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The Novels
Philistia
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.
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XX.
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXII.
CHAPTER XXIII.
CHAPTER XXIV.
CHAPTER XXV.
CHAPTER XXVI.
CHAPTER XXVII.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
CHAPTER XXIX.
CHAPTER XXX.
CHAPTER XXXI.
CHAPTER XXXII.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
CHAPTER XXXIV.
CHAPTER XXXV.
CHAPTER XXXVI.
CHAPTER XXXVII.
Babylon
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I. RURAL AMERICA.
CHAPTER II. RURAL ENGLAND.
CHAPTER III. PERNICIOUS LITERATURE.
CHAPTER IV. PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY.
CHAPTER V. EMANCIPATION.
CHAPTER VI. ENTER A NEW ENGLANDER.
CHAPTER VII. THE DEACON FALTERS.
CHAPTER VIII. WOOD AND STONE.
CHAPTER IX. CONSPIRACY.
CHAPTER X. MINNA IMPROVES HERSELF.
CHAPTER XI. EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGES.
CHAPTER XII. AN ARTISTIC ENGAGEMENT.
CHAPTER XIII. AN EVE IN EDEN.
CHAPTER XIV. MINNA GIVES NOTICE.
CHAPTER XV. A DOOR OPENS
CHAPTER XVI. COLIN’S DEPARTURE.
CHAPTER XVII. A LITTLE CLOUD LIKE A MAN’S HAND.
CHAPTER XVIII. HIRAM IN WONDERLAND.
CHAPTER XIX. UNWARRANTABLE INTRUSION.
CHAPTER XX. THE STRANDS CONVERGE.
CHAPTER XXI. COLIN SETTLES HIMSELF.
CHAPTER XXII. HIRAM GETS SETTLED.
CHAPTER XXIII. RECOGNITION.
CHAPTER XXIV. GWEN AND HIRAM.
CHAPTER XXV. MINNA BETTERS HERSELF.
CHAPTER XXVI. BREAKING UP.
CHAPTER XXVII. THE DEACON MAKES A GOOD END.
CHAPTER XXVIII. AN ART PATRON.
CHAPTER XXIX. A VIEW OF ROME, By Hiram Winthrop.
CHAPTER XXX. MINNA’S RESOLUTION.
CHAPTER XXXI. COUSINS.
CHAPTER XXXII. RE-ENTER GWEN.
CHAPTER XXXIII. CECCA.
CHAPTER XXXIV. HIRAM SEES LAND.
CHAPTER XXXV. MAN PROPOSES.
CHAPTER XXXVI. CECCA SHOWS HER HAND.
CHAPTER XXXVII. CECCA AND MINNA.
CHAPTER XXXVIII. GWEN HAS A VISITOR.
CHAPTER XXXIX. GWEN’S DECISION.
CHAPTER XL. AFTER THE STORM.
CHAPTER XLI. AUDOUIN’S MISTAKE.
CHAPTER XLII. A DISTINGUISHED CRITIC.
CHAPTER XLIII. THE SLOUGH OF DESPOND.
CHAPTER XLIV. THE CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS.
CHAPTER XLV. HOVERING.
CHAPTER XLVI. AUDOUIN SINKS OR SWIMS.
CHAPTER XLVII. ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL.
This Mortal Coil
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.
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XX.
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXII.
CHAPTER XXIII.
CHAPTER XXIV.
CHAPTER XXV.
CHAPTER XXVI.
CHAPTER XXVII.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
CHAPTER XXIX.
CHAPTER XXX.
CHAPTER XXXI.
CHAPTER XXXII.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
CHAPTER XXXIV.
CHAPTER XXXV.
CHAPTER XXXVI.
CHAPTER XXXVII.
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
CHAPTER XXXIX.
CHAPTER XL.
CHAPTER XLI.
CHAPTER XLII.
CHAPTER XLIII.
CHAPTER XLIV.
CHAPTER XLV.
CHAPTER XLVI
CHAPTER XLVII.
CHAPTER XLVIII.
CHAPTER XLIX.
CHAPTER L.
CHAPTER LI.
CHAPTER LII.
The White Man’s Foot
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.
