Tales / by Leigh Hunt, now first collected; with a prefatory memoir by William Knight.
| Author/creator | Hunt, Leigh |
| Other author | Knight, William Angus, 1836-1916. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London : William Paterson & co., 1891. |
| Description | xxxviii, 388 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 20 cm. |
| Series | Treasure house of tales by great authors Treasure house of tales by great authors. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | The Florentine lovers -- The beau miser, and what happened to him at Brighton -- Jack Abbott's breakfast -- Galgano and Madonna Minoccia -- The nurture of Triptolemus -- The fair revenge -- Ver-vert; or, The parrot of the nuns -- The adventures of Cephalus and Procris -- The day of the disasters of Carfington Blundell, Esquire -- The shoemaker of Veyros -- Ronald of the perfect hand -- The daughter of Hippocrates -- Godiva -- The Italian girl -- The true story of Vertumnus and Pomona -- The destruction of the Cenci family -- Pulci -- Farinetta and Farinonna; or How to make five pleasures of one, and be in five places at once -- A year of honeymoons -- A tale for a chimney corner -- Charles Brandon, and Mary Queen of France -- Gilbert! Gilbert! -- The mountain of the two lovers -- The Hamadryad -- A novel party -- The bull-fight -- The marriage of Bellphegor -- The generous women. |
| Local note | Joyner-"This is number 36." |
| General note | "Of this volume, fifty-five copies have been printed on Dutch handmade paper". |
| LCCN | 07009045 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Rare Collection | PR4811 .K54 1891 | ✔ Available | Request Material |