Susan Warner (1819-1885), Queechy (1852), Tauchnitz edition
1854
Produced by Daniel FROMONT
by the same author,
THE WIDE WIDE WORLD 1 vol.
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THE OLD HELMET 2 vols.
1854
"I hope I may speak of woman without offence to the ladies."
II. Things loom out dimly through the smoke
III. You amuse me and I'll amuse you
IV. Aunt Miriam
V. As to whether a flower can grow in the woods
VI. Queechy at dinner
VII. The curtain falls upon one scene
VIII. The fairy leaves the house
IX. How Mr. Carleton happened to be not at home
X. The fairy and the Englishman
XI. A little candle
XII. Spars below
XIII. The fairy peeps into an English house, but does not stay there
XIV. Two Bibles in Paris
XV. Very literary
XVI Dissolving view, ending with a saw-mill in the distance
XVII. Rain and water-cresses for breakfast
XVIII. Mr. Rossitur's wits sharpened upon a ploughshare
XIX. Fleda goes after help and finds Dr. Quackenboss
XX. Society in Queechy
XXI. "The sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel"
XXII. Wherein a great many people pay their respects, in form andsubstance
XXIII. The Captain out-generalled by the fairy
XXIV. A breath of the world at Queechy
XXV. "As good a boy as you need to have"
XXVI. Pine knots
XXVII. Sweet in its consequences
A single cloud on a sunny day,
When all the rest of heaven is clear,
A frown upon the atmosphere,
That hath no business to appear,
When skies are blue and earth is gay.
BYRON.