The Annual Register, Količina 142Edmund Burke Rivingtons, 1901 Continuation of the reference work that originated with Robert Dodsley, written and published each year, which records and analyzes the year’s major events, developments and trends in Great Britain and throughout the world. From the 1920s volumes of The Annual Register took the essential shape in which they have continued ever since, opening with the history of Britain, then a section on foreign history covering each country or region in turn. Following these are the chronicle of events, brief retrospectives on the year’s cultural and economic developments, a short selection of documents, and obituaries of eminent persons who died in the year. |
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... Emperor's demand for the increase of the German Navy , and as an outlet to German popular feeling , which was especially hos- tile to England , but on what grounds no two exponents seemed able to agree , except on that of commercial ...
... Emperor's demand for the increase of the German Navy , and as an outlet to German popular feeling , which was especially hos- tile to England , but on what grounds no two exponents seemed able to agree , except on that of commercial ...
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... Emperor's personal unwillingness to aggravate the situation rendered a solution easy . The acts of our cruisers at Delagoa Bay were promptly submitted to friendly discussion , and , being recognised as informal , the German ships were ...
... Emperor's personal unwillingness to aggravate the situation rendered a solution easy . The acts of our cruisers at Delagoa Bay were promptly submitted to friendly discussion , and , being recognised as informal , the German ships were ...
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... a victorious con- clusion . " A treaty has been concluded with the German Emperor for the adjustment of rights claimed by the two countries in Samoa , Tonga , and other islands in the Pacific B 2 1900. ] [ 19 The Queen's Speech .
... a victorious con- clusion . " A treaty has been concluded with the German Emperor for the adjustment of rights claimed by the two countries in Samoa , Tonga , and other islands in the Pacific B 2 1900. ] [ 19 The Queen's Speech .
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... Emperor on the throne . But the Chinese Government would be helpless to resist oppression without a reorganisation of its Army and Navy , for which again a large increase of revenue was needed ; and he urged that the time had come for a ...
... Emperor on the throne . But the Chinese Government would be helpless to resist oppression without a reorganisation of its Army and Navy , for which again a large increase of revenue was needed ; and he urged that the time had come for a ...
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Edmund Burke. abroad might be traced in the eagerness of the German Emperor to obtain the sanction of his Parliament to create a powerful Navy , and in the lavish expenditure voted by the French Chambers in order to put the naval ...
Edmund Burke. abroad might be traced in the eagerness of the German Emperor to obtain the sanction of his Parliament to create a powerful Navy , and in the lavish expenditure voted by the French Chambers in order to put the naval ...
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Stran 9 - Roget. — THESAURUS OF ENGLISH WORDS AND PHRASES. Classified and Arranged so as to Facilitate the Expression of Ideas and assist in Literary Composition. By PETER MARK ROGET, MD, FRS Recomposed throughout, enlarged and improved, partly from the Author's Notes, and with a full Index, by the Author's Son, JOHN LEWIS ROGET. Crown 8vo., 10s.
Stran 417 - The canal shall never be blockaded, nor shall any right of war be exercised nor any act of hostility be committed within it. The United States, however, shall be at liberty to maintain such military police along the canal as may be necessary to protect it against lawlessness and disorder.
Stran 13 - SACRED AND LEGENDARY ART, containing Legends of the Angels and Archangels, the Evangelists, the Apostles, the Doctors of the Church, St. Mary Magdalene, the Patron Saints, the Martyrs, the Early Bishops, the Hermits and the WarriorSaints of Christendom, as represented in the Fine Arts.
Stran 6 - THE ROOTS OF THE MOUNTAINS, wherein is told somewhat of the Lives of the Men of Burgdale, their Friends, their Neighbours, their Foemen, and their Fellows-in-Arms.
Stran 161 - Crown 8vo., 35. 6d. WHERE THREE EMPIRES MEET: a Narrative of Recent Travel in Kashmir, Western Tibet, Baltistan, Ladak, Gilgit, and the adjoining Countries. With a Map and 54 Illustrations. Cr. 8vo. , 35. 6d. THE ' FALCON' ON THE BALTIC: a Voyage from London to Copenhagen in a Three-Tonner.
Stran 166 - Crozier (JOHN BEATTIE). CIVILISATION AND PROGRESS: being the Outlines of a New System of Political, Religious and Social Philosophy.
Stran 13 - Woodcuts. i vol. 8vo., 10S. net. THE HISTORY OF OUR LORD, as exemplified in Works of Art, with that of His Types, St. John the Baptist, and other persons of the Old and New Testament.
Stran 9 - STRANGE DWELLINGS: a Description of the Habitations of Animals, abridged from ' Homes without Hands '. With 60 Illustrations.
Stran 162 - THE GLACIERS OF THE ALPS : being a Narrative of Excursions and Ascents. An Account of the Origin and Phenomena of Glaciers, and an Exposition of the Physical Principles to which they are related.
Stran 9 - HOMES WITHOUT HANDS : A Description of the Habitations of Animals, classed according to their Principle of Construction. With 140 Illustrations. 8vo, gilt top, 7s. net. INSECTS AT HOME: A Popular Account of British Insects, their Structure, Habits and Transformations.