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INDEX OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG
WORKS OF

GRANT ALLEN



Compiled by David Widger



G_ALLEN



CONTENTS

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##  THE BRITISH BARBARIANS

##  THE WOMAN WHO DID

##  BIOGRAPHIES OF WORKING MEN

##  AN AFRICAN MILLIONAIRE

##  HILDA WADE

##  RECALLED TO LIFE

##  MICHAEL'S CRAG

##  WHAT'S BRED IN THE BONE

##  PHILISTIA

##  BIOGRAPHIES OF WORKING MEN

##  THE GREAT TABOO

##  SCIENCE IN ARCADY

##  EARLY BRITAIN

##  FALLING IN LOVE

##  POST-PRANDIAL PHILOSOPHY

##  MISS CAYLEY'S ADVENTURES

##  CHARLES DARWIN

##  THE WHITE MAN'S FOOT

##  THE BECKONING HAND AND OTHERS

##  STRANGE STORIES

##  WEDNESDAY THE TENTH

##  THE EVOLUTIONIST AT LARGE

##  BLOOD ROYAL

##  BABYLON, VOLUME 1 (of 3)

##  BABYLON, VOLUME 2 (of 3)

##  BABYLON, VOLUME 3 (of 3)

##  LINNET

##  MOORLAND IDYLLS

##  CITIES OF BELGIUM

##  PARIS

##  EVOLUTION OF THE IDEA OF GOD








TABLES OF CONTENTS OF VOLUMES



THE BRITISH BARBARIANS

A HILL-TOP NOVEL


By Grant Allen



1895






CONTENTS


INTRODUCTION


THE BRITISH BARBARIANS


I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

VIII

IX

X

XI

XII

XIII











THE WOMAN WHO DID

By Grant Allen

1895




I II III IV V VI VII VIII
IX X XI XII XIII XIV XV XVI
XVII XVIII XIX XX XXI XXII XXIII XXIV








BIOGRAPHIES OF WORKING MEN

By Grant Allen

1884




CONTENTS.

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







AN AFRICAN MILLIONAIRE

Episodes in the Life of the Illustrious Colonel Clay


By Grant Allen

First published in 1897




CONTENTS

1. The Episode of the Mexican Seer
2. The Episode of the Diamond Links
3. The Episode of the Old Master
4. The Episode of the Tyrolean Castle
5. The Episode of the Drawn Game
6. The Episode of the German Professor
7. The Episode of the Arrest of the Colonel
8. The Episode of the Seldon Gold-Mine
9. The Episode of the Japanned Dispatch-Box
10. The Episode of the Game of Poker
11. The Episode of the Bertillon Method
12. The Episode of the Old Bailey








