“Almost for two whole days did the tiger 135 sleep” _Tailpiece to_ Cat-and-Fiddle 139 Moralities: The Tale of a Tiger _Headpiece to_ A Gossip at Reculvers 140 “Sugar from even the sweeter lips of 143 lady mistress” _Tailpiece to_ A Gossip at Reculvers 149 _Headpiece to_ The Two Windows 150 _Headpiece to_ The Order of Poverty 154 “He has dreamed away his life upon a 164 hillside” _Tailpiece to_ The Order of Poverty 165 _Headpiece to_ The Old Man at the Gate 166 _Headpiece to_ The Folly of the Sword 171 “Hodge, poor fellow, enlists” 175 _Tailpiece to_ The Folly of the Sword 180 _Headpiece to_ The Greenwich Pensioner 181 _Tailpiece to_ The Greenwich Pensioner 188 _Headpiece to_ The Drill Sergeant 189 “He is, indeed, unbent” 195 _Headpiece to_ The Handbook of Swindling 199 “Politely receives his destroyer” 233 “Any one of these names may be ... 246 confidently given in to the night constable” “Other worthies laboured on horseback” 256 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ INTRODUCTION MUCH of Douglas Jerrold’s writing took essay form although he only applied the title to five short pieces which were added as _Essays_ to _The Chronicles of Clovernook_ in 1846. Those five pieces are included in this volume along with others from his collected works, and from among those scattered contributions to periodicals which have been brought together at various times since his death.