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Title page COPYRIGHT The Novels Roger Camerden (1887)

CONTENTS I. THE DINNER OF THE KNIGHTS OF ST. GEORGE. II. MR. CHARLES HENDERSON’S STORY. III. MR. CHARLES HENDERSON’S STORY CONTINUED, BEING THE SUBSTANCE OF HIS INTERVIEW WITH ROGER CAMERDEN. IV. MR CHARLES HENDERSON’S STORY CONCLUDED, BEING LIKEWISE THE CONCLUSION OF HIS INTERVIEW WITH ROGER CAMERDEN. V. THE COMMENTS OF THE KNIGHTS UPON HENDERSON’S NARRATIVE LEAD TO FURTHER REVELATIONS. VI. HENRY PALMER’S DEFENCE OF MARVILLE. VII. THE CLUB DISCUSSES HESTER MARVILLE - DR. MARTIN COMES TO THE RESCUE. VIII. DR. MARTIN’S EXPLANATION.

Toppleton’s Client (1893)

CONTENTS CHAPTER I. INTRODUCING MR. HOPKINS TOPPLETON. CHAPTER II. MR. HOPKINS TOPPLETON LEASES AN OFFICE. CHAPTER III. MR. HOPKINS TOPPLETON ENCOUNTERS A WEARY SPIRIT. CHAPTER IV. THE WEARY SPIRIT GIVES SOME ACCOUNT OF HIMSELF. CHAPTER V. HOPKINS BECOMES BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH THE WEARY SPIRIT. CHAPTER VI. THE SPIRIT UNFOLDS A HORRID TALE. CHAPTER VII. A CHAPTER OF PROFIT AND LOSS. CHAPTER VIII. FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MAKING OF A NAME. CHAPTER IX. THE CROWNING ACT OF INFAMY. CHAPTER X. THE SPIRIT’S STORY IS CONCLUDED. CHAPTER XI. TOPPLETON CONSULTS THE LAW AND FORMS AN OPINION. CHAPTER XII. TOPPLETON MAKES A FAIR START. CHAPTER XIII. AT BARNCASTLE HALL. CHAPTER XIV. THE DINNER AND ITS RESULT. CHAPTER XV. BARNCASTLE CONFIDES IN HOPKINS. CHAPTER XVI. MR. HOPKINS TOPPLETON MAKES A DISCOVERY. CHAPTER XVII. EPILOGUE.

Mr. Bonaparte of Corsica (1895)

CONTENTS CHAPTER I: CORSICA TO BRIENNE 1769-1779 CHAPTER II: BRIENNE 1779-1785 CHAPTER III: PARIS - VALENCE - LYONS - CORSICA 1785-1793 CHAPTER IV: SARDINIA - TOULON - NICE - PARIS - BARRAS - JOSEPHINE 1793-1796 CHAPTER V: ITALY - MILAN - VIENNA - VENICE 1796-1797 CHAPTER VI: MONTEBELLO - PARIS - EGYPT 1797-1799 CHAPTER VII: THE 19TH BRUMAIRE - CONSUL - THE TUILERIES - CAROLINE 1799 CHAPTER VIII: THE ALPS - THE EMPIRE - THE CORONATION 1800-1804 CHAPTER IX: THE RISE OF THE EMPIRE 1805-1810 CHAPTER X: THE FALL OF THE EMPIRE 1810-1814 CHAPTER XI: ELBA - THE RETURN - WATERLOO - ST. HELENA 1814-1815 CHAPTER XII: 1815-1821-1895

A Rebellious Heroine (1896)

CONTENTS I STUART HARLEY: REALIST II A PRELIMINARY TRIAL III THE RECONSTRUCTION BEGINS IV A CHAPTER FROM HARLEY, WITH NOTES V AN EXPERIMENT VI ANOTHER CHAPTER FROM HARLEY VII A BREACH OF FAITH VIII HARLEY RETURNS TO THE FRAY IX A SUMMONS NORTH X BY WAY OF EPILOGUE

Emblemland (1901)