HILDA WADE

A WOMAN WITH TENACITY OF PURPOSE

By Grant Allen

1899



CONTENTS


PUBLISHERS' NOTE

HILDA WADE


CHAPTER I -- THE EPISODE OF THE PATIENT WHO DISAPPOINTED HER DOCTOR

CHAPTER II -- THE EPISODE OF THE GENTLEMAN WHO HAD FAILED FOR EVERYTHING

CHAPTER III -- THE EPISODE OF THE WIFE WHO DID HER DUTY

CHAPTER IV -- THE EPISODE OF THE MAN WHO WOULD NOT COMMIT SUICIDE

CHAPTER V -- THE EPISODE OF THE NEEDLE THAT DID NOT MATCH

CHAPTER VI -- THE EPISODE OF THE LETTER WITH THE BASINGSTOKE POSTMARK

CHAPTER VII -- THE EPISODE OF THE STONE THAT LOOKED ABOUT IT

CHAPTER VIII -- THE EPISODE OF THE EUROPEAN WITH THE KAFFIR HEART

CHAPTER IX -- THE EPISODE OF THE EUROPEAN WITH THE KAFFIR HEART

CHAPTER X -- THE EPISODE OF THE GUIDE WHO KNEW THE COUNTRY

CHAPTER XI -- THE EPISODE OF THE OFFICER WHO UNDERSTOOD PERFECTLY

CHAPTER XII -- THE EPISODE OF THE DEAD MAN WHO SPOKE














RECALLED TO LIFE

By Grant Allen



CONTENTS

CHAPTER I. — UNA CALLINGHAM’S FIRST RECOLLECTION

CHAPTER II. — BEGINNING LIFE AGAIN

CHAPTER III. — AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR

CHAPTER IV. — THE STORY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

CHAPTER V. — I BECOME A WOMAN

CHAPTER VI. — RELIVING MY LIFE

CHAPTER VII. — THE GRANGE AT WOODBURY

CHAPTER VIII. — A VISION OF DEAD YEARS

CHAPTER IX. — HATEFUL SUSPICIONS

CHAPTER X. — YET ANOTHER PHOTOGRAPH

CHAPTER XI. — THE VISION RECURS

CHAPTER XII. — THE MOORES OF TORQUAY

CHAPTER XIII. — DR. IVOR OF BABBICOMBE

CHAPTER XIV. — MY WELCOME TO CANADA

CHAPTER XV. — A NEW ACQUAINTANCE

CHAPTER XVI. — MY PLANS ALTER

CHAPTER XVII. — A STRANGE RECOGNITION

CHAPTER XVIII. — MURDER WILL OUT

CHAPTER XIX. — THE REAL MURDERER

CHAPTER XX. — THE STRANGER FROM THE SEA

CHAPTER XXI. — THE PLOT UNRAVELS ITSELF

CHAPTER XXII. — MY MEMORY RETURNS

CHAPTER XXIII. — THE FATAL SHOT

CHAPTER XXIV. — ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL














MICHAEL’S CRAG

By Grant Allen

1893




CONTENTS

CHAPTER I. — A CORNISH LANDLORD.

CHAPTER II. — TREVENNACK.

CHAPTER III. — FACE TO FACE.

CHAPTER IV. — TYRREL’S REMORSE.

CHAPTER V. — A STRANGE DELUSION.

CHAPTER VI. — PURE ACCIDENT.

CHAPTER VII. — PERIL BY LAND.

CHAPTER VIII. — SAFE AT LAST.

CHAPTER IX. — MEDICAL OPINION.

CHAPTER X. — A BOLD ATTEMPT.

CHAPTER XI. — BUSINESS IS BUSINESS.

CHAPTER XII. — A HARD BARGAIN.

CHAPTER XIII. — ANGEL AND DEVIL.

CHAPTER XIV. — AT ARM’S LENGTH.

CHAPTER XV. — ST. MICHAEL DOES BATTLE.














WHAT’S BRED IN THE BONE.

By Grant Allen




CONTENTS

CHAPTER I. — ELMA’S STRANGER.

CHAPTER II. — TWO’S COMPANY.

CHAPTER III. — CYRIL WARING’S BROTHER.

CHAPTER IV. — INSIDE THE TUNNEL.

CHAPTER V. — GRATITUDE.

CHAPTER VI. — TWO STRANGE MEETINGS.

CHAPTER VII. — KELMSCOTT OF TILGATE.

CHAPTER VIII. — ELMA BREAKS OUT.

CHAPTER IX. — AND AFTER?

CHAPTER X. — COLONEL KELMSCOTT’S REPENTANCE.

CHAPTER XI. — A FAMILY JAR.

CHAPTER XII. — IN SILENCE AND TEARS.

CHAPTER XIII. — BUSINESS FIRST.

CHAPTER XIV. — MUSIC HATH POWER.

CHAPTER XV. — THE PATH OF DUTY.

CHAPTER XVI. — STRUGGLE AND VICTORY.

CHAPTER XVII. — VISIONS OF WEALTH.

CHAPTER XVIII. — GENTLE WOOER.

CHAPTER XIX. — SELF OR BEARER.

CHAPTER XX. — MONTAGUE NEVITT FINESSES.

CHAPTER XXI. — COLONEL KELMSCOTT’S PUNISHMENT.

CHAPTER XXII. — CROSS PURPOSES.

CHAPTER XXIII. — GUY IN LUCK.

CHAPTER XXIV. — A SLIGHT MISUNDERSTANDING.

CHAPTER XXV. — LEAD TRUMPS.

CHAPTER XXVI. — A CHANCE MEETING.

CHAPTER XXVII. — SOMETHING TO THEIR ADVANTAGE.

CHAPTER XXVIII. — MISTAKEN IDENTITY.

CHAPTER XXIX. — WOMAN’S INTUITION

CHAPTER XXX. — FRESH DISCOVERIES.

CHAPTER XXXI. — “GOLDEN JOYS.”

CHAPTER XXXII. — A NEW DEPARTURE.

CHAPTER XXXIII. — TIME FLIES.

