From the Earth to the moon; and, round the moon

Verne, Jules, 1828-1905 · Public domain · 91,184 words

During the War of the Rebellion, a new and influential club was established in the city of Baltimore in the State of Maryland. It is well known with what energy the taste for military matters became developed among that nation of ship-owners, shopkeepers, and mechanics. Simple...

Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death

Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799 · Public domain · 1,223 words

No man thinks more highly than I do of the patriotism, as well as abilities, of the very worthy gentlemen who have just addressed the House. But different men often see the same subject in different lights; and, therefore, I hope it will not be thought disrespectful to those g...

Great Expectations

Charles Dickens · Public domain · 184,981 words

My father’s family name being Pirrip, and my Christian name Philip, my infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more explicit than Pip. So, I called myself Pip, and came to be called Pip.

Herland

Gilman, Charlotte Perkins, 1860-1935 · Public domain · 52,092 words

This is written from memory, unfortunately. If I could have brought with me the material I so carefully prepared, this would be a very different story. Whole books full of notes, carefully copied records, firsthand descriptions, and the pictures--that’s the worst loss. We had...

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Internet

Krol, Ed, 1951- · Public domain · 7,620 words

Copyright (C) 1987, by the Board of Trustees of The University of Illinois. Permission to duplicate this document, in whole or part, is granted provided reference is made to the source and this copyright is included in whole copies.

Inaugural Address of Franklin Delano Roosevelt Given in Washington, D.C. March 4th, 1933

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 · Public domain · 1,935 words

This is a day of national consecration, and I am certain that on this day my fellow Americans expect that on my induction into the Presidency I will address them with a candor and a decision which the present situation of our people impels. This is preeminently the time to spe...

Ivanhoe: A Romance

Scott, Walter, 1771-1832 · Public domain · 193,334 words

NOTE TO CHAPTER I. NOTE TO CHAPTER II. NOTE TO CHAPTER XVII. NOTE TO CHAPTER XXI. NOTE TO CHAPTER XXII. NOTE TO CHAPTER XXIX. NOTE TO CHAPTER XXXI. NOTE TO CHAPTER XXXII. NOTE TO CHAPTER XXXIII. NOTE TO CHAPTER XLI.. FOOTNOTES

Jane Eyre

Charlotte Bronte · Public domain · 185,926 words

There was no possibility of taking a walk that day. We had been wandering, indeed, in the leafless shrubbery an hour in the morning; but since dinner (Mrs. Reed, when there was no company, dined early) the cold winter wind had brought with it clouds so sombre, and a rain so pe...

John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address

Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 · Public domain · 1,349 words

We observe today not a victory of party but a celebration of freedom. . . symbolizing an end as well as a beginning. . .signifying renewal as well as change for I have sworn before you and Almighty God the same solemn oath our forbears prescribed nearly a century and three-qua...

Jungle Tales of Tarzan

Burroughs, Edgar Rice, 1875-1950 · Public domain · 74,329 words

Teeka, stretched at luxurious ease in the shade of the tropical forest, presented, unquestionably, a most alluring picture of young, feminine loveliness. Or at least so thought Tarzan of the Apes, who squatted upon a low-swinging branch in a near-by tree and looked down upon her.

Moby-Dick; or, The Whale

Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 · Public domain · 209,468 words

Call me Ishmael. Some years ago—never mind how long precisely—having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world. It is a way I have of driving off the spleen, and re...

Mr. Honey's Banking Dictionary (English-German)

Honig, Winfried · Public domain · 49,266 words

Acknowledgement: In the 1970s Winfried Honig, known as Mr Honey, started compiling and computerizing English/German dictionaries, partly to provide his colleagues and students with samples of the language of business, partly to collect convincing material for his State Departm...

Mr. Honey's Banking Dictionary (German-English)

Honig, Winfried · Public domain · 49,158 words

This is a work in progress dictionary of phrases commonly used. This book contains English and equivalent German phrases. We are releasing two versions of this book, sorted for the English reader and sorted for the German reader.

Mr. Honey's Beginner's Dictionary (English-German)

Honig, Winfried · Public domain · 17,698 words

In the 1970s Winfried Honig, known as Mr Honey, started compiling and computerizing English/German dictionaries, partly to provide his colleagues and students with samples of the language of business, partly to collect convincing material for his State Department of Education...

Mr. Honey's Beginner's Dictionary (German-English)

Honig, Winfried · Public domain · 18,112 words

In the 1970s Winfried Honig, known as Mr Honey, started compiling and computerizing English/German dictionaries, partly to provide his colleagues and students with samples of the language of business, partly to collect convincing material for his State Department of Education...

