L I N N E T
A R O M A N C E
By GRANT ALLEN
CONTENTS
I. "TO INTRODUCE MR FLORIAN WOOD"
II. A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE
III. WITHIN SIGHT OF A HEROINE
IV. ENTER LINNET
V. THE WIRTH'S THEORY
VI. THE ROBBLER
VII. WAGER OF BATTLE
VIII. THE HUMAN HEART
IX. THE MAN OF THE WORLD
X. HAIL, COLUMBIA!
XI. PRIVATE INQUIRY
XII. THE MADDING CROWD
XIII. A FIRST NIGHT
XIV. AND IF FOR EVER
XV. A CRITICAL EVENING
XVI. SCHLOSS TYROL
XVII. CAUGHT OUT
XVIII. TAKEN BY SURPRISE
XIX. SPIRITUAL WEAPONS
XX. FLORIAN ON MATRIMONY
XXI. FORTUNE'S WHEEL
XXII. A WOMAN'S STRATAGEM
XXIII. A PROPHET INDEED!
XXIV. THE ART OF PROPHESYING
XXV. A DRAMATIC VENTURE
XXVI. A WOMAN'S HEART
XXVII. AULD LAND SYNE
XXVIII. SIGNORA CASALMONTE
XXIX. FROM LINNET'S STANDPOINT
XXX. AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR
XXXI. WHEN GREEK MEETS GREEK
XXXII. WEDDED FELICITY
XXXIII. PLAYING WITH FIRE
XXXIV. AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE
XXXV. GOLDEN HOPES
XXXVI. AN ECCLESIASTICAL QUESTION
XXXVII. BEGINNINGS OF EVIL
XXXVIII. HUSBAND OR LOVER?
XXXIX. DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE
XL. OPEN WAR
XLI. GOD'S LAW?-OR MAN'S?
XLII. PRUDENCE
XLIII. LINNET'S RIVAL
XLIV. AND WILL'S
XLV. BY AUTHORITY
XLVI. HOME AGAIN!
XLVII. SEEMINGLY UNCONNECTED
XLVIII. THE BUBBLE BURSTS
XLIX. THE PIGEON FLIES HOME
L. ANDREAS HAUSBERGER PAYS
LI. EXIT FRANZ LINDNER
LII. A CONFESSION OF FAITH
MOORLAND IDYLLS
BY
GRANT ALLEN
CONTENTS.
page
I. The Night-jar 1
II. Prophetic Autumn 10
III. Our Winged House-fellows 17
IV. A Neighbourly Gossip 26
V. A Rabbit of the World 33
VI. The Adder's Siesta 42
VII. A Flight of Quails 49
VIII. In Leafless Woods 58
IX. A Butterfly Episode 65
X. The Frozen Pond 74
XI. The Gnarled Pine-tree 81
XII. Ivy in the Copse 90
XIII. A Desperate Struggle for Life 97
XIV. Coltsfoot Flowers 106
XV. A Heather Episode 113
XVI. The Chrysalis Year 122
XVII. A Summer Stroll 129
XVIII. A Moorland Fire 138
XIX. The Arcadian Donkey 145
XX. A Life-and-Death Struggle 153
XXI. The Shrike's Larder 160
XXII. Nests and No Nests 167
XXIII. The Crouch Oak 176
XXIV. A Spotted Orchis 183
XXV. The Root of the Matter 192
XXVI. The Devil's Punchbowl 199
XXVII. The Lark in Autumn 207
XXVIII. The Squirrel's Harvest 215
XXIX. A Drained Fishpond 223
XXX. An Interview with a Cock-sparrow 230
XXXI. The Green Woodpecker 237
XXXII. The Harebell 244
XXXIII. The Untamable Shrew 251
CITIES OF BELGIUM
BY GRANT ALLEN
CONTENTS
PAGE
Preface to the Second Edition 5
Introduction 6
How to Use these Guide-Books 12
Origins of the Belgian Towns 13
Order of the Tour 20
I Bruges-
A. Origins of Bruges 22
B. The Heart of the City 25
C. The Hospital of St. John 35
D. The Town in General 45
E. The Churches 49
F. The Academy 59
II Ghent-
A. Origins of Ghent 66
B. The Core of Ghent 69
C. The Cathedral 77
D. The Outskirts 90
III Brussels-
A. Origins of Brussels 98
B. The Heart of Brussels 100
C. The Picture Gallery 105
D. The Cathedral 138
E. The Upper Town 145
F. Surroundings 156
IV Antwerp-
A. Origins of Antwerp 164
B. The Cathedral 168
C. The Picture Gallery 176
D. The Town in General 205
V Historical Notes 217
Index 229
Paris
By Grant Allen
CONTENTS
PAGE
Introduction 3
How to Use these Guide-Books 10
Origins of Paris 11
I The Île de la Cité 16
A. The Palais de Justice and the Sainte Chapelle 17
B. Notre-Dame 22
Map of Historic Paris 33
II The Left or South Bank 34
A. The Roman Palace and the Musée de Cluny 35
B. The Hill of Ste. Geneviève 55
III Renaissance Paris (The Louvre) 62
A. The Fabric 64
B. The Collections 71
I. Paintings 72
II. Sculpture 153
1. Antique Sculpture 154
2. Renaissance Sculpture 168
3. Modern Sculpture 187
III. The Smaller Collections 189
IV The North Bank (Rive Droite) 197
A. The Core of the Right Bank 198
B. The Outer Ring of Louis XIV 208
V The Faubourg St. Germain 213
VI St. Denis 230
VII The Outer Ring, Etc 246
Index 253
THE EVOLUTION OF THE IDEA OF GOD
AN INQUIRY INTO THE ORIGINS OF RELIGIONS
BY GRANT ALLEN
1897
CONTENTS
PREFACE
THE EVOLUTION OF THE IDEA OF GOD.
CHAPTER I.—CHRISTIANITY AS A RELIGIOUS STANDARD.
CHAPTER II.—RELIGION AND MYTHOLOGY.
CHAPTER III.—THE LIFE OF THE DEAD.
CHAPTER IV.—THE ORIGIN OF GODS.
CHAPTER V.—SACRED STONES.
CHAPTER VI.—SACRED STAKES.
CHAPTER VIL—SACRED TREES.
CHAPTER VIII.—THE GODS OF EGYPT.
CHAPTER IX.—THE GODS OF ISRAEL.
CHAPTER X.—THE RISE OF MONOTHEISM.
CHAPTER XI.—HUMAN GODS.
CHAPTER XII.—THE MANUFACTURE OF GODS.
CHAPTER XIII.—GODS OF CULTIVATION.
CHAPTER XIV.—CORN- AND WINE-GODS.
CHAPTER XV.—SACRIFICE AND SACRAMENT.
CHAPTER XVI.—THE DOCTRINE OF THE ATONEMENT.
CHAPTER XVII.—THE WORLD BEFORE CHRIST.
CHAPTER XVIII.—THE GROWTH OF CHRISTIANITY.
CHAPTER XIX.—SURVIVALS IN CHRISTENDOM.
CHAPTER XX.—CONCLUSION.
INDEX