Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851THE BROKEN HEART; OR, THE WELL OF PEN-MORFA.Reading editionChapter navigation46 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterHARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE.PERSONAL APPEARANCE AND HABITS OF ROBERT SOUTHEY.MADAME CAMPAN.[8]PROCRASTINATION.BRUNORO.[9]A SKETCH OF MY CHILDHOOD.VISIT TO AN ENGLISH DAIRY.SAILING IN THE AIR.—HISTORY OF AERONAUTICS.MAURICE TIERNAY, THE SOLDIER OF FORTUNEChapter XVIIIChapter XIXChapter XXA LUNATIC ASYLUM IN PALERMO.SLOPED FOR TEXAS.—A TALE OF THE WEST.THE VOLCANO-GIRL.PUBLIC OPINION AND THE PUBLIC PRESS.THE DUMB CHILD.CURIOSITIES OF RAILWAY TRAVELING.THE ROBBERS' REVENGE.—FROM THE RECOLLECTIONS OF A POLICE-OFFICER.WORDSWORTH AND CARLYLE.MILTON AND WORDSWORTH.RATS AND RAT-KILLERS IN ENGLANDTHE BROKEN HEART; OR, THE WELL OF PEN-MORFA.IN TWO CHAPTERS.—CHAPTER I.Chapter IITHE YOUNG MAN'S COUNSELOR.TALLEYRAND.[17]THE DANGERS OF DOING WRONG. A TALE OF THE SEA-SIDE.ANECDOTES OF NAPOLEON.A CRISIS IN THE AFFAIRS OF MR. JOHN BULL.WAITING FOR THE POST.—INTERESTING ANECDOTES.CHEERFUL VIEWS OF HUMAN NATURE.THE MYSTERIES OF A TEA-KETTLE.MY NOVEL; OR, VARIETIES IN ENGLISH LIFE.BOOK II.—CHAPTER VII.Chapter VIIIChapter IXChapter XChapter XIChapter XIIMonthly Record of Current EventsLITERATURE, SCIENCE, ART, PERSONAL MOVEMENTS, ETC.LITERARY NOTICES.A Leaf from Punch.Winter Fashions.Previous chapter ←RATS AND RAT-KILLERS IN ENGLANDNext chapter →IN TWO CHAPTERS.—CHAPTER I.All chapters and sections (46)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsHARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE.PERSONAL APPEARANCE AND HABITS OF ROBERT SOUTHEY.MADAME CAMPAN.[8]PROCRASTINATION.BRUNORO.[9]A SKETCH OF MY CHILDHOOD.VISIT TO AN ENGLISH DAIRY.SAILING IN THE AIR.—HISTORY OF AERONAUTICS.MAURICE TIERNAY, THE SOLDIER OF FORTUNEChapters181920Other sectionsA LUNATIC ASYLUM IN PALERMO.SLOPED FOR TEXAS.—A TALE OF THE WEST.THE VOLCANO-GIRL.PUBLIC OPINION AND THE PUBLIC PRESS.THE DUMB CHILD.CURIOSITIES OF RAILWAY TRAVELING.THE ROBBERS' REVENGE.—FROM THE RECOLLECTIONS OF A POLICE-OFFICER.WORDSWORTH AND CARLYLE.MILTON AND WORDSWORTH.RATS AND RAT-KILLERS IN ENGLANDTHE BROKEN HEART; OR, THE WELL OF PEN-MORFA.Chapters12Other sectionsTHE YOUNG MAN'S COUNSELOR.TALLEYRAND.[17]THE DANGERS OF DOING WRONG. A TALE OF THE SEA-SIDE.ANECDOTES OF NAPOLEON.A CRISIS IN THE AFFAIRS OF MR. JOHN BULL.WAITING FOR THE POST.—INTERESTING ANECDOTES.CHEERFUL VIEWS OF HUMAN NATURE.THE MYSTERIES OF A TEA-KETTLE.MY NOVEL; OR, VARIETIES IN ENGLISH LIFE.Books2Book 2 · Chapters89101112Book 2 · Other sectionsMonthly Record of Current EventsLITERATURE, SCIENCE, ART, PERSONAL MOVEMENTS, ETC.LITERARY NOTICES.A Leaf from Punch.Winter Fashions.A WELSH TALE.← RATS AND RAT-KILLERS IN ENGLANDIN TWO CHAPTERS.—CHAPTER I. →