WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS

THE DAUGHTER OF THE STORAGE AND OTHER THINGS IN PROSE AND VERSE

CONTENTS

THE DAUGHTER OF THE STORAGE I

II A PRESENTIMENT

III CAPTAIN DUNLEVY'S LAST TRIP

IV THE RETURN TO FAVOR

V SOMEBODY'S MOTHER

VI THE FACE AT THE WINDOW

VII AN EXPERIENCE

VIII THE BOARDERS

IX BREAKFAST IS MY BEST MEAL

X THE MOTHER-BIRD

XI THE AMIGO

XII BLACK CROSS FARM (To F. S.)

XIII THE CRITICAL BOOKSTORE

XIV A FEAST OF REASON

XV CITY AND COUNTRY IN THE FALL A Long-distance Eclogue 1902

XVI TABLE TALK

XVII THE ESCAPADE OF A GRANDFATHER

XVIII SELF-SACRIFICE: A FARCE-TRAGEDY I MISS ISOBEL RAMSEY AND MISS ESTHER GARNETT

XIX THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS A MORALITY I MR. AND MRS. CLARENCE FOUNTAIN

Books by W. D. HOWELLS

TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES:

Printer's inconsistencies in spelling, punctuation, hyphenation, and ligature usage have been retained except the following:
    Pg. 117, Ch. VII: Changed comma to period in (relation to life,)
    Pg. 255, Ch. XVI: Removed ending quote in (the highest sense.")

THE DAUGHTER OF THE STORAGE