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THE MIRROR OF LITERATURE, AMUSEMENT, AND INSTRUCTION. VOL. 14, No. 394.] SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1829. [PRICE 2d. LORD GROSVENOR’S GALLERY, PARK LANE. [Illustration: THE GROSVENOR GALLERY, PARK LANE.] At the commencement of our Twelfth Volume, we took occasion to allude to the public spirit of the Earl of Grosvenor, in our description of his splendid mansion–Eaton Hall, near Chester. We likewise adverted to his lordship’s munificent patronage of the Fine Arts, and to the erection of the Gallery which forms the subject of the annexed Engraving....

[Illustration] PATHFINDER PHYSIOLOGY No. 3 HYGIENIC PHYSIOLOGY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE USE OF ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND NARCOTICS BEING A REVISED EDITION OF THE FOURTEEN WEEKS IN HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY BY JOEL DORMAN STEELE, PH.D. ENLARGED EDITION WITH SELECTED READINGS Edited for the use of Schools, in accordance with the recent Legislation upon Temperance Instruction INDORSEMENT. BOSTON, June 20, 1889. The Pathfinder Series of Text-books on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene consists of the following volumes: I....

IMMENSEE BY THEODOR W. STORM TRANSLATED BY C. W. BELL M. A. PREFACE We are at the beginning of a new era which will, it is to be hoped, be marked by a general rapprochement between the nations. The needto know and understand one another is being felt more and more. It follows that the study of foreign languages will assume an ever- increasing importance; indeed, so far as language, literature, and music are concerned, one may safely assert that fas est et ab hostedoceri....

AND GREAT CHIEFTAINS INDIAN HEROESANDGREAT CHIEFTAINS BY CHARLES A. EASTMAN(OHIYESA) CONTENTS RED CLOUD 2. SPOTTED TAIL 3. LITTLE CROW 4. TAMAHAY 5. GALL 6. CRAZY HORSE 7. SITTING BULL 8. RAIN-IN-THE-FACE 9. TWO STRIKE10. AMERICAN HORSE11. DULL KNIFE12. ROMAN NOSE13. CHIEF JOSEPH14. LITTLE WOLF15. HOLE-IN-THE-DAY INDIAN HEROES ANDGREAT CHIEFTAINS RED CLOUD EVERY age, every race, has its leaders and heroes. There were over sixty distinct tribes of Indians on this continent, each of which boasted its notable men....

WORKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR NOVELS A MAN FROM THE NORTHANNA OF THE FIVE TOWNSLEONORAA GREAT MANSACRED AND PROFANE LOVEWHOM GOD HATH JOINEDBURIED ALIVETHE OLD WIVES’ TALETHE GLIMPSETHE ROLL CALLHELEN WITH THE HIGH HANDCLAYHANGERHILDA LESSWAYSTHE CARDTHE REGENTTHE PRICE OF LOVETHESE TWAINTHE LION’S SHARETHE PRETTY LADY FANTASIES THE GRAND BABYLON HOTELTHE GATES OF WRATHTHERESA OF WATLING STREETTHE LOOT OF CITIESHUGOTHE GHOSTTHE CITY OF PLEASURE SHORT STORIES TALES OF THE FIVE TOWNSTHE GRIM SMILE OF THE FIVE TOWNSTHE MATADOR OF THE FIVE TOWNS BELLES-LETTRES JOURNALISM FOR WOMENFAME AND FICTIONHOW TO BECOME AN AUTHORTHE TRUTH ABOUT AN AUTHORMENTAL EFFICIENCYHOW TO LIVE ON TWENTY-FOUR HOURS A DAY THE HUMAN MACHINELITERARY TASTEFRIENDSHIP AND HAPPINESSTHOSE UNITED STATESPARIS NIGHTSMARRIED LIFELIBERTYOVER THERE: WAR SCENESTHE AUTHORS CRAFTBOOKS AND PERSONSSELF AND SELF-MANAGEMENT DRAMA POLITE FARCESCUPID AND COMMONSENSEWHAT THE PUBLIC WANTSTHE HONEYMOONTHE TITLETHE GREAT ADVENTUREMILESTONES (In Collaboration with Edward Knoblock) In Collaboration with Eden Phillpotts THE SINEWS OF WAR: A ROMANCETHE STATUE: A ROMANCE JUDITH A PLAY IN THREE ACTS Founded on the apocryphal book of “Judith” BY ARNOLD BENNETT LONDON 1919 First published April 30, 1919 NOTE This play was presented for the first time at the Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne, on Monday, April 7th, 1919, with the following cast: Judith LILLAH MCCARTHYHaggith ESME HUBBARDRahel MADGE MURRAYOzias CAMPBELL GULLANHolofernes CLAUDE KINGBagoas ERNEST THESIGERAchior GEOFFREY DOUGLASChabris E....

