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Author
Various
Title
Robert Merry's Museum, Volumes V-VI (1843)
Original Publication
Boston: Bradbury & Soden, 1842, copyright 1871.
Credits
Carol Brown, Linda Cantoni, Jude Eylander, Katherine Ward and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.)
Language
English
LoC Class
AP: General Works: Periodicals
Subject
Children's literature -- Periodicals
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 73736
Release Date
May 30, 2024
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Untitled
  2. 2.ROBERT MERRY’S — MUSEUM:
  3. 3.ROBERT MERRY’S MUSEUM.
  4. 4.CONTENTS OF VOLUME V.
  5. 5.MERRY’S MUSEUM. — JANUARY, 1843. — Vol. V. No 1. — A New-Year’s Bow. — THE TWO TRAVELLERS.
  6. 6.Fidelity of a Negro Servant.
  7. 7.The Maple Tree Temple at Matibo, in Italy.
  8. 8.The Lost Found.
  9. 9.The Snow Man.
  10. 10.True Stories.
  11. 11.The Narval, or Sea-Unicorn.
  12. 12.Come and get it.
  13. 13.The Effects of Music on Animals.
  14. 14.WINTER EVENING,
  15. 15.The White Bear.
  16. 16.The Story of Hercules.
  17. 17.Little Chapters for little Readers.
  18. 18.The Lost Friend.
  19. 19.The Walk.
  20. 20.Discontented Betty.
  21. 21.HOPE.
  22. 22.MERRY’S MUSEUM. — FEBRUARY, 1843. — Vol. V. No. 2. — Sources of History.
  23. 23.Something about Government. — THE LAW IS EVERYWHERE. — EQUALITY.
  24. 24.Anecdotes of Storks.
  25. 25.Conundrums.
  26. 26.Artificial Ice for Skating.
  27. 27.True Stories.
  28. 28.The Love of Nature.
  29. 29.True Stories of the Young.
  30. 30.Winter.
  31. 31.Smiles.
  32. 32.The Water-Spout.
  33. 33.“Beauty.”
  34. 34.The Elephant and Fox. — A FABLE.
  35. 35.The Vain Search.
  36. 36.Varieties.
  37. 37.Imagination.
  38. 38.Sister.
  39. 39.Burning of the Tower of London.
  40. 40.The Gleaner.
  41. 41.Metals.
  42. 42.The Prussian Exercise; a Game for Children.
  43. 43.Anecdotes of Bonaparte.
  44. 44.MERRY’S MUSEUM. — Amusements.
  45. 45.All by Themselves.
  46. 46.A Roman Story.
  47. 47.The Rock of Gibraltar.
  48. 48.Order and Disorder.
  49. 49.The Little Mariner.
  50. 50.The Old Lady and her Cat.
  51. 51.A Sliding Party: — A MOTHER’S STORY.
  52. 52.The Old Owl.
  53. 53.The Zebu, or Indian Ox.
  54. 54.The Bison, or American Buffalo.
  55. 55.The Medallion.
  56. 56.Good and Evil.
  57. 57.Untitled
  58. 58.The Story of Limping Tom.
  59. 59.Untitled
  60. 60.Inquisitive Jack. — CHAPTER I .
  61. 61.Untitled
  62. 62.The Snow Drift.
  63. 63.The Seasons.
  64. 64.Constantinople.
  65. 65.Tsze Pun Yu!
  66. 66.Signs of the Zodiac.
  67. 67.Invention of Printing.
  68. 68.Comparison — BETWEEN GOOD AND BAD HOUSEWIFERY.
  69. 69.An Equinoctial Storm; or, Adventures of a Hat.
  70. 70.Yellow Hair.
  71. 71.April.
  72. 72.True Stories.
  73. 73.Shops in London.
  74. 74.Fishes playing the Jewsharp.
  75. 75.Tea.
  76. 76.The Finland Mother.
  77. 77.Comets.
  78. 78.Things that have happened.
  79. 79.The Blind Beggar and his Dog.
  80. 80.Mother’s Advice.
  81. 81.The Snow Drift.
  82. 82.Inquisitive Jack. — CHAPTER II. — CHAPTER III.
