A Fearful ResponsibilityAt the Sign of the SavageTonelli's MarriageTHE FLIGHTOF PONY BAKERA Boy’s Town StoryByW.D. HOWELLSauthor of“A BOY’S TOWN”“CHRISTMAS EVERY DAY” ETC.ILLUSTRATEDContentsCHAP.PAGEIPony’s Mother, and why he had a Right to run off3IIThe Right that Pony had to run off, from the way his Father acted15IIIJim Leonard’s Hair-breadth Escape32IVThe Scrape that Jim Leonard got the Boys into52VAbout running away to the Indian Reservation on a Canal-boat, and how the Plan failed77VIHow the Indians came to the Boy’s Town and Jim Leonard acted the Coward89VIIHow Frank Baker spent the Fourth at Pawpaw Bottom, and saw the Fourth of July Boy105VIIIHow Pony Baker came pretty near running off with a Circus141IXHow Pony did not quite get off with the Circus152XThe Adventures that Pony’s cousin, Frank Baker, had with a Pocketful of Money165XIHow Jim Leonard planned for Pony Baker to run off on a Raft192XIIHow Jim Leonard backed out, and Pony had to give it up208Illustrations“ALL THE FELLOWS CAME ROUND AND ASKED HIM WHAT HE WAS GOING TO DO NOW”Frontispiece“BEING DRESSED SO WELL WAS ONE OF THE WORST THINGS THAT WAS DONE TO HIM BY HIS MOTHER”4“‘I’LL LEARN THAT LIMB TO SLEEP IN A COW-BARN!’”50“REAL INDIANS, IN BLANKETS, WITH BOWS AND ARROWS”90“VERY SMILING-LOOKING”124“HE BEGAN BEING COLD AND STIFF WITH HER THE VERY NEXT MORNING”144“FRANK BAKER WAS ONE OF THOSE FELLOWS THAT EVERY MOTHER WOULD FEEL HER BOY WAS SAFE WITH”166“‘WHY, YOU AIN’T AFRAID, ARE YOU, PONY?’”204THE COAST OF BOHEMIAByW. D. HowellsBiographical Edition1899TABLE OF CONTENTSChapterI.XXI.II.XXII.III.XXIII.IV.XXIV.V.XXV.VI.XXVI.VII.XXVII.VIII.XXVIII.IX.XXIX.X.XXX.XI.XXXI.XII.XXXII.XIII.XXXIII.XIV.XXXIV.XV.XXXV.XVI.XXXVI.XVII.XXXVII.XVIII.XXXVIII.XIX.XXXIX.XX.CHRISTMAS EVERY DAYAND OTHER STORIESTOLD FOR CHILDRENBy W. D. HowellsCONTENTSCHRISTMAS EVERY DAY3TURKEYS TURNING THE TABLES25THE PONY ENGINE AND THE PACIFIC EXPRESS51THE PUMPKIN-GLORY71BUTTERFLYFLUTTERBY AND FLUTTERBYBUTTERFLY111ILLUSTRATIONSPAGE“Having Bonfires in the Back Yard of the Palace”Frontispiece“The Old Gobbler ‘First Premium’ said They were Going to Turn the Tables Now”35Two Little Pumpkin Seeds75Took the First Premium at the County Fair83“‘Here's that little fool pumpkin,’ said the farmer”85“Caught His Trousers on a Shingle-nail, and Stuck”93“‘My sakes! it's comin' to life!’”103Tail-piece107“‘Fix dusters! Make ready! Aim! Dust!’”121“The General-in-Chief used to go behind the Church and Cry”125“The Young Khan and Khant entered the Kingdom with a Magnificent Retinue”131“She was Going to Take the Case into Her own Hands”135“The Imam put His Head to the Floor”139“They began to scream, ‘Oh, the cow! the cow!’”143BOY LIFESTORIES AND READINGS SELECTED FROM THE WORKS OFWILLIAM DEAN HOWELLSAND ARRANGED FOR SUPPLEMENTARYREADING IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS BYPERCIVAL CHUBBDIRECTOR OF ENGLISH IN THEETHICAL CULTURE SCHOOL, NEW YORKILLUSTRATEDCONTENTSPAGEIntroductionixI. Adventures in a Boy's TownHOW PONY BAKER CAME PRETTY NEAR RUNNING OFF WITH A CIRCUS3THE CIRCUS MAGICIAN13JIM LEONARD'S HAIR-BREADTH ESCAPE23II. Life in a Boy's TownTHE TOWN41EARLIEST MEMORIES45HOME LIFE47THE RIVER51SWIMMING55SKATING61MANNERS AND CUSTOMS64GIRLS68MOTHERS69A BROTHER73A FRIEND79III. Games and PastimesMARBLES89RACES91A MEAN TRICK93TOPS96KITES98THE BUTLER GUARDS103PETS108INDIANS124GUNS129NUTTING138THE FIRE-ENGINES145IV. Glimpses of the Larger WorldTHE TRAVELLING CIRCUS151PASSING SHOWS163THE THEATRE COMES TO TOWN168THE WORLD OPENED BY BOOKS171V. The Last of a Boy's Town183ILLUSTRATIONSPAGEKITE-TIMEFrontispieceHE BEGAN BEING COLD AND STIFF WITH HER THE VERY NEXT MORNING5THE FIRST LOCK43THE BUTLER GUARDS105ALL AT ONCE THERE THE INDIANS WERE127NUTTING141A LIKELY STORYFarceBYW. D. HOWELLSILLUSTRATEDCONTENTSPageMR. AND MRS. WILLIS CAMPBELL7MR. WELLING; MR. CAMPBELL29MRS. CAMPBELL; MR. WELLING; MR. CAMPBELL34JANE; MRS. CAMPBELL; WELLING; CAMPBELL39MRS. CAMPBELL; WELLING; CAMPBELL41JANE; MRS. CAMPBELL; WELLING; CAMPBELL43MRS. CAMPBELL; WELLING; CAMPBELL44MISS RICE, MISS GREENWAY, and the OTHERS48MISS GREENWAY; MR. WELLING50MISS RICE; then MR. and MRS. CAMPBELL, and the OTHERS53ILLUSTRATIONS"THE MOST EXCITING PART OF IT"FrontispieceMR. WELLING EXPLAINSFacing page52A BOY'S TOWNDESCRIBED FOR "HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE"BYW. D. HOWELLSCONTENTS.CHAPTERPAGEI.Earliest Experiences1II.Home and Kindred10III.The River24IV.The Canal and its Basin36V.The Hydraulic and its Reservoirs.—Old River45VI.Schools and Teachers53VII.Manners and Customs67VIII.Plays and Pastimes80IX.Circuses and Shows93X.Highdays and Holidays110XI.Musters and Elections121XII.Pets133XIII.Guns and Gunning148XIV.Foraging161XV.My Boy171XVI.Other Boys183XVII.Fantasies and Superstitions197XVIII.The Nature of Boys205XIX.The Town Itself215XX.Traits and Characters228XXI.Last Days237ILLUSTRATIONS."ONE DAY HE CAME UP TO MY BOY WHERE HE SAT FISHING"Frontispiece.THE "FIRST LOCK"Facing p.2"THE PASSENGER IS A ONE-LEGGED MAN""8"RUN, RUN! THE CONSTABLE WILL CATCH YOU!""18"HE TOLD THEM THAT HE HAD GOT THEM NOW""44"THAT HONOR WAS RESERVED FOR MEN OF THE KIND I HAVE MENTIONED""50"A CITIZEN'S CHARACTER FOR CLEVERNESS OR MEANNESS WAS FIXED BY HIS WALKING ROUND OR OVER THE RINGS""82KITE TIME"92"THE BOYS BEGAN TO CELEBRATE IT WITH GUNS AND PISTOLS""110THE "BUTLER GUARDS""122"ALL AT ONCE THERE THE INDIANS WERE""150FORAGING"168"THE BEACON OF DEATH ""180"HE ALWAYS RAN BY THE PLACE AS FAST AS HE COULD""198"THE ARTIST SEEMED SATISFIED HIMSELF""220"MY BOY REMEMBERS COMING FROM CINCINNATI IN THE STAGE""224IMAGINARY INTERVIEWSBYW.D. HOWELLS1910CONTENTSIMAGINARY