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Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa
Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa

Chapter I

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Account
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A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent.
Covering Stanley's Expedition to Find Livingstone, His Crossing the Continent and Exploration of the Congo from Its Headwaters to the Ocean, His Establishment of the Congo Free State, and His Last Great Achievement--the Discovery and Deliverance of Emin Pasha.
Author of "_Napoleon and his Marshals_," "_Washington and his Generals_," "_Sherman and his Campaigns_," "_Farragut and our Naval Commanders_," "_Sacred Mountains_," "_Life of General Grants_," _etc._ Author of "_The Saga of the Mistletoe_," "_Landmarks_," "_Facts and Fancies of Evolution_," "_The Age of Commonplace_," "_The Johnstown Flood_," _etc._
Illustrated.
Edgewood Publishing Co. 1890.
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Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa is here in full — 28 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent.
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Covering Stanley's Expedition to Find Livingstone, His Crossing the Continent and Exploration of the Congo from Its Headwaters to the Ocean, His Establishment of the Congo Free State, and His Last Great Achievement--the Discovery and Deliverance of Emin Pasha.
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Author of "_Napoleon and his Marshals_," "_Washington and his Generals_," "_Sherman and his Campaigns_," "_Farragut and our Naval Commanders_," "_Sacred Mountains_," "_Life of General Grants_," _etc._ Author of "_The Saga of the Mistletoe_," "_Landmarks_," "_Facts and Fancies of Evolution_," "_The Age of Commonplace_," "_The Johnstown Flood_," _etc._
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Illustrated.
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Edgewood Publishing Co. 1890.
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1890

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From this reading Edgewood Publishing Co. 1890.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent.

Account

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From this reading A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent.

Achievement

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From this reading Covering Stanley's Expedition to Find Livingstone, His Crossing the Continent and Exploration of the Congo from Its Headwaters to the Ocean, His Establishment of the Congo Free State, and His Last Great Achievement--the Discovery and Deliverance of Emin Pasha.

Age

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From this reading Author of "_Napoleon and his Marshals_," "_Washington and his Generals_," "_Sherman and his Campaigns_," "_Farragut and our Naval Commanders_," "_Sacred Mountains_," "_Life of General Grants_," _etc._ Author of "_The Saga of the Mistletoe_," "_Landmarks_," "_Facts and Fancies of Evolution_," "_The Age of Commonplace_," "_The Johnstown Flood_," _etc._

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Covering Stanley's Expedition to Find Livingstone, His Crossing the Continent and Exploration of the Congo from Its Headwaters to the Ocean, His Establishment of the Congo Free State, and His Last Great Achievement--the Discovery and Deliverance of Emin Pasha.

Author

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Campaigns

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Co

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From this reading Edgewood Publishing Co. 1890.

Commanders

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Commonplace

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Congo

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From this reading Covering Stanley's Expedition to Find Livingstone, His Crossing the Continent and Exploration of the Congo from Its Headwaters to the Ocean, His Establishment of the Congo Free State, and His Last Great Achievement--the Discovery and Deliverance of Emin Pasha.

Continent

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From this reading A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent.

Covering

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From this reading Covering Stanley's Expedition to Find Livingstone, His Crossing the Continent and Exploration of the Congo from Its Headwaters to the Ocean, His Establishment of the Congo Free State, and His Last Great Achievement--the Discovery and Deliverance of Emin Pasha.

Crossing

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From this reading Covering Stanley's Expedition to Find Livingstone, His Crossing the Continent and Exploration of the Congo from Its Headwaters to the Ocean, His Establishment of the Congo Free State, and His Last Great Achievement--the Discovery and Deliverance of Emin Pasha.

Dark

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From this reading A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent.

Deliverance

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From this reading Covering Stanley's Expedition to Find Livingstone, His Crossing the Continent and Exploration of the Congo from Its Headwaters to the Ocean, His Establishment of the Congo Free State, and His Last Great Achievement--the Discovery and Deliverance of Emin Pasha.

