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Robert Merry's Museum, Vol. 1 - 2

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Author
Various
Title
Robert Merry's Museum, Volumes I-II (1841)
Original Publication
Boston: Bradbury & Soden, 1842, copyright 1871.
Credits
Carol Brown, Linda Cantoni, Jude Eyelander, Katherine Ward, Anne Celnick, 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. 71854
Release Date
October 11, 2023
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Untitled
  2. 2.Untitled
  3. 3.Untitled
  4. 4.ROBERT MERRY’S — MUSEUM:
  5. 5.INDEX
  6. 6.Address to the Reader.
  7. 7.The Sociable Weavers. — About Labor and Property. — My First Whistle.
  8. 8.Owls and Eagles. — Origin of “The House that Jack Built.”
  9. 9.My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry. — CHAPTER I. — CHAPTER II. — CHAPTER III. — CHAPTER IV.
  10. 10.Swallows. — The Human Frame likened to a House.
  11. 11.Chinese Spectacles.
  12. 12.Story of Philip Brusque; — CHAPTER I.
  13. 13.The Sailor’s Family.
  14. 14.The Groom and the Horse;
  15. 15.The Druids.
  16. 16.The Re-entombment of Napoleon.
  17. 17.What is Truth?
  18. 18.Varieties.
  19. 19.JACK FROST, A SONG
  20. 20.My own Adventures. — CHAPTER V. — Origin of Words and Phrases.
  21. 21.The Pelican.
  22. 22.John Steady and Peter Sly.
  23. 23.The Three Friends.
  24. 24.The Fox and the Tortoise;
  25. 25.The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter. — CHAPTER I.
  26. 26.Story of Philip Brusque. — CHAPTER II.
  27. 27.Napoleon’s Last Obsequies.
  28. 28.Our Ancestry.
  29. 29.The Month of March.
  30. 30.The Child and the Violets.
  31. 31.Varieties.
  32. 32.SPRING IS COMING! A SONG.
  33. 33.My own Life and Adventures. — CHAPTER VI.
  34. 34.The Great Northern Diver, or Loon.
  35. 35.Story of Philip Brusque. — CHAPTER III. — CHAPTER IV.
  36. 36.The Spectre of the Brocken.
  37. 37.Trifles.
  38. 38.The Travels, Adventures, and Experiences of Thomas Trotter. — CHAPTER II. — CHAPTER III.
  39. 39.The New Custom-House, Boston.
  40. 40.The New Patent Office, Washington
  41. 41.What sort of Heart have you got?
  42. 42.Professions and Trades.
  43. 43.What is Poetry?
  44. 44.THE RIVER, A SONG.
  45. 45.Story of Philip Brusque. — CHAPTER V.
  46. 46.The Sun.
  47. 47.Night.
  48. 48.Queen Elizabeth, of England.
  49. 49.Peter Pilgrim’s Account of his Schoolmates. No. 1.
  50. 50.Hunting Wild Animals in Africa.
  51. 51.Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America. — CHAPTER I.
  52. 52.The Travels, Adventures, and Experiences of Thomas Trotter. — CHAPTER IV.
  53. 53.The Kingfisher and the Nightingale;
  54. 54.Absence of Mind.
  55. 55.Varieties.
  56. 56.Death of the President.
  57. 57.THE APRIL SHOWER, A SONG.
  58. 58.My own Life and Adventures. — CHAPTER VII.
  59. 59.The Artists’ Cruise.
  60. 60.Travels, Adventures, and Experiences of Thomas Trotter. — CHAPTER V.
  61. 61.Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America. — CHAPTER II.
  62. 62.Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy;
  63. 63.Antiquities of Egypt.
  64. 64.A Drunkard’s Home.
  65. 65.The Boastful Ass.
  66. 66.Architecture of Birds.
  67. 67.HYMN.
  68. 68.My own Life and Adventures. — CHAPTER VIII.
  69. 69.The Humming-Birds.
  70. 70.Madagascar.
  71. 71.A Philosophical Tea-pot.
  72. 72.Astonishing Powers of the Horse.
  73. 73.The Moon.
  74. 74.Importance of Attention:
  75. 75.The Horse and the Bells,
  76. 76.The Crane Family.
  77. 77.Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America. — CHAPTER III.
  78. 78.The Shetland Pony.
  79. 79.Instinct.
  80. 80.Varieties.
  81. 81.TEARS.
  82. 82.Untitled
  83. 83.ROBERT MERRY’S MUSEUM.
  84. 84.CONTENTS OF VOLUME II.
  85. 85.The Siberian Sable-Hunter. — CHAPTER I.
  86. 86.The Wolf that pretended to be robbed.
  87. 87.Beware of Impatience.
  88. 88.Travels, Adventures, and Experiences of Thomas Trotter. — CHAPTER VI. — CHAPTER VII.