INTERVIEWSThe Restoration of the Easy Chair by Way of IntroductionA Year of Spring and a Life of YouthSclerosis of the TastesThe Practices and Precepts of VaudevilleIntimations of Italian OperaThe Superiority of Our InferiorsUnimportance of Women in RepublicsHaving Just Got HomeNew York To the Home-comer's EyeCheapness of the Costliest City on EarthWays and Means of Living in New YorkThe Quality of Boston and the Quantity of New YorkThe Whirl of Life in Our First CirclesThe Magazine MuseComparative Luxuries of TravelQualities Without DefectsA Wasted OpportunityA Niece's Literary Advice To Her UncleA Search for CelebrityPractical Immortality on EarthAround a Rainy-day FireThe Advantages of Quotational CriticismReading for a GrandfatherSome Moments With the MuseA Normal Hero and Heroine Out of WorkOTHER ESSAYSAutumn in the Country and CityPersonal and Epistolary AddressesDressing for Hotel DinnerThe Counsel of Literary Age to Literary YouthThe Unsatisfactoriness of Unfriendly CriticismThe Fickleness of AgeThe Renewal of InspirationThe Summer Sojourn of Florindo and LindoraTo Have the Honor of MeetingA Day at Bronx ParkILLUSTRATIONSAT THE OPERAFIFTH AVENUE AT THIRTY-FOURTH STREETFIFTH AVENUE FROM THE TOP OF A MOTOR-BUSCHARLES EMBANKMENT, BELOW HARVARD BRIDGETHE MALL, CENTRAL PARKBROADWAY AT NIGHTELECTION-NIGHT CROWDSZOÖLOGICAL GARDENS, BRONX PARKTHE DAUGHTER OF THE STORAGEWILLIAM DEAN HOWELLSTHE DAUGHTEROF THE STORAGEAND OTHER THINGSIN PROSE AND VERSEW. D. HOWELLSHARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERSNEW YORK AND LONDONCONTENTSPAGEIThe Daughter of the Storage3IIA Presentiment45IIICaptain Dunlevy's Last Trip67IVThe Return to Favor81VSomebody's Mother93VIThe Face at the Window107VIIAn Experience117VIIIThe Boarders127IXBreakfast Is My Best Meal141XThe Mother-Bird151XIThe Amigo161XIIBlack Cross Farm173XIIIThe Critical Bookstore185XIVA Feast of Reason227XVCity and Country in the Fall243XVITable Talk253XVIIThe Escapade of a Grandfather269XVIIISelf-Sacrifice: A Farce-tragedy285XIXThe Night before Christmas319THE QUALITY OF MERCYA NOVELBY W. D. HOWELLS1892CONTENTSPART FIRST.I.II.III.IV.V.VI.VII.VIII.IX.X.XI.XII.XIII.XIV.XV.XVI.XVII.XVIII.XIX.XX.XXI.XXII.XXIII.XXIV.PART SECOND.I.II.III.IV.V.VI.VII.VIII.IX.X.XI.XII.XIII.XIV.XV.XVI.XVII.XVIII.XIX.XX.XXI.PART THIRD.I.II.III.IV.V.VI.VII.VIII.IX.X.XI.BY WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS.BY CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER.BY CONSTANCE F. WOOLSON.BY MARY E. WILKINS.BY LEW. WALLACEA COUNTERFEITPRESENTMENTANDTHE PARLOUR CARBYWILLIAM D. HOWELLSCONTENTSPAGEI.An Extraordinary Resemblance,7II.Distinctions and Differences,61III.Dissolving Views,99IV.Not at All Like,141THE PARLOUR CAR,a Farce,191YEARS OF MY YOUTHBYW. D. HOWELLSWITH INTRODUCTION AND