Mr. Honey's Correspondence Dictionary (English-German)

Honig, Winfried · Public domain · 28,863 words

In the 1970s Winfried Honig, known as Mr Honey, started compiling and computerizing English/German dictionaries, partly to provide his colleagues and students with samples of the language of business, partly to collect convincing material for his State Department of Education...

Mr. Honey's Correspondence Dictionary (German-English)

Honig, Winfried · Public domain · 28,484 words

In the 1970s Winfried Honig, known as Mr Honey, started compiling and computerizing English/German dictionaries, partly to provide his colleagues and students with samples of the language of business, partly to collect convincing material for his State Department of Education...

Mr. Honey's Insurance Dictionary (English-German)

Honig, Winfried · Public domain · 9,812 words

In the 1970s Winfried Honig, known as Mr Honey, started compiling and computerizing English/German dictionaries, partly to provide his colleagues and students with samples of the language of business, partly to collect convincing material for his State Department of Education...

Mr. Honey's Insurance Dictionary (German-English)

Honig, Winfried · Public domain · 9,782 words

In the 1970s Winfried Honig, known as Mr Honey, started compiling and computerizing English/German dictionaries, partly to provide his colleagues and students with samples of the language of business, partly to collect convincing material for his State Department of Education...

Mr. Honey's Large Business Dictionary (German-English)

Honig, Winfried · Public domain · 122,898 words

In the 1970s Winfried Honig, known as Mr Honey, started compiling and computerizing English/German dictionaries, partly to provide his colleagues and students with samples of the language of business, partly to collect convincing material for his State Department of Education...

Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (English-German)

Honig, Winfried · Public domain · 89,410 words

In the 1970s Winfried Honig, known as Mr Honey, started compiling and computerizing English/German dictionaries, partly to provide his colleagues and students with samples of the language of business, partly to collect convincing material for his State Department of Education...

Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English)

Honig, Winfried · Public domain · 89,427 words

In the 1970s Winfried Honig, known as Mr Honey, started compiling and computerizing English/German dictionaries, partly to provide his colleagues and students with samples of the language of business, partly to collect convincing material for his State Department of Education...

Mr. Honey's Small Banking Dictionary (English-German)

Honig, Winfried · Public domain · 22,824 words

This is a work in progress dictionary of phrases commonly used. This book contains English and equivalent German phrases. We are releasing two versions of this book, sorted for the English reader and sorted for the German reader.

Mr. Honey's Small Banking Dictionary (German-English)

Honig, Winfried · Public domain · 21,868 words

In the 1970s Winfried Honig, known as Mr Honey, started compiling and computerizing English/German dictionaries, partly to provide his colleagues and students with samples of the language of business, partly to collect convincing material for his State Department of Education...

Mr. Honey's Small Business Dictionary (English-German)

Honig, Winfried · Public domain · 19,572 words

This is a work in progress dictionary of phrases commonly used. This book contains English and equivalent German phrases. We are releasing two versions of this book, sorted for the English reader and sorted for the German reader.

Mr. Honey's Small Business Dictionary (German-English)

Honig, Winfried · Public domain · 20,523 words

This is a work in progress dictionary of phrases commonly used. This book contains English and equivalent German phrases. We are releasing two versions of this book, sorted for the English reader and sorted for the German reader.

Mr. Honey's Tourist Dictionary (English-German)

Honig, Winfried · Public domain · 8,886 words

This is a work in progress dictionary of phrases commonly used. This book contains English and equivalent German phrases. We are releasing two versions of this book, sorted for the English reader and sorted for the German reader.

Mr. Honey's Tourist Dictionary (German-English)

Honig, Winfried · Public domain · 8,885 words

This is a work in progress dictionary of phrases commonly used. This book contains English and equivalent German phrases. We are releasing two versions of this book, sorted for the English reader and sorted for the German reader.

Mr. Honey's Work Study Dictionary (English-German)

Honig, Winfried · Public domain · 20,836 words

This is a work in progress dictionary of phrases commonly used. This book contains English and equivalent German phrases. We are releasing two versions of this book, sorted for the English reader and sorted for the German reader.

Mr. Honey's Work Study Dictionary (German-English)

Honig, Winfried · Public domain · 20,836 words

This is a work in progress dictionary of phrases commonly used. This book contains English and equivalent German phrases. We are releasing two versions of this book, sorted for the English reader and sorted for the German reader.