JAMES HOW, solicitor WALTER HOW, solicitor ROBERT COKESON, their managing clerk WILLIAM FALDER, their junior clerk SWEEDLE, their office-boy WISTER, a detective COWLEY, a cashier MR. JUSTICE FLOYD, a judge HAROLD CLEAVER, an old advocate HECTOR FROME, a young advocate CAPTAIN DANSON, V.C., a prison governor THE REV. HUGH MILLER, a prison chaplain EDWARD CLEMENT, a prison doctor WOODER, a chief warder MOANEY, convict CLIFTON, convict O’CLEARY, convict RUTH HONEYWILL, a woman A NUMBER OF BARRISTERS, SOLICITERS, SPECTATORS, USHERS, REPORTERS, JURYMEN, WARDERS, AND PRISONERS TIME: The Present....

[NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author’s ideas before making an entire meal of them. D.W.] LETTERS TO HIS SON 1746-1747 By the EARL OF CHESTERFIELD on the Fine Art of becoming a MAN OF THE WORLD and a GENTLEMAN Etext Editor’s Notes: O. S. and N. S.: On consultation with several specialists I have learned that the abbreviations O....

THE LITERARY REMAINS OF SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE COLLECTED AND EDITED BY HENRY NELSON COLERIDGE, ESQ. M. A. TO JOSEPH HENRY GREEN, ESQ. MEMBER OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, THE APPROVED FRIEND OF COLERIDGE THESE VOLUMES ARE GRATEFULLY INSCRIBED. PREFACE Mr. Coleridge by his will, dated in September, 1829, authorized his executor, if he should think it expedient, to publish any of the notes or writing made by him (Mr....

MARRIED by AUGUST STRINDBERG CONTENTS ASRA LOVE AND BREAD COMPELLED TO COMPENSATION FRICTIONS UNNATURAL SELECTION AN ATTEMPT AT REFORM A NATURAL OBSTACLE A DOLL’S HOUSE PHOENIX ROMEO AND JULIA PROLIFICACY AUTUMN COMPULSORY MARRIAGE CORINNA UNMARRIED AND MARRIED A DUEL HIS SERVANT THE BREADWINNER BIBLIOGRAPHY Strindberg’s works in English translation: Plays translated by Edwin Bjorkman; Master Olof, American Scandinavian Foundation, 1915; The Dream Play, The Link, The Dance of Death, New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1912; Swanwhite, Simoon, Debit and Credit, Advent, The Thunderstorm, After the Fire, the same, 1913; There Are Crimes and Crimes, Miss Julia, The Stronger, Creditors, Pariah, the same, 1913; Bridal Crown, The Spook Sonata, The First Warning, Gustavus Vasa, the same, 1916....

MEMOIRS OF HENRY HUNT, ESQ. Written by Himself, IN HIS MAJESTY’S JAIL AT ILCHESTER, IN THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET. Volume 3 “Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see, Thinks what ne’er was, nor is, nor e’er shall be. In every work regard the Writer’s end, Since none can compass more than they intend; And if the means be just, the conduct true, Applause, in spite of trivial faults, is due....

Albrecht Dürer’s Records [letters/memoirs] of Journeys to Venice and the Low Countries (See the end of this electronic text for information about the edition) TABLE OF CONTENTS BASIC BACKGROUND ABOUT ALBRECHT DÜRER AND THESE LETTERS 2) EXCERPT FROM ROGER FRY’S INTRODUCTION TO THE 1913 EDITION 3) CAST OF [SOME OF THE] CHARACTERS APPEARING IN THE LETTERS 4) DESCRIPTION OF FORMS OF MONEY REFERRED TO IN THE LETTERS 5) PART 1: LETTERS FROM VENICE TO WILIBALD PERKHEIMER 6) PART 2: DIARY OF A JOURNEY IN THE NETHERLANDS 7) INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ELECTRONIC EDITION BASIC BACKGROUND Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) was probably the greatest graphical artist of the Northern Renaissance....

NIGHT AND DAY CHAPTER I It was a Sunday evening in October, and in common with many other young ladies of her class, Katharine Hilbery was pouring out tea. Perhaps a fifth part of her mind was thus occupied, and the remaining parts leapt over the little barrier of day which interposed between Monday morning and this rather subdued moment, and played with the things one does voluntarily and normally in the daylight....

NOTESOFAN OVERLAND JOURNEYTHROUGHFRANCE AND EGYPTTOBOMBAY. BY THE LATEMISS EMMA ROBERTS. WITH A MEMOIR. 1841 This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliotheque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr CONTENTS. * * * * * MEMOIR * * * * * CHAPTER I. LONDON TO PARIS. Departure from London–A French Steam-vessel–Unfavourable Weather–Arrival at Havre–Difficulties at the Custom-house–Description of Havre–Embarkation on the Steamer for Rouen–Appearance of the Country–Inclemency of the Weather–Arrival at Rouen–Description of Rouen–Departure by the Boat for Paris–Scenes and Traditions on the Banks of the Seine–Journey by the Railroad to Paris–The Douaniers–Observations on the Journey up the Seine * * * * * CHAPTER II....

