallsCleaningSafetyAppendix References Specifications for Concrete Specification for Masonry Specification for Waterproofing, Bituminous Membrane Specification for DampproofingIndex

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is an epic of boyhood. In it the author describes the adventures of a boy comrade of Tom Sawyer in a voyage down the great Mississippi on a raft. Huck stands out among Mark Twain's boy characters, he is the central figure of these episodes, which bring out his shrewdness, his humor, and his struggling conscience.It is a story faithful in the rendering of Southern dialects, and a good example of Twain's best work.This edition is printed in specially-designed large type for easier reading, and is printed on non-glare paper.

The purpose of this Guide is to assist trainers involved with the teaching of basic rifle marksmanship in acquiring the knowledge and skills necessary to be a more effective instructor of basic shooting skills.

Ivan Yefremov (1907-1972) was a well-known Soviet scientist, a professor of paleontology and a talented writer of science fiction. "No writer did as much as Yefremov for science," wrote one reader, "and no scientist did as much as Yefremov for literature." Andromeda is a novel about the future of mankind. It depicts with truly fantastic scope the unparalleled bloom of science and technology and the rise of a new social order, and portrays the Universe in the so-called Era of the Great Circle, when Earth will have constant communication with space. Written in 1956, on the eve of the first attempts at space exploration - when the word "cosmonaut" still belonged exclusively to the domain of science fiction - the novel has long since become widely known throughout the world. It is symbolic that, on the day of the launching of the first Earth satellite, readers congratulated Yefremov on the dawning of the Era of the Great Circle.

In the thirty years from the literary revolution of 1919 to the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, China experienced a great flowering in literary creativity. The present selection comprises twenty-four outstanding short stories by twenty-four of the most talented writers of this period. The stories reveal the sufferings of the Chinese people in the years before liberation and show also the revolutionary course taken by them in their search for a new life. They also demonstrate the high level of writing achieved in this period: each is a valuable contribution to the treasury of modern Chinese literature. In compiling this collection, the editors have taken into account both the position of the author in modern Chinese literary history and the representativeness of the story in the author's creative work. For the convenience of the readers, each story is followed by a brief biography of the author.

Jesus in India is an English version of an Urdu treatise written by the Holy Founder of the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam, Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835-1908). The main thesis expounded in the treatise is Jesus' escape from an ignominious death on the Cross and his subsequent journey to India in quest of the lost tribes of Israel whom he had to gather into his fold as mentioned in the New Testament. Abundant evidence has been furnished from Christian as well as Muslim Scriptures, old medical books and books of history, including ancient Buddhistic records, to illustrate the theme.

The first of the many Pinkerton volumes, with historical significance as the American counterpart of Vidocq - the nineteenth century's most celebrated detective. Pinkerton wrote many volumes of stories and memoirs. The Expressman and the Detective recounts the unraveling of a case of theft involving an Alabama banking express mail service. Allan Pinkerton (1819-1884) was the world's first private detective. Emigrating to Chicago from Glasgow, Scotland, he discovered a gang of counterfeiters and assisted in their capture. He became deputy sheriff of Kane County, then Cook County, resigning from the police to form the Pinkerton Detective Agency in 1852. The Pinkerton logo, the All-Seeing Eye, inspired the phrase "Private Eye". The mental characteristics of Allan Pinkerton were judgment as to facts, knowledge of men, the ability to concentrate his faculties on one subject, and the persistent power of will. A mysterious problem of crime, against which his life was devoted, presented to his thought, was solved almost in an instant, and seemingly by his intuitions. With half-closed eyes he saw the scene in which the wrong was done, read every movement of the criminals, and reached invariably the correct conclusion as to their conduct and guilt.

"We all know what Rainbow is," began Lamondois. "Rainbow is a planet colonized by science and designed for physical experiments.""The Far Rainbow was written at one breath, it is full of dynamics and genuine dramatism."- Literary Gazette"Science-fiction stories by the Strugatsky brothers are philosophical pieces. They are full of action but each action is clearly imbued with speculation." - Neva Magazine"Take the Far Rainbow, for instance. 'Authentic' is the word, and this is rather unusual where science fiction is concerned." - The Young Guard MagazineThe brothers Boris and Arkady Strugatsky have chosen different careers. Arkady is a linguist and Boris an astronomer. Perhaps it is this divergence of interest which has helped them to describe the world of the far future so vividly. The brothers Strugatsky are among the most prominent Soviet science-fiction writers. They have written a number of works in the genre.

Studies in the Art Anatomy of Animals is a brief analysis of the visible forms of the more familiar mammals and birds, designed for the use of sculptors, painters, illustrators, naturalists, and taxidermists. Illustrated with 100 drawings by Seton, this was his first book, originally published in 1896.Ernest Thompson Seton (1860-1946), was a naturalist and author, who trailed and hunted in Manitoba's prairie country during the 1890s. He wrote and illustrated Wild Animals I Have Known (1898) and other animal stories, favorites with young readers since. To provide children with opportunities for nature study, he founded the Woodcraft Indians (1902) and later was chairman of the committee that established the Boy Scouts of America.

The book is divided into three parts: (1) First Period, Wives of the Patriarchs. (2) Second Period, The Exodus and the Law. (3) Third Period, Between the Delivery of the Law and the Monarchy. Grace Aguilar was the oldest child of a merchant descended from the Jews of Spain, who fled from persecution in that country and sought and found asylum in England.

CONTENTSMasquerade and Carnival: Their Customs and CostumesMasquerade or Fancy BallsA Carnival SessionSuggestions for Fancy-Dress PartiesMartha Washington. Balls and Tea PartiesA Ball PoudréA Calico BallJapanese PartiesFloral EntertainmentsTableaux VivantsPlastiques and Tableaux D'ArtThe Pose PlastiqueCostumes for PlastiquesMrs. Jarley's Waxwork CollectionMake-Up Materials and PigmentsFancy-Dress Costumes for AdultsEntertainments for Young FolkFancy-Dress Balls and PartiesJapanese PartiesMisses and Girls' Lady Washington PartiesBread and Butter PartiesLittle Folks' Afternoon PartiesFancy Costumes for Young FolkSuggested Costumes for Adults and Young FolkNursery-Rhyme Costumes Originally published in 1892.

Several hundred interesting stories told by Moody in his wonderful work in Europe and America. Dwight Lyman Moody (1837-1899) was an American evangelist who toured major American and British cities and founded several educational institutions. "A book of anecdotes which have thrilled hundreds of thousands." - Pittsburg Banner

Originally published in 1885, this book takes the position that God ordained corporal punishment, and contains many examples.