  83. 83.The Moon.
  84. 84.The Meadow Lark.
  85. 85.The Bird’s Nest.
  86. 86.MERRY’S MUSEUM. — Shrine of San Rosalia, at Palermo.
  87. 87.May.
  88. 88.The Village of Economy.
  89. 89.Mohammed.
  90. 90.A Fourth of July Oration
  91. 91.Heathen Mythology.
  92. 92.The Elephant.
  93. 93.The Lion.
  94. 94.The Gnoo.
  95. 95.A Swedish Girl.
  96. 96.The Story of “Gander.”
  97. 97.The Dog of Montargis.
  98. 98.Natural Lamps.
  99. 99.LITTLE LEAVES FOR LITTLE READERS. — The School-Ma’am.
  100. 100.Inquisitive Jack. — CHAPTER IV.
  101. 101.Lucy and Ann. — A DIALOGUE.
  102. 102.The Little Flower Girl.
  103. 103.Dash won’t learn his Lesson!
  104. 104.To Correspondents.
  105. 105.Truth Triumphant.
  106. 106.MERRY’S MUSEUM. — Louisa Vinning.
  107. 107.Importance of a Fly.
  108. 108.June.
  109. 109.A Chapter of English Kings.
  110. 110.True Stories.
  111. 111.Geography.
  112. 112.The Bob-o-link.
  113. 113.The White or Polar Bear.
  114. 114.The Unfaithful Servant.
  115. 115.The Barber of Paris.
  116. 116.The World within a Plant.
  117. 117.The Kildeer Plover.
  118. 118.Early Impressions. — A STORY FOR PARENTS.
  119. 119.About the Chicadees,
  120. 120.The Two Travellers. — A FABLE.
  121. 121.To our Correspondents.
  122. 122.LITTLE LEAVES FOR LITTLE READERS.
  123. 123.Inquisitive Jack. — CHAPTER V.
  124. 124.The Hoop; or Look ere you Leap.
  125. 125.Hay-Making.
  126. 126.The Moth.
  127. 127.Chapter on Spices.
  128. 128.The Balloon.
  129. 129.The Harrow.
  130. 130.Handsome is that handsome does.
  131. 131.ROBERT MERRY’S MUSEUM.
  132. 132.CONTENTS OF VOLUME VI.
  133. 133.MERRY’S MUSEUM. — A Midsummer Morning.
  134. 134.Listening.
  135. 135.Eugene Aram.
  136. 136.Bald Eagle.
  137. 137.Gallantry in a Dog.
  138. 138.Charon.
  139. 139.A Civilized Bear.
  140. 140.The Palisadoes.
  141. 141.A real Hero.
  142. 142.A Revolutionary Story. — CHAPTER I.
  143. 143.Having a Good Time.
  144. 144.July.
  145. 145.Jumping Rabbit’s Story. — CHAPTER I.
  146. 146.Passage of Mountains in India.
  147. 147.WHISTLING TOM;
  148. 148.LITTLE LEAVES FOR LITTLE READERS. — The Giraffe, or Camelopard.
  149. 149.The Arbor.
  150. 150.Fire-works at Rome.
  151. 151.Careless Nancy.
  152. 152.Charity.
  153. 153.Inquisitive Jack. — CHAPTER VI.
  154. 154.The 4th of July.
  155. 155.To Correspondents.
  156. 156.MERRY’S MUSEUM. — Hindostan.
  157. 157.Peter Somebody and the Woodpecker’s Nest.
  158. 158.London, Past and Present.
  159. 159.Whale Stories. — NO. I. —DESTRUCTION OF A VESSEL BY A WHALE. — NO. II. —DEATH OF A HARPOONER BY A WHALE-LINE. — NO. III. —PERILOUS SITUATION OF A BOAT-STEERER. — NO. IV. —A BOAT UPSET. — NO. V. —WHALING AMONG ICE.
  160. 160.The Life of Columbus. — CHAPTER I.
  161. 161.Ancient Castles.
  162. 162.Æronautics, — OR ART OF NAVIGATING THE AIR WITH BALLOONS.
  163. 163.Eccentric Characters.
