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Title: Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Grant Allen Author: Grant Allen Editor: David Widger Release date: October 9, 2018 [eBook #58064] Language: English Credits: Produced by David Widger *** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK INDEX OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG WORKS OF GRANT ALLEN *** Produced by David Widger INDEX OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG WORKS OF GRANT ALLEN Compiled by David Widger CONTENTS ## 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, B.A. 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 CHAPTER II CHAPTER III CHAPTER IV CHAPTER V CHAPTER VI CHAPTER VII CHAPTER VIII CHAPTER IX CHAPTER X CHAPTER XI CHAPTER XII 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 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 EARLY BRITAIN. ANGLO-SAXON BRITAIN. BY GRANT ALLEN, B.A. Table of 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 BY GRANT ALLEN WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY GORDON BROWNE London 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. STRANGE STORIES. 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 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. 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 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. 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