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave

Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 · Public domain · 40,747 words

In the month of August, 1841, I attended an anti-slavery convention in Nantucket, at which it was my happiness to become acquainted with _Frederick Douglass_, the writer of the following Narrative. He was a stranger to nearly every member of that body; but, having recently mad...

Northanger Abbey

Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 · Public domain · 77,342 words

This little work was finished in the year 1803, and intended for immediate publication. It was disposed of to a bookseller, it was even advertised, and why the business proceeded no farther, the author has never been able to learn. That any bookseller should think it worth-whi...

NorthWestNet User Services Internet Resource Guide (NUSIRG)

Kochmer, Jonathan · Public domain · 281,576 words

The Project Gutenberg header and footer should be removed, and this file renamed to 40.ps before attempting to print on a PostScript device. --------------------CUT HERE-------------------------------- %!PS-Adobe-3.0 %%Creator: Windows PSCRIPT %%Title: Microsoft Word - WHOLEDO...

NREN for All: Insurmountable Opportunity

Polly, Jean Armour · Public domain · 4,192 words

This was originally published in the February 1, 1993 issue of Library Journal (volume 118, n. 2, pp 38-41). It may be freely reprinted for educational use, please let me know if you are redistributing it, I like to know if it's useful and where it's been. Please do not sell i...

O Pioneers!

Cather, Willa, 1873-1947 · Public domain · 55,624 words

Evening and the flat land, Rich and sombre and always silent; The miles of fresh-plowed soil, Heavy and black, full of strength and harshness; The growing wheat, the growing weeds, The toiling horses, the tired men; The long empty roads, Sullen fires of sunset, fading, The ete...

On the Duty of Civil Disobedience

Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862 · Public domain · 9,348 words

I heartily accept the motto,—“That government is best which governs least;” and I should like to see it acted up to more rapidly and systematically. Carried out, it finally amounts to this, which also I believe—“That government is best which governs not at all;” and when men a...

Paradise Lost

Milton, John, 1608-1674 · Public domain · 78,846 words

Of Mans First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal tast Brought Death into the World, and all our woe, With loss of _Eden_, till one greater Man Restore us, and regain the blissful Seat, Sing Heav’nly Muse, that on the secret top Of _Oreb_, or of _S...

Paradise Regained

Milton, John, 1608-1674 · Public domain · 15,920 words

I, who erewhile the happy Garden sung By one man’s disobedience lost, now sing Recovered Paradise to all mankind, By one man’s firm obedience fully tried Through all temptation, and the Tempter foiled In all his wiles, defeated and repulsed, And Eden raised in the waste Wilder...

Persuasion

Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 · Public domain · 83,243 words

Sir Walter Elliot, of Kellynch Hall, in Somersetshire, was a man who, for his own amusement, never took up any book but the Baronetage; there he found occupation for an idle hour, and consolation in a distressed one; there his faculties were roused into admiration and respect,...

Peter Pan

Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew), 1860-1937 · Public domain · 47,137 words

All children, except one, grow up. They soon know that they will grow up, and the way Wendy knew was this. One day when she was two years old she was playing in a garden, and she plucked another flower and ran with it to her mother. I suppose she must have looked rather deligh...

Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone

Sophocles, 496? BCE-407 BCE; Storr, Francis, 1839-1919 [Translator] · Public domain · 37,436 words

Translation by F. Storr, BA Formerly Scholar of Trinity College, Cambridge From the Loeb Library Edition Originally published by Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA and William Heinemann Ltd, London First published in 1912

Price/Cost Indexes from 1875 to 1989; Estimated to 2010

Hart, Michael, 1947-2011 · Public domain · 134,824 words

Many of you are aware that the $3,000 you spent on computers last year could be replaced by $2,000 spent today. However, only recently have I actually purchased computer gear that I bought with dollars that were only half as valuable as those with which one of my drives was pu...

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen · Public domain · 121,161 words

However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families, that he is considered as the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters.

Renascence, and Other Poems

Millay, Edna St. Vincent, 1892-1950 · Public domain · 6,789 words

All I could see from where I stood Was three long mountains and a wood; I turned and looked another way, And saw three islands in a bay. So with my eyes I traced the line Of the horizon, thin and fine, Straight around till I was come Back to where I'd started from; And all I s...

Roget's Thesaurus

Roget, Peter Mark, 1779-1869 · Public domain · 209,007 words

MICRA, Inc. makes no representation that the original 1911 printed work on which this is based is now in the public domain in any particular country. However, MICRA, Inc. makes no proprietary claims regarding this electronic version of the 1911 thesaurus. If the 1911 work is c...