ILLUSTRATIONSFROM PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN EXPRESSLYFOR THIS BOOK BY CLIFTON JOHNSON(In certain versions of this etext, in certain browsers, clicking on this symbolwill bring up a larger version of the illustration.)Preface by the IllustratorIllustrationsChapters: I,II,III,IV.Some typographical errors have been corrected;a list follows the text. (etext transcriber's note)ILLUSTRATIONSThe waterside at Martin's FerryFrontispieceThe Ohio River at Wheeling, West VirginiaFacing p.10Hamilton, Ohio, the "Boy's Town" of Mr. Howells's youth" 16The Miami Canal at Hamilton" 22The now abandoned canal at Dayton as it appears on the borders of the city" 40The Little Miami River at Eureka Mills, twelve miles east of Dayton" 44Overlooking the island which the Howells family cultivated" 54The vicinity where Mr. Howells lived his "Year in a Log Cabin"" 60One of the last log houses to survive in the vicinity of Jefferson" 82The four-story office erected by Mr. Howells's father" 116The Ohio State House at Columbus viewed from High Street" 138The State House yard on the State Street side" 158Old-time dwellings on one of the Columbus streets that Mr. Howells used to frequent" 170The Medical College at Columbus" 184The quaint doorway of the Medical College through which Mr. Howells passed daily while he roomed in the building" 224Looking into the State House grounds toward the broad flight of steps before the west front of the building" 236MRS. FARRELLA NOVEL BYWILLIAM DEAN HOWELLSWith an Introduction byMildred HowellsChapter III,III,IV,V,VI,VII,VIII,IX,X,XI,XII,XIII,XIV,XV.MY YEAR IN A LOG CABINBYW. D. HOWELLSA BIT OF AUTOBIOGRAPHYILLUSTRATEDI,II,III,IV,V,VI,VII,VIII,IX,X,XI,XII,XIII.THE RISE OF SILAS LAPHAMbyWilliam Dean HowellsCONTENTSCHAPTER ICHAPTER IICHAPTER IIICHAPTER IVCHAPTER VCHAPTER VICHAPTER VIICHAPTER VIIICHAPTER IXCHAPTER XCHAPTER XICHAPTER XIICHAPTER XIIICHAPTER XIVCHAPTER XVCHAPTER XVICHAPTER XVIICHAPTER XVIIICHAPTER XIXCHAPTER XXCHAPTER XXICHAPTER XXIICHAPTER XXIIICHAPTER XXIVCHAPTER XXVCHAPTER XXVICHAPTER XXVIIITALIAN JOURNEYSBy W.D. Howells1867 and 1895CONTENTSTHE ROAD TO ROME FROM VENICE.I.—LEAVING VENICE.II.—FROM PADUA TO FERRARA.III.—THE PICTURESQUE, THE IMPROBABLE, AND THE PATHETIC IN FERRARA.I.II.III.IV.V.VI.VII.IV.—THROUGH BOLOGNA TO GENOA.V.—UP AND DOWN GENOA.VI.—BY SEA FROM GENOA TO NAPLES.VII.—CERTAIN THINGS IN NAPLES.VIII.—A DAY IN POMPEII.IX.—A HALF-HOUR AT HERCULANEUM.X.—CAPRI AND CAPRIOTES.XI.—THE PROTESTANT RAGGED SCHOOLS AT NAPLES.XII.—BETWEEN ROME AND NAPLES.XIII.—ROMAN PEARLS.FORZA MAGGIORE.AT PADUAA PILGRIMAGE TO PETRARCH'S HOUSE AT ARQUÀ.A VISIT TO THE CIMBRI.MINOR TRAVELS.I.—PISA.II.—THE FERRARA ROAD.III.—TRIESTE.IV.—BASSANO.V.—POSSAGNO, CANOVA'S BIRTHPLACE.VI.—COMO.STOPPING AT VICENZA, VERONA, AND PARMA.DUCAL MANTUA.
