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Abuse, Trauma, And Torture, And Their Consequences and Effects

By: Sam Vaknin

...abulated Life The Cult of the Narcissist Bibliography The Narcissist in the Workplace The Narcissist in the Workplace Narcissism in the... ...Mourning the Narcissist The Inverted Narcissist Torture, Abuse, and Trauma – In Fiction and Poetry Nothing is Happening at Home Night Terror A Dream C... ...ing is Happening at Home Night Terror A Dream Come True Cutting to Existence In the concentration camp called Home Sally Ann The Miracle of the Kisses... ...tic Personality Disorder (NPD)? The Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) (formerly known as megalomania or, colloquially, as egotism) is a form o... ...andon their efforts in mid-stream, give up, vanish, lose interest, devalue former pursuits, fail, or slump. Why is that? Narcissists are prone to se... ...is an individual's trait. Yet, can families, organisations, ethnic groups, churches, and even whole nations be safely described as "narcissistic" o... ...s meted out. In this respect, "social rage" differs from the victim's. The former is intended to sublimate aggression and channel it in a socially ... ...ryone, anything but that. Mother passes cookies to old Monsieur Yossef from Turkey who talks incessantly. And so I doze off amidst the sounds of the...

...The effects on victims and survivors of traumatic experiences, long-term and repeated abuse, and torture. Includes in-depth profile of the Narcissistic Abuser and hundreds of links to literature and resources....

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Terrorists and Freedom Fighters

By: Sam Vaknin

... All rights reserved. This book, or any part thereof, may not be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission from: Lidija Rangelovsk... ...unet.com.mk or to vaknin@link.com.mk Visit the Author Archive of Dr. Sam Vaknin in "Central Europe Review": http://www.ce-review.org/authorarchi... ...Freedom Fighters "'Unbounded' morality ultimately becomes counterproductive even in terms of the same moral principles being sought. The law of d... ...h the Habsburgs: Bosnia to the latter in return for a free hand in Macedonia to the former. The wily Austro-Hungarians regarded the Serbs as canno... ...ainst the Russians and the Turks. In 1885, Bulgaria was at last united - north and formerly Turk-occupied south - under the Kremlin's pressure. The... ...ssociation to a power hungry monstrosity. In 1912 Bulgaria, Serbia, and Greece - former bitter foes - formed the Balkan League to confront an eve... ... yourself inspired the apostles....You see, Lord, the battle of many years of your churches. Grant us humility, quiet the storm, so that we may kno... ...igions", Eve Levin, January 1997 "...you faced the serpent and the enemy of God's churches, having judged that it would have been unbearable for y... ...e patriarch in Constantinople and the Orthodox "oikumene", both Serb and Bulgarian churches collaborated with the rulers of the day against perceiv...

...The history of four terrorist organizations in the Balkans and a general introduction to terrorism and freedom fighting. Also includes essays about religious co-existence in the Balkans and about pathological narcissism as a precursor to terrorism....

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The Religious Dimension

By: Donald Broadribb

...horus by Millennium Books [an imprint of E.J. Dwyer (Australia) Pty. Ltd.] in 1995. This second edition, with text reset, various emendations, and new... ...publication rights. Copyright © 1995 and 2006 by Donald Broadribb. Typeset in Times New Roman and Futura, using the program Mellel, with an Apple iMac... ...mpathy of All Things” is based on a lecture given at the Eranos Conference in Ascona in 1955 and was published in Eranos 24-1955, © Eranos Foundation,... ... I had tried every Christian church available. The conservative Protestant churches (such as Baptist or Salvation Army) left me feeling sad and lonely... ... in the congregation seemed to work up enormous enthusiasm. The liturgical churches — Lutheran, Catholic, Episcopalian (the name given to the Church o... ...be part of the audience but never part of the cast. The liberal Protestant churches (e.g., Unitarian, Congregational and most community churches) I fe... ...ords, military conflicts based on religious differences plague Lebanon and former Yugoslavia. When this chapter was first formulated, nine years of wa... ... Mary to three children is claimed to be taking place at Medjugorje in the former Yu- goslavia. These apparitions began in 1981. Numerous pilgrim- age... ...ledge but I really had none. It is only now that I have acquired it. In my former life I was like one blind and deaf. My heart ached when I thought of...

