D. Appleton & Co.’s Publications.
ILLUSTRATED STANDARD POETS.
HALLECK’S COMPLETE POETICAL WORKS. Beautifully illustrated
with fine Steel Engravings and a Portrait. 1 vol. 8vo., finest paper, cloth extra,
gilt edges, $3; morocco extra, $5; morocco antique, $6.
BYRON’S COMPLETE POETICAL WORKS. Illustrated with elegant Steel
Engravings and Portrait. 1 vol. 8vo., fine paper, cloth, $4; cloth, gilt leaves,
$4 50; morocco extra, $6 50.
Cheaper edition, with Portrait and Vignette, $2 50.
MOORE’S COMPLETE POETICAL WORKS. Illustrated with very fine
Steel Engravings and Portrait. 1 vol. 8vo., fine paper, cloth, $4; cloth, gilt
edges, $5; morocco extra, $7.
Cheaper edition, with Portrait and Vignette, $2 50.
SOUTHEY’S COMPLETE POETICAL WORKS. Illustrated with several
beautiful Steel Engravings. 1 vol. 8vo., fine paper, cloth, $3 50; cloth, gilt
edges, $4 50; morocco extra, $6 50.
SACRED POETS (The) of England and America, for Three Centuries. Edited
by Rufus W. Griswold. Illustrated with Steel Engravings. 1 vol. 8vo., cloth,
$2 50; gilt edges, $3; morocco, $3 50; morocco extra, $4.
POEMS BY AMELIA. New and enlarged edition, beautifully illustrated with
original designs, by Weir, and Portrait of the Author. 1 vol. 8vo., cloth extra,
gilt edges, $3; morocco extra, $4; morocco antique, $5; 12mo., without Plates,
$1 25; gilt edges, $1 50.
No expense has been spared in the mechanical execution of the above popular
standard authors.
CABINET EDITIONS.
CAMPBELL’S COMPLETE POETICAL WORKS. Illustrated with Steel
Engravings and a Portrait. 16mo., cloth, $1 50; gilt edges, $2 25; morocco
extra, $3.
BUTLER’S HUDIBRAS, with Notes by Nash. Illustrated with Portraits. 16mo.,
cloth, $1 50; gilt edges, $2 25; morocco extra, $3.
DANTE’S POEMS. Translated by Cary. Illustrated with a fine Portrait and
12 Engravings. 16mo., cloth, $1 50; gilt edges, $2 25; morocco extra, $3.
TASSO’S JERUSALEM DELIVERED. Translated by Wiffen. Illustrated with
a Portrait and Steel Engravings. 1 vol. 16mo. Uniform with “Dante.” Cloth,
$1 50; gilt edges, $2 25; morocco, $3.
BYRON’S CHILDE HAROLD’S PILGRIMAGE. 16mo. Illustrated, cloth,
$1 25; gilt edges, $2; morocco extra, $2 50.
BURNS’ COMPLETE POETICAL WORKS, with Life, Glossary, &c. 16mo.,
cloth, illustrated, $1 25; gilt edges, $2; morocco extra, $2 50.
COWPER’S COMPLETE POETICAL WORKS, with Life, &c. Morocco extra,
2 vols. in 1, $3; cloth, $1 50; gilt edges, $2 50.
MILTON’S COMPLETE POETICAL WORKS, with Life, &c. 16mo., cloth,
illustrated, $1 25; gilt edges, $2; morocco extra, $2 50.
SCOTT’S POETICAL WORKS, with Life, &c. Cloth, 16mo., illustrated,
$1 25; gilt edges, $2; morocco extra, $2 50.
HEMANS’ COMPLETE POETICAL WORKS. Edited by her Sister. 2 vols.,
16mo., with 10 Steel Plates, cloth, $2 50; gilt edges, $4; Turkey morocco, $5.
POPE’S POETICAL WORKS. Illustrated with 24 Steel Engravings. 16mo.,
cloth, $1 50; gilt edges, $2 25; morocco, $3.
TEXT BOOKS
FOR LEARNING THE FRENCH, GERMAN, ITALIAN, AND SPANISH LANGUAGES.
I. FRENCH.
COLLOT’S Dramatic French Reader. 12mo. $1.
DE FIVA’S Elementary French Reader. 12mo. 50 cts.
