ARTEMUS WARD IN LONDON, AND OTHER PAPERS
Written by Artemus Ward, Charles Farrar Browne
Illustrated by J.H. Howard
Published by G.W. Carleton & Co., Publishers
in 1867
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
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- HUMOUR
- ANTIQUARIAN
ARTEMUS WARD IN LONDON, AND OTHER PAPERS
Written by Artemus Ward, Charles Farrar Browne.
Illustrated by J.H. Howard.
Stock no. 1820755
1st.
1867.
Hardback.
Very good condition.
With comic illustrations by J.H. Howard. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine, embossed decoration to boards. 6 b/w plates. Spine browned & worn at top & tail. Corners lightly worn. Front joint just starting to crack. Some light browning.
Front cover
Contents
- Artemus Ward In London:
- I. Arrival in London
- II. Personal Recollections
- III. The Greenlion and Oliver Cromwell
- IV. At the Tomb of Shakspeare
- V. Is introduced at the Club
- VI. The Tower of London
- VII. Science and Natural History
- VIII. A Visit to the British Museum
- IX. Pyrotechny
- X. The Negro Question
- Essays and Sketches:
- I. About Editors
- II. Editing
- III. Morality and Genius
- IV. Popularity
- V. A little Difficulty in the Way
- VI. Othello
- VII. Scenes outside the Fair Ground
- VIII. Colored People's Church
- IX. Spirits
- X. Mr. Blowhard
- XI. Market Morning
- XII. We see two Witches
- XIII. Rough beginning of the Honeymoon
- XIV. From a Homely Man
- XV. The Elephant
- XVI. Busts
- XVII. A Colored Man of the name of Jeffries
- XVIII. How the Napoleon of sellers was sold
- XIX. On Autumn
- XX. Paying for his Provender by praying
- XXI. Names
- XXII. Hunting Trouble
- XXIII. He found he would
- XXIV. Dark Doings
- XXV. A Hard Case
- XXVI. Reporters
- XXVII. Burial in Richmond and Resurrection in Boston
- XXVIII. He had the little Voucher in his Pocket
- XXIX. The Gentlemanly Conductor
- XXX. A Mayoralty Election
- XXXI. Fishing Excursion
- XXXII. Red Hand: A Tale of Revenge
- XXXIII. The last of the Culkinses - A Duel in Cleveland - Distance ten paces - Bloody result - Flight of one of the Principals - Full particulars
- XXXIV. How Old Abe received the new of his Nomination
- XXXV. Roberto the Rover: A Tale of Sea and Shore