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And Gulliver Returns Book IV : A Look at Our Human Values

By: Lemuel Gulliver XVI

...0 ―. . . AND GULLIVER RETURNS‖ --In Search of Utopia— Book 4 A Look at Human Values 1 ... ... Look at Human Values 1 ―. . . AND GULLIVER RETURNS‖ --In Search of Utopia-- BOOK 4 A Look at Human Values by Lemuel Gul... ... ISBN 978-0-9823076-3-2 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS IN THE HOTEL ................................................................. ...te the Declaration of Independence but he made the Louisiana Purchase from France for 3 66 cents an acre, land that is now over a fifth of the wh... ...n the same document he wrote, ‗What influence in fact have ecclesiastical establishments had on Civil Society? In some instances they have been seen... ...es for many years. But that doesn‘t explain the relatively high number in France or Germany. And Norway, with its state religion of Lutheranism, is ... ...uld the 240 Southern states have been free to go their own way in the 1860s? Was Lincoln wrong in stopping them? ―How many years back ... ...iewpoint —― Britain outlawed slavery in 1833, the U.S. did it in the 1860s and West Africa in the 1880s. The 1926 Convention on slavery enlarge... ...—―Don‘t know Con. But remember that the 14 th Amendment‘s purpose in the 1860s was to give ex-slaves the right to citizenship and to make certain th...

...ine and food prices, air and water pollutions, the scarcity of natural resources, the excess of wastes and their proper disposal, and even some wars. In the year 2020 Commander Lemuel Gulliver XVI returns from a twenty year odyssey around the solar system, searching for sites where the world's excess people can be re-located. He found none. On his return he vows to search ...

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Democracy in America

By: Alexis de Tocqueville

...Henry Reeve A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Democracy in America, Volumes One and Two by Alexis de Tocqueville, trans. Henry Reev... ...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... ...ained within the document or for the file as an elec- tronic transmission, in any way. Democracy in America, Volumes One and Two by Alexis de Tocquevi... ... Had De Tocqueville lived to examine the history of the United States from 1860 to 1870, his misgivings as to this power of self- preservation would, ... ...axes is slow as well as inconvenient, and it would prove *The Civil War of 1860-65 cruelly belied this statement, and in the course of the struggle th... ...uchanan retained office, after the election of Mr. Lincoln, from November, 1860, to March, 1861, was that which enabled the seceding States of the Sou... ...nwise, to extend them. Taking care always to keep ourselves, by suit- able establishments, in a respectable defensive posture, we may safely trust to ... ...se jails became more unwholesome and more corrupt in proportion as the new establishments were beau- tified and improved, forming a contrast which may... ...minutive. The Americans make associations to give entertainments, to found establishments for educa- tion, to build inns, to construct churches, to di...

...Excerpt: In the eleven years that separated the Declaration of the Independence of the United States from the completion of that act in the ordination of our written Constitution, the great minds of America were bent upon the study of...

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North America Volume Two

By: Anthony Trollope

...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. North America: Volume Two by Anthony Trollope, 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... ...case with Mr. Everett, who in his lecture at New York, on the 4th of July, 1860, recapitulated all the good things which the North has done for the So... ...lf of the whole, South Carolina so rebelled when, on the 20th of November, 1860, she put forth her ordi- nance of so-called secession; and the other S... ...f we look to Europe, we see that this has been so in Greece, Italy, Spain, France, and the Netherlands; in England and Scotland; in Prussia and in Rus... ...d again since that, and the tariff existing when South Carolina seceded in 1860 had been carried by votes from South Carolina. The absurd Morrill tari... ...t sort of place Manchester is, he must visit the cotton mills and printing establishments, though he may have no taste for cotton and no knowledge on ... ...eve that the same remark would be equally true with regard to other public establishments. They use needless forms without end—making millions of entr...

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The Writings of Abraham Lincoln in Seven Volumes Volume 7 of 7

By: Abraham Lincoln

...The Writings of Abraham Lincoln In Seven V olumes V olume 7 of 7 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Pu... ...te Electronic Classics Series Publication The Writings of Abraham Lincoln in Seven Volumes – Volume Seven is a publication of the Penn- sylvania Stat... ...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... ...rs, any tobacco in the United States belonging to the government either of France, Austria, or any other state with which this country is at peace, an... ...the votes cast in such State at the Presidential election of the year A.D. 1860, each having taken oath aforesaid, and not having since violated it, a... ...e departure of new hostile expeditions from British ports. The Emperor of France has, by a like proceeding, promptly vindi- cated the neutrality whic... ...public in- jury have been experienced from the want of such govern- mental establishments. The necessity of such a navy-yard, so furnished, at some s... ...he former to $11,163,789.59, leaving a deficiency of but $150,417.25. In 1860, the year immediately preceding the rebellion, the defi- ciency amount... ...hat year being $2,645,722.19 less that those of 1863. The de- crease since 1860 in the annual amount of transportation has been only about twenty-five...