Discovery

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From this reading Covering Stanley's Expedition to Find Livingstone, His Crossing the Continent and Exploration of the Congo from Its Headwaters to the Ocean, His Establishment of the Congo Free State, and His Last Great Achievement--the Discovery and Deliverance of Emin Pasha.

Edgewood

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From this reading Edgewood Publishing Co. 1890.

Emin

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From this reading Covering Stanley's Expedition to Find Livingstone, His Crossing the Continent and Exploration of the Congo from Its Headwaters to the Ocean, His Establishment of the Congo Free State, and His Last Great Achievement--the Discovery and Deliverance of Emin Pasha.

Establishment

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From this reading Covering Stanley's Expedition to Find Livingstone, His Crossing the Continent and Exploration of the Congo from Its Headwaters to the Ocean, His Establishment of the Congo Free State, and His Last Great Achievement--the Discovery and Deliverance of Emin Pasha.

etc

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From this reading Author of "_Napoleon and his Marshals_," "_Washington and his Generals_," "_Sherman and his Campaigns_," "_Farragut and our Naval Commanders_," "_Sacred Mountains_," "_Life of General Grants_," _etc._ Author of "_The Saga of the Mistletoe_," "_Landmarks_," "_Facts and Fancies of Evolution_," "_The Age of Commonplace_," "_The Johnstown Flood_," _etc._

Evolution

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From this reading Author of "_Napoleon and his Marshals_," "_Washington and his Generals_," "_Sherman and his Campaigns_," "_Farragut and our Naval Commanders_," "_Sacred Mountains_," "_Life of General Grants_," _etc._ Author of "_The Saga of the Mistletoe_," "_Landmarks_," "_Facts and Fancies of Evolution_," "_The Age of Commonplace_," "_The Johnstown Flood_," _etc._

Expedition

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From this reading Covering Stanley's Expedition to Find Livingstone, His Crossing the Continent and Exploration of the Congo from Its Headwaters to the Ocean, His Establishment of the Congo Free State, and His Last Great Achievement--the Discovery and Deliverance of Emin Pasha.

Expeditions

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From this reading A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent.

Exploration

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From this reading Covering Stanley's Expedition to Find Livingstone, His Crossing the Continent and Exploration of the Congo from Its Headwaters to the Ocean, His Establishment of the Congo Free State, and His Last Great Achievement--the Discovery and Deliverance of Emin Pasha.

Facts

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From this reading Author of "_Napoleon and his Marshals_," "_Washington and his Generals_," "_Sherman and his Campaigns_," "_Farragut and our Naval Commanders_," "_Sacred Mountains_," "_Life of General Grants_," _etc._ Author of "_The Saga of the Mistletoe_," "_Landmarks_," "_Facts and Fancies of Evolution_," "_The Age of Commonplace_," "_The Johnstown Flood_," _etc._

Fancies

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From this reading Author of "_Napoleon and his Marshals_," "_Washington and his Generals_," "_Sherman and his Campaigns_," "_Farragut and our Naval Commanders_," "_Sacred Mountains_," "_Life of General Grants_," _etc._ Author of "_The Saga of the Mistletoe_," "_Landmarks_," "_Facts and Fancies of Evolution_," "_The Age of Commonplace_," "_The Johnstown Flood_," _etc._

Farragut

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From this reading Author of "_Napoleon and his Marshals_," "_Washington and his Generals_," "_Sherman and his Campaigns_," "_Farragut and our Naval Commanders_," "_Sacred Mountains_," "_Life of General Grants_," _etc._ Author of "_The Saga of the Mistletoe_," "_Landmarks_," "_Facts and Fancies of Evolution_," "_The Age of Commonplace_," "_The Johnstown Flood_," _etc._

Find

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From this reading Covering Stanley's Expedition to Find Livingstone, His Crossing the Continent and Exploration of the Congo from Its Headwaters to the Ocean, His Establishment of the Congo Free State, and His Last Great Achievement--the Discovery and Deliverance of Emin Pasha.