The Jaws of Death
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
What’s Bred in the Bone
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.
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XX.
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXII.
CHAPTER XXIII.
CHAPTER XXIV.
CHAPTER XXV.
CHAPTER XXVI.
CHAPTER XXVII.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
CHAPTER XXIX.
CHAPTER XXX.
CHAPTER XXXI.
CHAPTER XXXII.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
CHAPTER XXXIV.
CHAPTER XXXV.
CHAPTER XXXVI.
CHAPTER XXXVII.
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
CHAPTER XXXIX.
CHAPTER XL.
CHAPTER XLI.
CHAPTER XLII.
CHAPTER XLIII.
CHAPTER XLIV.
CHAPTER XLV.
The Great Taboo
CONTENTS
PREFACE
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.
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XX.
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXII.
CHAPTER XXIII.
CHAPTER XXIV.
CHAPTER XXV.
CHAPTER XXVI.
CHAPTER XXVII.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
CHAPTER XXIX.
CHAPTER XXX.
CHAPTER XXXI.
CHAPTER XXXII.
Dumaresq’s Daughter
CONTENTS
VOLUME I.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
VOLUME II.
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XX.
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXII.
CHAPTER XXIII.
CHAPTER XXIV.
CHAPTER XXV.
CHAPTER XXVI.
CHAPTER XXVII.
VOLUME III.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
CHAPTER XXIX.
CHAPTER XXX.
CHAPTER XXXI.
CHAPTER XXXII.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
CHAPTER XXXIV.
CHAPTER XXXV.
CHAPTER XXXVI.
CHAPTER XXXVII.
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
CHAPTER XXXIX.
CHAPTER XL.
CHAPTER XLI.
CHAPTER XLII.
CHAPTER XLIII.
CHAPTER XLIV.
The Duchess of Powysland
CONTENTS
VOLUME I.
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.
VOLUME II.
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XX.
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXII.
CHAPTER XXIII.
CHAPTER XXIV.
CHAPTER XXV.
CHAPTER XXVI.
CHAPTER XXVII.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
CHAPTER XXIX.
CHAPTER XXX.
CHAPTER XXXI.
CHAPTER XXXII.
VOLUME III.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
CHAPTER XXXIV.
CHAPTER XXXV.
CHAPTER XXXVI.
CHAPTER XXXVII.
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
CHAPTER XXXIX.
CHAPTER XL.
CHAPTER XLI.
CHAPTER XLII.
CHAPTER XLIII.
CHAPTER XLIV.
CHAPTER XLV.
CHAPTER XLVI.
CHAPTER XLVII.
CHAPTER XLVIII.
CHAPTER XLIX.
CHAPTER L.
CHAPTER LI.
CHAPTER LII.
Recalled to Life
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.
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XX.
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXII.
CHAPTER XXIII.
CHAPTER XXIV.
Blood Royal
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I. PERADVENTURE.
CHAPTER II. THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE
CHAPTER III. DISCOUNTING IT.
CHAPTER IV. A ROYAL POURPARLER.
CHAPTER V. GOOD SOCIETY.
CHAPTER VI. THE PROOF OF THE PUDDING.
CHAPTER VII. AFFAIRS OF THE HEART.
CHAPTER VIII. AT ‘OXFORD COLLEGE.’
CHAPTER IX. A SUDDEN RESOLVE.
CHAPTER X. MR. PLANTAGENET LIVES AGAIN.
CHAPTER XI. A TRAGEDY OR A COMEDY?
CHAPTER XII TRAGEDY WINS.
CHAPTER XIII. AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR.
CHAPTER XIV. BREAKING IT OFF.
CHAPTER XV. A WILLING PRISONER.
CHAPTER XVI. LOOKING ABOUT HIM.
CHAPTER XVII. IN SEARCH OF AN ANCESTOR.
CHAPTER XVIII. GOOD OUT OF EVIL.
Michael’s Crag
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.
CHAPTER XV.
The Scallywag
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.
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XX.
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXII.
CHAPTER XXIII.
CHAPTER XXIV.
CHAPTER XXV.
CHAPTER XXVI.
CHAPTER XXVII.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
CHAPTER XXIX.
