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VOL. 20, NO. 580.] SUPPLEMENTARY NUMBER. [PRICE 2d. SPIRIT OF THE ANNUALS FOR 1833. [Illustration: ST. GOAR, (on the Rhine.)] THE PICTURESQUE ANNUAL. This is certainly one of the most splendid works of the kind ever produced in this or any other country. This is high but not unmerited praise; as the reader will believe when we tell him, that it contains twenty-six large plates, from drawings by Stanfield, engraved by first-rate artists, and superintended by Mr....

Lord Macaulay always looked forward to a publication of his miscellaneous works, either by himself or by those who should represent him after his death. And latterly he expressly reserved, whenever the arrangements as to copyright made it necessary, the right of such publication. The collection which is now published comprehends some of the earliest and some of the latest works which he composed. He was born on 25th October, 1800; commenced residence at Trinity College, Cambridge, in October, 1818; was elected Craven University Scholar in 1821; graduated as B....

THE MISSIONORSCENES IN AFRICA WRITTEN FOR YOUNG PEOPLE BYCAPTAIN MARRYATAUTHOR OF “FRANK MILDMAY,” “PERCIVAL KEENE,” “PHANTOM SHIP,” “DOG FIEND,” “JACOB FAITHFUL,” “POACHER,” ETC., ETC. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONSLONDON: BROADWAY, LUDGATE HILLNEW YORK: 9 LAFAYETTE PLACE [Illustration: THE ONWARD MARCH.–Front. P. 226.] CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. Account of Sir Charles Wilmot–Loss of the Grosvenor–Sir Charles’s doubts respecting the Survival of his Wife and Children–Alexander Wilmot–His Character–The Newspaper Paragraph–Details of the Wreck of the Grosvenor–Surmises as to the Fate of the Passengers CHAPTER II....

The Nature Faker by Richard Harding Davis Richard Herrick was a young man with a gentle disposition, much money, and no sense of humor. His object in life was to marry Miss Catherweight. For three years she had tried to persuade him this could not be, and finally, in order to convince him, married some one else. When the woman he loves marries another man, the rejected one is popularly supposed to take to drink or to foreign travel....

THE NEST-BUILDER A NOVEL BY BEATRICE FORBES-ROBERTSON HALE AUTHOR OF “WHAT WOMEN WANT” WITH A FRONTISPIECE BY J. HENRY * * * * * CONTENTS PART I MATE-SONG PART II MATED PART III THE NESTLING PART IV WINGS PART V THE BUILDER * * * * * PART I MATE-SONG I Outbound from Liverpool, the Lusitania bucked down the Irish Sea against a September gale. Aft in her second-class quarters each shouldering from the waves brought a sickening vibration as one or another of the ship’s great propellers raced out of water....

Claudian, In Ruf., lib. i., v. 194. “So color de religion Van a buscar plata y oro Del encubierto tesoro.” Lope De Vega, El Nuevo Mundo, Jorn. 1. Preface The most brilliant passages in the history of Spanish adventure in the New World are undoubtedly afforded by the conquests of Mexico and Peru, – the two states which combined with the largest extent of empire a refined social polity, and considerable progress in the arts of civilization....

MEMOIRS OF JACQUES CASANOVA de SEINGALT 1725-1798 ADVENTURES IN THE SOUTH, Volume 4e–MILAN THE RARE UNABRIDGED LONDON EDITION OF 1894 TRANSLATED BY ARTHUR MACHEN TO WHICH HAS BEEN ADDED THE CHAPTERS DISCOVERED BY ARTHUR SYMONS. MILAN CHAPTER XVIII I Give up Agatha to Lord Percy–I Set out for Milan–The Actress at Pavia–Countess A * * * B * * *–Disappointment–Marquis Triulzi–Zenobia–The Two Marchionesses Q * * *–The Venetian Barbaro Far from punishing the Corticelli by making her live with Redegonde, the Count d’Aglie seemed to have encouraged her; and I was not sorry for it, since as long as she did not trouble me any more I did not care how many lovers she had....

