The Farmer and Soldier
Title | The Farmer and Soldier PDF eBook |
Author | Lydia Howard Sigourney |
Publisher | |
Pages | 26 |
Release | 1844 |
Genre | Brothers |
ISBN |
The story of two brothers, one of whom becomes a farmer and the other, a soldier.
Industrial Colonies and Village Settlements for the Consumptive (Classic Reprint)
Title | Industrial Colonies and Village Settlements for the Consumptive (Classic Reprint) PDF eBook |
Author | German Woodhead |
Publisher | CUP Archive |
Pages | 172 |
Release | 2018-01-19 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN |
Excerpt from Industrial Colonies and Village Settlements for the Consumptive Symonds, and we together examined the patients, sampled the climate and other conditions, and argued with Unger and Ruedi. Then for the second time came Hope; more solid Hope. Given a fairly early case, and three years, and recovery was in the offing. And so we went on cheerfully with Davos. But Davos was not for every one; nor was every case an early 'one. Then came the discovery that lower altitudes would do if certain conditions were obtained; and so arose the great sanatorium movement. But slowly we found that patients could not spend their lives in sanatoriums; and one day on making my way up to one of them in England, I met on the way patient after patient, slouching along, bored to death with themselves and with each other; and even worse in morale than in body. Better discipline and better notions of thera peutics mended some of that; still I could not forget those listless saunterers, and it became evident to some of us, however unwillingly, that Hope was drooping again. The sanatorium was doing a great educative work no doubt; but at the end of its four or six months - what then? To send the patient away with recommendations about light jobs, and a regime, was almost a mockery or quite. What about the wage, and the family to be supported? The next lesson was brought home to me by a visit with other commissioners to certain cities, concerning some such problems. Before me now I see a gaunt hollow-eyed man, coughing, and leaning against the wall as he tried to talk to us, saying that his mates when he came out of the sanatorium - good fellows as they were - had bought him a milk that he might creep round, and earn a bit. The brave wife, shawl on head and mill apron on, had just come from the factory, and apologised for the dirty house - as well she might. The poor thing was working all day at the factory to keep the wolf from the door. All being dragged down together into the pit! What is the value of a good house, or a clean house, if no wages! What is there for the children? And what is to stop the infection! Who then would have the imagination, the initiative, the business capacity, to lift this burden, like lifting a world? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Anthropology of Landscape
Title | The Anthropology of Landscape PDF eBook |
Author | Eric Hirsch |
Publisher | |
Pages | 281 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0198280106 |
Landscape has long had a submerged presence within anthropology, both as a framing device which informs the way the anthropologist brings his or her study into 'view', and as the meaning imputed by local people to their cultural and physical surroundings. A principal aim of this volume follows from these interconnected ways of considering landscape: the conventional, Western notion of 'landscape' may be used as productive point of departure from which to explore analgous ideas; local ideas can in turn reflexively by used to interrogate the Western construct. The Introduction argues that landscape should be conceptualized as a cultural process: a process located between place and space, inside and outside, image and representation. In the chapters that follow, nine noted anthropologists and an art historian exemplify this approach, drawing on a diverse set of case studies. These range from an analysis of Indian calendar art to an account of Israeli nature tourism, and from the creation of a metropolitan "gaze" in nineteenth-century Paris to the soundscapes particular to the Papua New Guinea rainforests. The anthropological perspectives developed here are of cross-disciplinary relevance; geographers, art historians, and archaeologists will be no less interested than anthropologists in this re-envisaging of the notion of landscape.
Soldiers Three and Other Stories by Rudyard Kipling - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
Title | Soldiers Three and Other Stories by Rudyard Kipling - Delphi Classics (Illustrated) PDF eBook |
Author | Rudyard Kipling |
Publisher | Delphi Classics |
Pages | 584 |
Release | 2017-07-17 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1788772490 |
This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘Soldiers Three and Other Stories by Rudyard Kipling - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of Rudyard Kipling’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Kipling includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily. eBook features: * The complete unabridged text of ‘Soldiers Three and Other Stories by Rudyard Kipling - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Kipling’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the textPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles
A Classical Dictionary
Title | A Classical Dictionary PDF eBook |
Author | Charles Anthon |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1570 |
Release | 1872 |
Genre | Classical dictionaries |
ISBN |
The Trumpet-Major by Thomas Hardy - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
Title | The Trumpet-Major by Thomas Hardy - Delphi Classics (Illustrated) PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Hardy |
Publisher | Delphi Classics |
Pages | 443 |
Release | 2017-07-17 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1786568357 |
This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘The Trumpet-Major’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of Thomas Hardy’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Hardy includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily. eBook features: * The complete unabridged text of ‘The Trumpet-Major’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Hardy’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the textPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles
The Political Philosophy of George Washington
Title | The Political Philosophy of George Washington PDF eBook |
Author | Jeffry H. Morrison |
Publisher | JHU Press |
Pages | 251 |
Release | 2009-04-15 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0801891094 |
A political life of Washington -- Classical republican political culture and philosophy -- British liberalism, revolution, union, and foreign affairs -- Protestant Christianity, providence, and the republic.