OUR OLD HOME By Nathaniel Hawthorne Volume II. Of II. CONTENTS PAGE Lord Nelson Frontispiece. NEAR OXFORD 281 Blenheim 292 The Thames at Oxford from Folly Bridge 318 Magdalen College, Oxford, from the Cherwell 322 SOME OF THE HAUNTS OF BURNS 325 Robert Burns 334 Burns's Birthplace, Alloway Parish, near Ayr 350 The Auld Brig o' Doon, Ayr 354 Alloway Kirk 356 A LONDON SUBURB 359 A Country House 364 The Houses of Parliament 374 UP THE THAMES 411 London Bridge 412 Tower of London, showing Traitors' Gate 428 St. Paul's Cathedral 430 Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey 452 OUTSIDE GLIMPSES OF ENGLISH POVERTY 470 An English Almshouse 500 CIVIC BANQUETS 527 SKETCHES AND STUDIES by Nathaniel Hawthorne CONTENTS LIFE OF FRANKLIN PIERCE. PREFACE. CHAPTER I. CHAPTER II. CHAPTER III. CHAPTER IV. CHAPTER V. CHAPTER VI. CHAPTER VII. CHIEFLY ABOUT WAR MATTERS. ALICE DOANE’S APPEAL. THE ANCESTRAL FOOTSTEP THE ANCESTRAL FOOTSTEP. TALES AND SKETCHES By Nathaniel Hawthorne CONTENTS I. The Inland Port. II. Rochester. III. A Night Scene. TALES AND SKETCHES By Nathaniel Hawthorne CONTENTS My Visit To Niagara The Antique Ring Graves And Goblins BIOGRAPHICAL STUDIES By Nathaniel Hawthorne CONTENTS Mrs. Hutchinson Sir William Phips Sir William Pepperell Thomas Green Fessenden Jonathan Cilley TRUE STORIES OF HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY Biographical Stories By Nathaniel Hawthorne CONTENTS BENJAMIN WEST. SIR ISAAC NEWTON. SAMUEL JOHNSON. OLIVER CROMWELL. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. QUEEN CHRISTINA. TRUE STORIES FROM HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY by Nathaniel Hawthorne CONTENTS Preface THE WHOLE HISTORY OF GRANDFATHER'S CHAIR Part I Chapter I Chapter II THE LADY ARBELLA Chapter III Chapter IV Chapter V Chapter VI THE PINE-TREE SHILLINGS Chapter VII Chapter VIII THE INDIAN BIBLE Chapter IX Chapter X THE SUNKEN TREASURE Chapter XI Part II Chapter I Chapter II Chapter III THE OLD-FASHIONED SCHOOL Chapter IV Chapter VI THE REJECTED BLESSING Chapter VII Chapter VIII THE PROVINCIAL MUSTER Chapter IX THE ACADIAN EXILES Chapter X Chapter XI Part III Chapter I Chapter II Chapter III THE HUTCHINSON MOB Chapter IV Chapter V THE BOSTON MASSACRE Chapter VI Chapter VII Chapter VIII Chapter IX THE TORY'S FAREWELL Chapter X Chapter XI GRANDFATHER'S DREAM Biographical Stories Chapter I Chapter II BENJAMIN WEST Chapter III SIR ISAAC NEWTON Chapter IV SAMUEL JOHNSON Chapter V SAMUEL JOHNSONâ?"continued. Chapter VI OLIVER CROMWELL Chapter VII BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Chapter VIII BENJAMIN FRANKLINâ?"continued Chapter IX QUEEN CHRISTINA A WONDER BOOK FOR GIRLS & BOYS By Nathaniel Hawthorne With 60 Designs By Walter Crane