The Fantastic History of the Celebrated Pierrot |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
admiral Adventures ALFRED ASSOLLANT arms army asked Author Bandoline Barakhan beautiful Beelzebub Books castle China Chinese Clara Vaughan cloth extra courage court courtiers cried Pierrot Crown 8vo dare daughter Demy 8vo ears Edition emperor enemy English eyes fairy Aurora father Fcap fear feet fell Fendlair fight gallop gave giant gilt edges Girls give godmother grand constable guard hand happy head heart heaven History horse hundred thousand Tartars John Halifax Kabardantes King Vantripan Kraktaktah lance Little Women live look lord Low's magician majesty morocco mother numerous Illustrations obey old Alcofribas once palace Pantafilando PAUL HEYSE Photographs poor Pierrot Prince Horribilis queen Rosine Rosine's round Royal 8vo seized Series Sire Small post 8vo soldiers Story sword tell thought threw took Translated Tristemplète Unknown Isles vols Volume waiting wall wish Woodcuts words wretched Yellow River
Popular passages
Page 15 - To all (both men and women) who have neglected to read and study their native literature we would certainly suggest the volume before us as a fitting introduction.
Page 26 - Poems of the Inner Life. A New Edition, Revised, with many additional Poems, inserted by permission of the Authors. Small post 8vo, cloth, 5*.
Page 14 - About in the World. Essays by the Author of "The Gentle Life." " It is not easy to open it at any page without finding some handy idea.
Page 15 - ... chapters are so lively in themselves, so mingled with shrewd views of human nature, so full of illustrative anecdotes, that the reader cannot fail to be amused.
Page 14 - There is not a single thought in the volume that does not contribute in some measure to the formation of a true gentleman.
Page 11 - Butler ( WF) The Great Lone Land ; an Account of the Red River Expedition, i869-i87o, and Subsequent Travels and Adventures in the Manitoba Country, and a Winter Journey across the Saskatchewan Valley to the Rocky Mountains. With Illustrations and Map. Fifth and Cheaper Edition. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 7j. 6d. (The first 3 Editions were in 8vo, cloth, i6j.) • — The Wild North Land: the Story of a Winter Journey with Dogs across Northern North America.
Page 20 - Table." 3. The Minister's Wooing. By the Author of " Uncle Tom's Cabin." 4. Views Afoot. By BAYARD TAYLOR. 5. Kathrina, Her Life and Mine. By JG HOLLAND. 6. Hans Brinker: or. Life in Holland. By Mrs. DODGE.
Page 14 - Deserves to be printed in letters of gold, and circulated in every house."— Chambers Journal. About in the World. Essays by the Author of "The Gentle Life.
Page 11 - The Wild North Land; the Story of a Winter Journey with Dogs across Northern North America. Demy 8vo, cloth, with numerous Woodcuts and a Map, 4th Edition, iSs.
Page 15 - Gouff'e. The Royal Cookery Book. By JULES GOUFFE ; translated and adapted for English use by ALPHONSE GOUFFE, Head Pastrycook to Her Majesty the Queen. Illustrated with large plates printed in colours. 161 Woodcuts, 8vo, cloth extra, gilt edges, 2/.