Editor’s note: The following is extracted from Famous Imposters, by Bram Stoker (published 1910). The individual known to history as Comte Cagliostro, or more familiarly as Cagliostro, was of the family
Editor’s note: The following is extracted from The Kipling Reader (published 1923). THE COASTWISE LIGHTS Our brows are bound with spindrift and the weed is on our knees; Our loins are battered
The Gentleman Adventurer nails it: Of course you will be much better prepared in a location like rural Kentucky than in downtown Los Angeles, but the idea that in a better position
Editor’s note: The following comprises the ninth, and final, chapter of Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic, by Sir Charles Oman (published 1902). IX. Caesar Many and diverse have been the
Editor’s Note: Our buddy, Harbin, shares another good observation and history lesson. King Cnute the Great (or Canute, or Kanut, Canut, or…. [insert phonetic transliterations here]) was a king of England
Editor’s note: The following is extracted from The Uses of Diversity, by G. K. Chesterton (published 1920). It is odd how often one may hear, in the middle of a very old
Editor’s note: The following comprises the fourth chapter, fourth part (D4), of The Gospel of Luke: An Exposition, by Charles R. Erdman (published 1936). All spelling in the original. 4. The
Editor’s note: The following is extracted from Sermons, by Rev. William G. Neville (published 1908). “Thou shalt not go over thither.” — Deut. xxxiv. 4. The Israelites had practically completed their
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