...ildren we were taught at a church Sunday school or some other religious institution, or weabsorbed simple social assumptions from the culture we live in, none of us grow up in a religious vacuum. Through most of history the majority of people appear to have been reasonably satisfied with the religious culture which went hand in hand with their social structure. It has been...

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The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. : A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne : Written by Himself : Book One

By: William Makepeace Thackeray

...THE HISTORY OF HENRY ESMOND, ESQ. A COLONEL IN THE SERVICE OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN ANNE WRITTEN BY HIMSELF BOOK ONE by WIL... ... Classics Series Publication The History of Henry Esmond, Esq.: A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne, Written by Himself: Book One by W... ...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...or he knew not how the new owner would deal with him; and those to whom he formerly looked for protection were forgotten or dead. Pride and doubt too ... ...ing. For it ap- peared that Dr. Martin Luther’s hymns were not sung in the churches Mr. Holt preached at. “Y ou must never sing that song any more: do... ...ts. The Director and the Vicar of Castlewood agreed very well; indeed, the former was a perfectly-bred gentleman, and it was the latter’s business to ... ...heological sci- ence, and knowledge of the points at issue between the two churches; so that he and Harry would have hours of contro- versy together, ... ...etween her ladyship and the child’s mother there was little more love than formerly. There are some injuries which women never forgive one another; an... ... MY LADY MARY W ORTLEY MONTAGU brought home the custom of inoculation from Turkey (a perilous practice many deem it, and only a useless rushing into t...

...on his voyage to a country where your name is as well known as here. Wherever I am, I shall gratefully regard you; and shall not be the less welcomed in America because I am....

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The French Revolution a History Volume Two

By: Thomas Carlyle

...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The French Revolution: A History (Volume Two) by Thomas Carlyle... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ...afayette and the Municipality and universal Constitutionalism as- sert the former, and do what is in them to realise it. Such Patriotism as snarls dan... ... manual kind, in the steel battle-field;—much to the disad- vantage of the former. In the manual kind, where you front your foe with drawn weapon, one... ...ening Heaven too, since Julian the Apostate’s time and earlier; mad now as formerly. Ex-Censor Suard, Ex-Censor, for we have freedom of the Press; he ... ...Dissident Priests likewise give trouble enough. Expelled from their Parish Churches, where Constitutional Priests, elected by the Public, have replace... ...ke the ancient Stoics in their porches With fierce dispute maintain their churches. This Auto-da-fe of Saint-Huruge’s was on the Fourth of May, 1791.... ...t; or call it, Ecumenic Council, and General-Assembly of the Jean- Jacques Churches: the mother-society, namely! Mother-So- ciety with her three hundr...

... PIKES ............................................................................................................................. 6 Chapter 2.1.I. In the Tuileries. ..................................................................................................................................... 6 Chapter 2.1.II. In the Salle de Manege. ..................................

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The Portrait of a Lady

By: Henry James

... 483 CHAPTER 1 1 CHAPTER 1 U nder certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as a... ... dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea. There are circum stances in which, whether you partake of the tea or not—some people of course nev... ...ou partake of the tea or not—some people of course never do—the situation is in itself delightful. Those that I have in mind in be ginning to unfold ... ...e I shall see her next week.” And Mrs. Touchett’s husband slowly resumed his former posture. “Before that,” said Miss Archer. “She’s coming down to di... ...ravelled from New York to Albany expressly to see her; having learned in the former city, where he was spending a few days and where he had hoped to fi... ...n an excellent linguist. He had good winters and poor winters, and while the former lasted he was sometimes the sport of a vision of virtual recovery.... ...in the world I envied—the Emperor of Russia, for instance, and the Sultan of Turkey! There were even moments when I envied the Pope of Rome—for the co... ...y “Yes, I came abroad for six months—soon after I saw you last. I’ve been in Turkey and Asia Minor; I came the other day from Athens.” He managed not ... ...he place where people had suffered. This was what came to her in the starved churches, where the marble columns, transferred from pagan ruins, seemed ...

...Excerpt: CHAPTER 1; Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea. There are circumstances in which, whether you partake of the tea or not--some people of course never do--the situation is in itself deligh...