By
author of
“A BOY’S TOWN”“CHRISTMAS EVERY DAY” ETC.
ILLUSTRATED
CHAP.PAGEIPony’s Mother, and why he had a Right to run off3IIThe Right that Pony had to run off, from the way his Father acted15IIIJim Leonard’s Hair-breadth Escape32IVThe Scrape that Jim Leonard got the Boys into52VAbout running away to the Indian Reservation on a Canal-boat, and how the Plan failed77VIHow the Indians came to the Boy’s Town and Jim Leonard acted the Coward89VIIHow Frank Baker spent the Fourth at Pawpaw Bottom, and saw the Fourth of July Boy105VIIIHow Pony Baker came pretty near running off with a Circus141IXHow Pony did not quite get off with the Circus152XThe Adventures that Pony’s cousin, Frank Baker, had with a Pocketful of Money165XIHow Jim Leonard planned for Pony Baker to run off on a Raft192XIIHow Jim Leonard backed out, and Pony had to give it up208
“ALL THE FELLOWS CAME ROUND AND ASKED HIM WHAT HE WAS GOING TO DO NOW”Frontispiece
“BEING DRESSED SO WELL WAS ONE OF THE WORST THINGS THAT WAS DONE TO HIM BY HIS MOTHER”4
“‘I’LL LEARN THAT LIMB TO SLEEP IN A COW-BARN!’”50
“REAL INDIANS, IN BLANKETS, WITH BOWS AND ARROWS”90
“VERY SMILING-LOOKING”124
“HE BEGAN BEING COLD AND STIFF WITH HER THE VERY NEXT MORNING”144
“FRANK BAKER WAS ONE OF THOSE FELLOWS THAT EVERY MOTHER WOULD FEEL HER BOY WAS SAFE WITH”166
“‘WHY, YOU AIN’T AFRAID, ARE YOU, PONY?’”204
1899
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHRISTMAS EVERY DAY3TURKEYS TURNING THE TABLES25THE PONY ENGINE AND THE PACIFIC EXPRESS51THE PUMPKIN-GLORY71BUTTERFLYFLUTTERBY AND FLUTTERBYBUTTERFLY111
PAGE“Having Bonfires in the Back Yard of the Palace”Frontispiece“The Old Gobbler ‘First Premium’ said They were Going to Turn the Tables Now”35Two Little Pumpkin Seeds75Took the First Premium at the County Fair83“‘Here's that little fool pumpkin,’ said the farmer”85“Caught His Trousers on a Shingle-nail, and Stuck”93“‘My sakes! it's comin' to life!’”103Tail-piece107“‘Fix dusters! Make ready! Aim! Dust!’”121“The General-in-Chief used to go behind the Church and Cry”125“The Young Khan and Khant entered the Kingdom with a Magnificent Retinue”131“She was Going to Take the Case into Her own Hands”135“The Imam put His Head to the Floor”139“They began to scream, ‘Oh, the cow! the cow!’”143
PAGEIntroductionixI. Adventures in a Boy's TownHOW PONY BAKER CAME PRETTY NEAR RUNNING OFF WITH A CIRCUS3THE CIRCUS MAGICIAN13JIM LEONARD'S HAIR-BREADTH ESCAPE23II. Life in a Boy's TownTHE TOWN41EARLIEST MEMORIES45HOME LIFE47THE RIVER51SWIMMING55SKATING61MANNERS AND CUSTOMS64GIRLS68MOTHERS69A BROTHER73A FRIEND79III. Games and PastimesMARBLES89RACES91A MEAN TRICK93TOPS96KITES98THE BUTLER GUARDS103PETS108INDIANS124GUNS129NUTTING138THE FIRE-ENGINES145IV. Glimpses of the Larger WorldTHE TRAVELLING CIRCUS151PASSING SHOWS163THE THEATRE COMES TO TOWN168THE WORLD OPENED BY BOOKS171V. The Last of a Boy's Town183