Flood

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From this reading Author of "_Napoleon and his Marshals_," "_Washington and his Generals_," "_Sherman and his Campaigns_," "_Farragut and our Naval Commanders_," "_Sacred Mountains_," "_Life of General Grants_," _etc._ Author of "_The Saga of the Mistletoe_," "_Landmarks_," "_Facts and Fancies of Evolution_," "_The Age of Commonplace_," "_The Johnstown Flood_," _etc._

Free

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From this reading Covering Stanley's Expedition to Find Livingstone, His Crossing the Continent and Exploration of the Congo from Its Headwaters to the Ocean, His Establishment of the Congo Free State, and His Last Great Achievement--the Discovery and Deliverance of Emin Pasha.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Covering Stanley's Expedition to Find Livingstone, His Crossing the Continent and Exploration of the Congo from Its Headwaters to the Ocean, His Establishment of the Congo Free State, and His Last Great Achievement--the Discovery and Deliverance of Emin Pasha.

General

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From this reading Author of "_Napoleon and his Marshals_," "_Washington and his Generals_," "_Sherman and his Campaigns_," "_Farragut and our Naval Commanders_," "_Sacred Mountains_," "_Life of General Grants_," _etc._ Author of "_The Saga of the Mistletoe_," "_Landmarks_," "_Facts and Fancies of Evolution_," "_The Age of Commonplace_," "_The Johnstown Flood_," _etc._

Generals

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From this reading Author of "_Napoleon and his Marshals_," "_Washington and his Generals_," "_Sherman and his Campaigns_," "_Farragut and our Naval Commanders_," "_Sacred Mountains_," "_Life of General Grants_," _etc._ Author of "_The Saga of the Mistletoe_," "_Landmarks_," "_Facts and Fancies of Evolution_," "_The Age of Commonplace_," "_The Johnstown Flood_," _etc._

Grants

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From this reading Author of "_Napoleon and his Marshals_," "_Washington and his Generals_," "_Sherman and his Campaigns_," "_Farragut and our Naval Commanders_," "_Sacred Mountains_," "_Life of General Grants_," _etc._ Author of "_The Saga of the Mistletoe_," "_Landmarks_," "_Facts and Fancies of Evolution_," "_The Age of Commonplace_," "_The Johnstown Flood_," _etc._

Graphic

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From this reading A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent.

Great

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From this reading Covering Stanley's Expedition to Find Livingstone, His Crossing the Continent and Exploration of the Congo from Its Headwaters to the Ocean, His Establishment of the Congo Free State, and His Last Great Achievement--the Discovery and Deliverance of Emin Pasha.

Headwaters

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From this reading Covering Stanley's Expedition to Find Livingstone, His Crossing the Continent and Exploration of the Congo from Its Headwaters to the Ocean, His Establishment of the Congo Free State, and His Last Great Achievement--the Discovery and Deliverance of Emin Pasha.

Heart

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From this reading A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent.

Henry

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From this reading A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Covering Stanley's Expedition to Find Livingstone, His Crossing the Continent and Exploration of the Congo from Its Headwaters to the Ocean, His Establishment of the Congo Free State, and His Last Great Achievement--the Discovery and Deliverance of Emin Pasha.

Illustrated

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From this reading Illustrated.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent.

ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Covering Stanley's Expedition to Find Livingstone, His Crossing the Continent and Exploration of the Congo from Its Headwaters to the Ocean, His Establishment of the Congo Free State, and His Last Great Achievement--the Discovery and Deliverance of Emin Pasha.

Johnstown

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Landmarks

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From this reading Author of "_Napoleon and his Marshals_," "_Washington and his Generals_," "_Sherman and his Campaigns_," "_Farragut and our Naval Commanders_," "_Sacred Mountains_," "_Life of General Grants_," _etc._ Author of "_The Saga of the Mistletoe_," "_Landmarks_," "_Facts and Fancies of Evolution_," "_The Age of Commonplace_," "_The Johnstown Flood_," _etc._

Last

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From this reading Covering Stanley's Expedition to Find Livingstone, His Crossing the Continent and Exploration of the Congo from Its Headwaters to the Ocean, His Establishment of the Congo Free State, and His Last Great Achievement--the Discovery and Deliverance of Emin Pasha.