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The World Factbook: 1987

By: Central Intelligence Agency

...or through liaison channels from the Central Intelligence Agency. Requesters in the Department of Defense may obtain copies from: Defense Intelligence... ...shington, D.C. 20340-3344 Tel: (202) 373-3869 or Autovon 243-3869 Requesters in the Department of State may obtain copies from: Department of State IN... ...27 Requesters outside the US Government may .... ' purchase this publication in photocopy or micro- form from: National Technical Information Service ... ...ignificant changes in this edition. A new Geography section has replaced the former Land and Water sections. Entries in the new section include area (... ...lgarians Religion: Albania claims to be the world's first atheist state; all churches and mosques were closed in 1967 and religious obser- vances proh... ...epublic Capital: Luanda Administrative divisions: 18 provinces Legal system: formerly based on Portu- guese civil law system and customary law; being ... ...ratic Action Party (ADN), Pedro Kelly; governing coalition includes the AVP, former PPA and PDA dissidents, and the ADN (Berlinski, originally a mem- ... ...groups: Coun- cil for the Promotion of Democracy; Korean National Council of Churches; large, potentially volatile student popula- tion concentrated i... ...t nominally Christian; Anglican, Seventh-Day Advent- ist, and Roman Catholic churches domi- nant 220 Somalia Language: 120 indigenous languages; Mela...

...There have been some significant changes in this edition. A new Geography section has replaced the former Land and Water sections. Entries in the new section include area (total and land), comparative area, land boundaries, coastline, maritime claims, boundary disp...

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Empire and Wars

By: Sam Vaknin

... All rights reserved. This book, or any part thereof, may not be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission from: Lidija Rangelovs... ...elovska – write to: palma@unet.com.mk Visit the Author Archive of Dr. Sam Vaknin in "Central Europe Review": http://www.ce-review.org/authorarchi... ...dd Me to the List VII. The American Hostel VIII. The Semi-failed State The War in Afghanistan I. Afghan Myths II. Pakistan’s Nice Little War... ...III. Is It All about Oil? IV. The Axis of Oil V. Saddam’s One Thousand Nights VI. Turkey’s Losing Streak VII. Turkey’s Jewish Friend VIII. Israel... ...q as a greater threat to world peace that Iran's nuclear ambitions. The distinction formerly made between the American people and the Bush administr... ... customs is a bad thing." Admittedly, we typically devalue most that which we have formerly idealized and idolized. To the liberal-minded, the Unit... ... latter and to molest Iraq for the second time in order to force the removal of the former. The Kosovo Liberation Army, an American anti- Milosevic ... ...zerainty of the Ottomans, their former mercenaries. When emperor John V united the churches of Constantinople and Rome in a vain and impetuous effo... ... wringed its hands but provided no material or military help. The union of the two churches - Rome and Constantinople - was celebrated in the magni...

The antecedents and aftermath of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and the role of the United States in international affairs.

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Heroes of Unknown Seas and Savage Lands

By: J. W. Buel

... OF AMERICA By the Viking Sea-Rovers, and Its Settlement by the Scandinavians in the Ninth Century. SUPPLEMENTED WITH THRILLING NARRATIVES OF VOYAG... ...HING INCIDENTS AND PERILOUS UNDERTAKINGS AMONG WILD BEASTS AND SAVAGE PEOPLE IN HEROIC EFFORTS FOR A RECLAMATION OF ALL LANDS TO CIVILIZATION, AND ... ... the ship -- Discoveries of the ancients -- Islands of the long ago -- Changes in the earth's surface -- Commerce of Troy with India -- Expeditions se... ...of the Grand Alliance -- The ex-bandit becomes Judge Morgan -- He punishes his former compatriots with merciless severity -- How he rebuked his partne... ...inventions, ambitions, occupations, disappeared with scarcely a relic of their former existence. Not only are changes, violent, destructive, epochal, ... ...n. As ruins of what were once great cities give indisputable evidence of their former existence, though history may not tell us how they were destroye... ..., which they brought into their service and placed as sentinels to guard their churches and grave-yards, and cattle, and other possessions. He asserts... ...ich he took a priest with him and returned to Greenland where he built several churches, the ruins of which may still be seen. The Norsemen, as we hav... ...e-by-side with those of Camoens, beneath a marble shrine in one of the noblest churches of Lisbon, but in India the memory of the Portuguese conquero...

...stian supremacy over the most savage lands of the earth. Reciting astonishing incidents and perilous undertakings among wild beasts and savage people in heroic efforts for a reclamation of all lands to civilization, and recording a description of the riot of murder, pillage and inhumanity which characterized the pirates, marooners and buccaneers who ravaged the spanish mai...