CONTENTS CHAPTER I CHAPTER II CHAPTER III CHAPTER IV CHAPTER V CHAPTER VI CHAPTER VII CHAPTER VIII CHAPTER IX CHAPTER X CHAPTER XI

Mollie and the Unwiseman (1902)

CONTENTS I. BOPEEP. IN WHICH MOLLIE MEETS THE UNWISEMAN II. A VISIT TO THE UNWISEMAN. IN WHICH MOLLIE RENEWS AN ACQUAINTANCE III. IN THE HOUSE OF THE UNWISEMAN. IN WHICH MOLLIE READS SOME STRANGE RULES IV. A CALL FROM THE UNWISEMAN. IN WHICH MOLLIE’S CALL IS RETURNED V. THE UNWISEMAN IS OFFENDED. IN WHICH THE OLD GENTLEMAN TAKES HIS LEAVE VI. THE CHRISTMAS VENTURE OF THE UNWISEMAN. IN WHICH THE UNWISEMAN GOES INTO AN UNPROFITABLE BUSINESS VII. THE UNWISEMAN’S NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS. IN WHICH THE UNWISEMAN GIVES UP SOME VERY DISTINGUISHED WORDS VIII. THE UNWISEMAN TURNS POET. IN WHICH THE UNWISEMAN GOES INTO LITERATURE IX. THE POEMS OF THE UNWISEMAN. IN WHICH MOLLIE LISTENS TO SOME REMARKABLE VERSES X. THE UNWISEMAN’S LUNCHEON. IN WHICH THE UNWISEMAN MAKES SOME SENSIBLE REMARKS ON EATING XI. THE UNWISEMAN’S NEW BUSINESS. IN WHICH THE OLD GENTLEMAN AND MOLLIE AND WHISTLEBINKIE START ON THEIR TRAVELS

Olympian Nights (1902)

CONTENTS I. I Reach Mount Olympus II. I Seek Shelter and Find It III. The Elevator Boy IV. I Summon a Valet V. The Olympian Links VI. In the Dining-Room VII. Æsculapius, M.D. VIII. At the Zoo IX. Some Account of the Palace of Jupiter X. An Extraordinary Interview XI. A Royal Outing XII. I am Dismissed

The Andiron Tales (1906)

CONTENTS CHAPTER I. Tom and the Andirons CHAPTER II. The Story of Ebenezer CHAPTER III. Off in the Clouds CHAPTER IV. The Poker Tells His Story CHAPTER V. The Poker Concludes His Story CHAPTER VI. The Literary Bellows CHAPTER VII. They Reach the Crescent Moon CHAPTER VIII. On the Trolley Cloud. CHAPTER IX. On the Oscycle - A Narrow Escape. CHAPTER X. Home Again

Alice in Blunderland (1907)

CONTENTS CHAPTER I CHAPTER II CHAPTER III CHAPTER IV CHAPTER V CHAPTER VI CHAPTER VII

The Whole Family: A Novel by Twelve Authors (1908)

CONTENTS I. THE FATHER, by William Dean Howells II. THE OLD-MAID AUNT, by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman III. THE GRANDMOTHER, by Mary Heaton Vorse IV. THE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, by Mary Stewart Cutting V. THE SCHOOL-GIRL, by Elizabeth Jordan VI. THE SON-IN-LAW, by John Kendrick Bangs VII. THE MARRIED SON, by Henry James VIII. THE MARRIED DAUGHTER, By Elizabeth Stuart Phelps IX. THE MOTHER, by Edith Wyatt X. THE SCHOOL-BOY, By Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews XI. PEGGY, by Alice Brown XII. THE FRIEND OF THE FAMILY, by Henry Van Dyke

The Autobiography of Methuselah (1909)

CONTENTS CHAPTER I CHAPTER II CHAPTER III CHAPTER IV CHAPTER V CHAPTER VI CHAPTER VII CHAPTER VIII CHAPTER IX

Mollie and the Unwiseman Abroad (1910)