CHAPTER XXXIV. — A STROKE FOR FREEDOM.

CHAPTER XXXV. — PERILS BY THE WAY.

CHAPTER XXXVI. — DESERTED.

CHAPTER XXXVII. — AUX ARMES!

CHAPTER XXXVIII. — NEWS FROM THE CAPE.

CHAPTER XXXIX. — A GLEAM OF LIGHT.

CHAPTER XL. — THE BOLT FALLS.

CHAPTER XLI. — WHAT JUDGE?

CHAPTER XLII. — UNEXPECTED EVIDENCE.

CHAPTER XLIII. — SIR GILBERT’S TEMPTATION.

CHAPTER XLIV. — AT BAY.

CHAPTER XLV. — ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL.

THE END.














PHILISTIA

By Grant Allen



CONTENTS

CHAPTER I. — CHILDREN OF LIGHT.

CHAPTER II. — THE COASTS OF THE GENTILES.

CHAPTER III. — MAGDALEN QUAD.

CHAPTER IV. — A LITTLE MUSIC.

CHAPTER V. — ASKELON VILLA, GATH.

CHAPTER VI. — DOWN THE RIVER.

CHAPTER VII. — GHOSTLY COUNSEL.

CHAPTER VIII. — IN THE CAMP OF THE PHILISTINES.

CHAPTER IX. — THE WOMEN OF THE LAND.

CHAPTER X. — THE DAUGHTERS OF CANAAN.

CHAPTER XI. — CULTURE AND CULTURE.

CHAPTER XII. — THE MORE EXCELLENT WAY.

CHAPTER XIII. — YE MOUNTAINS OF GILBOA!

CHAPTER XIV. — ‘WHAT DO THESE HEBREWS HERE?’

CHAPTER XV. — EVIL TIDINGS.

CHAPTER XVI. — FLAT REBELLION.

CHAPTER XVII. — ‘COME YE OUT AND BE YE SEPARATE.’

CHAPTER XVIII. — A QUIET WEDDING.

CHAPTER XIX. — INTO THE FIRE.

CHAPTER XX. — LITERATURE, MUSIC, AND THE DRAMA.

CHAPTER XXI. — OFF WITH THE OLD LOVE.

CHAPTER XXII. — THE PHILISTINES TRIUMPH.

CHAPTER XXIII. — THE STREETS OF ASKELON.

CHAPTER XXIV. — THE CLOUDS BEGIN TO BREAK.

CHAPTER XXV. — HARD PRESSED.

CHAPTER XXVI. — IRRECLAIMABLE.

CHAPTER XXVII. — RONALD COMES OF AGE.

CHAPTER XXVIII. — TELL IT NOT IN OATH.

CHAPTER XXIX. — A MAN AND A MAID.

CHAPTER XXX. — THE ENVIRONMENT FINALLY TRIUMPHS.

CHAPTER XXXI. — DE PROFUNDIS.

CHAPTER XXXII. — PRECONTRACT OF MARRIAGE.

CHAPTER XXXIII. — A GLEAM OF SUNSHINE.

CHAPTER XXXIV. — HOPE.

CHAPTER XXXV. — THE TIDE TURNS.

CHAPTER XXXVI. — OUT OF THE HAND OP THE PHILISTINES.

CHAPTER XXXVII. — LAND AT LAST: BUT WHAT LAND?














BIOGRAPHIES OF WORKING MEN

By Grant Allen



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.














THE GREAT TABOO

By Grant Allen



CONTENTS

PREFACE

CHAPTER I. — IN MID PACIFIC.

CHAPTER II. — THE TEMPLE OF THE DEITY.

CHAPTER III. — LAND; BUT WHAT LAND?

CHAPTER IV. — THE GUESTS OF HEAVEN.

CHAPTER V. — ENROLLED IN OLYMPUS.

CHAPTER VI. — FIRST DAYS IN BOUPARI.

CHAPTER VII. — INTERCHANGE OF CIVILITIES.

CHAPTER VIII. — THE CUSTOMS OF BOUPARI.

CHAPTER IX. — SOWING THE WIND.

CHAPTER X. — REAPING THE WHIRLWIND.

CHAPTER XI. — AFTER THE STORM.

CHAPTER XII. — A POINT OF THEOLOGY.

CHAPTER XIII. — AS BETWEEN GODS.

CHAPTER XIV. — “MR. THURSTAN, I PRESUME.”

