Chapter 1

Produced by David Widger

THE WORKS OF CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER

AN INDEX

By Charles Dudley Warner

Edited by David Widger

Project Gutenberg Editions

Charles Dudley Warner

(1829-1900)

Quotes & Index

## In a Garden & Calvin

## Backlog Studies

## Baddeck and That Sort of Thing

## Saunterings

## In the Wilderness

## Spring in New England

## Captain John Smith

## Pocahantas

## Being a Boy

## On Horseback

## Washington Irving

## Our Italy

## Complete essays

MAJOR NOVELS

## Their Pilgrimage

## Little Journey in the World

## The Golden House

## That Fortune

VOLUMES, CHAPTERS AND STORIES

In a Garden & Calvin

INTRODUCTORY LETTER

BY WAY OF DEDICATION

PRELIMINARY

FIRST WEEK

SECOND WEEK

THIRD WEEK

FOURTH WEEK

FIFTH WEEK

SIXTH WEEK

SEVENTH WEEK

EIGHTH WEEK

NINTH WEEK

TENTH WEEK

ELEVENTH WEEK

TWELFTH WEEK

THIRTEENTH WEEK

FOURTEENTH WEEK

FIFTEENTH WEEK

SIXTEENTH WEEK

SEVENTEENTH WEEK

EIGHTEENTH WEEK

NINETEENTH WEEK

CALVIN

Backlog Studies

FIRST STUDY

I

II

III

IV

SECOND STUDY

I

II

III

IV

THIRD STUDY

I

II

III

IV

FOURTH STUDY

FIFTH STUDY

I

II

III

IV

V

SIXTH STUDY

I

II

III

SEVENTH STUDY

EIGHTH STUDY

I

II

III

NINTH STUDY

I

II

III

IV

TENTH STUDY

I

II

III

ELEVENTH STUDY

Baddeck and That Sort of Thing PREFACE

I

II

III

IV

V

Saunterings

MISAPPREHENSIONS CORRECTED

PARIS AND LONDON

PARIS IN MAYóFRENCH GIRLSóTHE EMPEROR AT LONGCHAMPS

AN IMPERIAL REVIEW

THE LOW COUNTRIES AND RHINELAND

GHENT AND ANTWERP

AMSTERDAM

COLOGNE AND ST. URSULA

A GLIMPSE OF THE RHINE

HEIDELBERG

ALPINE NOTES

HEARING THE FREIBURG ORGANóFIRST SIGHT OF LAKE LEMAN

OUR ENGLISH FRIENDS

THE DILIGENCE TO CHAMOUNY

THE MAN WHO SPEAKS ENGLISH

A WALK TO THE GORNER GRAT

THE BATHS OF LEUK

OVER THE GEMMI

BAVARIA.

A CITY OF COLOR

A CITY LIVING ON THE PAST

OUTSIDE ASPECTS OF MUNICH

THE MILITARY LIFE OF MUNICH

THE EMANCIPATION OF MUNICH

FASHION IN THE STREETS

THE GOTTESACKER AND BAVARIAN FUNERALS

THE OCTOBER FEST THE PEASANTS AND THE KING

INDIAN SUMMER

A TASTE OF ULTRAMONTANISM

CHANGING QUARTERS

CHRISTMAS TIME-MUSIC

LOOKING FOR WARM WEATHER

RAVENNA

DOWN TO THE PINETA

DANTE AND BYRON

RESTING-PLACE OF CAESARSóPICTURE OF A BEAUTIFUL HERETIC

A HIGH DAY IN ROME

VESUVIUS

SORRENTO DAYS

THE VILLA NARDI

SEA AND SHORE

ON TOP OF THE HOUSE

THE PRICE OF ORANGES

FASCINATION

MONKISH PERCHES

A DRY TIME

CHILDREN OF THE SUN

SAINT ANTONINO

PUNTA DELLA CAMPANELLA

CAPRI

THE STORY OF FIAMMETTA

ST. MARIA A CASTELLO

THE MYTH OF THE SIRENS

In the Wilderness I. HOW I KILLED A BEAR II. LOST IN THE WOODS III. A FIGHT WITH A TROUT IV. A-HUNTING OF THE DEER V. A CHARACTER STUDY VI. CAMPING OUT VII. A WILDERNESS ROMANCE VIII. WHAT SOME PEOPLE CALL PLEASURE

