Title: Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851
Author: Various
Release date: December 24, 2011 [eBook #38399]
Language: English
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The Fourth Volume of Harper's New Monthly Magazine is completed by the issue of the present number. The Publishers embrace the opportunity of renewing the expression of their thanks to the public and the press, for the extraordinary degree of favor with which its successive Numbers have been received. Although it has but just reached the close of its second year, its regular circulation is believed to be at least twice as great as that of any similar work ever issued in any part of the world.
The Magazine will be continued in the same general style, and upon the same plan, as heretofore. Its leading purpose is to furnish, at the lowest price, and in the best form, the greatest possible amount of the useful and entertaining literary productions of the present age. While it is by no means indifferent to the highest departments of culture, it seeks primarily to place before the great masses of the people, in every section of the country, and in every walk of life, the most attractive and instructive selections from the current literature of the day. No degree of labor or expense will be spared upon any department. The most gifted and popular authors of the country write constantly for its pages; the pictorial illustrations by which every Number is embellished are of the best style, and by the most distinguished artists; the selections for its pages are made from the widest range and with the greatest care; and nothing will be left undone, either in providing material, or in its outward dress, which will tend in any degree to make it more worthy the remarkable favor with which it has been received.
The Magazine will contain regularly as hitherto:
First.—One or more original articles upon some topic of general interest, written by some popular writer, and illustrated by from fifteen to thirty wood engravings, executed in the highest style of art:
Second.—Copious selections from the current periodical literature of the day, with tales of the most distinguished authors, such as Dickens, Bulwer, Lever, and others—chosen always for their literary merit, popular interest, and general utility:
Third.—A Monthly Record of the events of the day, foreign and domestic, prepared with care, and with entire freedom from prejudice and partiality of every kind:
Fourth.—Critical Notices of the Books of the day, written with ability, candor, and spirit, and designed to give the public a clear and reliable estimate of the important works constantly issuing from the press:
Fifth.—A Monthly Summary of European Intelligence concerning Books, Authors, and whatever else has interest and importance for the cultivated reader:
Sixth.—An Editor's Table, in which some of the leading topics of the day will be discussed with ability and independence:
Seventh.—An Editor's Easy Chair, or Drawer, which will be devoted to literary and general gossip, memoranda of the topics talked about in social circles, graphic sketches of the most interesting minor matters of the day, anecdotes of literary men, sentences of interest from papers not worth reprinting at length, and generally an agreeable and entertaining collection of literary miscellany.
The Publishers trust that it is not necessary for them to reiterate their assurances that nothing shall ever be admitted to the pages of the Magazine in the slightest degree offensive to delicacy or to any moral sentiment. They will seek steadily to exert upon the public a healthy moral influence, and to improve the character, as well as please the taste, of their readers. They will aim to make their Magazine the most complete repertory of whatever is both useful and agreeable in the current literary productions of the day.