CHAPTER XV. — THE SECRET OF KORONG.

CHAPTER XVI. — A VERY FAINT CLUE.

CHAPTER XVII. — FACING THE WORST.

CHAPTER XVIII. — TU-KILA-KILA PLAYS A CARD.

CHAPTER XIX. — DOMESTIC BLISS.

CHAPTER XX. — COUNCIL OF WAR.

CHAPTER XXI. — METHUSELAH GIVES SIGN.

CHAPTER XXII. — TANTALIZING, VERY.

CHAPTER XXIII. — A MESSAGE FROM THE DEAD.

CHAPTER XXIV. — AN UNFINISHED TALE.

CHAPTER XXV. — TU-KILA-KILA STRIKES.

CHAPTER XXVI. — A RASH RESOLVE.

CHAPTER XXVII. — A STRANGE ALLY.

CHAPTER XXVIII. — WAGER OF BATTLE.

CHAPTER XXIX. — VICTORY—AND AFTER?

CHAPTER XXX. — SUSPENSE.

CHAPTER XXXI. — AT SEA: OFF BOUPARI.

CHAPTER XXXII. — THE DOWNFALL OF A PANTHEON.









SCIENCE IN ARCADY

By Grant Allen



CONTENTS.

PAGE
MY ISLANDS 1
TROPICAL EDUCATION 21
ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND 40
A DESERT FRUIT 56
PRETTY POLL 71
HIGH LIFE 90
EIGHT-LEGGED FRIENDS 105
MUD 123
THE GREENWOOD TREE 140
FISH AS FATHERS 157
AN ENGLISH SHIRE 177
THE BRONZE AXE 212
THE ISLE OF RUIM 231
A HILL-TOP STRONGHOLD 250
A PERSISTENT NATIONALITY 266
CASTERS AND CHESTERS 274






ANGLO-SAXON BRITAIN.

By Grant Allen



CONTENTS

PREFACE.
CHAPTER I.
The Origin of the English.
CHAPTER II.
The English by the Shores of the Baltic.
CHAPTER III.
The English Settle in Britain.
CHAPTER IV.
The Colonisation of the Coast.
CHAPTER V.
The English in Their New Homes.
CHAPTER VI.
The Conquest of the Interior.
CHAPTER VII.
The Nature and Extent of the English Settlement.
CHAPTER VIII.
Heathen England.
CHAPTER IX.
The Conversion of the English.
CHAPTER X.
Rome and Iona.
CHAPTER XI.
Christian England.
CHAPTER XII.
The Consolidation of the Kingdoms.
CHAPTER XIII.
The Resistance to the Danes.
CHAPTER XIV.
The Saxons at Bay in Wessex.
CHAPTER XV.
The Recovery of the North.
CHAPTER XVI.
The Augustan Age and the Later Anglo-Saxon Civilisation.
CHAPTER XVII.
The Decadence.
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Anglo-Saxon Language.
CHAPTER XIX.
Anglo-Saxon Nomenclature.
CHAPTER XX.
Anglo-Saxon Literature.
CHAPTER XXI.
Anglo-Saxon Influences in Modern Britain.
INDEX.






FALLING IN LOVE

WITH OTHER ESSAYS

ON MORE EXACT BRANCHES OF SCIENCE

By Grant Allen

1889



CONTENTS

  PAGE
Falling in Love     1
Right and Left     18
Evolution     31
Strictly Incog.     50
Seven-Year Sleepers     72
A Fossil Continent     88
A Very Old Master     106
British and Foreign     123
Thunderbolts     137
Honey-dew     159
The Milk in the Coco-Nut     176
Food and Feeding     193
De Banana     216
Go to the Ant     233
Big Animals     251
Fossil Food     271
Ogbury Barrows     287
Fish Out of Water     302
The First Potter     316
The Recipe for Genius     328
Desert Sands     341






POST-PRANDIAL PHILOSOPHY

By Grant Allen

1894



CONTENTS

PAGE
I.

THE STRUGGLE FOR LIFE AMONG LANGUAGES

1
II.

IN THE MATTER OF ARISTOCRACY

9
III.

SCIENCE IN EDUCATION

18
IV.

THE THEORY OF SCAPEGOATS

27
V.

AMERICAN DUCHESSES

35
VI.

IS ENGLAND PLAYED OUT?

