BABYLON By Grant Allen (Cecil Power) In Three Volumes
BABYLON By Grant Allen (Cecil Power) 1885
CHAPTER XVII. A LITTLE CLOUD LIKE A MAN'S HAND.
CHAPTER XXVII. THE DEACON MAKES A GOOD END.
BABYLON By Grant Allen (Cecil Power) Author Of 'Philistia' 'Strange Stories' Etc. In Three Volumes
Vol. III. With Twelve Illustrations By P. Macnab 1885
CHAPTER XXIX. A VIEW OF ROME, By Hiram Winthrop.
CHAPTER XLVII. ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL.
L I N N E T A R O M A N C E By GRANT ALLEN CONTENTS
I. "TO INTRODUCE MR FLORIAN WOOD" II. A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE III. WITHIN SIGHT OF A HEROINE IV. ENTER LINNET V. THE WIRTH'S THEORY VI. THE ROBBLER VII. WAGER OF BATTLE VIII. THE HUMAN HEART IX. THE MAN OF THE WORLD X. HAIL, COLUMBIA! XI. PRIVATE INQUIRY XII. THE MADDING CROWD XIII. A FIRST NIGHT XIV. AND IF FOR EVER XV. A CRITICAL EVENING XVI. SCHLOSS TYROL XVII. CAUGHT OUT XVIII. TAKEN BY SURPRISE XIX. SPIRITUAL WEAPONS XX. FLORIAN ON MATRIMONY XXI. FORTUNE'S WHEEL XXII. A WOMAN'S STRATAGEM XXIII. A PROPHET INDEED! XXIV. THE ART OF PROPHESYING XXV. A DRAMATIC VENTURE XXVI. A WOMAN'S HEART XXVII. AULD LAND SYNE XXVIII. SIGNORA CASALMONTE XXIX. FROM LINNET'S STANDPOINT XXX. AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR XXXI. WHEN GREEK MEETS GREEK XXXII. WEDDED FELICITY XXXIII. PLAYING WITH FIRE XXXIV. AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE XXXV. GOLDEN HOPES XXXVI. AN ECCLESIASTICAL QUESTION XXXVII. BEGINNINGS OF EVIL XXXVIII. HUSBAND OR LOVER? XXXIX. DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE XL. OPEN WAR XLI. GOD'S LAW?-OR MAN'S? XLII. PRUDENCE XLIII. LINNET'S RIVAL XLIV. AND WILL'S XLV. BY AUTHORITY XLVI. HOME AGAIN! XLVII. SEEMINGLY UNCONNECTED XLVIII. THE BUBBLE BURSTS XLIX. THE PIGEON FLIES HOME L. ANDREAS HAUSBERGER PAYS LI. EXIT FRANZ LINDNER LII. A CONFESSION OF FAITH
CONTENTS. page I. The Night-jar 1 II. Prophetic Autumn 10 III. Our Winged House-fellows 17 IV. A Neighbourly Gossip 26 V. A Rabbit of the World 33 VI. The Adder's Siesta 42 VII. A Flight of Quails 49 VIII. In Leafless Woods 58 IX. A Butterfly Episode 65 X. The Frozen Pond 74 XI. The Gnarled Pine-tree 81 XII. Ivy in the Copse 90 XIII. A Desperate Struggle for Life 97 XIV. Coltsfoot Flowers 106 XV. A Heather Episode 113 XVI. The Chrysalis Year 122 XVII. A Summer Stroll 129 XVIII. A Moorland Fire 138 XIX. The Arcadian Donkey 145 XX. A Life-and-Death Struggle 153 XXI. The Shrike's Larder 160 XXII. Nests and No Nests 167 XXIII. The Crouch Oak 176 XXIV. A Spotted Orchis 183 XXV. The Root of the Matter 192 XXVI. The Devil's Punchbowl 199 XXVII. The Lark in Autumn 207 XXVIII. The Squirrel's Harvest 215 XXIX. A Drained Fishpond 223 XXX. An Interview with a Cock-sparrow 230 XXXI. The Green Woodpecker 237 XXXII. The Harebell 244 XXXIII. The Untamable Shrew 251