DE FIVA’S Classic French Reader for Advanced Students. 12mo. $1.
OLLENDORFF’S Elementary French Grammar. By Greene. 16mo. 38 cts. with Key, 50 cts.
OLLENDORFF’S New Method of Learning French. Edited by J. L. Jewett. 12mo. $1.
KEY to ditto. 75 cts.
ROWAN’S Modern French Reader. 12mo. 75 cts.
SURRENNE’S French Pronouncing Dictionary. 12mo. $1 50.
VALUE’S New and Easy System of Learning French. 12mo. (In Press.)
NEW and COMPLETE FRENCH and ENGLISH DICTIONARY. 1 vol. 8vo. To match Adler’s German Lexicon. (In Press.)
II. GERMAN.
ADLER’S Progressive German Reader. 12mo. $1.
GERMAN and English, and English and German Dictionary, compiled from the best authorities. 1 vol. large 8vo. $5.
EICHORN’S New Practical German Grammar. 12mo. $1.
OLLENDORFF’S New Method of Learning German. Edited by G. J. Adler 12mo. $1 50.
III. ITALIAN.
FORESTI’S Italian Reader. 12mo. $1.
OLLENDORFF’S New Method of Learning Italian. Edited by F. Foresti. 12mo. $1 50.
KEY to ditto, 75 cts.
IV. SPANISH.
OLLENDORFF’S New Method of Learning Spanish. By M. Velasquez and T. Simonne. 12mo. $1 50.
KEY to ditto, 75 cts.
PALENZUELA’S new Grammar on the Ollendorff System, for Spaniards to Learn English. (In Press.)
VELASQUEZ’S New Spanish Reader. With Lexicon. 12mo. $1 25.
VELASQUEZ’S New Spanish Phrase Book; or Conversations in English and Spanish. 18mo. 38 cts.
VELASQUEZ’S and SEOANE’S New Spanish and English, and English and Spanish Dictionary. Large 8vo. To match “Adler’s German Lexicon.” (In Press.)
| NEW ILLUSTRATED JUVENILES. | |
|---|---|
| AUNT FANNY’S STORY BOOK. Illustrated. 16mo. | 50 |
| THE CHILD’S PRESENT. Illustrated. 16mo. | |
| HOWITT’S PICTURE AND VERSE BOOK. Illustrated with 100 plates. 75 cts.; gilt | 1 00 |
| HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS. Illustrated. 4to., 25 cts.; cloth | 50 |
| STORY OF JOAN OF ARC. By R. M. Evans. With 23 illustrations. 16mo. | 75 |
| ROBINSON CRUSOE. Pictorial Edition. 300 plates. 8vo. | 1 50 |
| THE CARAVAN; A COLLECTION OF TALES AND STORIES FROM THE GERMAN. | |
| Translated by G. P. Quackenboss. Illustrated by Orr. 16mo. | |
| INNOCENCE OF CHILDHOOD. By Mrs. Colman. Illustrated | 50 |
| HOME RECREATIONS, comprising Travels and Adventures, &c. Colored Illustrations. 16mo. | 87 |
| FIRESIDE FAIRIES. A New Story Book. By Miss Susan Pindar. | |
| Finely Illustrated. 16mo. | |
| STORY OF LITTLE JOHN. Trans. from the French. Illus. | 62 |
| LIVES AND ANECDOTES OF ILLUSTRIOUS MEN. 16mo. | 75 |
| UNCLE JOHN’S PANORAMIC PICTURE BOOKS. Six kinds, 25 cts. each; half-cloth | 50 |
| HOLIDAY HOUSE. Tales, by Catherine Sinclair. Illustrated | 75 |
| PUSS IN BOOTS. Finely illus. by O. Speckter. 50c.; ex. glt. | 75 |
| TALES AND STORIES for Boys and Girls. By Mary Howitt | 75 |
| AMERICAN HISTORICAL TALES for Youth. 16mo. | 75 |
| LIBRARY FOR MY YOUNG COUNTRYMEN. | |
