The Uncollected Writings of Thomas De Quincey, Volume II
by Thomas De Quincey
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- Author
- De Quincey, Thomas, 1785-1859
- Title
- The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey, Vol. 2 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg
- Credits
- Produced by Robert Connal, Paul Good and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at gallica.bnf.fr)
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
- Subject
- English literature
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 20090
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20090
- Release Date
- December 11, 2006
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.Untitled
- 2.THE UNCOLLECTED WRITINGS — THOMAS DE QUINCEY. — A PREFACE AND ANNOTATIONS — JAMES HOGG. — LONDON: — SWAN SONNENSCHEIN & CO., — PATERNOSTER SQUARE. — 1890.
- 3.CONTENTS.
- 4.THE ENGLISH IN CHINA. — NATIONAL MORALITY. — CHINESE POLICY. — HINTS TOWARDS AN APPRECIATION OF THE COMING WAR IN CHINA. — CONDUCT OF THE WAR.
- 5.SHAKSPERE'S TEXT.—SUETONIUS UNRAVELLED.
- 6.HOW TO WRITE ENGLISH. [10]
- 7.THE CASUISTRY OF DUELLING. [13]
- 8.THE LOVE-CHARM. — A TALE FROM THE GERMAN OF TIECK. [17]
- 9.LUDWIG TIECK.
- 10.LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT.—THE HOUSE OF WEEPING. — From Jean Paul Frederick Richter. — CLAUSE II. — CLAUSE III.
- 11.THE HOUSEHOLD WRECK.
- 12.MR. SCHNACKENBERGER; — TWO MASTERS FOR ONE DOG. — CHAPTER I. — IN WHAT MANNER MR. SCHNACKENBERGER MADE HIS ENTRY INTO B——. — CHAPTER II. — HOW MR. JEREMIAH CAME TO TAKE UP HIS QUARTERS AT THE GOLDEN SOW. — CHAPTER III. — IN WHICH OUR HERO POLISHES A ROUGH-RIDER. — CHAPTER IV. — HOW MR. SCHNACKENBERGER AND JUNO CONDUCT THEMSELVES WHEN THE HOUSE BECOMES TOO HOT TO HOLD THEM. — CHAPTER V. — FROM WHICH MAY BE DESCRIED THE OBJECT OF MR. SCHNACKENBERGER'S JOURNEY TO B——, AND A PROSPECT OF AN INTRODUCTION TO HIGH LIFE. — CHAPTER VI. — IN WHAT MANNER MR. JEREMIAH PREPARED HIMSELF FOR THE BALL. — CHAPTER VII. — MR. SCHNACKENBERGER IS ENAMOURED, AND OF WHOM; AND WHAT PROSPECTS OPEN UPON HIM IN HIS PURSUIT OF 'LA BELLE PASSION.' — CHAPTER VIII. — IN WHICH JUNO PLAYS A PRINCIPAL PART. — CHAPTER IX. — WHICH TREATS OF EXPERIMENTS NOT VERY COMMON AT BIRTHDAY FÊTES . — CHAPTER X. — WHICH NARRATES AN ENGAGEMENT ON UNEQUAL TERMS—FIRST FOR ONE SIDE, THEN FOR THE OTHER. — CHAPTER XI. — IN WHICH UNFORTUNATE LOVE MEDITATES REVENGE. — CHAPTER XII. — MR. SCHNACKENBERGER'S ENGAGEMENT WITH AN OLD BUTTERWOMAN. — CHAPTER XIII. — IN WHICH GOOD LUCK AND BAD LUCK ARE DISTRIBUTED IN EQUAL PROPORTIONS. — CHAPTER XIV. — IN WHAT WAY MR. JEREMIAH SUPPLIES THE WANT OF HIS COAT. — CHAPTER XV. — WHICH CONTAINS A PLAY WITHIN A PLAY. — CHAPTER XVI. — IN WHAT WAY MR. JEREMIAH ESCAPES; AND WHAT HE FINDS IN THE STREET. — CHAPTER XVII. — MR. JEREMIAH'S NIGHT INTERVIEW WITH THE MAYOR UPON STATE AFFAIRS. — CHAPTER XVIII. — MISERY ACQUAINTS MR. SCHNACKENBERGER WITH STRANGE BEDFELLOWS. — CHAPTER XIX. — WHOSE END RECONCILES OUR HERO WITH ITS BEGINNING. — CHAPTER XX. — IN WHICH MR. SCHNACKENBERGER ACTS UPON THE AMBITIOUS FEELINGS OF A MAN IN OFFICE FOR AN AMIABLE PURPOSE. — CHAPTER XXI. — IN WHICH THE HOPES OF TWO LOVERS ARE WRECKED AT ONCE. — CHAPTER XXII. — IT NEVER RAINS BUT IT POURS. — CHAPTER XXIII. — IN WHICH MISFORTUNE EMPTIES HER LAST VIAL UPON THE HEAD OF MR. SCHNACKENBERGER. — CHAPTER XXIV. — AND SET YOU DOWN THAT IN ALEPPO ONCE—OTHELLO. — CHAPTER XXV. — WHICH CONTAINS A DUEL—AND A DEATH. — CHAPTER XXVI. — THE FUNERAL GAMES. — END OF 'MR. SCHNACKENBERGER.'
- 13.ANGLO-GERMAN DICTIONARIES. — FOOTNOTES:
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