Proofreading Team HISTORY OF THE REIGN OF FERDINAND AND ISABELLA, THE CATHOLIC. BY WILLIAM H. PRESCOTT. IN THREE VOLUMES.VOL. I. TOTHE HONORABLEWILLIAM PRESCOTT, LL.D.,THE GUIDE OF MY YOUTH,MY BEST FRIEND IN RIPER YEARS,THESE VOLUMES,WITH THE WARMEST FEELINGS OF FILIAL AFFECTION, ARE RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED. PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION. English writers have done more for the illustration of Spanish history, than for that of any other except their own. To say nothing of the recent general compendium, executed for the “Cabinet Cyclopaedia,” a work of singular acuteness and information, we have particular narratives of the several reigns, in an unbroken series, from the emperor Charles the Fifth (the First of Spain) to Charles the Third, at the close of the last century, by authors whose names are a sufficient guaranty for the excellence of their productions....

HUNGER by KNUT HAMSUN Translated from the Norwegian by GEORGE EGERTON With an introduction by Edwin Bjorkman Knut Hamsun Since the death of Ibsen and Strindberg, Hamsun is undoubtedly the foremost creative writer of the Scandinavian countries. Those approaching most nearly to his position are probably Selma Lagerloef in Sweden and Henrik Pontoppidan in Denmark. Both these, however, seem to have less than he of that width of outlook, validity of interpretation and authority of tone that made the greater masters what they were....

I and My Chimney by Herman Melville I and my chimney, two grey-headed old smokers, reside in the country. We are, I may say, old settlers here; particularly my old chimney, which settles more and more every day. Though I always say, I AND MY CHIMNEY, as Cardinal Wolsey used to say, “I AND MY KING,” yet this egotistic way of speaking, wherein I take precedence of my chimney, is hereby borne out by the facts; in everything, except the above phrase, my chimney taking precedence of me....

INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS AND HUMAN ECONOMICS By James Hartness 1921 Extra Copies On Request Address all communications relative to industries to Commissioner of Industries, Montpelier, Vermont. This book is published by private funds Fellow Citizen: Vermont’s natural resources have been set forth in State publications, not adequately, but nevertheless, in well prepared publications. Supplementing such publications this book deals with our human resources, showing the way by which our greatest resource–human energy–can be most effectively employed....

by Louisa May Alcott To the schoolmates of ELLSWORTH DEVENS, Whose lovely character will not soon be forgotten, This Village Story is affectionately inscribed by their friend, L.M.A.1880 Contents Chapter I The CatastropheChapter II Two PenitentsChapter III Ward No. IChapter IV Ward No. 2Chapter V SecretsChapter VI SurprisesChapter VII Jill’s MissionChapter VIII Merry and MollyChapter IX The Debating ClubChapter X The Dramatic ClubChapter XI “Down Brakes”Chapter XII The Twenty-second of February Chapter XIII Jack Has a MysteryChapter XIV And Jill Finds it outChapter XV Saint LucyChapter XVI Up at Merry’sChapter XVII Down at Molly’sChapter XVIII May BasketsChapter XIX Good TemplarsChapter XX A Sweet MemoryChapter XXI Pebbly BeachChapter XXII A Happy DayChapter XXIII Cattle ShowChapter XXIV Down the River Jack and Jill Jack and Jill went up the hillTo coast with fun and laughter;Jack fell down and broke his crown, And Jill came tumbling after....

JACKANAPES DADDY DARWIN’S DOVECOT AND OTHER STORIES By JULIANA HORATIO EWING. [Illustration] “If I might buffet for my love, or bound my horse for her favors, I could lay on like a butcher, and sit like a Jackanapes, never off!” KING HENRY V, Act 5, Scene 2. JACKANAPES CHAPTER I. Last noon beheld them full of lusty life, Last eve in Beauty’s circle proudly gay, The midnight brought the signal sound of strife, The morn the marshalling in arms–the day Battle’s magnificently stern array!...