CHAPTER XXX.
CHAPTER XXXI.
CHAPTER XXXII.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
CHAPTER XXXIV.
CHAPTER XXXV.
CHAPTER XXXVI.
CHAPTER XXXVII.
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
CHAPTER XXXIX.
CHAPTER XL.
CHAPTER XLI.
CHAPTER XLII.
CHAPTER XLIII.
CHAPTER XLIV.
CHAPTER XLV.
CHAPTER XLVI.
CHAPTER XLVII.
CHAPTER XLVIII.
CHAPTER XLIX.
CHAPTER L.
CHAPTER LI.
CHAPTER LII.
The Woman Who Did
CONTENTS
PREFACE
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
XI.
XII.
XIII.
XIV.
XV.
XVI.
XVII.
XVIII.
XIX.
XX.
XXI.
XXII.
XXIII.
XXIV.
The British Barbarians
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
XII
XIII
A Splendid Sin
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.
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XX.
Linnet
CONTENTS
NOTE
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
CHAPTER XV
CHAPTER XVI
CHAPTER XVII
CHAPTER XVIII
CHAPTER XIX
CHAPTER XX
CHAPTER XXI
CHAPTER XXII
CHAPTER XXIII
CHAPTER XXIV
CHAPTER XXV
CHAPTER XXVI
CHAPTER XXVII
CHAPTER XXVIII
CHAPTER XXIX
CHAPTER XXX
CHAPTER XXXI
CHAPTER XXXII
CHAPTER XXXIII
CHAPTER XXXIV
CHAPTER XXXV
CHAPTER XXXVI
CHAPTER XXXVII
CHAPTER XXXVIII
CHAPTER XXXIX
CHAPTER XL
CHAPTER XLI
CHAPTER XLII
CHAPTER XLIII
CHAPTER XLIV
CHAPTER XLV
CHAPTER XLVI
CHAPTER XLVII
CHAPTER XLVIII
CHAPTER XLIX
CHAPTER L
CHAPTER LI
CHAPTER LII
Rosalba
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
CHAPTER XV
CHAPTER XVI
CHAPTER XVII
CHAPTER XVIII
CHAPTER XIX
CHAPTER XX
CHAPTER XXI
CHAPTER XXII
CHAPTER XXIII
CHAPTER XXIV
CHAPTER XXV
CHAPTER XXVI
CHAPTER XXVII
Hilda Wade
CONTENTS
PUBLISHERS’ NOTE
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
CHAPTER XI
CHAPTER XII
The Shorter Fiction
Strange Stories
CONTENTS
PREFACE.
THE REVEREND JOHN CREEDY.
DR. GREATREX’S ENGAGEMENT.
MR. CHUNG.
THE CURATE OF CHURNSIDE.
AN EPISODE IN HIGH LIFE.
MY NEW YEARS EVE AMONG THE MUMMIES.
THE FOUNDERING OF THE “FORTUNA.”
THE BACKSLIDER.
THE MYSTERIOUS OCCURRENCE IN PICCADILLY.
CARVALHO.
PAUSODYNE:
A GREAT CHEMICAL DISCOVERY.
THE EMPRESS OF ANDORRA.
THE SENIOR PROCTOR’S WOOING:
A TALE OF TWO CONTINENTS.
THE CHILD OF THE PHALANSTERY.
OUR SCIENTIFIC OBSERVATIONS ON A GHOST.
RAM DAS OF CAWNPORE.
The Beckoning Hand, and Other Stories
CONTENTS
PREFACE.
THE BECKONING HAND.
LUCRETIA.
THE THIRD TIME.
THE GOLD WULFRIC.
PART II.
MY UNCLE’S WILL.
THE TWO CARNEGIES.
OLGA DAVIDOFF’S HUSBAND.
JOHN CANN’S TREASURE.
ISALINE AND I.
PROFESSOR MILLITER’S DILEMMA.
IN STRICT CONFIDENCE.
THE SEARCH PARTY’S FIND.
HARRY’S INHERITANCE.
Ivan Greet’s Masterpiece and Other Stories
CONTENTS
PREFACE.
IVAN GREET’S MASTERPIECE.
KAREN.
