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Famous Persons and Places

by Nathaniel Parker Willis

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  1. 1Preface
  2. 2Letter I — Immensity of London…
  3. 3Letter II — Edinburgh — A Scotch Breakfast — The Castle — Palace of…
  4. 4Letter III — Dalhousie Castle — The Earl and Countess — Antiquity o…
  5. 5Letter IV — Sporting and Its Equipments — Roslin Castle and Chapel
  6. 6Letter V — “Christopher North”…
  7. 7Letter VI — Lord Jeffrey and His Family — Lord Brougham — Count Fla…
  8. 8Letter VII — Gordon Castle…
  9. 9Letter VIII
  10. 10Letter IX — Scotch Hospitality…
  11. 11Letter X — Departure From Gordon Castle — The Pretender — Scotch Ch…
  12. 12Letter XI — Caledonian Canal…
  13. 13Letter XII — Invarenden — Tarbot — Cockney Tourists — Loch Lomond —…
  14. 14Letter XIII — Highland Hut, Its Furniture and Inmates — Highland Am…
  15. 15Letter XIV — Scottish Stages — Thorough-Bred Setter — Scenery — Fem…
  16. 16Letter XV — Scotch Scenery…
  17. 17Letter XVI — Border Scenery…
  18. 18Letter XVII — English Cordiality and Hospitality, and the Feelings…
  19. 19Second Visit to England
  20. 20Eglington Tournament
  21. 21Talks Over Travel — London
  22. 22The Streets of London
  23. 23London
  24. 24London
  25. 25London
  26. 26London
  27. 27Isle of Wight — Ryde
  28. 28Comparison of the Climate of Europe and America
  29. 29Stratford-on-Avon
  30. 30Visit to Stratford-on-Avon — Shakspere
  31. 31Charlecote
  32. 32Warwick Castle
  33. 33Kenilworth
  34. 34A Visit to Dublin About the Time of the Queen’s Marriage
  35. 35Closing Scenes of the Session at Washington
  36. 36The Inauguration
  37. 37Washington in the Session
  38. 38Washington After the Session
  39. 39Letter I — What the Writer Has Seen of This World for Twenty-Four D…
  40. 40Letter II
  41. 41Letter III — S — Vicarage
  42. 42Letter IV
  43. 43Letter V
  44. 44Letter VI
  45. 45Letter VII
  46. 46Letter VIII
  47. 47Letter IX
  48. 48Letter X
  49. 49Letter XI — To Any Lady Subscriber Who May Wish for Gleanings From…
  50. 50Letter XII — To the Lady-Subscriber in the Country
  51. 51Letter XIII — To the Lady Subscriber in the Country
  52. 52The Requested Letter
  53. 53Nature Criticised by Art
  54. 54Jenny Lind
  55. 55The Kossuth Day
  56. 56Near View of Kossuth
  57. 57Death of Lady Blessington
  58. 58Moore and Barry Cornwall
  59. 59Jane Porter
  60. 60Ole Bull’s Niagara
  61. 61Dr. Lardner’s Lecture

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