  164. 164.A lost Elephant found.
  165. 165.Jumping Rabbit’s Story. — CHAPTER II.
  166. 166.LITTLE LEAVES FOR LITTLE READERS. — The Old Oaken Bucket.
  167. 167.France.
  168. 168.The Moose.
  169. 169.Inquisitive Jack. — CHAPTER VII.
  170. 170.The Race.
  171. 171.The Swing.
  172. 172.A Strange Bird.
  173. 173.MERRY’S MUSEUM. — September.
  174. 174.Jumping Rabbit’s Story. — CHAPTER III.
  175. 175.The Smuggler.
  176. 176.The Poet’s Dog.
  177. 177.A Shark Story.
  178. 178.Eccentric Characters
  179. 179.Punch and Judy.
  180. 180.Attakullakulla.
  181. 181.A Droll Mimic.
  182. 182.Whale Stories. — CONTEST ABOUT A WHALE. — DISTRESSING ADVENTURE OF FOURTEEN WHALEMEN.
  183. 183.The Life of Columbus. — CHAPTER II.
  184. 184.Turn the Carpet. — A Dialogue between Dick and John.
  185. 185.A Monkey Trick.
  186. 186.“The Light of all Nations.”
  187. 187.Precocity of Frenchmen.
  188. 188.September Thoughts.
  189. 189.To our Correspondents.
  190. 190.LITTLE LEAVES FOR LITTLE READERS.
  191. 191.Christ Healing the Sick.
  192. 192.Going to School.
  193. 193.The First Sailor.
  194. 194.Inquisitive Jack. — CHAPTER VIII.
  195. 195.MERRY’S MUSEUM. — October.
  196. 196.The Island of Hong Kong.
  197. 197.Tippoo Saib.
  198. 198.A Revolutionary Story. — CHAPTER II.
  199. 199.The Blue-Bird.
  200. 200.Green.
  201. 201.What is it to be Polite?
  202. 202.Early Rising.
  203. 203.Pope Julius II.
  204. 204.Eccentric Characters
  205. 205.The Life of Columbus. — CHAPTER III.
  206. 206.Jumping Rabbit’s Story. — CHAPTER IV.
  207. 207.LITTLE LEAVES FOR LITTLE READERS. — Mamma’s Lessons.
  208. 208.Questions.
  209. 209.Old Age.
  210. 210.The Sun, Moon and Stars.
  211. 211.Inquisitive Jack. — CHAPTER IX.
  212. 212.What is Habit?
  213. 213.MERRY’S MUSEUM. — A long Chapter upon November.
  214. 214.Pierre Ramus.
  215. 215.A Revolutionary Story. — CHAPTER III. — CHAPTER IV. — CHAPTER V.
  216. 216.The Musical Snuff-box at Church.
  217. 217.John Hancock.
  218. 218.Jumping Rabbit’s Story. — CHAPTER V.
  219. 219.The new London Exchange.
  220. 220.The Imperial Joss.
  221. 221.A Salt Water Scene.
  222. 222.The Life of Columbus. — CHAPTER IV.
  223. 223.Inquisitive Jack. — CHAPTER X.
  224. 224.Stomach of the Horse.
  225. 225.Patriotism.
  226. 226.The Wooden Horse.
  227. 227.Hannibal crossing the Alps.
  228. 228.The House of our Childhood
  229. 229.Blessing on a Child.
  230. 230.Varieties.
  231. 231.Our Correspondence.
  232. 232.MERRY’S MUSEUM.
  233. 233.A Revolutionary Story. — CHAPTER VI. — CHAPTER VII.
  234. 234.Untitled
  235. 235.The Life of Columbus. — CHAPTER V. — CHAPTER VI. — CHAPTER VII. — CHAPTER VIII. — CHAPTER IX. — CHAPTER X.
  236. 236.Washington Irving’s Cottage.
  237. 237.Jumping Rabbit’s Story. — CHAPTER VI.
  238. 238.Inquisitive Jack. — CHAPTER XI. — CHAPTER XII. — CHAPTER XIII.
  239. 239.The Close of the Year.
  240. 240.Our Correspondence.
  241. 241.Transcriber’s Note:

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