... -- Building a strong nation -- The earliest navigators -- Evolution of the ship -- Discoveries of the ancients -- Islands of the long ago -- Changes in the earth's surface -- Commerce of Troy with India -- Expeditions sent out by Menelaus and Neco -- The circumnavigation of Africa by the ancients -- Solomon's navy -- Discovery of the West Indies by Carthaginians -- Hamilc...

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Cyclopedia of Economics

By: Sam Vaknin

... All rights reserved. This book, or any part thereof, may not be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission from: Lidija Rangelovs... ... and Musings: http://philosophos.tripod.com The Silver Lining – Ethical Dilemmas in Modern Films http://samvak.tripod.com/film.html Download f... ... another's right - should never be confused with one SHOULD or OUGHT to do morally (in the absence of a right). The right to life has eight distinc... ...there. Consider taxpayers and their government. Contrary to conservative lore, the former want the government to tax them providing they share in t... ...l those of established hierarchies and institutions ("dual power"). Gradually, the former will replace the latter. The evolution of certain non-gov... ...s and of humans with arrested development. Yet, the latter enjoy rights denied the former. According to Wise, there are four categories of practica... ...y preconcerted - ideological tensions. In their drive to become broad, pluralistic, churches (a hallmark of totalitarian movements) - these secular ... ...ies, it is an individual's trait. Yet, can families, organizations, ethnic groups, churches, and even whole nations be safely described as "narcis... ...ies, it is an individual's trait. Yet, can families, organizations, ethnic groups, churches, and even whole nations be safely described as "narcis...

Cyclopedia of issues in economics analyzed through the prism of the economies of countries in transition, emerging markets, and developing countries.

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Cyclopedia of Philosophy

By: Sam Vaknin

... All rights reserved. This book, or any part thereof, may not be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission from: Lidija Rangelovs... ... and Musings: http://philosophos.tripod.com The Silver Lining – Ethical Dilemmas in Modern Films http://samvak.tripod.com/film.html Download f... ... another's right - should never be confused with one SHOULD or OUGHT to do morally (in the absence of a right). The right to life has eight distinc... ...there. Consider taxpayers and their government. Contrary to conservative lore, the former want the government to tax them providing they share in t... ...l those of established hierarchies and institutions ("dual power"). Gradually, the former will replace the latter. The evolution of certain non-gov... ...s and of humans with arrested development. Yet, the latter enjoy rights denied the former. According to Wise, there are four categories of practica... ...y preconcerted - ideological tensions. In their drive to become broad, pluralistic, churches (a hallmark of totalitarian movements) - these secular ... ...ies, it is an individual's trait. Yet, can families, organizations, ethnic groups, churches, and even whole nations be safely described as "narcis... ...ies, it is an individual's trait. Yet, can families, organizations, ethnic groups, churches, and even whole nations be safely described as "narcis...

...Cyclopedia of issues in modern philosophy: The philosophy of science and religion, the cognitive sciences, cultural studies, aesthetics, art and literature, the philosophy of economics, the philosophy of psychology, and ethics....

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Capitalistic Musings

By: Sam Vaknin

... All rights reserved. This book, or any part thereof, may not be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission from: Lidija Rangelovs... ...unet.com.mk or to vaknin@link.com.mk Visit the Author Archive of Dr. Sam Vaknin in "Central Europe Review": http://www.ce-review.org/authorarchi... ... of the Market XIII. The Myth of the Earnings Yield XIV. Immortality and Mortality in the Economic Sciences XV. The Agent-Principal Conundrum XV... ...logical fallacies, such as the "omitted variable bias" or "reverse causality". The former is concerned with important variables unaccounted for - t... ...ation of economic resources. Technology and innovation are supposed to achieve the former - rational governance, free trade, and free markets the l... ...of value and a means of exchange. Markets and scarcity are intimately related. The former would be rendered irrelevant and unnecessary in the abse... ... that IMF bailouts, in the wake of financial crises - in Mexico, Brazil, Asia, and Turkey, to mention but a few - created moral hazard. Govern... ...es, it is an individual's trait. Yet, can families, organizations, ethnic groups, churches, and even whole nations be safely described as "narcis...