PALLINGHURST BARROW.
THE ABBÉ’S REPENTANCE.
CLAUDE TYACK’S ORDEAL.
TOM’S WIFE.
THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT.
THE MISSING LINK.
THE GREAT RUBY ROBBERY.
THE CONSCIENTIOUS BURGLAR.
THE POT-BOILER.
MELISSA’S TOUR.
A SOCIAL DIFFICULTY.
THE CHINESE PLAY AT THE HAYMARKET.
MY CIRCULAR TOUR.
THE MINOR POET.
Wednesday the Tenth
CONTENTS
WEDNESDAY THE TENTH
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
An African Millionaire
CONTENTS
THE EPISODE OF THE MEXICAN SEER
THE EPISODE OF THE DIAMOND LINKS
THE EPISODE OF THE OLD MASTER
THE EPISODE OF THE TYROLEAN CASTLE
THE EPISODE OF THE DRAWN GAME
THE EPISODE OF THE GERMAN PROFESSOR
THE EPISODE OF THE ARREST OF THE COLONEL
THE EPISODE OF THE SELDON GOLD-MINE
THE EPISODE OF THE JAPANNED DISPATCH-BOX
THE EPISODE OF THE GAME OF POKER
THE EPISODE OF THE BERTILLON METHOD
THE EPISODE OF THE OLD BAILEY
Miss Cayley’s Adventures
CONTENTS
THE ADVENTURE OF THE CANTANKEROUS OLD LADY
THE ADVENTURE OF THE SUPERCILIOUS ATTACHÉ
THE ADVENTURE OF THE INQUISITIVE AMERICAN
THE ADVENTURE OF THE AMATEUR COMMISSION AGENT
THE ADVENTURE OF THE IMPROMPTU MOUNTAINEER
THE ADVENTURE OF THE URBANE OLD GENTLEMAN
THE ADVENTURE OF THE UNOBTRUSIVE OASIS
THE ADVENTURE OF THE PEA-GREEN PATRICIAN
THE ADVENTURES OF THE MAGNIFICENT MAHARAJAH
THE ADVENTURE OF THE CROSS-EYED Q.C.
THE ADVENTURE OF THE ORIENTAL ATTENDANT
THE ADVENTURE OF THE UNPROFESSIONAL DETECTIVE
Twelve Tales
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
HEADPIECE. A CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION
THE REVEREND JOHN CREEDY
FRASINE’S FIRST COMMUNION
THE CHILD OF THE PHALANSTERY
THE ABBÉ’S REPENTANCE
WOLVERDEN TOWER
JANET’S NEMESIS
INTERMEZZO. LANGALULA
THE CURATE OF CHURNSIDE
CECCA’S LOVER
THE BACKSLIDER
JOHN CANN’S TREASURE
IVAN GREET’S MASTERPIECE
THE CHURCHWARDEN’S BROTHER
TAILPIECE. A MATTER OF STANDPOINT
The Short Stories
List of Short Stories in Chronological Order
List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order
The Poetry
The Lower Slopes
CONTENTS
IN MAGDALEN TOWER
A BALLADE OF EVOLUTION
THE RETURN OF APHRODITE
SUNDAY AT BRAEMAR
THE FIRST IDEALIST
FOR AMY LEVV’S URN
A PRAYER
IN CORAL LAND
AN ANSWER
FOR A SPECIAL OCCASION
THE NEW POETRY
UT FLOS IN SEPTIS
ONLY AN INSECT
IN BUSHEY PARK
ANIMALCULAR THEOLOGY
TO HERBERT SPENCER
1789-1848-1870
PISGAH
PESSIMIST
À BAS LA BOURGEOISIE
GAMBETTA
A VINDICATION
IN THE NIGHT WATCHES
PASSIFLORA SANGUINEA
MYLITTA
FORGET-ME-NOT
SUNDAY NIGHT AT MABILLE
FORECAST AND FULFILMENT
The Non-Fiction
The Colour-Sense: Its Origin and Development
CONTENTS
PREFACE.
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.
Anglo-Saxon Britain
CONTENTS
PREFACE.
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.
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XX.
CHAPTER XXI.