...Excerpt: In June last a division was substantially lost at or near Winchester, Va. At the time, it was under General Milroy as immediate commander in the field, General Schenck as department commander at Baltimore, and General Halleck...

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The Trial or More Links of the Daisy Chain

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... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Trial, or More Links of the Daisy Chain by Charlotte M. Yon... ...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... ...ll-her,’ and ‘Those gems of women,’ instead of Sister Katherine and Sister Frances. CHAPTER II CHAPTER II CHAPTER II CHAPTER II CHAPTER II Good words ... ..., she is descended from a real King Charles, that Charles II. brought from France, and gave to Mrs. Jane Lane; and they have kept up the breed ever si... ...had never dreamt of exposing her to such an ordeal. Though it was the year 1860, the sun shone on the great day, and there were exhilarating tokens of... ...o search for it; and the coroner asked what the entry had been. ‘July 5th, 1860. Received, L120. L. A. Ward,’ —was the answer. ‘You will find it about... ... not know thoroughly. A year or six months maybe at one of the great model establishments, then probably you will be sent to some of the public works,... ...he is truly transfixed! It is an effect of the Gorgon’s head!’ ‘July 15th, 1860. Received £120. ‘L. A. Ward.’ There stood T om May, lik...

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Life on the Mississippi

By: Mark Twain

...arge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Nei ther the Pennsylvania St... ...contained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Life on the Mississippi by Mark T wain (Samuel L. Clemens) ,... ... ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them,... ...nd Sweden. It would contain Autria four times, Germany or Spain five times, France six times, the British Is lands or Italy ten times. Conceptions ... ...asin is as great as the combined areas of England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Aus tria, Italy, and T urkey; and almo... ...to the admiration of the sav ages, La Salle set up a cross with the arms of France on it, and took possession of the whole country for the king—the c... ... 42 1852 Eclipse “ “ 5 42 1854 Sultana “ “ 4 51 1860 Atlantic “ “ 5 11 1860 Gen. Quitman “ “ 5 6 1... ...y request. One day, during a ramble about the city, I visited one of the two establishments where the Govern ment keeps and watches corpses until the...

...Excerpt: The ?Body Of The Nation? But the basin of the Mississippi is the body of the nation. All the other parts are but members, important in themselves, yet more important in their relations to this. Exclusive of the Lake basin and of 300,000 square miles in Texas and New Mexico, which in many aspects form a part of it, this basin contains about 1,250,000 squar...

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Dead Souls

By: D. J. Hogarth

...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. Dead Souls by Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol, trans. D. J. Hogarth, ... ...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... ...k Tales (The Night of Christmas Eve, Tarass Boolba), trans. by G. Tolstoy, 1860; St. John’s Eve and Other Stories, trans. by Isabel F. Hapgood, New Yo... ...ucumber, and the sweet tart which stands perpetually ready for use in such establishments; whilst, I say, these things were either being warmed up or ... ...“Themistocleus,” repeated the father, “tell me which is the finest city in France.” Upon this the tutor concentrated his attention upon Themistocleus,... ...ce of the art of managing them—but to the coming political revo- lution in France and the direction in which fashionable Catholicism was supposed to b... ...t: which circumstance necessitated very frequent recourse to the tongue of France, since the same words, if spoken in French, were another matter alto... ...apping the vitality of our present-day folk, nor any of those in- dustrial establishments which make their profit, and keep themselves going, by causi...

...Introduction: Dead Souls, first published in 1842, is the great prose classic of Russia. That amazing institution, ?the Russian novel,? not only began its career with this unfinished masterpiece by Nikolai Vasil?evich Gogol, but practically all the Russian masterpiec...

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The Marble Faun : Or, The Romance of Monte Beni, Illustrated with Photogravures

By: Nathaniel Hawthorne

...The Marble Faun or The Romance of Monte Beni by Nathaniel Hawthorne In Two Volumes Volume Two A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publicati... ...e of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any pur- pose, 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 Marble Faun, or The Romance of Monte Beni: Volume Two by Na... ...not to flourish, on their half-decayed roots, oftener than in En- gland or France. It came down in a broad track from the Middle Ages; but, at epochs ... ...d, Hilda was most 161 Hawthorne likely a prisoner in one of the religious establishments that are so numerous in Rome. The idea, according to the asp... ...events, there shall be not one word of explanation.” Leamington, March 14, 1860. To read more Hawthorn in PDF , return to the Hawthorn page: http://ww...

...Excerpt: The tower among the Apennines It was in June that the sculptor, Kenyon, arrived on horse back at the gate of an ancient country house (which, from some of its features, might almost be called a castle) situated in a part of Tuscany somewhat remote from the ordin...