Spring in New England

Captain John Smith PREFACE

I. BIRTH AND TRAINING II. FIGHTING IN HUNGARY III. CAPTIVITY AND WANDERING IV. FIRST ATTEMPTS IN VIRGINIA V. FIRST PLANTING OF THE COLONY VI. QUARRELS AND HARDSHIPS VII. SMITH TO THE FRONT VIII. THE FAMOUS CHICKAHOMINY VOYAGE IX. SMITH'S WAY WITH THE INDIANS X. DISCOVERY OF THE CHESAPEAKE XI. SMITH'S PRESIDENCY AND PROWESS XII. TRIALS OF THE SETTLEMENT XIII. SMITH'S LAST DAYS IN VIRGINIA XIV. THE COLONY WITHOUT SMITH XV. NEW ENGLAND ADVENTURES XVI. NEW ENGLAND'S TRIALS XVII. WRITINGS-LATER YEARS XVIII. DEATH AND CHARACTER

Pocahantas

Being a Boy I. BEING A BOY II. THE BOY AS A FARMER III. THE DELIGHTS OF FARMING IV. NO FARMING WITHOUT A BOY V. THE BOY'S SUNDAY VI. THE GRINDSTONE OF LIFE VII. FICTION AND SENTIMENT VIII. THE COMING OF THANKSGIVING IX. THE SEASON OF PUMPKIN-PIE X. FIRST EXPERIENCE OF THE WORLD XI. HOME INVENTIONS XII. THE LONELY FARMHOUSE XIII. JOHN'S FIRST PARTY XIV. THE SUGAR CAMP XV. THE HEART OF NEW ENGLAND XVI. JOHN'S REVIVAL XVII. WAR XVIII. COUNTRY SCENES XIX. A CONTRAST TO THE NEW ENGLAND BOY

On Horseback

I

II

III

IV

Washington Irving EDITOR'S NOTE

I. PRELIMINARY II. BOYHOOD III. MANHOODóFIRST VISIT TO EUROPE IV. SOCIETY AND "SALMAGUNDI" V. THE KNICKERBOCKER PERIOD VI. LIFE IN EUROPEóLITERARY ACTIVITY VII. IN SPAIN VIII. RETURN TO AMERICAóSUNNYSIDEóTHE MISSION TO MADRID IX. THE CHARACTERISTIC WORKS X. LAST YEARSóTHE CHARACTER OF HIS LITERATURE

Their Pilgrimage I. FORTRESS MONROE II. CAPE MAY, ATLANTIC CITY III. THE CATSKILLS IV. NEWPORT V. NARRAGANSETT PIER AND NEWPORT AGAIN; MARTHA'S VINEYARD AND PLYMOUTH VI. MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA, ISLES OF SHOALS VII. BAR HARBOR VIII. NATURAL BRIDGE, WHITE SULFUR IX. OLD SWEET AND WHITE SULFUR X. LONG BRANCH, OCEAN GROVE XI. SARATOGA XII. LAKE GEORGE, AND SARATOGA AGAIN XIII. RICHFIELD SPRINGS, COOPERSTOWN XIV. NIAGARA XV. THE THOUSAND ISLES XVI. WHITE MOUNTAINS, LENNOX