Life

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From this reading Author of "_Napoleon and his Marshals_," "_Washington and his Generals_," "_Sherman and his Campaigns_," "_Farragut and our Naval Commanders_," "_Sacred Mountains_," "_Life of General Grants_," _etc._ Author of "_The Saga of the Mistletoe_," "_Landmarks_," "_Facts and Fancies of Evolution_," "_The Age of Commonplace_," "_The Johnstown Flood_," _etc._

Livingstone

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From this reading Covering Stanley's Expedition to Find Livingstone, His Crossing the Continent and Exploration of the Congo from Its Headwaters to the Ocean, His Establishment of the Congo Free State, and His Last Great Achievement--the Discovery and Deliverance of Emin Pasha.

M

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From this reading A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent.

Marshals

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Mistletoe

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From this reading Author of "_Napoleon and his Marshals_," "_Washington and his Generals_," "_Sherman and his Campaigns_," "_Farragut and our Naval Commanders_," "_Sacred Mountains_," "_Life of General Grants_," _etc._ Author of "_The Saga of the Mistletoe_," "_Landmarks_," "_Facts and Fancies of Evolution_," "_The Age of Commonplace_," "_The Johnstown Flood_," _etc._

Mountains

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Napoleon

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Naval

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Ocean

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From this reading Covering Stanley's Expedition to Find Livingstone, His Crossing the Continent and Exploration of the Congo from Its Headwaters to the Ocean, His Establishment of the Congo Free State, and His Last Great Achievement--the Discovery and Deliverance of Emin Pasha.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Author of "_Napoleon and his Marshals_," "_Washington and his Generals_," "_Sherman and his Campaigns_," "_Farragut and our Naval Commanders_," "_Sacred Mountains_," "_Life of General Grants_," _etc._ Author of "_The Saga of the Mistletoe_," "_Landmarks_," "_Facts and Fancies of Evolution_," "_The Age of Commonplace_," "_The Johnstown Flood_," _etc._

Pasha

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From this reading Covering Stanley's Expedition to Find Livingstone, His Crossing the Continent and Exploration of the Congo from Its Headwaters to the Ocean, His Establishment of the Congo Free State, and His Last Great Achievement--the Discovery and Deliverance of Emin Pasha.

Publishing

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From this reading Edgewood Publishing Co. 1890.

Sacred

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Saga

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From this reading Author of "_Napoleon and his Marshals_," "_Washington and his Generals_," "_Sherman and his Campaigns_," "_Farragut and our Naval Commanders_," "_Sacred Mountains_," "_Life of General Grants_," _etc._ Author of "_The Saga of the Mistletoe_," "_Landmarks_," "_Facts and Fancies of Evolution_," "_The Age of Commonplace_," "_The Johnstown Flood_," _etc._

Several

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From this reading A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent.

Sherman

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Stanley

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From this reading A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent.

Stanley's

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From this reading Covering Stanley's Expedition to Find Livingstone, His Crossing the Continent and Exploration of the Congo from Its Headwaters to the Ocean, His Establishment of the Congo Free State, and His Last Great Achievement--the Discovery and Deliverance of Emin Pasha.

State

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From this reading Covering Stanley's Expedition to Find Livingstone, His Crossing the Continent and Exploration of the Congo from Its Headwaters to the Ocean, His Establishment of the Congo Free State, and His Last Great Achievement--the Discovery and Deliverance of Emin Pasha.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Covering Stanley's Expedition to Find Livingstone, His Crossing the Continent and Exploration of the Congo from Its Headwaters to the Ocean, His Establishment of the Congo Free State, and His Last Great Achievement--the Discovery and Deliverance of Emin Pasha.

Washington

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From this reading Author of "_Napoleon and his Marshals_," "_Washington and his Generals_," "_Sherman and his Campaigns_," "_Farragut and our Naval Commanders_," "_Sacred Mountains_," "_Life of General Grants_," _etc._ Author of "_The Saga of the Mistletoe_," "_Landmarks_," "_Facts and Fancies of Evolution_," "_The Age of Commonplace_," "_The Johnstown Flood_," _etc._