CONTENTS FOREWORD I. MOLLIE, WHISTLEBINKIE, AND THE UNWISEMAN II. THE START III. AT SEA IV. ENGLAND V. A CALL ON THE KING VI. THEY GET SOME FOG AND GO SHOPPING VII. THE UNWISEMAN VISITS THE BRITISH MUSEUM VIII. THE UNWISEMAN’S FRENCH IX. IN PARIS X. THE ALPS AT LAST XI. THE UNWISEMAN PLANS A CHAMOIS COMPANY XII. VENICE XIII. GENOA, GIBRALTAR, AND COLUMBUS XIV. AT THE CUSTOM HOUSE XV. HOME, SWEET HOME

Jack and the Checkbook (1911)

CONTENTS CHAPTER I CHAPTER II CHAPTER III CHAPTER IV CHAPTER V CHAPTER VI

From Pillar to Post (1916)

CONTENTS PREFATORY NOTE I. GETTING USED TO IT II. SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY III. GETTING THE LEVEL IV. THE GOOD SAMARITAN V. A VAGRANT POET VI. BACK-HANDED COMPLIMENTS VII. FRIENDS OF THE ROAD VIII. CHAIRMEN I HAVE MET IX. CHANCE ACQUAINTANCES X. HUMORS OF THE ROAD XI. MINE HOST XII. PERILS OF THE PLATFORM XIII. EMBARRASSING MOMENTS XIV. “SLINGS AND ARROWS” XV. EMERGENCIES XVI. A PIONEER MANAGER

The Jimmieboy Series Tiddledywink Tales (1891)

CONTENTS I. JIMMIEBOY: II. THE BLUE AND RED TIDDLEDYWINKS. III. THE BLACK TIDDLEDYWINK WRITES A POEM. IV. THE WHITE TIDDLEDYWINK. V. IN THE TIDDLEDYWINKS’ BASKET. VI. THE WHIMPERJAM AND THE WOBBLEDYPIE. VII. JIMMIEBOY AND GREENEY GO ROWING. VIII. MISS GREEN TIDDLEDYWINK. IX. JIMMIEBOY AND REDDY DRIVE TO THE ZOO. X. THE NIGHTMARE. XI. IN THE ZOO. XII. THE TEEHEELEPHANT BOTHERS REDDY. XIII. IN THE ROASTED PEANUT TREE. XIV. THE PROCESSION. XV. THE RAG-BABY CREATES A DISTURBANCE. XVI. THE ATHLETIC SPORTS BEGIN. XVII. JIMMIEBOY ACTS AS JUDGE. XVIII. A TRIP ON THE J. & T. C. RAILWAY. XIX. THE TIDDLEDYWINK BALL. XX. BACK AT HOME AGAIN.

The Tiddledywink’s Poetry Book (1892)

JIMMIEBOY AND THE TIDDLEDYWINKS A FINE PLAN THE MANGATOO THE RAILBOAT THE ANIROONEY BIRD THE GRASSHOPPER BAND THE WOBBLEDYPIE THE TIDDLEDYWINK PONY THE TIDDLEDYWINK FLOWERS THE COCKADOODLEDON’T SLY OLD TOM THE TEEHEELEPHANT A NARROW ESCAPE THE MISINFORMATION BIRD “FARE, PLEASE” THE DANCING TURTLES THE NIGHTMARE IN THE ROASTED PEANUT TREE THE POLICEMAN’S CHORUS NOT ENVIOUS THE DOLL THE TIDDLEDYWINKS CHICKENING ROUND THE WORLD THE FOOLISH TENPIN A SLEEPING CONTEST THE WHIMPERJAM GREEDY SI THE UNHAPPY ELEPHANT THE OWL FROM THE BLACK TIDDLEDYWINK’S NURSERY MELODIES JIMMIE BOY TO THE TIDDLEDYWINKS

In Camp with a Tin Soldier (1892)

CONTENTS CHAPTER I. CHAPTER II. CHAPTER III. CHAPTER IV. CHAPTER V. CHAPTER VI. CHAPTER VII. CHAPTER VIII. CHAPTER IX. CHAPTER X. CHAPTER XI. CHAPTER XII. CHAPTER XIII. CHAPTER XIV.