JOSEPH II. AND HIS COURT An Historical Novel by L. MUHLBACH AUTHOR OF FREDERICK THE GREAT AND HIS COURT, THE MERCHANT OF BERLIN, BERLIN AND SANS-SOUCI, FREDERICK THE GREAT AMD HIS FAMILY, STORY OF A MILLIONAIRE, TWO LIFE PATHS, ETC. TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN BY ADELAIDE DEV. CHAUDRON AKRON, OHIO MARIA THERESA I. The Conference.II. The Letter.III. The Toilet of the Empress.IV. Husband and Wife.V. The Archduke Joseph.VI. Kaunitz.VII. The Toilet....

KING SOLOMON’S MINES by H. RIDER HAGGARD DEDICATION This faithful but unpretending record of a remarkable adventureis hereby respectfully dedicatedby the narrator, ALLAN QUATERMAIN, to all the big and little boyswho read it. PREPARER’S NOTE This was typed from a 1907 edition published by Cassell and Company, Limited. AUTHOR’S NOTE The author ventures to take this opportunity to thank his readers for the kind reception they have accorded to the successive editions of this tale during the last twelve years....

LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI BY MARK TWAIN Part 2. Chapter 6 A Cub-pilot’s Experience WHAT with lying on the rocks four days at Louisville, and some other delays, the poor old ‘Paul Jones’ fooled away about two weeks in making the voyage from Cincinnati to New Orleans. This gave me a chance to get acquainted with one of the pilots, and he taught me how to steer the boat, and thus made the fascination of river life more potent than ever for me....

April, 1876. Vol. XVII, No. 100. TABLE OF CONTENTS ILLUSTRATIONS THE CENTURY ITS FRUITS AND ITS FESTIVAL. IV.–THE CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION UNDER ROOF. SKETCHES OF INDIA. IV.–CONCLUSION. THE COLLEGE STUDENT by JAMES MORGAN HART. SONNET by MAURICE THOMPSON. THE HOUSE THAT SUSAN BUILT by SARAH WINTER KELLOGG. AFTER A YEAR by KATE HILLARD. THE BERKSHIRE LADY by THOMAS HUGHES. THE SABBATH OF THE LOST THE ATONEMENT OF LEAM DUNDAS by MRS....

Lorna Doone, A Romance of Exmoorby R. D. Blackmore Preface This work is called a ‘romance,’ because the incidents, characters, time, and scenery, are alike romantic. And in shaping this old tale, the Writer neither dares, nor desires, to claim for it the dignity or cumber it with the difficulty of an historic novel. And yet he thinks that the outlines are filled in more carefully, and the situations (however simple) more warmly coloured and quickened, than a reader would expect to find in what is called a ‘legend....

MARY WOLLASTON BY HENRY KITCHELL WEBSTER 1920 CONTENTS I THE CIRCASSIAN GRAND II SEA DRIFT III THE PEACE BASIS IV THE PICTURE PUZZLE V JOHN MAKES A POINT OF IT VI STRINGENDO VII NO THOROUGHFARE VIII THE DUMB PRINCESS IX IN HARNESS X AN INTERVENTION XI NOT COLLECTABLE XII HICKORY HILL XIII LOW HANGS THE MOON XIV A CLAIRVOYANT INTERVAL XV THE END OF IT XVI FULL MEASURE XVII THE WAYFARER XVIII A CASE OF NECESSITY XIX THE DRAMATIST XX TWO WOMEN AND JOHN XXI THE SUBSTITUTE XXII THE FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENCE XXIII THE TERROR XXIV THE WHOLE STORY XXV DAYBREAK XXVI JOHN ARRIVES XXVII SETTLING PAULA XXVIII THE KALEIDOSCOPE MARY WOLLASTON CHAPTER I THE CIRCASSIAN GRAND Miss Lucile Wollaston was set to exude sympathy, like an aphid waiting for an overworked ant to come down to breakfast....

MEMOIRS OF HENRY HUNT, ESQ. AS WRITTEN BY HIMSELF, IN HIS MAJESTY’S JAIL AT ILCHESTER, IN THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET, Volume 2 “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....