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.

CHAPTER XVII.—THE WORLD BEFORE CHRIST.

CHAPTER XVIII.—THE GROWTH OF CHRISTIANITY.

CHAPTER XIX.—SURVIVALS IN CHRISTENDOM.

CHAPTER XX.—CONCLUSION.


INDEX