Half Hours with Jimmieboy (1893)

CONTENTS I. CHRISTMAS EVE AT JIMMIEBOY’S. II. THE DWARF AND THE DUDE GIANT. III. JIMMIEBOY’S DREAM POETRY. IV. A SUBTERRANEAN MUTINY. V. JIMMIEBOY IN THE LIBRARY. VI. JIMMIEBOY’S SNOWMAN. VII. THE BICYCLOPÆDIA BIRD. VIII. GIANT THE JACK KILLER. IX. JIMMIEBOY AND THE FIREWORKS. X. JIMMIEBOY’S PHOTOGRAPH. XI. JIMMIEBOY AND THE BLANK-BOOK. XII. JIMMIEBOY AND THE COMET. XIII. JIMMIEBOY AND JACK FROST - IN WHICH JACK GIVES OFFENCE. XIV. IN WHICH JIMMIEBOY AND THE GAS STOVE MAKE A START. XV. IN THE HEART OF FROSTLAND. XVI. THE END OF THE STORY.

The Mantel-Piece Minstrels, and Other Stories (1896)

CONTENTS The Mantel-Piece Minstrels. A Lesson in Bird-talk A Submarine Adventure. An Afternoon in a Hotel Room.

Bikey the Skicycle and Other Tales of Jimmieboy (1902)

CONTENTS HOW IT ALL CAME ABOUT WHEELING ON THE BIG RING OF SATURN A SUDDEN STOP AT THE TYRED INN THE TYRED INN IN THE HOSPITAL AND HOME AGAIN THE IMP OF THE TELEPHONE CAUGHT IN TOYTOWN TOTHERWAYVILLE; THE ANIMAL TOWN AN ELECTRICAL ERROR IN THE BROWNIES’ HOUSE JIMMIEBOY - and SOMETHING JIMMIEBOY’S FIREWORKS HIGH JINKS IN THE BARN JIMMIEBOY’S VALENTINE THE MAGIC SLED THE STUPID LITTLE APPLE-TREE

Uncollected Jimmieboy Tales

CONTENTS Bunkey, Monkey, and Jimmieboy Jimmieboy and the Animals Off with the Merboy CONTENTS CHAPTER I. II. THE START III. UNDER WATER IV. THE BUREAU OF INFORMATION V. THE WIZARD VI. IN THE DRAWER Jimmieboy’s Tool Chest

The Raffles Series Mrs. Raffles (1905)

CONTENTS I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE HERALD PERSONAL II. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NEWPORT VILLA III. THE ADVENTURE OF MRS. GASTER’S MAID IV. THE PEARL ROPE OF MRS. GUSHINGTON-ANDREWS V. THE ADVENTURE OF THE STEEL BONDS VI. THE ADVENTURE OF THE FRESH-AIR FUND VII. THE ADVENTURE OF MRS. ROCKERBILT’S TIARA VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE CARNEGIE LIBRARY IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE HOLD-UP X. THE ADVENTURE OF MRS. SHADD’S MUSICALE XI. THE ADVENTURE OF MRS. INNITT’S COOK XII. THE LAST ADVENTURE

R. Holmes & Co. (1906)

CONTENTS I INTRODUCING MR. RAFFLES HOLMES II THE ADVENTURE OF THE DORRINGTON RUBY SEAL III THE ADVENTURE OF MRS. BURLINGAME’S DIAMOND STOMACHER IV THE ADVENTURE OF THE MISSING PENDANTS V THE ADVENTURE OF THE BRASS CHECK VI THE ADVENTURE OF THE HIRED BURGLAR VII THE REDEMPTION OF YOUNG BILLINGTON RAND VIII “THE NOSTALGIA OF NERVY JIM THE SNATCHER” IX THE ADVENTURE OF ROOM 407 X THE MAJOR-GENERAL’S PEPPERPOTS

The Idiot Series Coffee and Repartee (1893)

CONTENTS I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII

The Idiot (1895)