| ADVENTURES of Captain John Smith. By the Author of Uncle Philip | 38 |
| ADVENTURES of Daniel Boon. By do. | 38 |
| DAWNINGS of Genius. By Anne Pratt | 38 |
| LIFE and Adventures of Henry Hudson. By the Author of Uncle Philip | 38 |
| LIFE and Adventures of Hernan Cortez. By do. | 38 |
| PHILIP RANDOLPH. A Tale of Virginia. By Mary Gertrude. | 38 |
| ROWAN’S History of the French Revolution. 2 vols. | 75 |
| SOUTHEY’S Life of Cromwell | 38 |
| TALES FOR THE PEOPLE AND THEIR CHILDREN. | |
| ALICE FRANKLIN. By Mary Howitt | $ 38 |
| LOVE AND MONEY. By do. | 38 |
| HOPE ON, HOPE EVER! Do. | 38 |
| LITTLE COIN, MUCH CARE. By do. | 38 |
| MY OWN STORY. By do. | 38 |
| MY UNCLE, THE CLOCKMAKER. By do. | 38 |
| NO SENSE LIKE COMMON SENSE. By do. | 38 |
| SOWING AND REAPING. Do. | 38 |
| STRIVE AND THRIVE. By do. | 38 |
| THE TWO APPRENTICES. By do. | 38 |
| WHICH IS THE WISER? Do. | 38 |
| WHO SHALL BE GREATEST? By do. | 38 |
| WORK AND WAGES. By do. | 38 |
| CROFTON BOYS, The. By Harriet Martineau | 38 |
| DANGERS OF DINING OUT. By Mrs. Ellis | 38 |
| FIRST IMPRESSIONS. By do. | 38 |
| MINISTER’S FAMILY. By do. | 38 |
| SOMMERVILLE HALL. By do. | 38 |
| DOMESTIC TALES. By Hannah More. 2 vols. | 75 |
| EARLY FRIENDSHIP. By Mrs. Copley | 38 |
| FARMER’S DAUGHTER, The. By Mrs. Cameron | 38 |
| LOOKING-GLASS FOR THE MIND. Many plates | 45 |
| MASTERMAN READY. By Capt. Marryat. 3 vols. | 1 12 |
| PEASANT AND THE PRINCE. By H. Martineau | 38 |
| POPLAR GROVE. By Mrs. Copley | 38 |
| SETTLERS IN CANADA. By Capt. Marryatt. 2 vols. | 75 |
| TIRED OF HOUSEKEEPING. By T. S. Arthur | 38 |
| TWIN SISTERS, The. By Mrs. Sandham | 38 |
| YOUNG STUDENT. By Madame Guizot. 3 vols. | 1 12 |
| SECOND SERIES. | |
| CHANCES AND CHANGES. By Charles Burdett | 38 |
| NEVER TOO LATE. By do. | 38 |
| GOLDMAKER’S VILLAGE. By H. Zschokke | 38 |
| OCEAN WORK, ANCIENT AND MODERN. By J. H. Wright | 38 |
| THE MISSION; or, Scenes in Africa. By Capt. Marryatt. 2 vols. | 75 |
| STORY OF A GENIUS | 38 |
NOVELS AND TALES.
CORBOULD’S History and Adventures of Margaret Catchpole. 8vo. 2 Plates. 25 cts.
DON QUIXOTTE de la Mancha. Translated from the Spanish. Illustrated with 18 Steel Engravings. 16mo, cloth. $1 50.
DUMAS’ Marguerite de Valois. A Novel. 8vo. 25 cts.
ELLEN MIDDLETON. A Tale. By Lady Fullerton. 12mo. 75 cts.
FRIENDS AND FORTUNE. A Moral Tale. By Miss Dewey. 12mo. 75 cts.
GOLDSMITH’S Vicar of Wakefield. Illustrated. 12mo. 75 cts.
GRACE LESLIE. A Tale. 12mo. 75 cts.
GRANTLEY MANOR. A Tale. By Lady Fullerton. 12mo. Paper, 50 cts. cloth, 75 cts.
LADY ALICE; or, The New Una. 8vo. Paper, 38 cts.
LAMARTINE’S Les Confidences et Raphael. 8vo. $1.
LAMARTINE’S CONFIDENTIAL DISCLOSURES. 12mo. 50 cts.
LOVER’S (Samuel) Handy Andy. 8vo. Paper, 50 cts.
—— £ s. d. Treasure Trove. 8vo. Paper, 25 cts.
