Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. VII, December 1850, Vol. IIVolume 2 — DECEMBER, 1850, TO MAY, 1851.Reading editionChapter navigation48 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…DECEMBER, 1850, TO MAY, 1851.ADVERTISEMENT.CONTENTS OF VOLUME II.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE.THE DESERTED VILLAGE.THE FUGITIVE KING AT BOSCOBEL; ADVENTURES OF THE MERRY MONARCH.GUNPOWDER AND CHALK.THE ESCAPE OF QUEEN MARY FROM LOCHLEVEN CASTLE.A GERMAN PICTURE OF THE SCOTCH.THE FRENCH REVOLUTIONISTS, MARAT, ROBESPIERRE, AND DANTON.RATTLIN THE REEFER'S DREAM. A TOUGH BUT TRUE YARN.LETTERS AND LETTER WRITING.A CHAPTER ON SHAWLS.A NIGHT OF TERROR IN A POLISH INN.ENGLAND IN 1850.THE HAUNTS OF GENIUS. GRAY, BURKE, MILTON, DRYDEN, AND POPE.FLOWERS IN THE SICK ROOM.LIVELY TURTLE.THE UNLAWFUL GIFT; OR, KINDNESS REWARDED.THE GAMBLERS OF THE RHINE.THE CONFLICT OF LOVE—A TALE OF REAL LIFE.STREET MUSIC IN LONDON.MISTAKES IN PERSONAL IDENTITY.THE GHOST THAT APPEARED TO MRS. WHARTON.THE FATE OF A GERMAN REFORMER. A LIFE IN THREE PICTURES.THE DEATH OF JOHN RANDOLPH.AN AGREEABLE SURPRISE.A DEATH-BED.MY NOVEL; OR, VARIETIES IN ENGLISH LIFE.Book II.—Initial Chapter:—Informing the Reader how this Work came to have Initial Chapters.Chapter IIChapter IIIChapter IVChapter VChapter VIANECDOTE OF A DOG.THE DOMESTIC LIFE OF ALEXANDER, EMPEROR OF RUSSIA.AN EMPTY HOUSE; OR, STRUGGLES OF THE POOR.COLDS AND COLD WATER.SINNERS AND SUFFERERS; OR, THE VILLAINY OF HIGH LIFE.THE GOLDEN AGE."GIVE WISELY!" AN ANECDOTE.MONTHLY RECORD OF CURRENT EVENTS.MONTHLY RECORD OF CURRENT EVENTS. (continued 2)LITERARY NOTICES.Fashions for December.FOOTNOTES:Beginning of this editionNext chapter →Volume 2 — ADVERTISEMENT.All chapters and sections (48)Volume 2 · Other sectionsDECEMBER, 1850, TO MAY, 1851.ADVERTISEMENT.Volume 2 · Sections2Volume 2 · Other sectionsLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE.THE DESERTED VILLAGE.THE FUGITIVE KING AT BOSCOBEL; ADVENTURES OF THE MERRY MONARCH.GUNPOWDER AND CHALK.THE ESCAPE OF QUEEN MARY FROM LOCHLEVEN CASTLE.A GERMAN PICTURE OF THE SCOTCH.THE FRENCH REVOLUTIONISTS, MARAT, ROBESPIERRE, AND DANTON.RATTLIN THE REEFER'S DREAM. A TOUGH BUT TRUE YARN.LETTERS AND LETTER WRITING.A CHAPTER ON SHAWLS.A NIGHT OF TERROR IN A POLISH INN.ENGLAND IN 1850.THE HAUNTS OF GENIUS. GRAY, BURKE, MILTON, DRYDEN, AND POPE.FLOWERS IN THE SICK ROOM.LIVELY TURTLE.THE UNLAWFUL GIFT; OR, KINDNESS REWARDED.THE GAMBLERS OF THE RHINE.THE CONFLICT OF LOVE—A TALE OF REAL LIFE.STREET MUSIC IN LONDON.MISTAKES IN PERSONAL IDENTITY.THE GHOST THAT APPEARED TO MRS. WHARTON.THE FATE OF A GERMAN REFORMER. A LIFE IN THREE PICTURES.THE DEATH OF JOHN RANDOLPH.AN AGREEABLE SURPRISE.A DEATH-BED.MY NOVEL; OR, VARIETIES IN ENGLISH LIFE.Volume 2 / Book 2 · Books2Volume 2 / Book 2 · Chapters23456Volume 2 / Book 2 · Other sectionsANECDOTE OF A DOG.THE DOMESTIC LIFE OF ALEXANDER, EMPEROR OF RUSSIA.AN EMPTY HOUSE; OR, STRUGGLES OF THE POOR.COLDS AND COLD WATER.SINNERS AND SUFFERERS; OR, THE VILLAINY OF HIGH LIFE.THE GOLDEN AGE."GIVE WISELY!" AN ANECDOTE.MONTHLY RECORD OF CURRENT EVENTS.MONTHLY RECORD OF CURRENT EVENTS. (continued 2)LITERARY NOTICES.Fashions for December.FOOTNOTES:NEW YORK: HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS, 329 & 331 PEARL STREET, FRANKLIN SQUARE. 1851.ADVERTISEMENT. →