CONTENTS I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII

The Idiot at Home (1900)

CONTENTS I. BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION II. A LITTLE DINNER TO SOME OLD FRIENDS III. IN THE LIBRARY IV. AS TO A SMALL DINNER V. ON THE MAINTENANCE OF AN ATTIC VI. THE IDIOT’S GARDEN VII. HOUSEHOLD POETRY VIII. SOME CONSIDERATION OF THE HIRED MAN IX. ON SOCIAL ACCOUNTS X. AS TO SANTA CLAUS XI. AS TO NEW-YEAR’S DAY XII. SOME DOMESTIC INVENTIONS XIII. A SUBURBAN COMPLICATION XIV. SOME CONSIDERATION OF THE MOTH XV. SOME CONSIDERATION OF THE BURGLAR XVI. CONCLUSION

The Inventions of the Idiot (1904)

CONTENTS I. The Culinary Guild II. A Suggestion for the Cable-cars III. The Transatlantic Trolley Company IV. The Incorporation of the Idiot V. University Extension VI. Social Expansion VII. A Beggar’s Hand-book VIII. Progressive Waffles IX. A Clearing-house for Poets X. Some Electrical Suggestions XI. Concerning Children XII. Dreamaline

The Genial Idiot (1908)

CONTENTS I. HE DISCUSSES MAXIMS AND PROVERBS II. HE DISCUSSES THE IDEAL HUSBAND III. THE IDIOT’S VALENTINE IV. HE DISCUSSES FINANCE V. HE SUGGESTS A COMIC OPERA VI. HE DISCUSSES FAME VII. ON THE DECADENCE OF APRIL-FOOL’S-DAY VIII. SPRING AND ITS POETRY IX. ON FLAT-HUNTING X. THE HOUSEMAID’S UNION XI. THE GENTLE ART OF BOOSTING XII. HE MAKES A SUGGESTION TO THE POET XIII. HE DISCUSSES THE MUSIC CURE XIV. HE DEFENDS CAMPAIGN METHODS XV. ON SHORT COURSES AT COLLEGE XVI. THE HORSE SHOW XVII. SUGGESTION TO CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS XVIII. FOR A HAPPY CHRISTMAS

Half-Hours with the Idiot (1917)

CONTENTS I. AS TO AMBASSADORS’ RESIDENCES II. AS TO THE FAIR SEX III. HE GOES CHRISTMAS SHOPPING IV. AS TO THE INCOME TAX V. A PSYCHIC VENTURE VI. ON MEDICAL CONSERVATION VII. THE U. S. TELEPHONIC AID SOCIETY VIII. FOR TIRED BUSINESS MEN

Associated Shades Series A House-Boat on the Styx (1895)

CONTENTS CHAPTER I: CHARON MAKES A DISCOVERY CHAPTER II: A DISPUTED AUTHORSHIP CHAPTER III: WASHINGTON GIVES A DINNER CHAPTER IV: HAMLET MAKES A SUGGESTION CHAPTER V: THE HOUSE COMMITTEE DISCUSS THE POETS CHAPTER VI: SOME THEORIES, DARWINIAN AND OTHERWISE CHAPTER VII: A DISCUSSION AS TO LADIES’ DAY CHAPTER VIII: A DISCONTENTED SHADE CHAPTER IX: AS TO COOKERY AND SCULPTURE CHAPTER X: STORY-TELLERS’ NIGHT CHAPTER XI: AS TO SAURIANS AND OTHERS CHAPTER XII: THE HOUSE-BOAT DISAPPEARS

The Pursuit of the House-Boat (1897)

CONTENTS I THE ASSOCIATED SHADES TAKE ACTION II THE STRANGER UNRAVELS A MYSTERY AND REVEALS HIMSELF III THE SEARCH-PARTY IS ORGANIZED IV ON BOARD THE HOUSE-BOAT V A CONFERENCE ON DECK VI A CONFERENCE BELOW-STAIRS VII THE “GEHENNA” IS CHARTERED VIII ON BOARD THE “GEHENNA” IX CAPTAIN KIDD MEETS WITH AN OBSTACLE X A WARNING ACCEPTED XI MAROONED XII THE ESCAPE AND THE END