| Amalie de Bourblanc, the Lost Child | 202 |
| American Arctic Expedition | 11 |
| Anecdotes and Aphorisms | 348 |
| Anecdotes of Leopards and Jaguars | 227 |
| Anecdotes of Monkeys | 464 |
| Artist's Sacrifice | 624 |
| Ass of La Marca | 354 |
| Benjamin Franklin. By Jacob Abbott | 145, 289 |
| Bird-hunting Spider | 78 |
| Black Eagle in a Bad Way | 217 |
| Bleak House. By Charles Dickens | 649, 809 |
| Blighted Flowers | 549 |
| Boston Tea-Party. By B. J. Lossing | 1 |
| Bow Window | 50 |
| Brace of Blunders | 540 |
| Chewing the Buyo | 408 |
| Child's Toy | 476 |
| Christmas as we grow Older. By Charles Dickens | 390 |
| Christmas in Company of John Doe. By Charles Dickens | 386 |
| Christmas in Germany | 499 |
| Clara Corsini—a Tale of Naples | 68 |
| Conspiracy of the Clocks | 185 |
| Crime Detected | 768 |
| Curious Page of Family History | 351 |
| Curse of Gold—A Dream | 335 |
| Czar of Russia at a Ball | 828 |
| Difficulty | 56 |
| Diligence in doing Good | 781 |
| Dream of the Weary Heart | 511 |
| Editor's Drawer. | |
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| Editor's Easy Chair. | |
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| Editor's Table. | |
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| Episode of the Italian Revolution | 771 |
| Esther Hammond's Wedding Day | 520 |
| Eyes made to Order | 91 |
| Fashionable Forger | 231 |
| Fashions for December | 143 |
| Fashions for January | 287 |
| Fashions for February | 431 |
| Fashions for March | 575 |
| Fashions for April | 719 |
| Fashions for May | 863 |
| Forgotten Celebrity | 778 |
| French Flower Girl | 54 |
| Gold—What, and Where from | 87 |
| Good Old Times in Paris | 395 |
| Great Objects attained by Little Things | 330 |
| Habits and Character of the Dog-Rib Indians | 690 |
| Helen Corrie | 391 |
| High Life in the Olden Time | 254 |
| How Gunpowder is Made | 643 |
| How Men Rise in the World | 211 |
| Hunting the Alligator | 668 |
| Impressions of England in 1851. By Fredrika Bremer | 616 |
| Indian Pet | 38 |
| Insane Philosopher | 647 |
| Introduction of the Potato into France | 622 |
| Keep Him Out | 515 |
| Knights of the Cross. By Caroline Chesebro' | 221 |
| Kossuth—A Biographical Sketch | 40 |
| Leaves From Punch. | |
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| Legend of the Lost Well | 47 |
| Legend of the Weeping Chamber | 358 |
| Life and Death. By the Author of Alton Locke | 216 |
| Literary Notices. | |
| BOOKS NOTICED. | |
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| PERSONAL AND LITERARY INTELLIGENCE. | |
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| OBITUARIES. | |
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| Louis Napoleon and his Nose | 833 |
| Love Affair at Cranford | 457 |
| Masked Ball at Vienna | 469 |
| Maurice Tiernay, the Soldier of Fortune. By Charles Lever | 57, 187, 339 |
| Mazzini, the Italian Liberal | 404 |
| Miracle of Life | 500 |
| Monthly Record of Current Events. | |
| UNITED STATES. | |
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| SOUTHERN AMERICA. | |
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| GREAT BRITAIN. | |
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| FRANCE. | |
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| SOUTHERN EUROPE. | |
| CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE. | |
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| THE EAST. | |
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| Mr. Potts's New Years Adventures | 281 |
| My First Place | 489 |
| My Novel; or, Varieties in English Life. By Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton | 105, 239, 371, 525, 673, 793 |
| Mysteries | 65 |
| My Traveling Companion | 636 |
| Napoleon Bonaparte. By John S. C. Abbott | 22, 166, 310, 592, 736 |
| New Discoveries in Ghosts | 512 |
| Old Maid's First Love | 360 |
