Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I.Maurice Tiernay, The Soldier Of Fortune. (From the Dublin University Magazine)Reading editionChapter navigation60 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterWordsworth—His Character And Genius.Sidney Smith. By George Gilfillan.Thomas Carlyle. By George Gilfillan.The Gentleman Beggar. An Attorney's Story. (From Dickens's Household Words.)Singular Proceedings Of The Sand Wasp. (From Howitt's Country Year-Book.)What Horses Think Of Men. From The Raven In The Happy Family. (From Dickens's Household Words.)The Quakers During The American War. (From Howitt's Country Year-Book.)A Shilling's Worth Of Science. (From Dickens's Household Words.)A Tuscan Vintage.How To Make Home Unhealthy. By Harriet Martineau.I. Hints To Hang Up In The Nursery.II. The Londoner's Garden.III. Spending A Very Pleasant Evening.IV. The Light Nuisance.V. Passing The Bottle.VI. Art Against Appetite.VII. The Water Party.VIII. Filling The Grave.IX. The Fire And The Dressing-Room.X. Fresh Air.XI. Exercise.XII. A Bedroom Paper.Sorrows And Joys. (From Dickens's Household Words.)Maurice Tiernay, The Soldier Of Fortune. (From the Dublin University Magazine)Chapter XII · “A Glance At Staff-Duty.”Chapter XIII · A Farewell Letter.Chapter XIV · A Surprise And An Escape.Chapter XV · Scraps Of History.The Enchanted Rock. (From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal.)The Force Of Fear. (From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal.)Lady Alice Daventry; Or, The Night Of Crime. (From the Dublin University Magazine.)Mirabeau. An Anecdote Of His Private Life. (From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal.)Terrestrial Magnetism. (From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal.)Early History Of The Use Of Coal. (From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal.)Jenny Lind. By Fredrika Bremer.Book I.—Initial Chapter: Showing How My Novel Came To Be Written.Chapter IIChapter IIIChapter IVChapter VChapter VIChapter VIIChapter VIIIChapter IXThe Two Guides Of The Child. (From Dickens's Household Words.)The Laboratory In The Chest. (From Dickens's Household Words.)The Steel Pen. An Illustration Of Cheapness. (From Dickens's Household Words.)Snakes And Serpent Charmers. (From Bentley's Miscellany.)The Magic Maze. (From Colburn's Monthly Magazine.)The Sun. (From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal.)The Household Jewels. (From Dickens's Household Words.)The Tea-Plant. (From Hogg's Instructor.)Anecdotes Of Dr. Chalmers.The Pleasures Of Illness. (From the People's Journal.)Obstructions To The Use Of The Telescope.Monthly Record Of Current Events.Literary Notices.Autumn Fashions.FootnotesPrevious chapter ←Sorrows And Joys. (From Dickens's Household Words.)Next chapter →Chapter XII · “A Glance At Staff-Duty.”All chapters and sections (60)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsWordsworth—His Character And Genius.Sidney Smith. By George Gilfillan.Thomas Carlyle. By George Gilfillan.The Gentleman Beggar. An Attorney's Story. (From Dickens's Household Words.)Singular Proceedings Of The Sand Wasp. (From Howitt's Country Year-Book.)What Horses Think Of Men. From The Raven In The Happy Family. (From Dickens's Household Words.)The Quakers During The American War. (From Howitt's Country Year-Book.)A Shilling's Worth Of Science. (From Dickens's Household Words.)A Tuscan Vintage.How To Make Home Unhealthy. By Harriet Martineau.I. Hints To Hang Up In The Nursery.II. The Londoner's Garden.III. Spending A Very Pleasant Evening.IV. The Light Nuisance.V. Passing The Bottle.VI. Art Against Appetite.VII. The Water Party.VIII. Filling The Grave.IX. The Fire And The Dressing-Room.X. Fresh Air.XI. Exercise.XII. A Bedroom Paper.Sorrows And Joys. (From Dickens's Household Words.)Maurice Tiernay, The Soldier Of Fortune. (From the Dublin University Magazine)Chapters12131415Other sectionsThe Enchanted Rock. (From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal.)The Force Of Fear. (From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal.)Lady Alice Daventry; Or, The Night Of Crime. (From the Dublin University Magazine.)Mirabeau. An Anecdote Of His Private Life. (From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal.)Terrestrial Magnetism. (From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal.)Early History Of The Use Of Coal. (From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal.)Jenny Lind. By Fredrika Bremer.Books1Book 1 · Chapters23456789Book 1 · Other sectionsThe Two Guides Of The Child. (From Dickens's Household Words.)The Laboratory In The Chest. (From Dickens's Household Words.)The Steel Pen. An Illustration Of Cheapness. (From Dickens's Household Words.)Snakes And Serpent Charmers. (From Bentley's Miscellany.)The Magic Maze. (From Colburn's Monthly Magazine.)The Sun. (From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal.)The Household Jewels. (From Dickens's Household Words.)The Tea-Plant. (From Hogg's Instructor.)Anecdotes Of Dr. Chalmers.The Pleasures Of Illness. (From the People's Journal.)Obstructions To The Use Of The Telescope.Monthly Record Of Current Events.Literary Notices.Autumn Fashions.Footnotes(Continued from Page 499.)◇← Sorrows And Joys. (From Dickens's Household Words.)Chapter XII. “A Glance At Staff-Duty.” →