The Enchanted Type-Writer (1899)

CONTENTS I. THE DISCOVERY II. MR. BOSWELL IMPARTS SOME LATE NEWS OF HADES III. FROM ADVANCE SHEETS OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN’S FURTHER RECOLLECTIONS IV. A CHAT WITH XANTHIPPE V. THE EDITING OF XANTHIPPE VI. THE BOSWELL TOURS: PERSONALLY CONDUCTED VII. AN IMPORTANT DECISION VIII. A HAND-BOOK TO HADES IX. SHERLOCK HOLMES AGAIN X. GOLF IN HADES

Mr. Munchausen (1901)

CONTENTS EDITOR’S APOLOGY and DEDICATION I ENCOUNTER THE OLD GENTLEMAN THE SPORTING TOUR OF MR. MUNCHAUSEN THREE MONTHS IN A BALLOON SOME HUNTING STORIES FOR CHILDREN THE STORY OF JANG HE TELLS THE TWINS OF FIRE-WORKS SAVED BY A MAGIC LANTERN AN ADVENTURE IN THE DESERT DECORATION DAY IN THE CANNIBAL ISLANDS MR. MUNCHAUSEN’S ADVENTURE WITH A SHARK THE BARON AS A RUNNER MR. MUNCHAUSEN MEETS HIS MATCH WRIGGLETTO THE POETIC JUNE-BUG, TOGETHER WITH SOME REMARKS ON THE GILLYHOOLY BIRD A LUCKY STROKE

Other Short Fiction The Lorgnette (1886)

CONTENTS I. REFLECTIVE II. SYMPATHETIC III. A MATTER OF NECESSITY IV. A NECESSARY EVIL V. NIPPED IN THE BUD VI. A MATTER OF FASHION VII. NOT SOCIABLE VIII. UNPARDONABLE INSULT IX. AN INTERESTING INVALID X. THE NEW PROFESSION XI. SHE NEEDED COACHING XII. ONE OF THE MANY XIII. MUCH ADO XIV. THE GOLDEN RULE

New Waggings of Old Tales by Two Wags (1888)

CONTENTS PROLOGUE. OPENING REMARKS BY THE DISTINGUISHED DIPLOMAT. THE RISE OF HOP O’ MY THUMB. INTRODUCTION OF THE LEADER OF THE FLESHLY SCHOOL. MARY AND THE LAMB. THE DISCIPLE OF AMBIGUITY IS INTRODUCED. THE DISCOURAGER OF CURIOSITY. THE DISTINGUISHED DIPLOMAT PRESENTS THE APOSTLE OF OBSCURITY. HOMO SENEX. THE AFRICAN REMINISCENCER TO THE FORE. RUMPELSLOPO- GAAS. THE DISTINGUISHED DIPLOMAT WAXETH ELOQUENT. CINDERELLA. THE GREAT ROMANCER IS FITTINGLY INTRODUCED. THE STRANGE CASE OF BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.

Three Weeks in Politics (1894)

CONTENTS THREE WEEKS IN POLITICS I. INTRODUCTION II. GENERAL COMMITTEES AND OTHER THINGS III. OLD JIM THE GARDENER AND OTHERS IV. SPEECHES SPOKEN AND UNSPOKEN V. THE SILVER LINING VI. CONCLUSION

The Water Ghost, and Others (1894)

CONTENTS THE WATER GHOST OF HARROWBY HALL THE SPECTRE COOK OF BANGLETOP THE SPECK ON THE LENS A MIDNIGHT VISITOR A QUICKSILVER CASSANDRA THE GHOST CLUB AN UNFORTUNATE EPISODE IN THE LIFE OF NO. 5010 A PSYCHICAL PRANK THE LITERARY REMAINS OF THOMAS BRAGDON CONSTANCY DISAPPOINTMENT

The Paradise Club (1895)

