Bentley's Miscellany, Volume IDARBY THE SWIFT;Reading editionChapter navigation150 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterBENTLEY'S MISCELLANYEDITOR'S ADDRESSILLUSTRATIONS.OUR SONG OF THE MONTH.PROLOGUE.Our Opening Chaunt.GEORGE COLMAN.THE "MONSTRE" BALLOON.HANDY ANDY.THE LEGEND OF MANOR HALLTERENCE O'SHAUGHNESSY'S FIRST ATTEMPT TO GET MARRIED.REDDY O'DRYSCULL,Scrap, No. I.The Sabine Farmer's Serenade;PUBLIC LIFE OF MR. TULRUMBLE,Scrap, No. II.TO THE HOT WELLS OF CLIFTON,"WHO MILKED MY COW?" OR, THE MARINE GHOST.OLD AGE AND YOUTH.AN EVENING OF VISITS.METASTASIO.FONTENELLE.SAM. LOVER.WHO ARE YOU?METROPOLITAN MEN OF SCIENCE.SONG,KYAN'S PATENT— THE NINE MUSES,—AND THE DRY-ROT.Scrap, No. III.THE ORIGINAL OF "NOT A DRUM WAS HEARD."A GOSSIP WITH SOME OLD ENGLISH POETS.THE RISING PERIODICAL;AN ITALIAN ANECDOTE.OUR SONG OF THE MONTH.OLIVER TWIST,RICHIE BARTER;PLUNDER CREEK.—1783.THE SPECTRE.AUTHORS AND ACTORS;A CRITICAL GOSSIP WITH LADY MARY WORTLEY MONTAGU.A LAMENT OVER THE BANNISTER.THEATRICAL ADVERTISEMENT, EXTRAORDINARY.THE ABBESS AND THE DUCHESS.EDWARD SAVILLE.A FRAGMENT OF ROMANCE.LINESHANDY ANDY.—No. II.TO A LYRIC AND ARTIST.BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF RICHARDSON, THE SHOWMAN.PADDY BLAKE'S ECHO.RECOLLECTIONS OF CHILDHOOD.EPIGRAM.FIRE-SIDE STORIES.—No. I.THE WIDE AWAKE CLUB.OUR SONG OF THE MONTH.OLIVER TWIST,A REMNANT OF THE TIME OF IZAAK WALTON.THE "ORIGINAL" DRAGON.A PASSAGE IN THE LIFE OF BEAUMARCHAIS.MARS AND VENUS.AN EVENING MEDITATION.THE DEVIL AND JOHNNY DIXON.A MERRY CHRISTMAS.FAMILY STORIES.—No. II.NIGHTS AT SEA:REMAINS OF HAJJI BABA.Chapter IChapter IITHE PORTRAIT GALLERY.THE SORROWS OF LIFE.STRAY CHAPTERS.Chapter IIMPROMPTU.MEMOIRS OF SAMUEL FOOTE.THE TWO BUTLERS.THE LITTLE BIT OF TAPE.HIPPOTHANASIA; OR, THE LAST OF TAILS.OUR SONG OF THE MONTH.OLIVER TWIST,A CONTRADICTION.THE GRAND CHAM OF TARTARY, AND THE HUMBLE-BEE.THE DUMB WAITER.FAMILY STORIES.—No. III.FRIAR LAURENCE AND JULIET.Chapter I · N THE LIFE OF A STATESMAN,Chapter IIIChapter IVSONNET TO A FOG.HANDY ANDY.—No. III.EPIGRAM.INTRODUCTION TO THE BIOGRAPHY OF MY AUNT JEMIMA, THE POLITICAL ECONOMIST.SCENES IN THE LIFE OF A GAMBLER.LES POISSONS D'AVRIL.THE SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC.THE ANATOMY OF COURAGE.THE SONG OF THE COVER.THE COBBLER OF DORT.AN EPIGRAM.ANOTHER.HERO AND LEANDER.THE ADMIRABLE CRICHTON.MEMOIRS OF SHERIDAN.A SUMMER NIGHT'S REVERIE.SONGS OF THE MONTH.OLIVER TWIST,THE PORTRAIT GALLERY.—No. II.PETER PLUMBAGO'S CORRESPONDENCE.THE BLUE WONDER.[90]THE YOUTH'S NEW VADE-MECUM.A VISIT TO THE MADRIGAL SOCIETY.LOVE AND POVERTY.REFLECTIONS IN A HORSE-POND.NIGHTS AT SEA:THE USEFUL YOUNG MAN.Chapter VChapter VIΣχολαζοντος ασχολιαEPIGRAM.SHAKSPEARE PAPERS.—No. I.EPIGRAMA STEAM TRIP TO HAMBURG.STRAY CHAPTERS.Chapter IITHE LEGEND OF BOHIS HEAD.BOB BURNS AND BERANGER.FAMILY STORIES. No. IV.—THE SQUIRE'S STORY.OUR SONG OF THE MONTH.PERIODICAL LITERATURE OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS.EPITAPH.A GEOGRAPHICAL EPIGRAM.DARBY THE SWIFT;CHAPTER 1.SHAKSPEARE PAPERS.—No. II.FAMILY STORIES.—No. V.EPIGRAM.THE ROMANCE OF A DAY.THE MAN WITH THE TUFT.THE MINISTER'S FATE.EPIGRAM.LOVE IN THE CITY.EPIGRAM.MRS. JENNINGS,HINTS FOR AN HISTORICAL PLAY,JOHN POOLEDOUNE,THE LEGEND OF MOUNT PILATE.GLORVINA, THE MAID OF MEATH.THE ROYAL ROSE OF ENGLAND.NIGHTS AT SEA:INDEX.FOOTNOTES:Previous chapter ←A GEOGRAPHICAL EPIGRAM.Next chapter →CHAPTER 1.All chapters and sections (150)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsBENTLEY'S MISCELLANYEDITOR'S ADDRESSILLUSTRATIONS.OUR SONG OF THE MONTH.PROLOGUE.Our Opening Chaunt.GEORGE COLMAN.THE "MONSTRE" BALLOON.HANDY ANDY.THE LEGEND OF MANOR HALLTERENCE O'SHAUGHNESSY'S FIRST ATTEMPT TO GET MARRIED.REDDY O'DRYSCULL,Scrap, No. I.The Sabine Farmer's Serenade;PUBLIC LIFE OF MR. TULRUMBLE,Scrap, No. II.TO THE HOT WELLS OF CLIFTON,"WHO MILKED MY COW?" OR, THE MARINE GHOST.OLD AGE AND YOUTH.AN EVENING OF VISITS.METASTASIO.FONTENELLE.SAM. LOVER.WHO ARE YOU?METROPOLITAN MEN OF SCIENCE.SONG,KYAN'S PATENT— THE NINE MUSES,—AND THE DRY-ROT.Scrap, No. III.THE ORIGINAL OF "NOT A DRUM WAS HEARD."A GOSSIP WITH SOME OLD ENGLISH POETS.THE RISING PERIODICAL;AN ITALIAN ANECDOTE.OUR SONG OF THE MONTH.OLIVER TWIST,RICHIE BARTER;PLUNDER CREEK.—1783.THE SPECTRE.AUTHORS AND ACTORS;A CRITICAL GOSSIP WITH LADY MARY WORTLEY MONTAGU.A LAMENT OVER THE BANNISTER.THEATRICAL ADVERTISEMENT, EXTRAORDINARY.THE ABBESS AND THE DUCHESS.EDWARD SAVILLE.A FRAGMENT OF ROMANCE.LINESHANDY ANDY.—No. II.TO A LYRIC AND ARTIST.BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF RICHARDSON, THE SHOWMAN.PADDY BLAKE'S ECHO.RECOLLECTIONS OF CHILDHOOD.EPIGRAM.FIRE-SIDE STORIES.—No. I.THE WIDE AWAKE CLUB.OUR SONG OF THE MONTH.OLIVER TWIST,A REMNANT OF THE TIME OF IZAAK WALTON.THE "ORIGINAL" DRAGON.A PASSAGE IN THE LIFE OF BEAUMARCHAIS.MARS AND VENUS.AN EVENING MEDITATION.THE DEVIL AND JOHNNY DIXON.A MERRY CHRISTMAS.FAMILY STORIES.—No. II.NIGHTS AT SEA:REMAINS OF HAJJI BABA.Chapters12Other sectionsTHE PORTRAIT GALLERY.THE SORROWS OF LIFE.STRAY CHAPTERS.Chapters1Other sectionsIMPROMPTU.MEMOIRS OF SAMUEL FOOTE.THE TWO BUTLERS.THE LITTLE BIT OF TAPE.HIPPOTHANASIA; OR, THE LAST OF TAILS.OUR SONG OF THE MONTH.OLIVER TWIST,A CONTRADICTION.THE GRAND CHAM OF TARTARY, AND THE HUMBLE-BEE.THE DUMB WAITER.FAMILY STORIES.—No. III.FRIAR LAURENCE AND JULIET.Chapter I · N THE LIFE OF A STATESMAN,Chapters34Other sectionsSONNET TO A FOG.HANDY ANDY.—No. III.EPIGRAM.INTRODUCTION TO THE BIOGRAPHY OF MY AUNT JEMIMA, THE POLITICAL ECONOMIST.SCENES IN THE LIFE OF A GAMBLER.LES POISSONS D'AVRIL.THE SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC.THE ANATOMY OF COURAGE.THE SONG OF THE COVER.THE COBBLER OF DORT.AN EPIGRAM.ANOTHER.HERO AND LEANDER.THE ADMIRABLE CRICHTON.MEMOIRS OF SHERIDAN.A SUMMER NIGHT'S REVERIE.SONGS OF THE MONTH.OLIVER TWIST,THE PORTRAIT GALLERY.—No. II.PETER PLUMBAGO'S CORRESPONDENCE.THE BLUE WONDER.[90]THE YOUTH'S NEW VADE-MECUM.A VISIT TO THE MADRIGAL SOCIETY.LOVE AND POVERTY.REFLECTIONS IN A HORSE-POND.NIGHTS AT SEA:THE USEFUL YOUNG MAN.Chapters56Other sectionsΣχολαζοντος ασχολιαEPIGRAM.SHAKSPEARE PAPERS.—No. I.EPIGRAMA STEAM TRIP TO HAMBURG.STRAY CHAPTERS.Chapters2Other sectionsTHE LEGEND OF BOHIS HEAD.BOB BURNS AND BERANGER.FAMILY STORIES. No. IV.—THE SQUIRE'S STORY.OUR SONG OF THE MONTH.PERIODICAL LITERATURE OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS.EPITAPH.A GEOGRAPHICAL EPIGRAM.DARBY THE SWIFT;Chapters1Other sectionsSHAKSPEARE PAPERS.—No. II.FAMILY STORIES.—No. V.EPIGRAM.THE ROMANCE OF A DAY.THE MAN WITH THE TUFT.THE MINISTER'S FATE.EPIGRAM.LOVE IN THE CITY.EPIGRAM.MRS. JENNINGS,HINTS FOR AN HISTORICAL PLAY,JOHN POOLEDOUNE,THE LEGEND OF MOUNT PILATE.GLORVINA, THE MAID OF MEATH.THE ROYAL ROSE OF ENGLAND.NIGHTS AT SEA:INDEX.FOOTNOTES:OR,◇THE LONGEST WAY ROUND IS THE SHORTEST WAY HOME.◇"He who runs may read."◇← A GEOGRAPHICAL EPIGRAM.CHAPTER 1. →