Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850

Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850

Table of Contents Memories of Miss Jane Porter. Shooting Stars and Meteoric Showers. A Five Days Tour in The Odenwald. The Mysterious Preacher. Assyrian Sects. The Approach of Christmas. Ugliness Redeemeda Tale of a London Dust-heap. The Old Squire. The Young Squire. Presence of Minda Fragment. Fearful Tragedya Man-Eating Lion. The Haunted House in Charnwood Forest. Ledru RollinBiographical Sketch. A Chip from a Sailors Log. The Two Thompsons. Habits of the African Lion. The Old Church-Yard Tree. The English Peasant. Maurice Tiernay, the Soldier of Fortune. An Aerial Voyage. Andrew Carsons Money; A Story of Gold. Neander. The Disasters of a Man Who Wouldnt Trust His Wife. Little Mary.a Tale of the Irish Famine. The Old Well in Languedoc. Summer Pastime. The Chemistry of a Candle. The Mysterious Compact. Wordsworths Posthumous Poem. The Literary ProfessionAuthors and Publishers. The Brothers Cheeryble. Writing for Periodicals. Anecdote of Lord Clive. The Imprisoned Lady. Literary and Scientific Miscellany. Monthly Record of Current Events. Literary Notices. Fashions for Early Autumn. Transcribers Note. The frequent observation of foreigners is, that in England we have few celebrated women. Perhaps they mean that we have few who are notorious; but let us admit that in either case they are right; and may we not express our belief in its being better for women and for the community that such is the case: celebrity rarely adds to the happiness of a woman, and almost as rarely increases her usefulness. The time and attention required to attain celebrity, must, except under very peculiar circumstances, interfere with the faithful discharge of those feminine duties upon which the well-doing of society depends, and which shed so pure a halo around our English homes. Within these homes our heroesstatesmenphilosophersmen of lettersmen of geniusreceive their first impressions, and the impetus to a faithful discharge of their after callings as Christian subjects of the State. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 31358
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Release Date: Feb 22, 2010
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