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It was a pleasure to burn.

In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since.

Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.

If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap

When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow.

They will tell you in Anchuria, that President Miraflores, of that volatile republic, died by his own hand in the coast town of Coralio <...>

Three invalids. — Sufferings of George and Harris. — A victim to one hundred and seven fatal maladies.

Left Munich at 8:35 P. M., on 1st May, arriving at Vienna early next morning; should have arrived at 6:46, but train was an hour late.