CONTENTS I. DREAMS OF UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE II. WHEN LOVELY WOMAN TAKES TO SMOKE III. GIVING A SERVANT A “CHARACTER” IV. A NEW FIELD FOR WOMAN V. A SPRING-TIME CHAT VI. A SUGGESTION FOR ARCHITECTS VII. DOMINATION OF THE DUD VIII. A QUESTION OF SYMPATHY IX. A SUMMER PROBLEM SOLVED X. SOME DISCUSSION OF THE SUMMER GIRL XI. A HANDBOOK PUBLISHING COMPANY XII. A LOOK AHEAD

Paste Jewels (1897)

CONTENTS PREFACE THE EMANCIPATION OF THADDEUS MR. BRADLEY’S JEWEL UNEXPECTED POMP AT THE PERKINS’S AN OBJECT-LESSON THE CHRISTMAS GIFTS OF THADDEUS A STRANGE BANQUET JANE

Ghosts I Have Met and Some Others (1898)

CONTENTS GHOSTS THAT HAVE HAUNTED ME A FEW SPIRIT REMINISCENCES THE MYSTERY OF MY GRANDMOTHER’S HAIR SOFA THE MYSTERY OF BARNEY O’ROURKE THE EXORCISM THAT FAILED THURLOW’S CHRISTMAS STORY CARLETON BARKER, FIRST AND SECOND

Peeps at Peoples (1899)

CONTENTS NANSEN MR. HALL CAINE EMPEROR WILLIAM MR. ALFRED AUSTIN ANDREW LANG ZOLA SIR HENRY IRVING IAN MACLAREN RUDYARD KIPLING THE DE RESZKES HENRYK SIENKIEWICZ GENERAL WEYLER

The Dreamers: A Club (1899)

CONTENTS I. THE IDEA II. IN WHICH THOMAS SNOBBE, ESQ., OF YONKERS, UNFOLDS A TALE III. IN WHICH A MINCE-PIE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR A REMARKABLE COINCIDENCE IV. BEING THE CONTRIBUTION OF MR. BEDFORD PARKE V. THE SALVATION OF FINDLAYSON VI. IN WHICH HARRY SNOBBE RECITES A TALE OF GLOOM VII. THE DREAMERS DISCUSS A MAGAZINE POEM VIII. DOLLY VISITS CHICAGO IX. IN WHICH YELLOW JOURNALISM CREEPS IN X. THE MYSTERY OF PINKHAM’S DIAMOND STUD XI. LANG TAMMAS AND DRUMSHEUGH SWEAR OFF XII. CONCLUSION - LIKEWISE MR. BILLY JONES

The Booming of Acre Hill and Other Reminiscences of Urban and Suburban Life (1900)

CONTENTS THE BOOMING OF ACRE HILL THE STRANGE MISADVENTURES OF AN ORGAN THE PLOT THAT FAILED THE BASE INGRATITUDE OF BARKIS, M.D. THE UTILITARIAN MR. CARRAWAY THE BOOK SALES OF MR. PETERS THE VALOR OF BRINLEY WILKINS THE MAYOR’S LAMPS THE BALANCE OF POWER JARLEY’S EXPERIMENT JARLEY’S THANKSGIVING HARRY AND MAUDE AND I - ALSO JAMES AN AFFINITIVE ROMANCE MRS. UPTON’S DEVICE

Over the Plum-Pudding (1901)

CONTENTS “Over the Plum-Pudding”: Why it was Never Published. An authoritative Statement by its Editor. Over the Plum-Pudding Bills, M.D. The Flunking of Watkins’s Ghost An Unmailed Letter The Amalgamated Brotherhood of Spooks A Glance Ahead Hans Pumpernickel’s Vigil The Affliction of Baron Humpfelhimmel A Great Composer How Fritz Became a Wizard Rise and Fall of the Poet Gregory The Loss of the “Gretchen B.”