| Orphan's Dream of Christmas | 385 |
| Our School. By Charles Dickens | 75 |
| Paradise Lost | 611 |
| Personal Sketches and Reminiscences. By Mary Russell Mitford | 503 |
| Pipe Clay and Clay Pipes | 688 |
| Pleasures and Perils of Ballooning | 96 |
| Poison Eaters | 364 |
| Potter of Tours | 219 |
| Promise Unfulfilled | 80 |
| Public Executions in England | 542 |
| Recollections of St. Petersburg | 447 |
| Rising Generationism | 478 |
| Rodolphus.—A Franconia Story. By Jacob Abbott | 433, 577, 721 |
| Short Chapter on Frogs | 791 |
| Sicilian Vespers | 790 |
| Sleep to Startle us | 830 |
| Stolen Bank Notes | 627 |
| Story of a Bear | 786 |
| Story of Oriental Love | 75 |
| Story of Rembrandt | 516 |
| Street Scenes of the French Usurpation | 399 |
| Suwarrow—Sketch of | 409 |
| Talk about the Spider | 200 |
| Taste of French Dungeons | 670 |
| Taste of Austrian Jails | 481 |
| The Bedoueen, Mahomad Alee, and the Bazaars. By George William Curtis | 755 |
| The Brothers | 212 |
| The Expectant—A Tale of Life | 93 |
| The Game of Chess | 205 |
| The German Emigrants. By John Doggett, Jr. | 183 |
| The Little Sisters | 641 |
| The Lost Ages | 547 |
| The Mighty Magician | 772 |
| The Moor's Revenge. By Epes Sargent | 669 |
| The Mountain Torrent | 466 |
| The Night Train | 783 |
| The Opera. By Thomas Carlyle | 252 |
| The Ornithologist | 470 |
| The Point of Honor | 494 |
| The Sublime Porte | 332 |
| The Tub School | 85 |
| Thiers—Sketch of his Life | 214 |
| Thy Will be Done. By George P. Morris | 119 |
| Tiger Roche.—An Irish Character | 760 |
| To be Read at Dusk. By Charles Dickens | 235 |
| True Courage | 620 |
| Two Kinds of Honesty | 773 |
| Vagaries of the Imagination | 63 |
| Vatteville Ruby | 613 |
| Vision of Charles XI. | 397 |
| What becomes of the Rind? | 402 |
| What to do in the Mean Time | 545 |
| Who knew Best | 485 |
| Wives of Great Lawyers | 764 |
| Wonderful Toys | 634 |
| You're Another | 105 |
| Zoological Stories | 769 |
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| 1. | Casting the Tea over in Boston Harbor | 1 |
| 2. | Boston in 1770-74 | 3 |
| 3. | Faneuil Hall | 4 |
| 4. | Portrait of Governor Hutchinson | 5 |
| 5. | Portrait of the Earl of Dartmouth | 5 |
| 6. | House of John Hancock | 6 |
| 7. | Province House | 7 |
| 8. | The Old South Church, Boston | 7 |
| 9. | Portrait of David Kinnison | 9 |
| 10. | Portrait of George R. T. Hewes | 10 |
| 11. | Pouring Tea down the Throat of America | 10 |
| 12. | Route of the Arctic Expedition (Map) | 12 |
| 13. | Vessels beating to Windward of Iceberg | 12 |
| 14. | Perilous Situation of the Advance and Rescue | 13 |
| 15. | Discovery Ships near the Devil's Thumb | 14 |
| 16. | The Advance leading the Prince Albert | 15 |
| 17. | The Advance stranded at Cape Riley | 16 |
| 18. | Anvil-Block, and Guide-Board | 17 |
| 19. | Three Graves at Beechy | 17 |
| 20. | The Advance and Rescue at Barlow's Inlet | 18 |
| 21. | The Advance in Barrow's Straits | 19 |
| 22. | The Advance and Rescue drifting | 19 |
| 23. | The Advance and Rescue in the Winter | 20 |
| 24. | The Advance in Davis's Straits | 20 |
| 25. | The Advance among Hummocks | 21 |
| 26. | Stern of the Rescue in the Ice | 21 |
| 27. | The Passage of the Tagliamento | 24 |
| 28. | The Gorge of Neumarkt | 26 |
| 29. | The Venetian Envoys | 27 |
| 30. | The Conference dissolved | 30 |
| 31. | The Court at Milan | 31 |
| 32. | The Triumphal Journey | 33 |
| 33. | The Delivery of the Treaty | 34 |
| 34. | Portrait of Kossuth | 40 |
| 35. | Better Luck next Time | 141 |
| 36. | Doing One a Special Favor | 141 |
| 37. | Off Point Judith | 142 |
| 38. | Singular Phenomenon | 142 |
| 39. | A Slight Mistake | 142 |
| 40. | Costumes for December | 143 |
| 41. | Parisian, Frileuse, and Camara Cloaks | 144 |
| 42. | Child's Costume | 144 |
| 43. | Portrait of Franklin | 145 |
| 44. | The Franklin Smithy | 145 |
