Through the Alps to the Apennines (Classic Reprint)

Through the Alps to the Apennines (Classic Reprint)

Author: P. G. Konody

Publisher:

Published: 2015-07-04

Total Pages: 516

ISBN-13: 9781330668986

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Excerpt from Through the Alps to the Apennines This is a book on Italy by a lover of Italy. It is the account of a motor tour by one who loves motoring for its own sake - in other countries. In Italy motoring is not less delightful than in France, or in Germany, not less delightful than it would be in England but for irksome and absurd restrictions. But Italy herself is so inexhaustible in her ever varied attractions, that motoring soon becomes a means of seeing the less tourist-ridden parts of the country within reasonable time. Many of the most attractive cities and monuments of Italy are so difficult of access by any other means of locomotion, that a week would be needed to do the work done by car in a day. Only, it is necessary not to be too voracious - to be content with seeing the best, and only the best, and to know by previous study where the best is to be found. Conscientious and systematic sight-seeing is out of the question when the car is waiting at the door. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.


A Little Journey to Italy (Classic Reprint)

A Little Journey to Italy (Classic Reprint)

Author: Clara E. Whitcomb

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-02-03

Total Pages: 118

ISBN-13: 9780267657681

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Excerpt from A Little Journey to Italy From many points along the mountains, we have glimpses of the water either on one side or the other. The Apennines have rounded, wavy tops on which are dense woods with a clearing here and there where there is a Roman villa or an old castle. Perched on the sides of the mountains are huts that look as if they were camping out. Where the slopes of the hillsides are gradual, they are covered with forests and vegeta tion. The always snow-crested Alps completely close in Italy on the north and with steep sides descend into Normandy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.


The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, 1828 (Classic Reprint)

The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, 1828 (Classic Reprint)

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Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 1834

Total Pages: 482

ISBN-13:

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Excerpt from The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, 1828 A few Remarks on the class Mollusca in Dr fleming's Work on British Animals; with Descriptions of some new Species. By george johnston, M.D. Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Communicated by the Author. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.


Italy (Classic Reprint)

Italy (Classic Reprint)

Author: John Finnemore

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Published: 2015-09-27

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 9781330604403

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Excerpt from Italy "A land Which was the mightiest in its old command, And is the loveliest, and must ever be The master-mould of Nature's heavenly hand; Wherein were cast the heroic and the free, The beautiful, the brave, the lords of earth and sea." "The commonwealth of Kings, the men of Rome! And ever since, and now, fair Italy! Thou art the garden of the world, the home Of all Art yields, and Nature can decree; Even in thy desert, what is like to thee? Thy very weeds are beautiful, thy waste More rich than other climes' fertility; Thy wreck a glory, and thy ruin graced With an immaculate charm which cannot be defaced." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.


History of Rome (Classic Reprint)

History of Rome (Classic Reprint)

Author: M. Creighton

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-03-15

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 9780364620083

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Excerpt from History of Rome I. How Roman History explains Modern Europe. - If we look at the nations of Modern Europe we at once notice that they differ very much from one another in language, laws, manners and customs. Yet we see also, in spite of this difference, that they have a great likeness to one another, which parts all of them from the nations of the other quarters of the world. Now the great thing which Roman History tells us is, how these nations of Europe grew up, and how they came to be so different from one another, and yet how, though one nation differs from another, the people of Europe seem to be all almost the same, if we compare them with the people of Asia or Africa. The great reason which makes the people of Europe have so much in common Is that they all owe a great deal to the laws and customs and ideas of the Romans who conquered and governed them; and the reason why they differ from one another is that some owe more than others to the Romans; some have kept more of the ideas of the Romans; others have kept more of the ideas of the Germans, who broke up the government of the Romans, and founded new nations in Europe. So you see that the history of Rome will explain to you how the nations of Europe grew up as they are at present. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.


A Child of the Alps (Classic Reprint)

A Child of the Alps (Classic Reprint)

Author: Margaret Symonds

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-01-02

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13: 9780331186239

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Excerpt from A Child of the Alps The little town of Ilanz has a long and an illustrious his tory. It stands with all its wooden towers and bridges on the banks of the Upper Rhine. It has fine houses, nobly planned and painted Old churches, too', and many treasured archives. It has valuable orchards where some Of the finest fruit of all the Alps is ripened, and where the sweetest honey is gathered by the bees. Also, like many other little hidden cities, Ilanz is pleased with her own life and doings; and her people are a proud people, well-informed, and given to foreign commerce. But the party of English travellers who, late one summer evening, came hurrying back across the Alps from Italy, and who found themselves stranded here, so much against their wills and calculations, knew nothing of all these matters. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.


