THE EPIC OF ANCIENT INDIA CONDENSED INTO ENGLISH VERSE By Romesh C. Dutt C.I.E.
CONTENTS.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
I.- THE CITY OF NEW YORK I.- HISTORICAL.
II.- THE HARBOR OF NEW YORK.
III.- THE CITY GOVERNMENT.
IV.- "THE RING." I.- THE HISTORY OF THE RING.
V.- BROADWAY. I.- HISTORICAL.
IX.- PUBLIC SQUARES. I.- THE BATTERY.
X.- THE FIFTH AVENUE.
XI.- STREET TRAVEL. I.- THE STREET CARS.
XII.- HORACE GREELEY.
XIII.- THE TOMBS.
XIV.- THE PRESS. I.- THE DAILY JOURNALS.
XV.- WALL STREET. I.- THE STREET.
XVI.- THE FERRIES.
XVII.- THE HOTELS.
XVIII.- IMPOSTORS.
XIX.- STREET MUSICIANS.
XX.- THE CENTRAL PARK.
XXI.- THE DETECTIVES. I.- THE REGULAR FORCE.
XXII.- WILLIAM B. ASTOR.
XXIII.- FASHIONABLE SHOPPING.
XXIV.- BLEECKER STREET.
XXV.- CEMETERIES. I.- GREENWOOD.
XXVI.- THE CLUBS.
XXVII.- THE FIVE POINTS. I.- LIFE IN THE SHADOW.
XXVIII.- THE MILITARY.
XXIX.- NASSAU STREET.
XXX.- THE METROPOLITAN FIRE DEPARTMENT.
XXXI.- THE BUSINESS OF NEW YORK.
XXXII.- THE SABBATH IN NEW YORK.
XXXIII.- THE POST-OFFICE I.- INTERNAL ARRANGEMENTS.
XXXIV.- A. T. STEWART.
XXXV.- PLACES OF AMUSEMENT. I.- THE THEATRES.
XXXVI.- THE MARKETS.
XXXVII.- THE CHURCHES. I.- THE SACRED EDIFICES.
XXXVIII.- BOARDING-HOUSE LIFE.
XXXIX.- THE RESTAURANTS.
XL.- THE CHEAP LODGING-HOUSES.
XLI.- THE LIBRARIES.
XLII.- PROFESSIONAL MEN.
XLIII.- PROFESSIONAL CRIMINALS. I.- THE THIEVES.
XLIV.- THE PAWNBROKERS.
XLV.- THE BEER-GARDENS.
XLVI.- JAMES FISK JR.
XLVII.- TRINITY CHURCH.
XLVIII.- THE HOLIDAYS. I.- NEW YEAR'S DAY.
XLIX.- THE SOCIAL EVIL. I.- THE LOST SISTERHOOD.
L.- CHILD MURDER.
LI.- THE EAST RIVER ISLANDS AND THEIR INSTITUTIONS. I.- BLACKWELL'S ISLAND.
LII.- BENEVOLENT AND CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.
LIII.- HENRY WARD BEECHER.
LIV.- BLACK-MAILING.
LV.- FEMALE SHARPERS. I.- FORTUNE-TELLERS AND CLAIRVOYANTS.
LVI.- EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS. I.- THE FREE SCHOOLS.
LVII.- JEROME PARK.
LVIII.- COMMODORE VANDERBILT.
LIX.- THE BUMMERS.
LX.- TENEMENT HOUSE LIFE.
LXI.- CHATHAM STREET.
LXII.- JAMES GORDON BENNETT.
LXIII.- DRUNKENNESS.
LXIV.- WHAT IT COSTS TO LIVE IN NEW YORK.
LXV.- GAMBLING. I.- FARO BANKS.
LXVI.- PETER COOPER.
LXVII.- THE "HEATHEN CHINEE."
LXVIII.- STREET CHILDREN.
LXIX.- SWINDLERS.
LXX.- ROBERT BONNER.
LXXI.- PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
LXXII.- PATENT DIVORCES.
LXXIII.- THE CROTON WATER WORKS.
LXXIV.- EXCURSIONS.
LXXV.- SAILORS IN NEW YORK.
LXXVI.- THE BALLET.
LXXVII.- THE POOR OF NEW YORK. I.- THE DESERVING POOR.
LXXVIII.- QUACK DOCTORS.
LXXIX.- YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.
LXXX.- CASTLE GARDEN.
LXXXI.- WORKING WOMEN.
LXXXII.- STREET VENDERS.
LXXXIII.- THE WHARVES.
LXXXIV.- THE MORGUE.
LXXXV.- THE CUSTOM HOUSE.
LXXXVI.- MISSING.
Footnotes.
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