MACKINTOSH (M. J.) Two Lives; or, To Seem and To Be. 12mo. Paper, 50 cts.; cloth, 75 cts.
—— Aunt Kitty’s Tales. 12mo. Paper, 50 cts.; cloth, 75 cts.
—— Charms and Counter Charms. Paper, 75 cts.; cloth, $1.
MAXWELL’S Way-side and Border Sketches. 8vo. 25 cts.
——Fortunes of Hector O’Halloran. 8vo. 50 cts.
MANZONI. The Betrothed Lovers. 2 vols. 12mo. $1 50.
MAIDEN AUNT (The). By S. M. 12mo. 75 cts.
SEWELL (Miss). Amy Herbert. A Tale. 12mo. Paper, 50 cts.; cloth, 75 cts.
—— Gertrude. A Tale. 12mo. Paper, 50 cts.; cloth. 75 cts.
—— Laneton Parsonage. 3 vols. 12mo. Paper, $1 50; cloth, $2 25.
—— Margaret Percival, 2 vols. Paper, $1; cloth, $1 50.
—— Walter Lorimer, and other Tales. 12mo. 75 cts.
TAYLOR, (General) Anecdote Book, Letters, &c. 8vo. 25 cts.
ZSCHOKKE. Incidents of Social Life. 12mo. $1.
MINIATURE CLASSICAL LIBRARY.
Published in elegant form, with Frontispiece.
POETICAL LACON; or Aphorisms from the Poets. 38 cts.
BOND’S Golden Maxims. 31 cts.
CLARKE’S Scripture Promises. Complete. 38 cts.
ELIZABETH; or the Exiles of Siberia. 31 cts.
GOLDSMITH’S Vicar of Wakefield. 38 cts.
—— Essays. 38 cts.
GEMS from American Poets. 38 cts.
HANNAH MORE’S Private Devotions. 31 cts.
—— Practical Piety. 2 vols. 75 cts.
HEMANS’ Domestic Affections. 31 cts.
HOFFMAN’S Lays of the Hudson, &c. 38 cts.
JOHNSON’S History of Rasselas. 38 cts.
MANUAL of Matrimony. 31 cts.
MOORE’S Lallah Rookh. 38 cts.
—— Melodies. Complete. 38 cts.
PAUL and Virginia. 31 cts.
POLLOK’S Course of Time. 38 cts.
PURE Gold from the Rivers of Wisdom. 38 cts.
THOMSON’S Seasons. 38 cts.
TOKEN of the Heart.—Do. of Affection.—Do. of Remembrance.—Do. of Friendship.—Do. of Love; each. 31 cts.
USEFUL Letter Writer. 38 cts.
WILSON’S Sacra Privata. 31 cts.
Young’s Night Thoughts. 38 cts.
D. Appleton & Co’s Publications.
LAMARTINE’S LAST WORK.
D. Appleton & Co. have recently published,
LES CONFIDENCES.
CONFIDENTIAL DISCLOSURES,
OR
MEMOIRS OF MY YOUTH,
BY
ALPHONSE DE LAMARTINE,
AUTHOR OF “THE HISTORY OF THE GIRONDISTS,” ETC.
Translated from the French,
BY EUGENE PLUNKETT.
One volume 12mo. Paper cover 25 cents. Cloth 50 cents.
“This volume might well open with the beautiful introductory sentence in Johnson Rasselas, “Ye who listen with credulity to the whispers of fancy, or pursue with eagerness the phantoms of hope; who expect that age will perform the promises of youth, or that the deficiencies of the present day will be supplied by the morrow”—give ear!
“It is a remarkable and most attractive book. The circumstances under which it has been given to the world are detailed in a Preface in a manner to enlist our sympathies, and to bring Lamartine before us as a confiding friend, narrating the scenes and events of his youth, not as an idle tale, nor to indulge egotism, but to convey some of the best lessons for the mind and heart. His description of the home of his youth, and shepherd employment; his portrait of his mother who was the idol of her children and her husband—if an object of such pure affection and worth can be called an idol; the Italian peasant girl Graziella; the young Aymon de Varien, who passed through skepticism to faith in God; are passages that we have read with absorbing interest. We understand Lamartine better, and respect him more, for the use he has made of the discipline of life, nay, even of his youthful transgressions. It is possible that to some there may appear a tragic affectation here and there, but we see beneath it the most genuine feeling, and only a somewhat cold New Englander would find fault with the mode in which the feeling has expressed itself.—Boston Courier.