PAGEKITE-TIMEFrontispieceHE BEGAN BEING COLD AND STIFF WITH HER THE VERY NEXT MORNING5THE FIRST LOCK43THE BUTLER GUARDS105ALL AT ONCE THERE THE INDIANS WERE127NUTTING141
Farce
BYW. D. HOWELLS
ILLUSTRATED
DESCRIBED FOR "HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE"
CHAPTERPAGEI.Earliest Experiences1II.Home and Kindred10III.The River24IV.The Canal and its Basin36V.The Hydraulic and its Reservoirs.—Old River45VI.Schools and Teachers53VII.Manners and Customs67VIII.Plays and Pastimes80IX.Circuses and Shows93X.Highdays and Holidays110XI.Musters and Elections121XII.Pets133XIII.Guns and Gunning148XIV.Foraging161XV.My Boy171XVI.Other Boys183XVII.Fantasies and Superstitions197XVIII.The Nature of Boys205XIX.The Town Itself215XX.Traits and Characters228XXI.Last Days237
"ONE DAY HE CAME UP TO MY BOY WHERE HE SAT FISHING"Frontispiece.THE "FIRST LOCK"Facing p.2"THE PASSENGER IS A ONE-LEGGED MAN""8"RUN, RUN! THE CONSTABLE WILL CATCH YOU!""18"HE TOLD THEM THAT HE HAD GOT THEM NOW""44"THAT HONOR WAS RESERVED FOR MEN OF THE KIND I HAVE MENTIONED""50"A CITIZEN'S CHARACTER FOR CLEVERNESS OR MEANNESS WAS FIXED BY HIS WALKING ROUND OR OVER THE RINGS""82KITE TIME"92"THE BOYS BEGAN TO CELEBRATE IT WITH GUNS AND PISTOLS""110THE "BUTLER GUARDS""122"ALL AT ONCE THERE THE INDIANS WERE""150FORAGING"168"THE BEACON OF DEATH ""180"HE ALWAYS RAN BY THE PLACE AS FAST AS HE COULD""198"THE ARTIST SEEMED SATISFIED HIMSELF""220"MY BOY REMEMBERS COMING FROM CINCINNATI IN THE STAGE""224
"ONE DAY HE CAME UP TO MY BOY WHERE HE SAT FISHING"
THE "FIRST LOCK"
"THE PASSENGER IS A ONE-LEGGED MAN"
"RUN, RUN! THE CONSTABLE WILL CATCH YOU!"
"HE TOLD THEM THAT HE HAD GOT THEM NOW"
"THAT HONOR WAS RESERVED FOR MEN OF THE KIND I HAVE MENTIONED"
"A CITIZEN'S CHARACTER FOR CLEVERNESS OR MEANNESS WAS FIXED BY HIS WALKING ROUND OR OVER THE RINGS"
KITE TIME
"THE BOYS BEGAN TO CELEBRATE IT WITH GUNS AND PISTOLS"
THE "BUTLER GUARDS"
"ALL AT ONCE THERE THE INDIANS WERE"
FORAGING
"THE BEACON OF DEATH "
"HE ALWAYS RAN BY THE PLACE AS FAST AS HE COULD"
"THE ARTIST SEEMED SATISFIED HIMSELF"
"MY BOY REMEMBERS COMING FROM CINCINNATI IN THE STAGE"
AT THE OPERAFIFTH AVENUE AT THIRTY-FOURTH STREETFIFTH AVENUE FROM THE TOP OF A MOTOR-BUSCHARLES EMBANKMENT, BELOW HARVARD BRIDGETHE MALL, CENTRAL PARKBROADWAY AT NIGHTELECTION-NIGHT CROWDSZOÖLOGICAL GARDENS, BRONX PARK
PART FIRST.I.II.III.IV.V.VI.VII.VIII.IX.X.XI.XII.XIII.XIV.XV.XVI.XVII.XVIII.XIX.XX.XXI.XXII.XXIII.XXIV.PART SECOND.I.II.III.IV.V.VI.VII.VIII.IX.X.XI.XII.XIII.XIV.XV.XVI.XVII.XVIII.XIX.XX.XXI.PART THIRD.I.II.III.IV.V.VI.VII.VIII.IX.X.XI.BY WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS.BY CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER.BY CONSTANCE F. WOOLSON.BY MARY E. WILKINS.BY LEW. WALLACE