Potted Fiction (1908)

CONTENTS FOREWORD ROLLO IN THE METROLOPUS CHAPTER I CHAPTER II CHAPTER III CHAPTER IV CHAPTER V CHAPTER VI CHAPTER VII CHAPTER VIII CHAPTER IX CHAPTER X CHAPTER XI CHAPTER XII CHAPTER XIII CHAPTER XIV SIX MONTHS CHAPTER I CHAPTER XIII CHAPTER XXIII CHAPTER LVIX CHAPTER LXXXXIX CHAPTER MCMVI THE LOST SECRET CHAPTER I. ROOM NO. 4114423 CHAPTER II. A MIDNIGHT VISIT CHAPTER III. A GRUESOME DISCOVERY CHAPTER IV. “WORTLEY WIGGS THE SPY” CHAPTER V. AN UNWELCOME VISITOR CHAPTER VI. ON BOARD THE “DIGESTIC” CHAPTER VII. NEMESIS A PRAGMATIC ENIGMA THE STEP-DAUGHTER OF PETERSON JAY CHAPTER I. PETERSON JAY, DETECTIVE CHAPTER II. THE DAUGHTER ON THE STEP CHAPTER III. KIDNAPPED CHAPTER IV. IN THE CAVE CHAPTER V. THE RESCUE CHAPTER VI. IN THE SIGHT OF HEAVEN CHAPTER VII. CONCLUSION SOMEHOW LONG CHAPTER I CHAPTER II CHAPTER III CHAPTER IV CHAPTER V CHAPTER VI

A Little Book of Christmas (1912)

CONTENTS THE CONVERSION OF HETHERINGTON THE CHILD WHO HAD EVERYTHING BUT - SANTA CLAUS AND LITTLE BILLEE THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN SANTAS

The Plays The Bicyclers, and Three Other Farces (1896)

CONTENTS THE BICYCLERS A DRAMATIC EVENING THE FATAL MESSAGE A PROPOSAL UNDER DIFFICULTIES

The Poetry Cobwebs from a Library Corner (1899)

CONTENTS BOOKISH A PESSIMISTIC VIEW THE MASTER’S PEN - A CONFESSION BOOKWORM BALLADS A LITERARY FEAST IDEAS FOR SALE THE AUTHOR’S BOOMERANG TO AN EGOTISTICAL BIOGRAPHER NO COPYRIGHT NEEDED INGREDIENTS OF GREATNESS A COMMON FAVORITE THEIR PENS AN UNSOLVED PROBLEM THE BIBLIOPHILE’S THREAT MY TREASURES A POET’S FAD THE POET UNDONE A WANING MUSE MODESTY MY LORD THE BOOK THE BIBLIOMISER A READER FATE! A PLEASING THOUGHT BY A BIBLIOMANIAC A CONFESSION THE EDITION DE LOOKS WISE AND OTHERWISE NAPOLINI’S ERROR MY COLOR CONTENTMENT IN NATURE THE HEROIC GUNNER THE PATHETIC TALE OF THE CADDY BOY GARRULOUS WISDOM THE PERJURY OF A REJECTED LOVER MAID OF CULTURE NOT PERFECT A CITY DWELLER’S WISH WHERE ARE THEY? MEMORIES A SAD STATE AD ASTRA PER OTIUM CONSOLATION SATISFACTION TO A WITHERED ROSE THE WORST OF ENEMIES JOKES OF THE NIGHT AN AUTUMNAL ROMANCE THE COUNTRY IN JULY THE CURSE OF WEALTH THE RHYME OF THE ANCIENT POPULIST ONE OF THE NAMELESS GREAT IN FEBRUARY DAYS A CHANGE OF AMBITION MESSAGE FROM MAHATMAS THE GOLD-SEEKERS ODE TO A POLITICIAN SOME ARE AMATEURS

The Non-Fiction Uncle Sam, Trustee (1902)

CONTENTS PREFACE. PART I. CUBA IN HISTORY Chapter I Chapter II Chapter III Chapter IV Chapter V Chapter VI PART II. THE TRUST Chapter I Chapter II Chapter III Chapter IV Chapter V Chapter VI Chapter VII Chapter VIII Chapter IX Chapter X Chapter XI

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