Little Journey in the World INTRODUCTORY SKETCH

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

VIII

IX

X

XI

XII

XIII

XIV

XV

XVI

XVII

XVIII

XIX

XX

XXI

XXII

The Golden House

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

VIII

IX

X

XI

XII

XIII

XIV

XV

XVI

XVII

XVIII

XIX

XX

XXI

XXII

XXII

XXIV

That Fortune

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

VIII

IX

X

XI

XII

XIII

XIV

XV

XVI

XVII

XVIII

XIX

XX

XXI

XXII

XXIII

XXIV

XXV

XXVI

Complete essays

AS WE WERE SAYING

ROSE AND CHRYSANTHEMUM

THE RED BONNET

THE LOSS IN CIVILIZATION

SOCIAL SCREAMING

DOES REFINEMENT KILL INDIVIDUALITY?

THE DIRECTOIRE GOWN

THE MYSTERY OF THE SEX

THE CLOTHES OF FICTION

THE BROAD A

CHEWING GUM

WOMEN IN CONGRESS

SHALL WOMEN PROPOSE?

FROCKS AND THE STAGE

ALTRUISM

SOCIAL CLEARING-HOUSE

DINNER-TABLE TALK

NATURALIZATION

ART OF GOVERNING

LOVE OF DISPLAY

VALUE OF THE COMMONPLACE

THE BURDEN OF CHRISTMAS

THE RESPONSIBILITY OF WRITERS

THE CAP AND GOWN

A TENDENCY OF THE AGE

A LOCOED NOVELIST

AS WE GO

OUR PRESIDENT

THE NEWSPAPER-MADE MAN

INTERESTING GIRLS

GIVE THE MEN A CHANCE

THE ADVENT OF CANDOR

THE AMERICAN MAN

THE ELECTRIC WAY

CAN A HUSBAND OPEN HIS WIFE'S LETTERS?

A LEISURE CLASS

WEATHER AND CHARACTER

BORN WITH AN "EGO"

JUVENTUS MUNDI

A BEAUTIFUL OLD AGE

THE ATTRACTION OF THE REPULSIVE

GIVING AS A LUXURY

CLIMATE AND HAPPINESS

THE NEW FEMININE RESERVE

REPOSE IN ACTIVITY

WOMENóIDEAL AND REAL

THE ART OF IDLENESS

IS THERE ANY CONVERSATION

THE TALL GIRL

THE DEADLY DIARY

THE WHISTLING GIRL

BORN OLD AND RICH

THE "OLD SOLDIER"

THE ISLAND OF BIMINI

JUNE

NINE SHORT ESSAYS

A NIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF THE TUILERIES

TRUTHFULNESS

THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS

LITERATURE AND THE STAGE

THE LIFE-SAVING AND LIFE PROLONGING ART

"H.H." IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

SIMPLICITY

THE ENGLISH VOLUNTEERS DURING THE LATE INVASION

NATHAN HALEó1887

FASHIONS IN LITERATURE

INTRODUCTION

THE AMERICAN NEWSPAPER

CERTAIN DIVERSITIES OF AMERICAN LIFE

THE PILGRIM, AND THE AMERICAN OF TODAYó1892

SOME CAUSES OF THE PREVAILING DISCONTENT

THE EDUCATION OF THE NEGRO

THE INDETERMINATE SENTENCE

LITERARY COPYRIGHT

THE RELATION OF LITERATURE TO LIFE

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

THE RELATION OF LITERATURE TO LIFE

"EQUALITY"

WHAT IS YOUR CULTURE TO ME?

