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The Battle of Abu Klea

In Stories of the Victoria Cross

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Frank Mundell

The Victoria Cross is the highest military award that can be made to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces for acts of gallan…

The Ant-Lion

In Princess Mary's Gift Book

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Jean-Henri Fabre

In 1914, Princess Mary, then 17 years of age, gave her name to this collection of short stories and essays from the most prominent authors o…

Chapter 04 - After Midnight

In The Abominations of Modern Society

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Thomas Dewitt Talmage and Thomas De Witt Talmage

The title gives an accurate description of the book! It is full of old and forgotten words and phrases, Amusing at times, but addressing the…

A Minister's Letter

In The Fortunes of Glencore

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Charles James Lever

Viscount Glencore has retreated to live alone with his son in Glencore castle after his wife deserted him claiming she did not love him. He …

Front Matter: Epigraph & Introduction

In Private Pinkerton Millionaire

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Harold Ashton

The sketches and stories in this little volume must be read as fiction. But they are all, or nearly all, founded on fact, and built up from …

09 - How he saw the practice of the University Crews, and what he thought of it.

In Baboo Jabberjee, B.A.

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F. Anstey

Another delightful example of an English writer poking fun at his countrymen, or maybe all races' reactions to someone from a different back…

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