Tales from "Blackwood"; being the most famous series of stories ever published, especially selected from that celebrated English publication.

v.l. Francillon, R.E. Left-handed Elsa. The great earthquake at Lisbon. Lever, Charles. Some one pays. Sir Tray: an Arthurian idyl.--v.2. Hamley, E.B. Shakespeare's funeral. Lockhart, L.W.M. A night with the Volunteers of Strathkinahan. The philosopher's baby. Oliphant, M.O.W. The secret chamber.--v.3 Majendle, Lady Margaret. A French speculation. Moncrieff, H.J. Rufus Hickman of St. Botolph's. Lewis. C.L. Hans Preller: a legend of the Rhine falls. Kingsley, Maurice. The Puerto de Medina. Harcourt, Alfred. Jack and Minory.--v.4. Considine, Bob. What I did at Belgrade. Shand, A.I. Wrecked off the Riff coast. Dollie and the two Smiths. Majendle, Lady Margaret. A railway journey.--v.5. The missing bills: an unsolved mystery. Cheadle, W.B. My hunt of the silver fox. Narrative of Prince Charlie's escape, by one of his companions. A Fenian alarm. Lindau, Rudolph. The philosopher's pendulum.--v.6. The battle of Dorking. Late for the train. Aytoun, W.E. ...

Portrait Head of a Ruler, left front view

Sculpture, Iraq, Akkadian; H: 13-1/2 in.; copper

Ship Burial, Mound 1, excavated artifact, Helmet, left side

Sutton Hoo, England; H: 12-1/2 in.; bronze

Head of a Horse, left side

Gems, Chinese, Han or Six Dynasties; 5 33/64 in.x 6 49/64 in.x 2 9/16 in.; carved nephrite jade

Netherlandish Proverbs: lower left

Pieter Bruegel the Elder; oil on oak

Virgin and Child, front left angle view

Metalwork, French, 12C; 1 ft. 2 11/64 in.x 4 27/32 in.x 4 39/64 in.; copper: formed, repoussé, engraved, chased, scraped, and gilt; hands cast; champlevé enamel on wood core

The Movings: lower left

Louis Léopold Boilly; oil on canvas

Tower of Babel: houses at left in the distance

Pieter Bruegel the Elder; oil on panel

The Harvesters: detail of left

Pieter Bruegel the Elder; oil on wood

Return of the Herd: houses at upper left

Pieter Bruegel the Elder; oil on wood

Netherlandish Proverbs: lower left

Pieter Bruegel the Elder; oil on oak

Mérode Altarpiece, left wing, Donors

Robert Campin, workshop of; 2 ft. 1 25/64 in.x 10 3/4 in.; oil on oak

Mérode Altarpiece, left wing, Donors: detail

Robert Campin, workshop of; oil on oak

The Triumph of Death: lower left

Pieter Bruegel the Elder; tempera and oil on panel

The Triumph of Death: singing lovers at lower left

Pieter Bruegel the Elder; tempera and oil on panel