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Aesthetics

By: Florentin Smaradanche

...escu American Research Press Rehoboth 2002 3 This book can be ordered in microfilm format from: Bell and Howell Co. (University of Microf... ...marandache/ ISBN: 1-931233-53-5 Standard Address Number 297-5092 Printed in the United States of America 4 Foreword In the history of thought ... ...ose, we personalize further on. The examples are extremely numerous, even in our nearest past. When we mention a creation - in the largest sense of ... ...ions selected in the Anthology, we should retain also the Halil Gokhan’s (Turkey) observation that paradoxism is the proclamation of a return to the ... ...uld be? Here is the chart of the composing elements: a clear sweep of the former literature, the consideration of the new writings as a literature, t... ...ade from literature, a space is created in the scriptural simultaneity of former experiments, as the mathematical ones (ordering, lacks, cycles, rhy... ...s no longer anything in common with the “androgynous” completeness of the former language. Such a kind of enterprise can be a way to Dostoevskian lib... ...“the time is perpendicular on the heart” and why “the saints putrefy into churches”. In Emigrant towards Infinity - American lines (1996), the aut...

...In the history of thought and creation, the decisive events, the great and significant moments, the strongly affirmative stages - then the imposition of the optimizing novelties - have depended on the name and prestige of a...

...In aesthetics, the paradox means the apparent resolution of an enigmatic situation (the result of such a process is the satisfaction of a distention), the emotional moving force being the unforeseen, the unexpected (which g...

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The Soul Bearer

By: Jonathan Cross

...serials, bibliographies, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference works in a number of languages and countries around the world. Our missio... ...ludes any service that offers this file for download or commercial distribution in any form, (See complete disclaimer http://WorldLibrary.net/Copyri... ...ios All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means-el... ...was dressed in his usu­ al dark blue suit and red bow tie, an anachronism of his former generation, but he still managed to carry the image of a prou... ...ting public had bought these infected land-fills and built homes, schools, and churches over them. The nightmare unfolded and it terror­ ized and an... ...nd are being used to house as many peo­ ple as possible. The National Council of Churches has opened its doors to as many families as they can accomm... ...WAT team envious." "Just a warning, Ryan. Don't be so cock-sure. This is not a turkey shoot. That black forest is their terrain. They know every in...

A One man's quest for truth, freedom and pure spirituality in a world without.

...Beside a riverbed, an old man sits lost in his thoughts; he is SEATTLE, Chief of the Suqamish Indians. He remembers his boyhood when his grandfather foretold him of his destiny, when he was told of the Web Of Life and his duties as it's protector. The Web of Life, ...

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The Second Funeral of Napoleon

By: William Makepeace Thackeray

...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Second Funeral of Napoleon by William Makepeace Thackeray, ... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ... on in Europe all 17 Thackeray this time (when I say in Europe, I mean in Turkey, Syria, and Egypt); how clouds, in fact, were gathering upon what yo... ... of the line. The sword and pistol, however, had no doubt their effect—the former was in its sheath, the latter not loaded, and I hear that the French... ...ung with 38 The Second Funeral of Napoleon black, such as one sees before churches in funerals; some were robed in violet, in compliment to the Emper... ...auxhall. At last the real Procession came. Then the drums began to beat as formerly, the Nation- als to get under arms, the clergymen were sent for an...

...Excerpt: It is no easy task in this world to distinguish between what is great in it, and what is mean; and many and many is the puzzle that I have had in reading History (or the works of fiction which go by that name), to know whether I should laud up ...

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Androcles and the Lion

By: George Bernard Shaw

...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Androcles and the Lion by George Bernard Shaw, the Pennsylvania... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ...Billy goat (Androcles brightens up) that’s killed two leop- ards and ate a turkey-cock. Y ou can have him for a pet 20 Androcles and the Lion if you ... ...tral arch. ACT II Behind the Emperor’s box at the Coliseum, where the per- formers assemble before entering the arena. In the middle a wide passage le... ...himself moodily into his chair). The remaining gladiators go back to their former places in- differently. The Call Boy shrugs his shoulders and squats... ...asily imposed on by such idols that one of the leading pastors of the Free Churches in London denounced my play on the ground that my persecut- ing Em... ...y want to fight and to force other people to fight. They have turned their churches into recruiting sta- tions and their vestries into munition worksh...

... melancholy suffering roar, comes from the jungle. It is repeated nearer. The lion limps from the jungle on three legs, holding up his right forepaw, in which a huge thorn sticks. He sits down and contemplates it. He licks it. He shakes it. He tries to extract it by scraping it along the ground, and hurts himself worse. He roars piteously. He licks it again. Tears drop fro...