| 45. | Franklin at Ten Years of Age | 146 |
| 46. | Building the Pier at the Mill-pond | 146 |
| 47. | Franklin reading in his Chamber | 147 |
| 48. | The Franklin Family | 147 |
| 49. | Franklin studying in the Printing-office | 147 |
| 50. | Franklin's First Literary Essay | 148 |
| 51. | Franklin ill-used by his Brother | 149 |
| 52. | Franklin plans to escape | 149 |
| 53. | The Sloop at Sea | 149 |
| 54. | Franklin traveling through the Storm | 150 |
| 55. | The old Woman's Hospitality | 150 |
| 56. | Franklin with his Penny Rolls | 150 |
| 57. | Franklin gives the Bread to a poor Woman | 151 |
| 58. | Franklin asleep in the Meeting-house | 152 |
| 59. | Franklin with Bradford and Keimer | 152 |
| 60. | The Quakeress's Counsel | 153 |
| 61. | Franklin showing his Money | 153 |
| 62. | Franklin and the Governor of New York | 154 |
| 63. | Collins flung overboard | 154 |
| 64. | Reading on the Banks of the River | 155 |
| 65. | Franklin's Courtship | 155 |
| 66. | Franklin takes Leave of Miss Read | 155 |
| 67. | Franklin delivers his Letter | 156 |
| 68. | Franklin at the Book-store | 156 |
| 69. | Franklin carrying Type Forms | 157 |
| 70. | The Widow Lady of Duke-street | 157 |
| 71. | The Recluse Lodger | 157 |
| 72. | Franklin looking out of the Window | 158 |
| 73. | The Copper-plate Press | 158 |
| 74. | Franklin's First Job | 159 |
| 75. | The Junto Club | 160 |
| 76. | Meredith on a Spree | 160 |
| 77. | Grief of Miss Read | 161 |
| 78. | Franklin with the Wheelbarrow | 161 |
| 79. | The Library | 162 |
| 80. | Industry of Mrs. Franklin | 162 |
| 81. | The China Bowl and Silver Spoon | 162 |
| 82. | The Gardener at work | 163 |
| 83. | Grinding the Ax | 163 |
| 84. | The Widow carrying on Business | 164 |
| 85. | Franklin playing Chess | 164 |
| 86. | Franklin takes Charge of his Nephew | 165 |
| 87. | Portrait of Whitefield | 165 |
| 88. | The Expedition to Egypt | 166 |
| 89. | Napoleon embarking for Egypt | 169 |
| 90. | Napoleon looking at the distant Alps | 170 |
| 91. | The Disembarkation in Egypt | 173 |
| 92. | The March through the Desert | 175 |
| 93. | The Battle of the Pyramids | 178 |
| 94. | The Egyptian Ruins | 183 |
| 95. | Mr. Potts makes his Toilet | 281 |
| 96. | Mr. Potts suffers—Inexpressibly | 281 |
| 97. | Mr. Potts is discomposed | 281 |
| 98. | Mr. Potts in the wrong Apartment | 282 |
| 99. | Mr. Potts enchanted | 283 |
| 100. | Mr. Potts assumes a striking Attitude | 283 |
| 101. | Mr. Potts makes a Sensation | 283 |
| 102. | Mr. Potts tears himself away | 284 |
| 103. | Mr. Potts receives a Lecture | 284 |
| 104. | Arrant Extortion | 285 |
| 105. | Mr. Booby in the New Costume | 285 |
| 106. | A Bloomer in Leap Year | 286 |
| 107. | The Strong-minded Bloomer | 286 |
| 108. | Winter Costumes | 287 |
| 109. | Walking Dress | 288 |
| 110. | Hood and Head-dress | 288 |
| 111. | Preparing the Regimental Colors | 290 |
| 112. | Franklin on Military Duty | 290 |
| 113. | Franklin's Colloquy with the Quaker | 291 |
| 114. | The Indian Pow-wow | 291 |
| 115. | The Female Street-sweeper | 292 |
| 116. | The Horse and Packages for Camp | 293 |
| 117. | The precipitous Flight | 293 |
| 118. | March to Gnadenhütten | 294 |
| 119. | Franklin's military Escort | 295 |
| 120. | Portrait of Buffon | 296 |
| 121. | Franklin and the new Governor | 296 |
| 122. | Sign of St. George and the Dragon | 297 |
| 123. | The Ship in Peril of the Rocks | 297 |
| 124. | Franklin writing to his Wife | 298 |
| 125. | The Old Man from the Desert | 298 |
| 126. | Portrait of Mrs. Franklin | 299 |
| 127. | Franklin on his Tour of Inspection | 300 |
| 128. | Bees swarming | 301 |
| 129. | Franklin's Departure from Chester | 301 |
| 130. | Reception of the Satin | 302 |
| 131. | Franklin transformed by his new Dress | 302 |
| 132. | Franklin repulsed from Lord Hillsborough's | 303 |
| 133. | The Boston Riot | 304 |