AND
BY
WILLIAM D. HOWELLS
PAGEI.An Extraordinary Resemblance,7II.Distinctions and Differences,61III.Dissolving Views,99IV.Not at All Like,141THE PARLOUR CAR,a Farce,191
BYW. D. HOWELLSWITH INTRODUCTION AND ILLUSTRATIONSFROM PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN EXPRESSLYFOR THIS BOOK BY CLIFTON JOHNSON
(In certain versions of this etext, in certain browsers, clicking on this symbolwill bring up a larger version of the illustration.)Preface by the IllustratorIllustrationsChapters: I,II,III,IV.
Some typographical errors have been corrected;a list follows the text. (etext transcriber's note)
The waterside at Martin's Ferry
Frontispiece
The Ohio River at Wheeling, West Virginia
Facing p.10
Hamilton, Ohio, the "Boy's Town" of Mr. Howells's youth
" 16
The Miami Canal at Hamilton
" 22
The now abandoned canal at Dayton as it appears on the borders of the city
" 40
The Little Miami River at Eureka Mills, twelve miles east of Dayton
" 44
Overlooking the island which the Howells family cultivated
" 54
The vicinity where Mr. Howells lived his "Year in a Log Cabin"
" 60
One of the last log houses to survive in the vicinity of Jefferson
" 82
The four-story office erected by Mr. Howells's father
" 116
The Ohio State House at Columbus viewed from High Street
" 138
The State House yard on the State Street side
" 158
Old-time dwellings on one of the Columbus streets that Mr. Howells used to frequent
" 170
The Medical College at Columbus
" 184
The quaint doorway of the Medical College through which Mr. Howells passed daily while he roomed in the building
" 224
Looking into the State House grounds toward the broad flight of steps before the west front of the building
" 236
A NOVEL BYWILLIAM DEAN HOWELLSWith an Introduction byMildred Howells
BYW. D. HOWELLS
ILLUSTRATED
CONTENTS
THE ROAD TO ROME FROM VENICE.
I.—LEAVING VENICE.
II.—FROM PADUA TO FERRARA.
III.—THE PICTURESQUE, THE IMPROBABLE, AND THE PATHETIC IN FERRARA.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
IV.—THROUGH BOLOGNA TO GENOA.
V.—UP AND DOWN GENOA.
VI.—BY SEA FROM GENOA TO NAPLES.
VII.—CERTAIN THINGS IN NAPLES.
VIII.—A DAY IN POMPEII.
IX.—A HALF-HOUR AT HERCULANEUM.
X.—CAPRI AND CAPRIOTES.
XI.—THE PROTESTANT RAGGED SCHOOLS AT NAPLES.
XII.—BETWEEN ROME AND NAPLES.
XIII.—ROMAN PEARLS.
FORZA MAGGIORE.
AT PADUA
A PILGRIMAGE TO PETRARCH'S HOUSE AT ARQUÀ.
A VISIT TO THE CIMBRI.
MINOR TRAVELS.
I.—PISA.
II.—THE FERRARA ROAD.
III.—TRIESTE.
IV.—BASSANO.
V.—POSSAGNO, CANOVA'S BIRTHPLACE.
VI.—COMO.
STOPPING AT VICENZA, VERONA, AND PARMA.
DUCAL MANTUA.