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The East African Slave Trade - And the Measures Proposed for its Extinction , as Viewed by Residents in Zanzibar is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1871. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical...

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Excerpt from The Lone Furrow The Lady-who-knows was telling me of the four great men who had trailed their signatures up and down this continent in huge enduring letters of steel and masonry and mental monuments, and, after a time, I asked: "But who is the one great man - four are confusing?" She smiled whimsically, and smoothed the folds of her plain dress thoughtfully for a minute. Then she asked, "Are you fond of child stories?" "Yes, " ...

Excerpt from Metaphors in Aeschines the Orator: A Missertation Presented to the Johns Hopkings University for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Aeschines, like Andocides, was not a trained orator. He was a brilliant amateur, and owed his success as an orator to his great natural ability, to his practice in declamation while an actor, and to his familiarity with the poets, which he acquired when an actor and assistant in his father's school. ...

Excerpt from Blending Lights: Or, the Relations of Natural Science, Archæology, and History, to the Bible Tendencies to Error - Subjects to be Studied - Practical Suggestions, The First Chapter of Genesis - Its Distinguishing Characteristics as a History - Origination of Matter - Import of "In the Beginning", The First Chapter of Genesis (continued) - The Origin of Light - Its Existence before the Sun was made separately Visible - The Origina...

Excerpt from The Chiefs of Colouhoun: And Their Country Arrochar, being only a few feet lower than Ben Lomond, and it is only when we enter these parishes that we may be said to have passed into the Western Highlands of Scotland. Nearly one-half of the county consists of hills and mountains. These mountains, of stupendous, sometimes almost perpendicular height, whose summits, towering above the clouds, are often hidden from view, and are freq...

Excerpt from The Earls of Cromartie, Vol. 2 of 2: Their Kindred, Countery, and Correspondence 272. Lieutenant Roderick Bayne to the Same, stating that he had written four days after the battle of Ramillies, giving his Lordship a short. 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...

Excerpt from St. Mary's of Old Montrose: Or Parish of Maryton Duplicate passages have been removed, and new matter is added. The original lectures being in connection with the congregation, it was deemed unadvisable, and it might have been invidious, to introduce into the narrative such a history of the Free Church as will be looked for in what purports to be a parochial history. Much of the information given I had acquired myself during my s...

Excerpt from Thoroughbreds Twenty years of deliberate reminiscence convinced him that he could gratify the desire that had been his in those immature days, and possibly work out a paying revenge. Thus it was that he had got together a small stable of useful horses, and, of far greater moment, se cured a clever trainer, Dick Langdon. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at w...

Excerpt from Hic Et UbiqueI have no doubt that one boy saw the mur der and that the poor woman told the other, who was not present, to say that she had done the deed herself.The public breakfast-room was full of guests, principally British If I had announced the fact to them, the Hotel would have been cleared by the evening and it would have been some months before it was refilled. I left Paris the next day fully believing that the crime would...

Excerpt from Disraeli and His Day Sure the latest? The conventional idea is, of course, Avarice. He replied, No! Revenge. A man will enjoy that when even Avarice has ceased. 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...

Excerpt from Handbook on Companies: With Appendix of Forms, for Shareholders, Directors, Bondholders, Corporation Officials, Brokers, Bond Dealers, Solicitors, Authorized Trustees and Liquidators The companies incorporated in Canada in 1921 alone represent a total share capital exceeding $850, 000, 000. When it is considered that most of the larger corporations secure a portion of the capital they require by public issues of bonds or other se...

Excerpt from Memoir of the Life of David Stow: Founder of the Training System of EducationThough devoid of those striking incidents which interest while they instruct the reader, the record of Mr. Stow's life may be of some practical value as an exposition, not only of the good which a Christian merchant may accomplish in the ordinary walks of usefulness, but of the beneficial changes which an original and independent thinker may effect in any...

Excerpt from The Outcasts Nothing to eat had come the way of the dog-wolf, only a little knowledge of something that was to happen, for he had heard things, the voices of the Indians sitting in council had slipped gently down the wind to his sharp Wolf ears. As he crawled up the river bank close to Belly Buttes and looked across the plain, he could see the pink ¿ush of eventide, like a fairy veil, draping the cold blue mountains - the Rockie...

Excerpt from Words on Wellington, the Duke-Waterloo-the Ball Cussed, I never have known it finally settled as to who would have commanded at Waterloo if the Duke Of Wellington had been killed. The following bears upon this point. The Duke was always reticent on the subject Of his intentions, even toward those with whom he was most intimate. He had not said a single word on this subject before the Battle of Waterloo to Lord Anglesey, then Lord...

Excerpt from Napoleon III: My Recollections Napoleon III. when living in London as a young man proposed marriage to two ladies, both of whom I had the honour of knowing: I use the term honour advisedly, for the lives of both have shown them to be exemplary women. One was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Rowles, who had a large house at the -North end of Stratton Street, Piccadilly. The mother of this young lady was an Italian: and may possibly hav...

Excerpt from The Stirlings of Keir: And Their Family PapersObligation by J ehn E1111 of Leuemx and Lord Dernlie. 11) infeft William 1311111015110 of Gloret in the lands of Kepoeh, 81111 Februarv 1514.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digit...

Excerpt from Seaside DivinityNone but very ordinary observers can resist the attractions which heaven, and earth, and sea thus unite in presenting to the visitor of the sea shore, and so, without any disparagement to the special charms of purely rural scenes, we reiterate our conviction that in this lovely month of June no charms of natural scenery exceed those of our sea-shores.Let us seat ourselves beneath the grateful shadow of this rock, a...