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CONTENTS.

CONTENTS.

• Artemus Ward in London:

  • I. —Arrival in London 11

  • II. —Personal Recollections 19

  • III. —The Greenlion and Oliver Cromwell 27

  • IV. —At the Tomb of Shakspeare 36

  • V. —Is introduced at the Club 45

  • VI. —The Tower of London 55

  • VII. —Science and Natural History 63

  • VIII. —A Visit to the British Museum 72

  • IX. —Pyrotechny 81

  • X. —The Negro Question 92

• Essays and Sketches:

  • I. —About Editors 101

  • II. —Editing 105

  • III. —Morality and Genius 108

  • IV. —Popularity 111

  • V. —A little Difficulty in the Way 114

  • VI. —Othello 116

  • VII. —Scenes outside the Fair Ground 122

  • VIII. —Colored People's Church 128

  • IX. —Spirits 131

  • X. —Mr. Blowhard 135

  • XI. —Market Morning 138

  • XII. —We see two Witches 142

  • XIII. —Rough beginning of the Honeymoon 151

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  • XIV. —From a Homely Man 154

  • XV. —The Elephant 158

  • XVI. —Busts 162

  • XVII. —A Colored Man of the name of Jeffries 164

  • XVIII. —How the Napoleon of sellers was sold 166

  • XIX. —On Autumn 169

  • XX. —Paying for his Provender by praying 172

  • XXI. —Names 174

  • XXII. —Hunting Trouble 176

  • XXIII. —He found he would 179

  • XXIV. —Dark Doings 181

  • XXV. —A Hard Case 183

  • XXVI. —Reporters 185

  • XXVII. —Burial in Richmond and Resurrection
    in Boston 188

  • XXVIII. —He had the little Voucher in his Pocket 194

  • XXIX. —The Gentlemanly Conductor 196

  • XXX. —A Mayoralty Election 198

  • XXXI. —Fishing Excursion 201

  • XXXII. —Red Hand: A Tale of Revenge 204

  • XXXIII. —The last of the Culkinses—A Duel in
    Cleveland — Distance ten paces—
    Bloody result—Flight of one of the
    Principals—Full particulars 211

  • XXXIV. —How Old Abe received the news of his
    Nomination 220

  • XXXV. —Roberto the Rover: A Tale of Sea and
    Shore 223