ON SOMETHING BY H. BELLOC DEDICATION _To Somebody_ CONTENTS A PLEA FOR THE SIMPLER DRAMA ON A NOTEBOOK ON UNKNOWN PEOPLE ON A VAN TROMP HIS CHARACTER ON THRUPPENNY BITS ON THE HOTEL AT PALMA AND A PROPOSED GUIDE-BOOK THE DEATH OF WANDERING PETER THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE A NORFOLK MAN THE ODD PEOPLE LETTER OF ADVICE AND APOLOGY TO A YOUNG BURGLAR THE MONKEY QUESTION: AN APPEAL TO COMMON SENSE THE EMPIRE BUILDER CAEDWALLA A UNIT OF ENGLAND THE RELIC THE IRONMONGER A FORCE IN GAUL ON BRIDGES A BLUE BOOK PERIGEUX OF THE PERIGORD THE POSITION HOME THE WAY TO FAIRYLAND THE PORTRAIT OF A CHILD ON EXPERIENCE ON IMMORTALITY ON SACRAMENTAL THINGS IN PATRIA Of the various sketches in this book some appear for the first time, others are reprinted by courtesy of the Proprietors and Editors of The Westminster Gazette, The Clarion, The English Review, The Morning Post and The Manchester Guardian, in which papers they appeared....

THE STUDY OF WORDS ON THE STUDY OF WORDS by RICHARD CHENEVIX TRENCH, D.D. ARCHBISHOP ‘Language is the armoury of the human mind, and at once contains the trophies of its past, and the weapons of its future, conquests’ –COLERIDGE ‘Out, idle words, servants to shallow fools!’–SHAKESPEARE TWENTIETH EDITION revised by THE REV. A. L. MAYHEW Joint Author of ‘The Concise Middle English Dictionary’ PREFACE TO THE TWENTIETH EDITION. In all essential points this edition of The Study of Words is the same book as the last edition....

ONE BASKET THIRTY-ONESHORT STORIES BY EDNA FERBER INTRODUCTION ixTHE WOMAN WHO TRIED TO BE GOOD 1 THE GAY OLD DOG 11THAT’S MARRIAGE 29FARMER IN THE DELL 49UN MORSO DOO PANG 68LONG DISTANCE 89THE MATERNAL FEMININE 94 . . . . remainder not included The Woman Who Tried to Be Good[1913] Before she tried to be a good woman she had been a very bad woman–so bad that she could trail her wonderful apparel up and down Main Street, from the Elm Tree Bakery to the railroad tracks, without once having a man doff his hat to her or a woman bow....

RASSELAS, PRINCE OF ABYSSINIA CHAPTER I–DESCRIPTION OF A PALACE IN A VALLEY. Ye who listen with credulity to the whispers of fancy, and pursue with eagerness the phantoms of hope; who expect that age will perform the promises of youth, and that the deficiencies of the present day will be supplied by the morrow, attend to the history of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia. Rasselas was the fourth son of the mighty Emperor in whose dominions the father of waters begins his course–whose bounty pours down the streams of plenty, and scatters over the world the harvests of Egypt....

THE RIDE TO THE LADY And Other Poems BY HELEN GRAY CONE 1891 CONTENTS The Ride to the Lady The First Guest Silence Arraignment The Going Out of the Tide King Raedwald Ivo of Chartres Madonna Pia Two Moods of Failure The Story of the “Orient” A Resurrection The Glorious Company The Trumpeter Comrades The House of Hate The Arrowmaker A Nest in a Lyre Thisbe The Spring Beauties Kinship Compensation When Willows Green At the Parting of the Ways The Fair Gray Lady The Encounter....

RIDES ON RAILWAYSby Samuel Sidney. PREFACE. The following pages are an attempt to supply something amusing, instructive, and suggestive to travellers who, not caring particularly where they go, or how long they stay at any particular place, may wish to know something of the towns and districts through which they pass, on their way to Wales, the Lakes of Cumberland, or the Highlands of Scotland; or to those who, having a brief vacation, may wish to employ it among pleasant rural scenes, and in investigating the manufactures, the mines, and other sources of the commerce and influence of this small island and great country....

[Illustration] SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT NO. 586 NEW YORK, MARCH 26, 1887 Scientific American Supplement. Vol. XXIII, No. 586. Scientific American established 1845 Scientific American Supplement, $5 a year. Scientific American and Supplement, $7 a year. * * * * * TABLE OF CONTENTS. I. BIOGRAPHY.–George W. Whistler, C.E.–By Professor G.L. VOSE.–Full biography of the eminent railroad engineer. II. CHEMISTRY.–A Newly Discovered Substance in Urine.–A substance possessing greater reducing power than grape sugar found in diabetic urine....