Evolutionist at Large
CONTENTS
PREFACE.
A BALLADE OF EVOLUTION.
MICROSCOPIC BRAINS.
A WAYSIDE BERRY.
IN SUMMER FIELDS.
A SPRIG OF WATER CROWFOOT.
SLUGS AND SNAILS.
A STUDY OF BONES.
BLUE MUD.
CUCKOO-PINT.
BERRIES AND BERRIES.
DISTANT RELATIONS.
AMONG THE HEATHER.
SPECKLED TROUT.
DODDER AND BROOMRAPE.
DOG’S MERCURY AND PLANTAIN.
BUTTERFLY PSYCHOLOGY.
BUTTERFLY ÆSTHETICS.
THE ORIGIN OF WALNUTS.
A PRETTY LAND-SHELL.
DOGS AND MASTERS.
BLACKCOCK.
BINDWEED.
ON CORNISH CLIFFS.
Flowers and Their Pedigrees
CONTENTS
PREFACE.
INTRODUCTORY.
I. THE DAISY’S PEDIGREE.
II. THE ROMANCE OF A WAYSIDE WEED.
III. STRAWBERRIES.
IV. CLEAVERS.
V. THE ORIGIN OF WHEAT.
VI. A MOUNTAIN TULIP.
VII. A FAMILY HISTORY.
VIII. CUCKOO-PINT.
Biographies of Working Men
CONTENTS
PREFACE.
I. THOMAS TELFORD, STONEMASON.
II. GEORGE STEPHENSON, ENGINE-MAN.
III. JOHN GIBSON, SCULPTOR.
IV. WILLIAM HERSCHEL, BANDSMAN.
V. JEAN FRANCOIS MILLET, PAINTER.
VI. JAMES GARFIELD, CANAL BOY.
VII. THOMAS EDWARD, SHOEMAKER.
Charles Darwin
CONTENTS
PREFACE
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
Force and Energy
CONTENTS
APOLOGY.
Part I.
ABSTRACT OR ANALYTIC
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.
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
Part II
CONCRETE OR SYNTHETIC
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
Falling in Love
CONTENTS
PREFACE
FALLING IN LOVE
RIGHT AND LEFT
EVOLUTION
STRICTLY INCOG.
SEVEN-YEAR SLEEPERS
A FOSSIL CONTINENT
A VERY OLD MASTER
BRITISH AND FOREIGN
THUNDERBOLTS
HONEY-DEW
THE MILK IN THE COCO-NUT
FOOD AND FEEDING
DE BANANA
GO TO THE ANT
BIG ANIMALS
FOSSIL FOOD
OGBURY BARROWS
FISH OUT OF WATER
THE FIRST POTTER
THE RECIPE FOR GENIUS
DESERT SANDS
Science in Arcady
CONTENTS
PREFACE.
MY ISLANDS.
TROPICAL EDUCATION.
ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND.
A DESERT FRUIT.
PRETTY POLL.
HIGH LIFE.
EIGHT-LEGGED FRIENDS.
MUD.
THE GREENWOOD TREE.
FISH AS FATHERS.
AN ENGLISH SHIRE.
THE BRONZE AXE.
THE ISLE OF RUIM.
A HILL-TOP STRONGHOLD.
A PERSISTENT NATIONALITY.
CASTERS AND CHESTERS.
