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First published in 1910, "Home Fun" is a guide to entertaining guests in your own home, with chapters on everything from holding amateur performances and odd experiments, to indoor fireworks, parlour games, and beyond! This fantastic volume is full of interesting ideas, and it would make for a wonderful addition to any home collection. Contents include: "Amateur Theatricals", "Mysteries of Make-up", "The Quick-Change Artist", "Character Impersonations", "the Universal Hat", "Some Suggestions in Black", "Tableaux Vivants", 'Charades", "The Possibilities of the Musical Sketch", "Vamping Simplified", "An Evening at the Phonograph", "Musical Glasses", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in a modern, high-quality edition complete with the original text and artwork.

Contained within this book is a vintage guide to the English cities of Bath and Bristol. It offers the reader a range of information on the subject, including historical details and descriptions of the people and customs, as well as notable events and achievements related to the areas. This book is highly recommended for those with an interest in the colourful history of these neighbouring English cities, and in England in general. Contents include: "Bath", "Bristol", "Empire Building", "Privateering", "Clifton: Its Beauty and Associations", "Churches and Their Associations", "Bristol's Connection with Literature", "Art and the Drama", "Science and Religion", "Charities", "The Riots", etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with the original text and artwork.

"Up-Country Swahili Exercises" is a guide to learning Swahili complete with exercises. Swahili, also known as Kiswahili, is a Bantu language and the first language of the Swahili people. It is a lingua franca of the African Great Lakes region and other parts of Southeast Africa, including Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi, Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This volume concentrates on rural dialects and the more commonly-spoken language rather than "Correct Swahili", and it will be of considerable utility to those wishing to learn it. Contents include: "Adjectives", "Adverbs", "Comparison of Adjectives", "Conjunctions", "Demonstrations", "English-Derived Words". "Interrogative", "Locative Case", "Measure", "Money", "Na", "Nouns", "Numerals", "Personal Prefixes", "Pronunciation", "Solutions to Exercises", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with the original text and artwork.

This collection of essays features some of the best of R. G. Collingwood's work concerning the relationship between history and philosophy.First published posthumously in 1965, Essays in the Philosophy of History is a collection of R. G. Collingwood's best work. He explores the philosophy of history, its aims, limitations, and relevance. Highly recommended for students of philosophy and those interested in historical cycles.The contents of this volume feature:- Croce's Philosophy of History- Are History and Science Different Kinds of Knowledge?- The Nature and Aims of a Philosophy of History- Oswald Spengler and the Theory of Historical Cycles- The Limits of Historical Knowledge- A Philosophy of History- A Philosophy of Progress

This vintage book contains a detailed guide to the breathing techniques employed by singers and public speakers. Written in simple, clear language and full of useful information, this timeless handbook is highly recommended for modern readers with a practical interest in singing. "Learn to breathe and control your breath; learn also to increase the power and beautify the quality of your voice; by studying Twelve Lessons on Breathing and Breath Control"Contents include: Lesson I - In Breathing - A Study of the Movement in Ordinary InspirationLesson II - In Breathing - The Parts of the Act of InspirationLesson III - In Breathing - The Backward ExpansionLesson IV - In Breathing - The Forward ExpansionLesson V - In Breathing - The Upward ExpansionLesson VI - In Breathing - The Upward Movement of the Chest, continuedLesson VII - PowerLesson VIII - Breath Control Part 1Lesson IX - Breath Control Part 2Lesson X - Breath Control Part 3Lesson XI - Breath Control Part 4Lesson XII - Breath Control Part 5Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. Originally published in 1896, we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition.