Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. IX.—February, 1851.—Vol. IIMY NOVEL; OR, VARIETIES IN ENGLISH LIFE.Reading editionChapter navigation57 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE.THE TRAVELER; OR, A PROSPECT OF SOCIETY.[From Mayhew's Comic Almanac.] AN INVITATION TO THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.DEATH OF HOWARD THE PHILANTHROPIST.[1]A SKETCH OF MY CHILDHOOD.[From Bentley's Miscellany.] THE HISTORY AND MYSTERY OF THE GLASS-HOUSE.AN EXCELLENT MATCH; OR, THE BLESSINGS OF BAD LUCK.ANECDOTES OF WORDSWORTH.MODERN MUMMIES.—A VISIT TO THE TOMBS OF BORDEAUX.RECOLLECTIONS OF CHANTREY, THE SCULPTOR.SAILING IN THE AIR.—HISTORY OF AERONAUTICS.[From Colburn's London Magazine.] RECOLLECTIONS OF SIR ROBERT PEELTHE MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT.AN APOLOGY FOR BURNS.A TALE OF SHIPWRECK.THE GIPSY IN THE THORN-BUSH.VISIT TO A COLLIERY.THE KAFIR TRADER; OR, THE RECOIL OF AMBITION.THE WOODSTREAM.THE TALISMAN.—A FAIRY TALE.MICHELET, THE FRENCH HISTORIAN.FREAKS OF NATURE.LAND, HO!—A SKETCH OF AUSTRALIA.THE CLIMATE OF CANADA.A WINTER VISION.A LITTLE STIMULANT.—A TEMPERANCE TALE.[From the Dublin University Magazine.] MAURICE TIERNAY, THE SOLDIER OF FORTUNE.Chapter XXI · OUR ALLIES.Chapter XXII · THE DAY OF "CASTLEBAR."SKETCHES FROM LIFE.MY NOVEL; OR, VARIETIES IN ENGLISH LIFE.Book III.—Initial Chapter:—Showing how my novel came to be called "My Novel."Chapter IIChapter IIIChapter IVChapter VChapter VIChapter VIIChapter VIIIChapter IXChapter XChapter XIChapter XIION BIRDS, BALLOONS, AND BOLUSES.CAROL FOR THE NEW YEAR.THE EDIBLE BIRDS'-NESTS OF CHINA.THE PASSION FOR COLLECTING BOOKS.A BACHELOR'S CHRISTMAS.CRAZED.[From the Dublin University Magazine.] ACTORS AND THEIR SALARIES.ENCOUNTER WITH AN ICEBERG.THE DOG AND DEER OF THE ARMY.Monthly Record of Current Events.Monthly Record of Current Events. (continued 2)Literary Notices.A Leaf From Punch.Fashions for Later Winter.Previous chapter ←SKETCHES FROM LIFE.Next chapter →Book III.—Initial Chapter:—Showing how my novel came to be called "My Novel."All chapters and sections (57)Other sectionsHARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE.THE TRAVELER; OR, A PROSPECT OF SOCIETY.[From Mayhew's Comic Almanac.] AN INVITATION TO THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.DEATH OF HOWARD THE PHILANTHROPIST.[1]A SKETCH OF MY CHILDHOOD.[From Bentley's Miscellany.] THE HISTORY AND MYSTERY OF THE GLASS-HOUSE.AN EXCELLENT MATCH; OR, THE BLESSINGS OF BAD LUCK.ANECDOTES OF WORDSWORTH.MODERN MUMMIES.—A VISIT TO THE TOMBS OF BORDEAUX.RECOLLECTIONS OF CHANTREY, THE SCULPTOR.SAILING IN THE AIR.—HISTORY OF AERONAUTICS.[From Colburn's London Magazine.] RECOLLECTIONS OF SIR ROBERT PEELTHE MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT.AN APOLOGY FOR BURNS.A TALE OF SHIPWRECK.THE GIPSY IN THE THORN-BUSH.VISIT TO A COLLIERY.THE KAFIR TRADER; OR, THE RECOIL OF AMBITION.THE WOODSTREAM.THE TALISMAN.—A FAIRY TALE.MICHELET, THE FRENCH HISTORIAN.FREAKS OF NATURE.LAND, HO!—A SKETCH OF AUSTRALIA.THE CLIMATE OF CANADA.A WINTER VISION.A LITTLE STIMULANT.—A TEMPERANCE TALE.[From the Dublin University Magazine.] MAURICE TIERNAY, THE SOLDIER OF FORTUNE.Chapters2122Other sectionsSKETCHES FROM LIFE.MY NOVEL; OR, VARIETIES IN ENGLISH LIFE.Books3Book 3 · Chapters23456789101112Book 3 · Other sectionsON BIRDS, BALLOONS, AND BOLUSES.CAROL FOR THE NEW YEAR.THE EDIBLE BIRDS'-NESTS OF CHINA.THE PASSION FOR COLLECTING BOOKS.A BACHELOR'S CHRISTMAS.CRAZED.[From the Dublin University Magazine.] ACTORS AND THEIR SALARIES.ENCOUNTER WITH AN ICEBERG.THE DOG AND DEER OF THE ARMY.Monthly Record of Current Events.Monthly Record of Current Events. (continued 2)Literary Notices.A Leaf From Punch.Fashions for Later Winter.(Continued from page 263.)◇← SKETCHES FROM LIFE.Book III.—Initial Chapter:—Showing how my novel came to be called "My Novel." →