Post-Prandial Philosophy
CONTENTS
PREFACE
I. THE STRUGGLE FOR LIFE AMONG LANGUAGES.
II. IN THE MATTER OF ARISTOCRACY.
III. SCIENCE IN EDUCATION.
IV. THE THEORY OF SCAPEGOATS.
V. AMERICAN DUCHESSES.
VI. IS ENGLAND PLAYED OUT?
VII. THE GAME AND THE RULES.
VIII. THE RÔLE OF PROPHET.
IX. THE ROMANCE OF THE CLASH OF RACES.
X. THE MONOPOLIST INSTINCTS.
XI. “MERE AMATEURS.”
XII. A SQUALID VILLAGE.
XIII. CONCERNING ZEITGEIST.
XIV. THE DECLINE OF MARRIAGE.
XV. EYE VERSUS EAR.
XVI. THE POLITICAL PUPA.
XVII. ON THE CASINO TERRACE.
XVIII. THE CELTIC FRINGE.
XIX. IMAGINATION AND RADICALS.
XX. ABOUT ABROAD.
XXI. WHY ENGLAND IS BEAUTIFUL.
XXII. ANENT ART PRODUCTION.
XXIII. A GLIMPSE INTO UTOPIA.
XXIV. OF SECOND CHAMBERS.
XXV. A POINT OF CRITICISM.
The Mediterranean
CONTENTS
I. THE PILLARS OF HERCULES
II. ALGIERS
III. MALAGA
IV. BARCELONA
V. MARSEILLES
VI. NICE
VII. THE RIVIERA
VIII. GENOA
IX. THE TUSCAN COAST
X. VENICE
XI. ALEXANDRIA
XII. MALTA
XIII. SICILY
XIV. NAPLES
Moorland Idylls
CONTENTS
I. THE NIGHT-JAR.
II. PROPHETIC AUTUMN.
III. OUR WINGED HOUSE-FELLOWS.
IV. A NEIGHBOURLY GOSSIP.
V. A RABBIT OF THE WORLD.
VI. THE ADDER’S SIESTA.
VII. A FLIGHT OF QUAILS.
VIII. IN LEAFLESS WOODS.
IX. A BUTTERFLY EPISODE.
X. THE FROZEN POND.
XI. THE GNARLED PINE-TREE.
XII. IVY IN THE COPSE.
XIII. A DESPERATE STRUGGLE FOR LIFE.
XIV. COLTSFOOT FLOWERS.
XV. A HEATHER EPISODE.
XVI. THE CHRYSALIS YEAR.
XVII. A SUMMER STROLL.
XVIII. A MOORLAND FIRE.
XIX. THE ARCADIAN DONKEY.
XX. A LIFE-AND-DEATH STRUGGLE.
XXI. THE SHRIKE’S LARDER.
XXII. NESTS AND NO NESTS.
XXIII. THE CROUCH OAK.
XXIV. A SPOTTED ORCHIS.
XXV. THE ROOT OF THE MATTER.
XXVI. THE DEVIL’S PUNCHBOWL.
XXVII. THE LARK IN AUTUMN.
XXVIII. THE SQUIRREL’S HARVEST.
XXIX. A DRAINED FISHPOND.
XXX. AN INTERVIEW WITH A COCK-SPARROW.
XXXI. THE GREEN WOODPECKER.
XXXII. THE HAREBELL.
XXXIII. THE UNTAMABLE SHREW.
Florence
CONTENTS
VOLUME I.
INTRODUCTION.
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.
VOLUME II.
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.
Paris
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
I. THE ÎLE DE LA CITÉ
II. THE LEFT OR SOUTH BANK
III. RENAISSANCE PARIS (THE LOUVRE)
III. THE SMALLER COLLECTIONS.
IV. THE NORTH BANK (RIVE DROITE)
V. THE FAUBOURG ST. GERMAIN (Luxembourg, etc.)
VI. ST. DENIS
VII. THE OUTER RING, ETC.
Cities of Belgium
CONTENTS
PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
INTRODUCTION
HOW TO USE THESE GUIDEBOOKS
ORIGINS OF THE BELGIAN TOWNS
ORDER OF THE TOUR
BRUGES
A. ORIGINS OF BRUGES
B. THE HEART OF THE CITY
C. THE HOSPITAL OF ST. JOHN
D. THE TOWN IN GENERAL.
E. THE CHURCHES
F. THE ACADEMY
GHENT
A. ORIGINS OF GHENT
B. THE CORE OF GHENT
C. THE CATHEDRAL
D. THE OUTSKIRTS
BRUSSELS
A. ORIGINS OF BRUSSELS
B. THE HEART OF BRUSSELS
C. THE PICTURE GALLERY
D. THE CATHEDRAL
E. THE UPPER TOWN
F. SURROUNDINGS
ANTWERP
A. ORIGINS OF ANTWERP
B. THE CATHEDRAL
C. THE PICTURE GALLERY
D. THE TOWN IN GENERAL
HISTORICAL NOTES
County and Town in England
CONTENTS
A PREFATORY NOTE
SHIRES AND COUNTIES
INTRODUCTION: WHAT IS A COUNTY?
