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BRACEBRIDGE HALL.

WASHINGTON IRVING.

R. CALDECOTT.

1877

London.
MacMillan & Co.
Printed by R. & R. Clark, Edinburgh

"The chivalry of the Hall preparedto take the Field."—Frontispiece.

231—Bracebridge Hall, by WASHINGTON IRVING, illustrated by R. CALDECOTT, 1st edition, cloth gilt, 25s.

CONTENTS

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

PREFACE

THE HALL

THE BUSY MAN

FAMILY SERVANTS

THE WIDOW

THE LOVERS

FAMILY RELIQUES

AN OLD SOLDIER

THE WIDOW'S RETINUE

READY-MONEY JACK

BACHELORS

A LITERARY ANTIQUARY

THE FARM-HOUSE

HORSEMANSHIP

LOVE SYMPTOMS

FALCONRY

HAWKING

FORTUNE-TELLING

LOVE-CHARMS

A BACHELOR'S CONFESSIONS

GIPSIES

VILLAGE WORTHIES

THE SCHOOLMASTER

THE SCHOOL

A VILLAGE POLITICIAN

THE ROOKERY

MAY-DAY

THE CULPRIT

LOVERS' TROUBLES

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