MODERN FICTION

THOUGHTS SUGGESTED BY MR. FROUDE'S "PROGRESS"

ENGLAND

THE NOVEL AND THE COMMON SCHOOL

THE PEOPLE FOR WHOM SHAKESPEARE WROTE

Our Italy

CHAP. PAGE

I. HOW OUR ITALY IS MADE 1

II. OUR CLIMATIC AND COMMERCIAL MEDITERRANEAN 10

III. EARLY VICISSITUDES.óPRODUCTIONS.óSANITARY CLIMATE 24

IV. THE WINTER OF OUR CONTENT 42

V. HEALTH AND LONGEVITY 52

VI. IS RESIDENCE HERE AGREEABLE? 65

VII. THE WINTER ON THE COAST 72

VIII. THE GENERAL OUTLOOK.óLAND AND PRICES 90

IX. THE ADVANTAGES OF IRRIGATION 99

X. THE CHANCE FOR LABORERS AND SMALL FARMERS 107

XI. SOME DETAILS OF THE WONDERFUL DEVELOPMENT 114

XII. HOW THE FRUIT PERILS WERE MET.óFURTHER DETAILS OF LOCALITIES 128

XIII. THE ADVANCE OF CULTIVATION SOUTHWARD 140

XIV. A LAND OF AGREEABLE HOMES 146

XV. SOME WONDERS BY THE WAY.óYOSEMITE.óMARIPOSA TREES.óMONTEREY 148

XVI. FASCINATIONS OF THE DESERT.óTHE LAGUNA PUEBLO 163

XVII. THE HEART OF THE DESERT 177

XVIII. ON THE BRINK OF THE GRAND CA—ON.óTHE UNIQUE MARVEL OF NATURE 189

APPENDIX 201

INDEX 219 ILLUSTRATIONS.

SANTA BARBARA Frontispiece

PAGE

MOJAVE DESERT 3

MOJAVE INDIAN 4

MOJAVE INDIAN 5

BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF RIVERSIDE 7

SCENE IN SAN BERNARDINO 11

SCENES IN MONTECITO AND LOS ANGELES 13

FAN-PALM, LOS ANGELES 16

YUCCA-PALM, SANTA BARBARA 17

MAGNOLIA AVENUE, RIVERSIDE 21

AVENUE LOS ANGELES 27

IN THE GARDEN AT SANTA BARBARA MISSION 31

SCENE AT PASADENA 35

LIVE-OAK NEAR LOS ANGELES 39

MIDWINTER, PASADENA 53

A TYPICAL GARDEN, NEAR SANTA ANA 57

OLD ADOBE HOUSE, POMONA 61

FAN-PALM, FERNANDO ST. LOS ANGELES 63

SCARLET PASSION-VINE 68

ROSE-BUSH, SANTA BARBARA 73

AT AVALON, SANTA CATALINA ISLAND 77

HOTEL DEL CORONADO 83

OSTRICH YARD, CORONADO BEACH 86

YUCCA-PALM 92

DATE-PALM 93

RAISIN-CURING 101

IRRIGATION BY ARTESIAN-WELL SYSTEM 104

IRRIGATION BY PIPE SYSTEM 105

GARDEN SCENE, SANTA ANA 110

A GRAPE-VINE, MONTECITO VALLEY, SANTA BARBARA 116

IRRIGATING AN ORCHARD 120

ORANGE CULTURE 121

IN A FIELD OF GOLDEN PUMPKINS 126

PACKING CHERRIES, POMONA 131

OLIVE-TREES SIX YEARS OLD 136

SEXTON NURSERIES, NEAR SANTA BARBARA 141

SWEETWATER DAM 144

THE YOSEMITE DOME 151

COAST OF MONTEREY 155

CYPRESS POINT 156

NEAR SEAL ROCK 157

LAGUNAóFROM THE SOUTH-EAST 159

CHURCH AT LAGUNA 164

TERRACED HOUSES, PUEBLO OF LAGUNA 167

GRAND CA—ON ON THE COLORADOóVIEW FROM POINT SUBLIME 171

INTERIOR OF THE CHURCH AT LAGUNA 174

GRAND CA—ON OF THE COLORADOóVIEW OPPOSITE POINT SUBLIME 179

TOURISTS IN THE COLORADO CA—ON 183

GRAND CA—ON OF THE COLORADOóVIEW FROM THE HANSE TRAIL 191