  89. 89.Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America. — CHAPTER IV.
  90. 90.Lion Hunting.
  91. 91.Merry’s Life and Adventures. — CHAPTER IX.
  92. 92.Toucan
  93. 93.The Newfoundland Dog.
  94. 94.The Mysterious Artist.
  95. 95.Peter Pilgrim’s Account of his Schoolmates. No. 2.
  96. 96.Egyptian Schools.
  97. 97.Varieties.
  98. 98.THE BOY AND THE LARK.
  99. 99.The Siberian Sable-Hunter. — CHAPTER II.
  100. 100.The Lion and the Mouse;
  101. 101.Merry’s Life and Adventures. — CHAPTER X.
  102. 102.Origin of Words and Phrases.
  103. 103.Travels, Adventures, and Experiences of Thomas Trotter. — CHAPTER VIII. — CHAPTER IX.
  104. 104.HYMN.
  105. 105.The Sparrow and Robin;
  106. 106.The Mysterious Artist.
  107. 107.Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America. — CHAPTER V. — CHAPTER VI.
  108. 108.The Alligator.
  109. 109.Mungo Park and the Frogs.
  110. 110.A Child lost in the Woods.
  111. 111.AUTUMN.
  112. 112.Untitled
  113. 113.Merry’s Life and Adventures. — CHAPTER XI.
  114. 114.The Siberian Sable-Hunter. — CHAPTER III.
  115. 115.Habit.
  116. 116.Travels, Adventures, and Experiences of Thomas Trotter. — CHAPTER XI. — CHAPTER XII.
  117. 117.The Oak and the Reed.
  118. 118.Sincerity.
  119. 119.The Hyena.
  120. 120.Jewish Women.
  121. 121.Story of Philip Brusque. — CHAPTER VI.
  122. 122.An Incident from Ancient History.
  123. 123.Saturday Night.
  124. 124.Oliver Cromwell.
  125. 125.Musings.
  126. 126.THE BIRD’S ADIEU!
  127. 127.Merry’s Life and Adventures. — CHAPTER XII.
  128. 128.Story of Philip Brusque. — CHAPTER VII.
  129. 129.The Siberian Sable-Hunter. — CHAPTER IV.
  130. 130.Wisdom of the Creator.
  131. 131.Washington a Teacher to the Young.
  132. 132.The Poet and the Child.
  133. 133.The Ostrich.
  134. 134.What do we mean by Nature?
  135. 135.A Vision.
  136. 136.The Sun and Wind.
  137. 137.Habits which concern ourselves.
  138. 138.Anecdotes of Haydn.
  139. 139.The Fox and Raven;
  140. 140.I don’t see why.
  141. 141.Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America. — CHAPTER VIII.
  142. 142.Charles and his Mother.
  143. 143.John Doree.
  144. 144.UP IN THE MORNING EARLY.
  145. 145.Story of Philip Brusque. — CHAPTER VIII.
  146. 146.London.
  147. 147.AURELIA AND THE SPIDER.
  148. 148.Exotic Fruits and Flowers in England.
  149. 149.Benevolence of the Deity.
  150. 150.Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America. — CHAPTER IX.
  151. 151.The Rhinoceros.
  152. 152.Briers and Berries.
  153. 153.The Crows’ Court of Law.
  154. 154.The Story of the Supposed Miser.
  155. 155.The Mouth.
  156. 156.Peter Pilgrim’s Account of his Schoolmates. No. 3.
  157. 157.Travels, Adventures, and Experiences of Thomas Trotter. — CHAPTER XIII. — CHAPTER XIV.
  158. 158.THE PILOT.
  159. 159.Merry’s Life and Adventures. — CHAPTER XIII.
  160. 160.A Little Child’s Joy.
  161. 161.The Mammoth.
  162. 162.Geordie and the Sick Dog.
  163. 163.The Sable-Hunter. — CHAPTER V.
  164. 164.The Tongue.
  165. 165.What is Selfishness?
  166. 166.WINTER.
  167. 167.Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America. — CHAPTER X. — CHAPTER XI.
  168. 168.A Long Nap.
  169. 169.Lord Bacon.
  170. 170.Habits which concern Others.
  171. 171.The Black Skimmer of the Seas.
  172. 172.The Squirrel.
  173. 173.Gothic Architecture.
  174. 174.Merry’s Life and Adventures. — CHAPTER XIV.
  175. 175.The Apple; a German Fable.
  176. 176.The Pretender and his Sister.
  177. 177.Winter.
  178. 178.The Hand.
  179. 179.Nuts to Crack.
  180. 180.To the Black-ey’d and Blue-ey’d Friends of Robert Merry.
  181. 181.WINTER—A SONG.
  182. 182.Transcriber’s Note:

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