CONTENTS.

PAGE

Brakespeare; or, the Fortunes of a Free Lance. By the Author of "Guy

1, 81, 161, 241, 321, 401, 481, 553, 625, 697, 814, 841

Livingstone," etc.

Charmian. By Robert Buchanan....

Dramatic Critics Criticised. By John Hollingshead.........

A Wonderful Crab. By Ernest Griset. With Eight Illustrations

William Cullen Bryant and American Poetry. By W. Clark Russell...............................

Flo's Fate. By Clement Scott

Holland House. By the Rev. J. C. M. Bellew ...

28

30

36

40

46

47, 151, 212

Falling in Love. By the Author of the "Gentle Life”..

56

Couleur de Rose. By Mrs. J. H. Riddell, Authoress of "George Geith,” etc... 136

The Water-Link of Europe and America. By the Rev. C. W. Denison............

142

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Love's Looking-Glass. By Astley H. Baldwin

240

The Secret Name. By S. H. Bradbury ("Quallon").

Miseries of Dramatic Authorship. By a Dramatic Author

273

274

The Young Men of To-Day. By the Author of the "Gentle Life”.

Penny Wise and Pound Foolish. By John Hollingshead......

A Confession. By Alice Cary

England to America: A Christmas Greeting. By II. Savile Clarke

Flesh and Tinsel

Choosing. By William Sawyer....................

296

303

310

350

353

362

A Word about Waits and Christmas Carols. By Thomas Archer ............

The Gallery at Drury Lane Theatre, London, on "Boxing Night." By E. L.

Blanchard....

364

369

Christmas in the Count's Folly. By Clement W. Scott

373

New Year's-Day in New York. By George Augustus Sala

A Strange Christmas Game. By Mrs. J. H. Riddell.........

Christmas Hymn for America

Public Statues in London. By Francis Turner Palgrave

Emigrants in America. By Robert Tomes

Provincial Dramatic Critics Criticised

Mrs. Holmes Grey. By William M. Rossetti......

International Prejudices. By Henry Sedley

New York Theatres. By Molyneux St. John

A Valentine

London Newspapers. By Henry Sedley

Women's Novels

381

391

400

429, 522

437

445

449

460

473, 517, 801

480

500

504

The Land of Might Have Been. By the Rev. H. C. Adams.........

Trotting and Sleighing in New York. By George Augustus Sala

How we Inaugurated Ensign M'Nish. By Captain Laurence Lockhart .... 674, 753

Debating Societies. By Alexander J. D. D'Orsey, B.D...

731

Old Trinity and the American Church. By Robert Tomes

737

Burns's First Bosom Friend: A Forgotten Worthy. By Robert Buchanan... 746

A Virtuoso's Collection of Autographs. By Evert A. Duyckinek

777

LIST OF FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS.

FRONTISPIECE and TITLE-PAGE.

He found himself set in saddle in the midst of a clump of spears...to face page

Holland House.........

1

47

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At the first shock both horses sunk on their haunches, but only one recovered

himself

174

Running down to Brighton

204

The Bourreaux completed their office as quickly as might be, and bound the

prisoner's four limbs securely-each to a rope harness-with the leathern

thongs

241

The Skein

288

And the next instant the narrow stair was thronged with armed men

Flesh and Tinsel

321

353

The Gallery of Drury Lane Theatre, London, on Boxing Night............................

Then from under the dark robe a bright flash; and with one smothered shriek

In a very few seconds, Brakespeare had wrenched himself loose, and one long

swing of his brawny arms launched the unhappy page sheer into the air,

like a stone from a petrary

Messer Marco rose up too, and with his strong arm, thrust the priest back

rudely into his chair........

625

The Free Companion dragged his victim across the deck, through the skirts of

the throng, and plunged over the weather bulwark....

697

Trinity Church, New York

737

......

'Help!" screamed the Colonel. "Murder! Police! Fire! Thieves!"

674

I was leaning over the balustrade of the terrace, when I felt a little hand, soft

and warm as the breast of a dove, fall gently upon mine

769

The Academy of Music and the Old Bowery Theatre.....

800