| 134. | Portrait of Lord Chatham | 304 |
| 135. | Portrait of Lord Camden | 304 |
| 136. | Franklin at Chess with the Lady | 305 |
| 137. | Drafting the Declaration of Independence | 306 |
| 138. | Old Age | 307 |
| 139. | Feeling toward Franklin in Paris | 308 |
| 140. | Portrait of Lafayette | 309 |
| 141. | Franklin's Amusement in Age | 309 |
| 142. | Napoleon's Escape from the Red Sea | 310 |
| 143. | The Dromedary Regiment | 312 |
| 144. | The Plague Hospital at Acre | 317 |
| 145. | The Bomb-shell exploding | 320 |
| 146. | Arrival of the Courier | 326 |
| 147. | Napoleon and Kleber | 328 |
| 148. | The Return from Egypt | 329 |
| 149. | A Horrible Business | 429 |
| 150. | Mrs. Baker's Pet | 430 |
| 151. | Costumes for February | 431 |
| 152. | Evening Dress | 432 |
| 153. | Full Dress for Home | 432 |
| 154. | The Rabbit House | 433 |
| 155. | The Pursuit | 437 |
| 156. | The Raft | 439 |
| 157. | Up the Ladder | 441 |
| 158. | The Yard at Mr. Randon's | 442 |
| 159. | Plan of Mr. Randon's House | 444 |
| 160. | The Great Room | 444 |
| 161. | Inundation at St. Petersburg | 449 |
| 162. | Russian Ice Mountains | 452 |
| 163. | Punishment for Drunkenness | 454 |
| 164. | Russian Isvoshtshiks | 455 |
| 165. | The Easter Kiss—agreeable | 456 |
| 166. | The Easter Kiss—as matter of Duty | 456 |
| 167. | The Easter Kiss—under Difficulties | 456 |
| 168. | The Easter Kiss—disagreeable | 456 |
| 169. | France is tranquil | 573 |
| 170. | The President's Road to Ruin | 574 |
| 171. | New Parisian Street-sweeping Machine | 574 |
| 172. | Costumes for March | 575 |
| 173. | Young Lady's Toilet | 576 |
| 174. | Morning Toilet | 576 |
| 175. | Ellen Asleep | 578 |
| 176. | The Snow-shoes | 579 |
| 177. | The Funeral | 583 |
| 178. | The Boys and the Boat | 585 |
| 179. | The Evasion | 587 |
| 180. | Raising the Hasp | 591 |
| 181. | The Corn-barn | 591 |
| 182. | Napoleon's Return from Egypt | 595 |
| 183. | Napoleon and the Atheists | 596 |
| 184. | Napoleon's Landing at Frejus | 598 |
| 185. | Napoleon's Reconciliation with Josephine | 602 |
| 186. | Napoleon on the Way to St. Cloud | 608 |
| 187. | Napoleon in the Council of Five Hundred | 609 |
| 188. | The Little Old Lady | 662 |
| 189. | Miss Jellyby | 667 |
| 190. | Going to Cover | 711 |
| 191. | Revolutionary Inquiries | 714 |
| 192. | Early Publication of a Paper in Paris | 714 |
| 193. | Scene from the President's Progress | 715 |
| 194. | Touching Sympathy | 716 |
| 195. | Sound Advice | 716 |
| 196. | Effects of a Strike | 717 |
| 197. | Perfect Identification | 718 |
| 198. | Calling the Police | 718 |
| 199. | Fashions for April | 719 |
| 200. | Dress Toilet | 720 |
| 201. | Child's Fancy Costume | 720 |
| 202. | The Drag Ride | 722 |
| 203. | The Well | 724 |
| 204. | The Conflagration | 726 |
| 205. | The barred Window | 727 |
| 206. | Antonio's Picture | 728 |
| 207. | The Court Room | 729 |
| 208. | The Arrest | 732 |
| 209. | The Governor | 735 |
| 210. | The Consuls and the Gold | 737 |
| 211. | Napoleon in the Temple | 739 |
| 212. | Napoleon's Entrance into the Tuileries | 742 |
| 213. | Napoleon and the Vendeean Chief | 746 |
| 214. | Napoleon and the Duchess of Guiche | 750 |
| 215. | Napoleon and Bourrienne | 751 |
| 216. | Unavailing Intercession of Josephine | 753 |
| 217. | The Lord Chancellor copies from Memory | 814 |
| 218. | Coavinses | 821 |
| 219. | Butcher-Boys of the Upper Ten | 857 |
| 220. | The Inquiring Omnibus Driver | 857 |
| 221. | Flunky's Idea of Beauty | 858 |
| 222. | A Competent Adviser | 859 |
| 223. | Regard for the Truth | 859 |
| 224. | Awful Effect of Eye-glasses | 860 |
| 225. | Rather Severe | 860 |
| 226. | Portrait of a Gentleman | 861 |
| 227. | The Peer on the Press | 861 |
| 228. | Interior of a French Court of Justice | 862 |
| 229. | Fashions for May | 863 |
| 230. | Visiting Dress | 864 |
| 231. | Home Toilet | 864 |