44
VII.

THE GAME AND THE RULES

53
VIII.

THE RÔLE OF PROPHET

61
IX.

THE ROMANCE OF THE CLASH OF RACES

70
X.

THE MONOPOLIST INSTINCTS

79
XI.

"MERE AMATEURS"

87
XII.

A SQUALID VILLAGE

95
XIII.

CONCERNING ZEITGEIST

104
XIV.

THE DECLINE OF MARRIAGE

112
XV.

EYE versus EAR

122
XVI.

THE POLITICAL PUPA

130
XVII.

ON THE CASINO TERRACE

138
XVIII.

THE CELTIC FRINGE

147
XIX.

IMAGINATION AND RADICALS

156
XX.

ABOUT ABROAD

165
XXI.

WHY ENGLAND IS BEAUTIFUL

173
XXII.

ANENT ART PRODUCTION

182
XXIII.

A GLIMPSE INTO UTOPIA

190
XXIV.

OF SECOND CHAMBERS

199
XXV.

A POINT OF CRITICISM

207






MISS CAYLEY'S ADVENTURES

Grant Allen

With Illustrations By Gordon Browne

1899



CONTENTS

I The Adventure of the Cantankerous Old Lady
II The Adventure of the Supercilious Attaché
III The Adventure of the Inquisitive American
IV The Adventure of the Amateur Commission Agent
V The Adventure of the Impromptu Mountaineer
VI The Adventure of the Urbane Old Gentleman
VII The Adventure of the Unobtrusive Oasis
VIII The Adventure of the Pea-Green Patrician
IX The Adventure of the Magnificent Maharajah
X The Adventure of the Cross-Eyed Q.C.
XI The Adventure of the Oriental Attendant
XII The Adventure of the Unprofessional Detective

ILLUSTRATIONS

All agog to teach the higher mathematics
I am going out, simply in search of adventure
Oui, Madame; Merci Beaucoup, Madame
Excuse me, I said, but I think I can see a way out of your difficulty
A most urbane and obliging Continental gentleman
Persons of Miladi's temperament are always young
That succeeds? the shabby-looking man muttered
I put her hand back firmly
He cast a hasty glance at us
Harold, you viper, what do you mean by trying to avoid me?
Circumstances alter cases, he murmured
Miss Cayley, he said, you are playing with me
I rose of a sudden, and ran down the hill
I was going to oppose you and Harold
He kept close at my heels
I was pulled up short by a mounted policeman
Seems I didn't make much of a job of it
Don't scorch, miss; don't scorch
How far ahead the first man?
I am here behind you, Herr Lieutenant
Let them boom or bust on it
His open admiration was getting quite embarrassing
Minute inspection
I felt a perfect little hypocrite
She invited Elsie and myself to stop with her
The Count
I thought it kinder to him to remove it altogether
Inch by inch he retreated
Never leave a house to the servants, my dear!
I may stay, mayn't I?
I advanced on my hands and knees to the edge of the precipice
I gripped the rope and let myself down
I rolled and slid down
There's enterprise for you
Painting the sign-board
The urbane old gentleman
He went on dictating for just an hour
He bowed to us each separately
I waited breathless
What, you here! he cried
He read them, cruel man, before my very eyes
'Tis Doctor Macloghlen, he answered
Too much Nile
Emphasis
Riding a camel does not greatly differ from sea-sickness
Her agitation was evident
Crouching by the rocks sat our mysterious stranger
An odd-looking young man
He turned to me with an inane smile
Nothing seemed to put the man down
Yah don't catch me going so fah from Newmarket
Wasn't Fra Diavolo also a composah?
Take my word for it, you're staking your money on the wrong fellah
I am the Maharajah of Moozuffernuggar
Who's your black friend?
A tiger-hunt is not a thing to be got up lightly
It went off unexpectedly
I saw him now the Oriental despot
It's I who am the winnah!
He wrote, I expect you to come back to England and marry me
It was endlessly wearisome
The cross-eyed Q.C. begged him to be very careful
I was a grotesque failure
The jury smiled
The question requires no answer, he said
I reeled where I sat
The messenger entered
He took a long, careless stare at me
I beckoned a porter
You can't get out here, he said, crustily
We told our tale
I have found a clue
I've held the fort by main force
Never! he answered. Never!
We shall have him in our power
Victory!
You wished to see me, sir?
Well, this is a fair knock-out, he ejaculated
Harold, your wife has bested me






CHARLES DARWIN

By Grant Allen



CONTENTS

I. THE WORLD INTO WHICH DARWIN WAS BORN

II. CHARLES DARWIN AND HIS ANTECEDENTS

III. EARLY DAYS

IV. DARWIN'S WANDER-YEARS

V. THE PERIOD OF INCUBATION

VI. THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES

VII. THE DARWINIAN REVOLUTION BEGINS

VIII. THE DESCENT OF MAN

IX. THE THEORY OF COURTSHIP

X. VICTORY AND REST

XI. DARWIN'S PLACE IN THE EVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT

XII. THE NET RESULT

INDEX[Pg viii]






THE WHITE MAN'S FOOT.

