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CONTENTS: Uarda An Egyptian Princess The Sisters Joshua Cleopatra The Emperor Homo Sum Serapis Arachne The Bride Of The Nile A Thorny Path In The Fire Of The For...

Translated by Clara Bell PREFACE.

Translated from the German by Clara Bell TRANSLATOR'S NOTE: In translating what is supposed to be a transcript into modern German of the language of Nuremberg in the fifteenth century, I have m...

Translated from the German by Clara Bell DEDICATION.

Translated from the German by Eleanor Grove PREFACE TO THE SECOND GERMAN EDITION Aut prodesse volunt ant delectare poetae, Aut simul et jucunda et idonea dicere vitae.

CHAPTER I. On the eve of St. Medard's Day in the year 1281, the moon, which had just risen, was shining brightly upon the imperial free city of Nuremberg; its rays found their way into the street ...

CHAPTER I. The busy turmoil of the town had been hushed for some hours; the moon and stars were keeping silent watch over Alexandria, and many of the inhabitants were already in the land of dreams.

Translated from the German by Mary J. Safford TO MY SONS.

Translated by Clara Bell PREFACE.

CHAPTER I. The green screen slowly rose, covering the lower portion of the broad studio window where Heron, the gem-cutter, was at work.

Translated from the German by Mary J. Safford PREFACE.

CHAPTER I. Deep silence brooded over the water and the green islands which rose like oases from its glittering surface.

CHAPTER I. Half a lustrum had elapsed since Egypt had become subject to the youthful power of the Arabs, which had risen with such unexampled vigor and rapidity.

CHAPTER I. In the year 1574 A. D. spring made its joyous entry into the Netherlands at an unusually early date.

Volume 5. CHAPTER XXVI.

CHAPTER I. The sun sometimes shone brightly upon the little round panes of the ancient building, the Golden Cross, on the northern side of the square, which the people of Ratisbon call "on the moo...

Volume 2. CHAPTER VIII. The magistrate's horses did not reach the city gate, from the monastery, more quickly than Ulrich.

CHAPTER I. "A word, only a word!"

CHAPTER I. "May a thunderbolt strike you!"

Translated from the German by Mary J. Safford PREFACE.

CHAPTER XX. As Nemu, on his way back from his visit to Ani, approached his mistress's house, he was detained by a boy, who desired him to follow him to the stranger's quarter.

Volume 6. CHAPTER XXIV.

Volume 6. CHAPTER V. The Minorite had gone.

Volume 1. Translated by Clara Bell PREFACE.

An hour later, Ani, in rich attire, left his father's tomb, and drove his brilliant chariot past the witch's cave, and the little cottage of Uarda's father.

Volume 1. Translated by Clara Bell PREFACE.

THE HISTORICAL ROMANCES OF GEORG EBERS UARDA A ROMANCE OF ANCIENT EGYPT Translated from the German by Clara Bell DEDICATION.

Volume 8. CHAPTER XV. Day followed day, a week elapsed, and no message had reached Schweinau from Heinz Schorlin or Katterle.

Volume 5. CHAPTER XVII. During all these hours Orion had been in the solitude of his own rooms.

Volume 2. CHAPTER V. Pontius had gone to the steward's room, with a frowning brow, but it was with a smile on his strongly-marked lips, and a brisk step that he returned to his work-people.

Translated from the German by Clara Bell DEDICATION TO HERR EDUARD von HALLBERGER Allow me, my dear friend, to dedicate these pages to you.

Volume 5. CHAPTER XXII.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS The Novels Of Georg Ebers Portrait Of Georg Ebers Uarda Cleopatra Margery Homo Sum--The Recluse In The Fire Of The Forge Bookcover QUOTATIONS: A noble mind can ne...

CHAPTER I. Deep silence brooded over the water and the green islands which rose like oases from its glittering surface.

Volume 9. CHAPTER XXIII.

Volume 1. THE HISTORICAL ROMANCES OF GEORG EBERS Translated from the German by Eleanor Grove PREFACE TO THE SECOND GERMAN EDITION Aut prodesse volunt ant delectare po...

CHAPTER V. The night during which the Princess Bent-Anat and her followers had knocked at the gate of the House of Seti was past.

Volume 5. While the market place in Tennis was filling, Archias's white house had become a heap of smouldering ruins.

Volume 4. CHAPTER XVI. The day had flown swiftly for Dada under the roof of Medius; there were costumes and scenery in wonderful variety for her to look over; the children were bright and frien...

Volume 3. CHAPTER XI. Agne's flight remained unperceived for some little time, for every member of the merchant's household was at the moment intent on some personal interest.

[NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.

Volume 1. Translated from the German by Mary J. Safford PREFACE.

CHAPTER I. Half a lustrum had elapsed since Egypt had become subject to the youthful power of the Arabs, which had risen with such unexampled vigor and rapidity.

Volume 2. CHAPTER VII. In the very midst of the white wall with its bastions and ramparts, which formed the fortifications of Memphis, stood the old palace of the kings, a stately structure bui...

Volume 4. CHAPTER XVI. "Poor Wolf!"

Volume 5. CHAPTER XX. Gorgo, when she had left her grandmother, could not rest.

[NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.

Volume 4. CHAPTER XVII. A paved road, with a row of Sphinxes on each side, led from the Greek temple of Serapis to the rock-hewn tombs of Apis, and the temples and chapels built over them, and ...

Volume 6. CHAPTER V. At the third hour after sunrise a distinguished assemblage of people gathered at the landing place east of the Temple of Poseidon in the great harbour of Alexandria.

Volume 3. CHAPTER X. "When the moon is over Pelican Island."