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Project Gutenberg (PG) is a volunteer effort to digitize and archive cultural works, to encourage the creation and distribution of eBooks. It was founded in 1971 by Michael S. Hart and is the oldest digital library. Most of the items in its collection are the full texts of public domain books. The ...
A fertile hilly island in the Indian Archipelago, SW. of Timor, a Dutch possession.
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A fertile island in the Aegean Sea, about 30 m. long and 8 wide, separated from the coast of Ionia, three-quarters of a mile wide; had an extensive trade with Egypt and Crete; came through various fortunes under the chief Powers of ancient and mediaeval Europe till it became subject to Turkey; had a capital of the same name, which in the fifth century B.C. was one of the finest cities in the world.
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A fertile region in Palestine of the maritime plain between Carmel and Philistia.
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A festival in ancient Rome in honor of Saturn, in which all classes, free and bond, and young and old, enjoyed and indulged in all kinds of merriment without restraint.
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A flourishing city of Virginia, U.S., on the Roanoke River; has rapidly sprung into a busy center of steel, iron, machinery, tobacco, and other factories.
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A flourishing market-town in Surrey, 21 m. S. of London; is a busy railway center; has interesting historic ruins; an old church, among others containing the grave of Lord Howard of Effingham.
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A flourishing port of North Spain, stands on a fine bay facing the Bay of Biscay, 316 m. N. of Madrid; actively engaged in cigar-making, brewing, cotton-spinning, flour-milling, etc.; exports flour, wine, and cereals; a popular seaside resort.
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A flourishing river-port of Cheshire, on the Mersey, 12 m. SE. of Liverpool, at the terminus of the Bridgewater Canal; is an old place dating back to the 10th century; has excellent docks; industries embrace shipbuilding, iron-founding, etc.
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A flourishing seaport of Northumberland, on the Tyne, near the mouth, 8 m. NE. of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and lying within the municipal borough of Tynemouth; is of quite modern growth, and of a plain, uninteresting appearance; has a theatre, free library, Mariners' Home, fine park, etc.; the docks cover 79 acres, and a large export trade in coal is carried on.
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A flourishing town and cotton center in Lancashire, prettily situated on the Roche, 11 m. NE. Of Manchester; its woollen and cotton trade (flannels and calicoes) dates back to Elizabeth's time; has an interesting 12th century parish church.
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