“Although this work is called ‘Confidential Disclosures,’ it evidently tells neither the whole truth nor nothing but the truth. It is, however, none the less agreeable on that account; glowing and beautiful as is the coloring through which the reader looks on the illuminated pages of that author’s youth and early love, he can easily pardon the enthusiasm, by turns joyous and melancholy, from which it sprung. To one whose love of Nature is something more than a feeling—whose passion for every form of external beauty, joined to a pure and lofty imagination, gives a vital spirit and sympathy to every thing on which he looks, the language of this volume is not extravagant, nor are its glowing and oft repeated descriptions of mere scenery wearisome. It is a work whose brilliancy all will admire, but whose true feeling will be appreciated by the imaginative only. The scenes of the poet’s childhood—his free life on the hills of Burgundy—his ramble in the Jura and among the Alps of Savoy—his Ossianic attachment for a young girl, whose tower he watched from the heights and whom he addressed in poetic rhapsodies about the harp of Morven and the ghosts of Cromla—are all described with exquisite poetic frankness. The episode of Graziella, though it is impossible to say how much truth there is in its details, is the finest thing in the book, and perhaps the best thing Lamartine has ever written. It is a picture which will be read and remembered, even should its framework fall into decay. The translating of this edition is well done, and the original of several poems introduced in the work is judiciously given in an appendix.”—Journal of Commerce.
D. A. & Co. ALSO PUBLISH IN THE ORIGINAL FRENCH,
LES CONFIDENCES
ET
RAPHAEL,
PAR M. DE LAMARTINE.
One volume 8vo. Price $1.
BOOKS FOR FAMILY READING,
Published by D. Appleton & Company.
MRS. ELLIS’S NEW WORKS.
I.
SOCIAL DISTINCTIONS; OR, HEARTS AND HOMES.
By Mrs. Ellis, Author of “The Women of England” &c.
“This work should find a place in every family; it is one of the best productions of this excellent writer, full of deep and touching interest, and urging lessons of great practical importance.”
II.
PREVENTION BETTER THAN CURE;
OR THE MORAL WANTS OF THE WORLD WE LIVE IN.
By Mrs. Ellis. 1 vol. 12mo. Price 50 cts. paper cover, 75 cts. cloth.
“We can safely recommend the book to mothers and daughters who would prize useful hints on the conduct of life, and practical directions for self-management.”—Christian Enquirer.
MISS M’INTOSH’S WORKS.
I.
CHARMS AND COUNTER-CHARMS.
By Maria. J. M’intosh, Author of “Conquest and Self Conquest,” “Praise and Principle,” &c. Complete in one handsome volume, 12mo., cloth $1; or in two parts, paper, 75 cts.
This work will be found one of the most impressive and beautiful tales of the day. The moral is felicitously developed, and is true in thought and feeling.
II.
TWO LIVES; OR, TO SEEM AND TO BE.
By Maria J. M’intosh. 1 vol. 12mo., paper cover 50 cts., cloth 75 cts.
“The previous works of Miss M’Intosh, although issued anonymously, have been popular in the best sense of the word. The simple beauty of her narratives, combining pure sentiment with high principle, and noble views of life and its duties, ought to win for them a hearing at every fireside in our land. We have rarely perused a tale more interesting and instructive than the one before us, and we commend it most cordially to the attention of all our readers.”—Prot. Churchman.
III.
AUNT KITTY’S TALES.
By Maria J. M’intosh. A new edition, complete in one vol., 12mo., cloth 75 cts.
This volume contains the following interesting stories: “Blind Alice,” “Jessie Graham,” “Florence Arnott,” “Grace and Clara,” “Ellen Leslie, or The Reward of Self-Control.”
MISS SEWELL’S WORKS.
I.
MARGARET PERCIVAL: A TALE.
Edited by the Rev. Wm. Sewell, B.A.. 2 vols., 12mo., paper cover $1, cloth $1 50.
II.
GERTRUDE: A TALE.