Warlock's Play: 550+ Supernatural Mysteries, Macabre & Horror Classics

Warlock's Play: 550+ Supernatural Mysteries, Macabre & Horror Classics

Author: Wilhelm Hauff

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2023-12-26

Total Pages: 13364

ISBN-13:

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DigiCat presents to you this unique collection, designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Content: Mary Shelley: Frankenstein The Mortal Immortal... John William Polidori: The Vampyre Bram Stoker: Dracula The Jewel of Seven Stars... Gaston Leroux: The Phantom of the Opera Marjorie Bowen: Black Magic James Malcolm Rymer & Thomas Peckett Prest: Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street Washington Irving: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Charles Dickens: The Mystery of Edwin Drood Oscar Wilde: The Picture of Dorian Gray Edgar Allan Poe: The Tell-Tale Heart The Murders in the Rue Morgue The Black Cat... Henry James: The Turn of the Screw The Ghostly Rental... H. P. Lovecraft: The Dunwich Horror The Shunned House... Algernon Blackwood: The Willows A Haunted Island Ancient Sorceries... Théophile Gautier: Clarimonde The Mummy's Foot Richard Marsh: The Beetle Arthur Conan Doyle: The Hound of the Baskervilles The Silver Hatchet... Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu: Carmilla Uncle Silas... Ann Radcliffe: The Mysteries of Udolpho The Italian M. R. James: Ghost Stories of an Antiquary A Thin Ghost and Others Wilkie Collins: The Haunted Hotel The Devil's Spectacles Émile Erckmann & Alexandre Chatrian: The Man-Wolf The Waters of Death... Amelia B. Edwards: Monsieur Maurice The Phantom Coach... Mary E. Wilkins Freeman: The Wind in the Rose-bush The Shadows on the Wall Arthur Machen: The Great God Pan The Terror... William Hope Hodgson: The House on the Borderland The Night Land M. P. Shiel: Shapes in the Fire Ralph Adams Cram: Black Spirits and White Grant Allen: The Reverend John Creedy Wilhelm Hauff: The Severed Hand Adelbert von Chamisso: Shadowless Man Edward Bulwer-Lytton: The Haunted and the Haunters... Robert E. Howard: Beyond the Black River Devil in Iron People of the Dark David Lindsay: The Haunted Woman Marie Belloc Lowndes: From Out the Vast Deep Edward Bellamy: Dr. Heidenhoff's Process


HALLOWEEN Ultimate Collection: 550+ Horror Classics, Supernatural Mysteries & Macabre Stories

HALLOWEEN Ultimate Collection: 550+ Horror Classics, Supernatural Mysteries & Macabre Stories

Author: Wilhelm Hauff

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2023-11-19

Total Pages: 13372

ISBN-13:

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The 'HALLOWEEN Ultimate Collection: 550+ Horror Classics, Supernatural Mysteries & Macabre Stories' anthology stands as a monumental assembly of the spectral, the eerie, and the supernatural, curated from the pens of some of literatures most celebrated authors. This collection spans a vast spectrum of literary styles, from the Gothic romance of Ann Radcliffe to the psychological horrors of H. P. Lovecraft, and from the pioneering detective stories of Arthur Conan Doyle to the ghostly narratives of M. R. James. It serves not only as a testament to the enduring allure of the macabre in literature but also as a comprehensive survey of the evolution of horror and supernatural fiction through the ages, presenting a unique diversity in storytelling that captures every shade of the genres vast spectrum. The inclusion of seminal works alongside lesser-known gems affords readers an unparalleled opportunity to explore the depths and breadths of horror literature, tracing its development and its various thematic and stylistic shifts over time. The contributors to this anthology are as varied in their backgrounds as they are in their writing styles, collectively encompassing a rich tapestry of cultural and historical contexts. Authors like Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne bring with them the weight of the American Gothic tradition, while the Brontë sisters and Charles Dickens offer perspectives born from the heart of Victorian Englands fascination with the supernatural and the macabre. This eclectic mix of authors, hailing from different corners of the world and writing in distinct periods, converges to form a multifaceted exploration of horror and supernatural literature. Their collective works not only align with but also have significantly contributed to, various literary movements, enriching the anthology with a depth of insight into the cultural and psychological underpinnings of fear and the supernatural across ages and geographies. 'Readers keen on navigating the shadowy corridors of the human psyche, through tales of ghostly hauntings, eldritch horrors, and unearthly mysteries, will find 'HALLOWEEN Ultimate Collection' an invaluable compendium. The anthology offers not just a journey through the evolution of horror and supernatural literature but also an education in the diversity of human storytelling across different epochs. Engaging with this collection promises a rare dialogue between the myriad voices and styles that have shaped horror literature, making it an essential read for both connoisseurs of the genre and newcomers alike, whose curiosity dares them to delve into the darkness that lurks within these pages.