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Young Folks, History of England

By: Charlotte Mary Yonge

...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ... tained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Young Folks’ History of England by Charlotte M. Yonge, the Penn... ...oing student publication project to bring classical works of lit- erature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ... broke down their idols, and became Christian. Bishops were appointed, and churches were built, and par- ishes were marked off—a great many of them th... ...ng of the outer world, they built houses, where they might live apart, and churches, where there might be services seven times a day. These houses wer... ...e, where he made the young nobles learn with his own sons. He built up the churches, and gave alms to the poor; and he was always ready to hear the tr... ... make war. His father was feeble, and worn out, and could not resist as in former times. He fell ill, and gave up the struggle, saying he would grant ... ...en saw that harm was intended, and went with all her other children to her former refuge in the sanctuary at Westminster; nor would she leave it when ... ...e king, died while yet a boy, and Anne, his wife, not long after. Then his former staunch friend, the Duke of Buckingham, began to feel that though he...

.... 6 CHAPTER I JULIUS CAESAR. B.C. 55 ........................................................................................ 6 CHAPTER II THE ROMANS IN BRITAIN. A.D. 41?418.......................................................... 8 CHAPTER III THE ANGLE CHILDREN A.D. 597.................................................................... 10 CHAPTER IV THE NORTHMEN. A.D. ...

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The Shewing-Up of Blanco Posnet

By: George Bernard Shaw

...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Shewing-Up of Blanco Posnet by George Bernard Shaw, the Pen... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ... protected against Vigi- lance Societies and Municipalities and common in- formers in a country where a large section of the com- munity still believe... ...ilities of the Court on the one side, or the avowed prejudices of the Free Churches or the interests of the managers or theatri- cal speculators on th... ...d Chamberlain’s censorship which affects the author’s choice of sub- ject. Formerly very little heed was given in England to the susceptibilities of f... ...If our judges had so little power there would be no law in England. If our churches had so much, there would be no theatre, no literature, no science,... ...ould have a chance of adoption. Municipal control of the variety theatres (formerly called music halls) has been very far from liberal, except in the ... ...any theatres as are needed, or that the theatre draws people away from the churches, chapels, mission halls, and the like in its neighbor- hood. The a...

...Excerpt: This little play is really a religious tract in dramatic form. If our silly censorship would permit its performance, it might possibly help to set right-side-up the perverted conscience and re-invigorate the starved self-respect of our considerable class of loose-lived ...

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Taras Bulba and Other Tales

By: Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol

...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Taras Bulba and Other Tales by Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol, the P... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ...s weeps, wishing that his life might be all youth. He wondered whom of his former comrades he should meet at the Setch. He reckoned up how many had al... ...e others as it was to Bulba; by means of it he had revenged himself on the former Koschevoi. Moreover, Kirdyanga was an old com- rade, and had been wi... ...apparently losing patience. “Things have come to such a pass that our holy churches are no longer ours.” “How not ours?” “They are pledged to the Jews... ...he Poles. 47 Taras Bulba & Other Tales “What! The Jews hold the Christian churches in pledge! Roman Catholic priests have harnessed and beaten ortho-... ...he victim then set at liberty. In 52 Gogol short, the Cossacks paid their former debts in coin of full weight. The abbot of one monastery, on hearing... ..., after having extracted from him a solemn oath to leave all the Christian churches unmolested, to forswear the ancient enmity, and to do no harm to t...

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Master Francis Rabelais Five Books of the Lives, Heroic Deeds and Sayings of Gargantua and His Son Pantagruel

By: Thomas Urquhart

...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Five Books of the Lives, Heroic Deeds and Sayings of Gargantua ... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ... coarseness. Think of the sculptures on the capitals and the modillions of churches, and the crude frankness of certain painted windows of the fifteen... ...wo clauses a new one. He expressed his meaning in a lengthier way, and the former clause is found in its integrity along with the additional one, of w... ...t making additions or insertions, or juxtaposition of things that were not formerly found together. For each of the books he has followed the last edi... ...u, I cannot think but I am come of the race of some rich king or prince in former times; for never yet saw you any man that had a greater desire to be... ... to them, yet made them lay down their arms; then, shutting them up within churches, gave order to seize upon all the staves of the crosses, and place... ...ific drought; for they had work enough to do to save the holy water in the churches from being wasted; but there was such order taken by the counsel o...

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