By Grant Allen

WITH SEVENTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS BY J. FINNEMORE.

1888.



LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

"BOWING DOWN TOWARDS THE MOUTH OF THE CRATER, THEY SEEMED TO SALUTE THE GODDESS OF THE VOLCANO" Frontispiece.

"IT'S MORE THAN DANGEROUS. IT'S ALMOST CERTAINLY FATAL"

"ALL AT ONCE A GREAT BODY OF GAS WAS EJECTED INTO THE AIR, IN A BLAZE OF LIGHT"

"'YOUNG MAN,' HE CRIED, '...I WARN YOU NOT TO TRIFLE WITH THE BURNING MOUNTAIN'"

"I ROLLED DOWN RAPIDLY TO THE VERY BOTTOM"

"I LAY THERE HORROR-STRICKEN, AND GAZED IDLY DOWN"

"I CLUTCHED THE CRUMBLING PEAK WITH MY HOOKED FINGERS"

"SHE CARRIED ME SLOWLY UP THE ZIG-ZAG PATH"

"'IF YOU KNEW ALL,' SHE ANSWERED, 'HOW YOU WOULD PITY ME!'"

"'EVERYTHING IS CORRECT,' HE WHISPERED"

"SHE LOOKED UP IN AN AGONY OF SUSPENSE"

"KEA TRIED ON ALL HER THINGS"

"A STRANGE PROCESSION BEGAN SLOWLY TO DESCEND"

"THE BAMBOO BENT OMINOUSLY DOWN"

"WE RODE AT FULL SPEED IN BREATHLESS HASTE"






THE BECKONING HAND ETC.

By Grant Allen



CONTENTS.

The Beckoning Hand
Lucretia
The Third Time
The Gold Wulfric
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






STRANGE STORIES

By Grant Allen

1884



CONTENTS.

The Reverend John Creedy
Dr. Greatrex's Engagement
Mr. Chung
The Curate of Churnside
An Episode in High Life
My New Year's Eve among the Mummies
The Foundering of the "Fortuna"
The Backslider
The Mysterious Occurrence in Piccadilly
Carvalho
Pausodyne
The Empress of Andorra
The Senior Proctor's Wooing
The Child of the Phalanstery
Our Scientific Observations on a Ghost
Ram Das of Cawnpore






WEDNESDAY THE TENTH

A TALE OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC

By Grant Allen

1890



CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

WE SIGHT A BOAT 9

CHAPTER II.

THE BOAT'S CREW 27

CHAPTER III.

THE MYSTERY SOLVED 41

CHAPTER IV.

MARTIN LUTHER'S STORY 56

CHAPTER V.

A BREAK-DOWN 72

CHAPTER VI.

ON THE ISLAND 86

CHAPTER VII.

ERRORS EXCEPTED 100

CHAPTER VIII.

HOT WORK 113


LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

There was a terrible scene of noise and confusion Front.

Where the Frenchmen landed 19

Natives of the Island of Tanaki 58

The savages fell back and listened with eagerness 70






THE EVOLUTIONIST AT LARGE

By Grant Allen

1881



CONTENTS.

    PAGE
A Ballade of Evolution 1
I. Microscopic Brains 3
II. A Wayside Berry 16
III. In Summer Fields 25
IV. A Sprig of Water Crowfoot 36
V. Slugs and Snails 48
VI. A Study of Bones 59
VII. Blue Mud 67
VIII. Cuckoo-Pint 77
IX. Berries and Berries 87
X. Distant Relations 96
XI. Among the Heather 105
XII. Speckled Trout 114
XIII. Dodder and Broomrape 124
XIV. Dog's Mercury and Plantain 133
XV. Butterfly Psychology 142
XVI. Butterfly Æsthetics 153
XVII. The Origin of Walnuts 161
XVIII. A Pretty Land-Shell 172
XIX. Dogs and Masters 181
XX. Blackcock 189
XXI. Bindweed 198
XXII. On Cornish Cliffs 207














BLOOD ROYAL

A Novel

By Grant Allen

1892



CONTENTS </3>

BLOOD ROYAL

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.