I. SOUTH-EAST
SUSSEX
KENT AND SURREY
II. WESSEX
HAMPSHIRE
WILTS AND BERKS
DORSET
THE ISLE OF PORTLAND
SOMERSET
III. SOUTH-WEST
DEVON
CORNWALL
IV. WEST MIDLANDS
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
HEREFORDSHIRE
SHROPSHIRE
V. NORTH-WEST
CHESHIRE AND FLINT
LANCASHIRE
CUMBERLAND
VI. SOUTH MIDLANDS
OXFORDSHIRE
BEDFORDSHIRE
VII. NORTH MIDLANDS
HUNTINGDONSHIRE AND NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
RUTLAND
DERBYSHIRE
VIII. NORTH-EAST
LINCOLNSHIRE
YORKSHIRE
NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM
IX. EAST
NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK
CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND THE ISLE OF ELY
CITIES, TOWNS, AND BOROUGHS
INTRODUCTION: THE ORIGIN OF ENGLISH TOWNS
I. EAST
ST. ALBANS
COLCHESTER
NORWICH
II. NORTH
YORK
NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE
MANCHESTER AND SALFORD
III. SOUTH
SALISBURY
MAIDEN CASTLE AND DORCHESTER
IV. SOUTH-EAST
HASTINGS AND ST. LEONARDS
BRIGHTON
V. SOUTH-WEST
BATH
WELLS AND TAUNTON
TAVISTOCK AND PLYMOUTH
EXETER
ANNALS OF CHURNSIDE
I. KING’s PEDDINGTON
II. MANBURY CASTLE
III. THE ROMAN ROAD
IV. THE ROMAN VILLA
V. PEDDINGTON AND CHURNEY
VI. SHERBORNE LANE
VII. DANES’ HILL
VIII. DOMESDAY BOOK.
IX. THE STONE PIER
X. CHURNEY ABBEY
XI. THE DECLINE AND FALL OF KING’S PEDDINGTON
Flashlights on Nature
CONTENTS
I. THE COWS THAT ANTS MILK
II. A PLANT THAT MELTS ICE
III. A BEAST OF PREY
IV. A WOODLAND TRAGEDY
V. MARRIAGE AMONG THE CLOVERS
VI. THOSE HORRID EARWIGS
VII. THE FIRST PAPER-MAKER
VIII. ABIDING CITIES
IX. A FROZEN WORLD
X. BRITISH BLOODSUCKERS
XI. A VERY INTELLIGENT PLANT
XII. A FOREIGN INVASION OF ENGLAND
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CONTENTS
A NOTE ON THE AUTHOR.
AN INTRODUCTORY WORD ABOUT THE BOOK.
I. LETTER-WRITERS.
II. ON WRITING ONESELF OUT.
III. THE DECLINE OF LITERATURE.
IV. COLOUR-BLINDNESS IN LITERATURE.
V. THE SURFEIT OF BOOKS.
VI. PEOPLE WHO ARE “DOWN”
VII. ILL-ASSORTED MARRIAGES.
VIII. HAPPY MARRIAGES.
IX. SHREWS.
X. ARE WE WEALTHY?
XI. THE VALUES OF LABOUR.
XII. THE HOPELESS POOR.
XIII. WAIFS AND STRAYS.
XIV. STAGE-CHILDREN.
XV. PUBLIC AND PRIVATE MORALITY: PAST AND PRESENT.
XVI. “RAISING THE LEVEL OF AMUSEMENTS.”
XVII. A LITTLE SERMON ON FAILURES.
XVIII. “VANITY OF VANITIES.”
XIX. GAMBLERS.
XX. SCOUNDRELS.
XXI. QUIET OLD TOWNS.
XXII. THE SEA.
XXIII. SORROW.
XXIV. DEATH.
XXV. JOURNALISM.
The Autobiography
My First Book
The Biography
Grant Allen: A Memoir by Edward Clodd
MEMOIR
The Delphi Classics Catalogue
Series Contents
Alphabetical List of Titles
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