Preface 240 CHAPTER I. The Cicons--The fruit of the lotos tree--Polyphemus and the Cyclops--The kingdom of the winds, and god Æolus's fatal present--The Læstrygonian man-eaters 241 CHAPTER II. The House of Circe--Men changed into beasts--The voyage to hell--The banquet of the dead 250 CHAPTER III. The song of the Sirens--Scylla and Charybdis--The oxen of the Sun--The judgment--The crew killed by lightning 262 CHAPTER IV. The Island of Calypso--Immortality refused 269 CHAPTER V. The tempest--The sea-bird's gift--The escape by swimming--The sleep in the woods 273 CHAPTER VI. The Princess Nausicaa--The washing--The game with the ball--The Court of Phæacia and king Alcinous. 277 CHAPTER VII. The songs of Demodocus--The convoy home--The mariners transformed to stone--The young shepherd. 283 CHAPTER VIII. The change from a king to a beggar--Eumæus and the herdsmen--Telemachus 290 CHAPTER IX. The queen's suitors--The battle of the beggars--The armour taken down--The meeting with Penelope 301 CHAPTER X. The madness from above--The bow of Ulysses--The slaughter--The conclusion 308 MRS. LEICESTER'S SCHOOL Dedication 316 Elizabeth Villiers: The Sailor Uncle 319 Louisa Manners: The Farm House 328 Ann Withers: The Changeling 334 Elinor Forester: The Father's Wedding Day 350 Margaret Green: The Young Mahometan 354 Emily Barton: Visit to the Cousins 360 Maria Howe: The Witch Aunt 368 Charlotte Wilmot: The Merchant's Daughter 375 Susan Yates: First Going to Church 378 Arabella Hardy: The Sea Voyage 384 THE KING AND QUEEN OF HEARTS 389 POETRY FOR CHILDREN