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Nutties Father

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... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Nuttie’s Father by Charlotte M. Yonge, the Pennsylvania State U... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in En- glish, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them.... ...ice, daughter of Alwyn Piercefield and Alice Eliza- beth Egremont, May 15, 1860. James Everett—I think he was the chaplain at Dieppe.’ Mary Nugent tho... ...ttie’s Father outfit which she saw would be necessary, explaining to which establishments she applied with confidence if she needed to complete her wa... ...ture.’ ‘If they means the elders, I daresay they wish it, but we aren’t in France or Italy.’ ‘Then you don’t think, Miss Ruthven, that it will come of... ...e feet was a flowerpot with growing plants of the white hyacinth called in France ‘lys de la Vierge.’ These, before they became frequent in England, h... ...emont for the fortnight while Mr. Dutton showed his wife his old haunts in France, returning to Springfield House, where there was plenty of room for ...

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Main Street

By: Sinclair Lewis

...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. Main Street by Sinclair Lewis, the Pennsylvania State Universit... ...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... ...n pag- eants, girls’ clubs. It had pictures of greens and garden- walls in France, New England, Pennsylvania. She had picked it up carelessly, with a ... .... A brass plate with “Ezra Stowbody, Pres’t.” A score of similar shops and establishments. Behind them and mixed with them, the houses, meek cottages ... ...n barren prairie as convenient points for future train- halts; and back in 1860 and 1870 there had been much profit, much opportunity to found aristoc... ...American sociologists, young English realists, Russian horrorists; Anatole France, Rolland, Nexo, Wells, Shaw, Key, Edgar Lee Masters, Theodore Dreise... ...tendency to be not only dull but mean, bitter, infested with curiosity. In France or Tibet quite as much as in Wyoming or Indiana these timidities are...

...Excerpt: This is America--a town of a few thousand, in a region of wheat and corn and dairies and little groves. The town is, in our tale, called ?Gopher Prairie, Minnesota.? But its Main Street is the continuation of Main Streets everywhere. The story would be the same in Ohi...

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The Marble Faun : Or, The Romance of Monte Beni, Illustrated with Photogravures

By: Nathaniel Hawthorne

...n or The Romance of Monte Beni by Nathaniel Hawthorne Complete Two Volumes in One A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Marble Faun... ...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 Marble Faun, or The Romance of Monte Beni by Nathaniel Hawt... ...not to flourish, on their half-decayed roots, oftener than in En- gland or France. It came down in a broad track from the Middle Ages; but, at epochs ... ...ere well founded, Hilda was most likely a prisoner in one of the religious establishments that are so numerous in Rome. The idea, according to the asp... ...events, there shall be not one word of explanation.” Leamington, March 14, 1860. To read more Hawthorn in PDF , return to the Hawthorn page: http://w...

...Excerpt: Chapter 1. Miriam, Hilda, Kenyon, Donatello Four individuals, in whose fortunes we should be glad to interest the reader, happened to be standing in one of the saloons of the sculpture-gallery in the Capitol at Rome. It was that room (the first, after ascending the staircase) in the cen...

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North America Volume One

By: Anthony Trollope

...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. North America: Volume One by Anthony Trollope, 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... ... willing to accept half the sum so lent in quittance of the whole debt. In 1860 the line could not carry the freight that offered, not having or being... ...s should be completed. These buildings were absolutely commenced in April, 1860, and it was, and I believe still is, expected that they will be comple... ...America 119 Trollope depends almost entirely on population. The census of 1860 gave the following results:— In the North: Maine 619,000 New Hampshi... ... in the college buildings; but they do not board in those rooms. There are establishments in the town, under the patronage of the university, at which... ...ng the spindles and looms of the cotton mills. Steam is applied in the two establishments in which the cottons are printed, for the purposes of printi... ...travels abroad, ob- 285 Trollope served the effect of large manufacturing establishments on the character of the people, and in the establishment at ...

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Proposed Roads to Freedom

By: Bertrand Russell

...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. Proposed Roads to Freedom by Bertrand Russell, 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... ...phasis on the State and political action, and to certain movements outside France which have some affinity with Syndicalism—notably the I. W . W . in ... ...at before his time there were Socialist theo- ries, both in England and in France. It is also true that in France, during the revolution of 1848, Soci... ... industrial labor, modern subjection to capital, the same in England as in France, in America as in Germany, has stripped him of every trace of nation... ... of a meeting held at the Assembly Rooms, Nottingham, on the 14th January, 1860, “that there was an amount of privation and suffering among that porti... ...was divided by partitions of board. And this was one of the best millinery establishments in London. Mary Anne Walkley fell ill on the Friday, died on...

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The Doctors Dilemma: Preface on Doctors

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 Doctor’s Dilemma: Preface on Doctors by George Bernard Shaw... ...oing student publication project to bring classi- cal works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ...yors and churchwardens; but (if Vasari is to be believed) when the King of France entrusted him with money to buy pictures for him, he stole it to spe... ...used to be. Wise men used to take care to consult doctors qualified before 1860, who were usually contemptuous of or indifferent to the germ theory an... ...is the only stuff of the kind which is prepared and supplied even in State establishments: that is, in the only establishments free from the commercia...

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