BABYLON

By Grant Allen

(Cecil Power)

In Three Volumes

Vol. I.

With Twelve Illustrations By P. Macnab

1885



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.














BABYLON

By Grant Allen

(Cecil Power)

1885



CONTENTS

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.














BABYLON

By Grant Allen

(Cecil Power)

Author Of 'Philistia' 'Strange Stories' Etc.

In Three Volumes

Vol. III.

With Twelve Illustrations By P. Macnab

1885



CONTENTS

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.






LINNET

A  ROMANCE

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






MOORLAND  IDYLLS

By Grant Allen



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






CITIES OF BELGIUM

BY GRANT ALLEN



CONTENTS

PAGE
Preface to the Second Edition 5
Introduction 6
How to Use these Guide-Books 12
Origins of the Belgian Towns 13
Order of the Tour 20
I Bruges-
A. Origins of Bruges 22
B. The Heart of the City 25
C. The Hospital of St. John 35
D. The Town in General 45
E. The Churches 49
F. The Academy 59
II Ghent-
A. Origins of Ghent 66
B. The Core of Ghent 69
C. The Cathedral 77
D. The Outskirts 90
III Brussels-
A. Origins of Brussels 98
B. The Heart of Brussels 100
C. The Picture Gallery 105
D. The Cathedral 138
E. The Upper Town 145
F. Surroundings 156
IV Antwerp-
A. Origins of Antwerp 164
B. The Cathedral 168
C. The Picture Gallery 176
D. The Town in General 205
V Historical Notes 217
Index 229






PARIS

By Grant Allen



CONTENTS

PAGE
Introduction 3
How to Use these Guide-Books 10
Origins of Paris 11
I The Île de la Cité 16
A. The Palais de Justice and the Sainte Chapelle 17
B. Notre-Dame 22
Map of Historic Paris 33
II The Left or South Bank 34
A. The Roman Palace and the Musée de Cluny 35
B. The Hill of Ste. Geneviève 55
III Renaissance Paris (The Louvre) 62
A. The Fabric 64
B. The Collections 71
I. Paintings 72
II. Sculpture 153
1. Antique Sculpture 154
2. Renaissance Sculpture 168
3. Modern Sculpture 187
III. The Smaller Collections 189
IV The North Bank (Rive Droite) 197
A. The Core of the Right Bank 198
B. The Outer Ring of Louis XIV 208
V The Faubourg St. Germain 213
VI St. Denis 230
VII The Outer Ring, Etc 246
Index 253














THE EVOLUTION OF THE IDEA OF GOD

AN INQUIRY INTO THE ORIGINS OF RELIGIONS

By Grant Allen

1897



CONTENTS

PREFACE

THE EVOLUTION OF THE IDEA OF GOD.

CHAPTER I.—CHRISTIANITY AS A RELIGIOUS STANDARD.

CHAPTER II.—RELIGION AND MYTHOLOGY.

CHAPTER III.—THE LIFE OF THE DEAD.

CHAPTER IV.—THE ORIGIN OF GODS.

CHAPTER V.—SACRED STONES.

CHAPTER VI.—SACRED STAKES.

CHAPTER VIL—SACRED TREES.

CHAPTER VIII.—THE GODS OF EGYPT.

CHAPTER IX.—THE GODS OF ISRAEL.

CHAPTER X.—THE RISE OF MONOTHEISM.

CHAPTER XI.—HUMAN GODS.

CHAPTER XII.—THE MANUFACTURE OF GODS.

CHAPTER XIII.—GODS OF CULTIVATION.

CHAPTER XIV.—CORN- AND WINE-GODS.

CHAPTER XV.—SACRIFICE AND SACRAMENT.

CHAPTER XVI.—THE DOCTRINE OF THE ATONEMENT.

CHAPTER XVII.—THE WORLD BEFORE CHRIST.

CHAPTER XVIII.—THE GROWTH OF CHRISTIANITY.

CHAPTER XIX.—SURVIVALS IN CHRISTENDOM.

CHAPTER XX.—CONCLUSION.


INDEX