Edited by the Rev. Wm. Sewell, B.A.. 12mo., cloth 75 cts, paper cover 50 cts.
III.
AMY HERBERT: A TALE.
Edited by the Rev. Wm. Sewell, B.A. 1 vol. 12mo., cloth 75 cts., paper cover 50 cts.
IV.
LANETON PARSONAGE: A TALE.
Edited by the Rev. Wm. Sewell, B. A.. 3 vols. 12mo., cloth $2 25, paper cover $1 50.
INTERESTING BOOKS FOR LADIES
Published by D. Appleton & Company.
ELLEN MIDDLETON;
A TALE.
BY LADY GEORGIANA FULLERTON.
One volume 12mo., paper cover 50 c., cloth 75 c.
BY THE SAME AUTHOR,
GRANTLEY MANOR;
A TALE.
One volume 12mo., paper cover 50 cents, cloth 75 cents.
“Lady Georgiana Fullerton’s first appearance as a novelist rendered her famous at once. Ellen Middleton, her first production, was a powerfully constructed story, manifesting great ability in the author, which Grantley Manor fully confirms. We commend the book most cordially.”—Evening Mirror.
“The book is an excellent one, and the Lady Georgiana’s style is admirable. It is clear, concise, glowing, and lady-like. Her dialogue and narrative likewise show great skill in perception and arrangement.”—Boston Atlas.
“Grantley Manor is the title of an exceedingly interesting volume, which we have read with more than ordinary pleasure. The style is elegant, the story, which involves a succession of mysteries and cross purposes, is well developed, and the scene and character painting is full of spirit and truth. The authoress is certainly a woman of genius, which she has used to excellent purpose.”—Southern Literary Messenger.
FRIENDS AND FORTUNE;
A MORAL TALE.
BY ANNE HARRIET DRURY.
One volume 12 mo. paper cover 50 cents, cloth 75 cents.
“It is a tale delightfully told, and abounding in passages of great feeling and beauty. Again we are reminded of Goldsmith, and that which reminds us in a right sense of the “Vicar of Wakefield” must be a production of no mean order.”—Literary Gazette.
“Life, motion, delicacy, and humor are to be found in Miss Drury’s Tale.”—Atheneum.
GRACE LESLIE;
A TALE.
From the last London Edition. One volume 12mo., cloth 75 cents.
“Simplicity is the charm of this story. It can scarcely be said to have a plot. The tale embraces the history of a month in the life of a young girl suddenly thrown into society, and for young people it was originally written. It has been generally popular, however, for every thing in it is natural. There is neither sameness nor tameness in the narrative; the characters are numerous, and each is kept distinct. Moreover, the moral of the story is unexceptionable.”—Com. Adv.
WALTER LORIMER;
AND OTHER TALES.
BY THE AUTHOR OF “AMY HERBERT,” “GERTRUDE,” ETC.
Embellished with six colored Plates. 1 vol. 12mo., cloth, 75 cts.
“There is much that is pure, sweet and touching in the book, * * * the stories are presented in a style of composition which makes the work one of high literary character.”
