Choice Specimens of American Literature, And Literary Reader | Page 4

Progress. 160. Catholic
Europe in the Seventeenth Century, despotic.
Theodore D. Woolsey, 1801- 161. Importance of the Study of
International Law.
Taylor Lewis, 1802- 162. Unity of the Mosaic Account of the Creation.

163. Cruel Intestine Wars caused by National Division.
Horace Greeley, 1811-1872 164. The Problem of Labor. 165. The
Beneficence of Labor-saving Inventions. 166. Literature as a
Vocation;--the Editor. 167. Tranquility of Rural Life.
Theodore Parker, 1810-1860 168. Winter and Spring. 169. The true
idea of a Christian Church. 170. Character of Franklin. 171. Character
of Jefferson.
Wendell Phillips, 1811- 172. The War for the Union. 173. Character of
Toussaint L'Ouverture.
Thomas Starr King, 1824-1864 174. Great Principles and Small Duties.
=_2._= GENERAL AND POLITE LITERATURE.
William Wirt, 1772-1834 175. The Example of Patrick Henry no
argument for Indolence. 176. Jefferson's Seat at Monticello.
Timothy Flint, 1780-1840 177. The Western Boatman.
Washington Irving, 1783-1859 178. Title and Table of Contents of
Knickerbocker's History of New York. 179. The Army at New
Amsterdam. 180. A Mother's Memory. 181. Columbus a Prisoner. 182.
Arrival of Columbus at Court. 183. A Time of Unexampled Prosperity.
184. Death and Burial of General Braddock. 185. Baron Steuben in the
Revolutionary Army.
Richard H. Wilde, 1780-1847 186. Interest of Tasso's Life.
George Ticknor, 1791-1871 187. The Design of Cervantes in writing
Don Quixote.
James Hall, 1793-1868 188. Description of a Prairie.
H.R. Schoolcraft, 1793-1864 189. The Chippewa Indian.
Edward Everett, 1794-1865 190. Astronomy for all Time. 191.
Description of a Sunrise. 192. The Celtic Immigration.
Hugh S. Legaré. 1797-1843 193. The Study of the Ancient Classics.
194. Disadvantages of Colonial Life.
Francis L. Hawks, 1798-1866 195. Japan interesting in many Aspects.
George P. Marsh, 1801- 196. Method of learning English. 197. The
Evergreens of Southern Europe.
George H. Calvert, 1803- 198. Estimate of Coleridge.
Ralph W. Emerson, 1803- 199. Influence of Nature. 200. The power of
Childhood. 201. Advantage of working in harmony with Nature. 202.
Rules for Reading.
John R. Bartlett, 1805- 203. Lynch Law at El Paso.

Nat'l P. Willis, 1807-1867 204. The American Abroad. 205. Character
and Writings of James Hillhouse.
H.W. Longfellow, 1807- 206. The interrupted Legend.
Henry Reed, 1808-1854 207. Legendary Period of Britain.
C.M. Kirkland, 1808-1864 208. The Felling of a Great Tree. 209. The
Bee Tree.
Margaret Fuller Ossoli 1810-1850 210. Carlyle characterized.
Oliver W. Holmes, 1809- 211. Consequences of exposing an old error.
212. Pleasures of Boating. 213. The unspoken Declaration. 214.
Mechanics of Vital Action.
John Wm. Draper, 1810- 215. Truths in the ancient Philosophies. 216.
Future Influence of America.
James R. Lowell, 1810- 217. New England two Centuries ago. 218.
From an Essay on Dryden. 219. Love of Birds and Squirrels. 220.
Chaucer's love of Nature.
Edgar A. Poe, 1811-1849 221. The Chiming of the Clock. 222. The
Philosophy of Composition.
H.T. Tuckerman, 1813-1871 223. The Heart superior to the Intellect.
H.N. Hudson, 1814- 224. Instructive Character of Shakespeare's
Works.
Mary H. Eastman. About 1817- 225. Lake Itasca, the Source of the
Mississippi. 226. A Plea for the Indians.
Mary E. Moragne, 1815- 227. The Huguenot Town.
Richard H. Dana, Jr., 1815- 228. A Death at Sea.
Evert A. Duyckinck, 1816- 229. Newspapers.
Horace B. Wallace, 1817-1852 230. Art an Emanation of Religious
Affection.
H.D. Thoreau, 1817-1862 231. Description of "Poke" or Garget,
(Phytolacca Decandra). 232. Walden Pond. 233. Wants of the Age.
Elizabeth F. Ellett, 1818- 234. Escape of Mary Bledsoe from the
Indians.
James J. Jarves, 1818- 235. The Art Idea.
Edwin P. Whipple, 1819- 236. Poets and Poetry of America.
J.T.L. Worthington, 1847- 237. The Sisters.
Alice Cary, 1820-1871 238. Clovernook, the End of the History.
Donald G. Mitchell, 1822- 239. A Talk about Porches.
Richard Grant White, 1822- 240. The Character of Shakespeare's Style.

Thos. W. Higginson, 1823- 241. Elegance of French Style.
Charles G. Leland, 1824- 242. Aspect of Nuremberg.
Geo. Wm. Curtis, 1824- 243. Under the Palms.
John L. McConnell, 1826- 244. The Early Western Politician.
Sarah J. Lippincott. About 1833 245. Death in Town, and in Country.
Francis Bret Harte, 1837- 246. Birth of a Child in a Miner's Camp.
Wm. D. Howells, 1837- 247. Snow in Venice.
Mary A. Dodge, 1838- 248. Scenery of the Upper Mississippi.
=_3._= LATER MISCELLANEOUS WRITERS.
George Washington, 1732-1799 249. Natural advantages of Virginia.
Matthew F. Maury, 1806-1873 250. The Mariner's Guide across the
Deep. 251. The Gulf Stream.
O.M. Mitchell, 1810-1862 252. The Great Unfinished Problems of the
Universe.
=_4._= NATURAL HISTORY, SCENERY, ETC.
William Bartram, 1739-1813 253. Scenes on the Upper Oconee,
Georgia. 254. The Wood Pelican of Florida.
Alex'r Wilson, 1766-1813 255. Nest of the Red-headed Woodpecker.
256. The White-headed, or Bald Eagle.
Stephen Elliott, 1771-1830 257. Completeness and variety of Nature.
John J. Audubon, 1776-1851 258. The Passenger Pigeon. 259.
Emigrants Removing Westward. 260. Interest of Exploration in the
Remote