FOOTNOTES:
[1] This entirely new system of making coffee has never yet been introduced to the public, and was found out by the author of this work through the following circumstance: Whilst travelling by night in a railway train, and arriving in due time at the station, where positively no less than five minutes are allowed to restore exhausted nature, after a long and tedious journey, and then, by using a certain portion of manual strength, to push through the crowd to get at what is called the refreshment room, after waiting for nearly two minutes for my turn to be served with some of the boiling liquid which they called coffee, being as bad as any human being could possibly make it, having probably waited patiently by the side of a winter’s fire until the last train made its appearance, it tasted anything but palatable; but having a long journey before me, and requiring something to eat and drink, I was obliged to put up with it; but before I could even partake of half, or finish masticating some stale toast or over-buttered muffin, the unsociable bell violently rung to acquaint the passengers that their appetites were perfectly satisfied, though that incredulous organ would not let us believe it; and every one being perfectly aware that railway trains, like time, wait for no one, the hurry of which event, though unpleasant, made me escape the swallowing the thick part which was deposited at the bottom of the cup; rushing out of the refreshment room, I jumped into the wrong carriage, the fidgetty train having changed its place, and the time being too short to rectify the mistake, I was obliged to make fresh acquaintance with my new compagnons de voyage, who happened to be as much dissatisfied with the steaming-hot refreshment as myself, who had patronized the steaming Mocha. I was at last much pleased to find a wise man among my new travelling friends, who said, “I never travel at night without being provided with a spirited companion;” and pulling out of his carpet-bag a small bottle and gutta-percha goblet of new invention, we partook of a drop of the best eau de vie I had ever tasted, which produced on me the pleasant sensation of being relieved of a very annoying pain. Grateful for his kindness, and always desirous to improve the domestic comfort, I told him, in making myself known, that, as soon as I arrived at the Reform Club, I would try several experiments to simplify the present method of making coffee; and should I be successful in my researches, I would forward him the receipt on my arrival in London. I tried to find my first travelling friends, who, more unfortunate than myself, got in their proper place, and, consequently, did not meet with the “spirited” friend I did, vowing they would never take any more coffee at night, especially in a railway train. Having forwarded the receipt to my friend, he, after having tried it, wrote me the following note:
“MY DEAR SIR,—I have made an experiment of your new receipt for coffee, which you have kindly forwarded to me, and beg to acquaint you that I never recollect having lasted better. Yours, &c.
W. C.”
I do strongly advise my readers to give it a trial, and recommend all providers of refreshment at railway stations not to make the coffee boiling hot, but to keep the cafetière in a bain-marie, which would avoid all the above inconvenience, both as regards quality and heat.
[2] Some few years since, having a great deal of writing to do within a certain time, and which could not be done without employing the night as well as the day, I partook of weak green tea, with a little brandy, sugar, and lemon-juice in it, as a beverage, and, with light food, I was enabled to do with but eighteen hours’ sleep from 8 o’clock on Monday morning to 5 o’clock on the following Sunday morning.
[3] Half veal and beef can be used; or if no veal, all beef.
[4] See future Letters.
[5] Foie gras de Strasbourg.
[6] This word is not found in dictionaries, but is used by poulterers to denote that small piece of the lungs which is left in the bird.
[7] The quantity of the meat and vegetable should pretty equally balance with each other; after such a meal, a man’s appetite is perfectly satisfied, and he is ready for an afternoon’s work if required. It also does not require the aid of any fire, which we so ungratefully abhor in hot weather. Mr. B. very much approves of it once a week in summer.
[8] To freeze quickly any description of ice the freezing-pot must be well set, place it in the centre of the pail, which must be large enough to give a space of four inches all round, break up small twelve pounds of ice, which put round at the bottom six inches in depth, over which put two pounds of salt, beat down tight with a rolling-pin, then more ice, then salt, proceeding thus until within three inches of the top of your freezing-pot; saltpetre mixed with the salt will facilitate it in freezing.
[9] With regard to the wine, that is a matter I leave entirely to Mr. B., but his maxim is, that “the best is the cheapest.”
[10] These should be served on dishes with a napkin.
| Typographical errors corrected by the etext transcriber: |
|---|
| sautèing that the butter=> sautéing that the butter {pg 18} |
| littlle sat=> little salt {pg 39} |
| spoonfuls of dem-iglaze=> spoonfuls of demi-glaze {pg 68} |
| skimmer gently for two hours=> simmer gently for two hours {pg 127} |
| in every dry summers=> in very dry summers {pg 101} |
| ro plain melted butter=> or plain melted butter {Pg 104} |
| appiles to this => applies to this {pg 131} |
| or mushoom or English=> or mushroom or English {pg 148} |
| ten minntes=> ten minutes {Pg 150} |
| be broiled or sauted=> be broiled or sautéd {Pg 138} |
| plack pepper=> black pepper {Pg 206} |
| rice seperately=> rice separately {Pg 215} |
| is for preferable=> is far preferable {Pg 215} |
| delightful and varigated=> delightful and variegated {Pg 254} |
| in which put your rise=> in which put your rice {Pg 267} |
| Ribstone pippins=> Ripstone pippins {Pg 273} |
| fire uutil becoming=> fire until becoming {Pg 293} |
| shake sugar ever=> shake sugar over {Pg 324} |
| Mr. P. is obliged to leave home every week day=> Mr. B. is obliged to leave home every week day {Pg 336} |