CONTENTS
AN INVASION OF FRANCE
A CAUTION TO TRAVELLERS
THE FeTES OF JULY IN A LETTER TO THE EDITOR OF THE 'BUNGAY BEACON'
ON THE FRENCH SCHOOL OF PAINTING WITH APPROPRIATE ANECDOTES,
THE PAINTER'S BARGAIN
CARTOUCHE
ON SOME FRENCH FASHIONABLE NOVELS WITH A PLEA FOR ROMANCES IN GENERAL
A GAMBLER'S DEATH
NAPOLEON AND HIS SYSTEM ON PRINCE LOUIS NAPOLEON'S WORK
THE STORY OF MARY ANCEL
BEATRICE MERGER
CARICATURES AND LITHOGRAPHY IN PARIS
LITTLE POINSINET
THE DEVIL'S WAGER
MADAME SAND AND THE NEW APOCALYPSE
THE CASE OF PEYTEL IN A LETTER TO EDWARD BRIEFLESS, ESQUIRE, OF PUMP COURT, TEMPLE
FRENCH DRAMAS AND MELODRAMAS
MEDITATIONS AT VERSAILLES
THE IRISH SKETCH BOOK CHAPTER I A SUMMER DAY IN DUBLIN, OR THERE AND THEREABOUTS
CHAPTER II A COUNTRY-HOUSE IN KILDARE SKETCHES OF AN IRISH FAMILY AND FARM
CHAPTER III FROM CARLOW TO WATERFORD
CHAPTER IV FROM WATERFORD TO CORK
CHAPTER V CORK THE AGRICULTURAL SHOW FATHER MATHEW
CHAPTER VI CORK THE URSULINE CONVENT
CHAPTER VII CORK
CHAPTER VIII FROM CORK TO BANTRY; WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE CITY OF SKIBBEREEN
CHAPTER IX RAINY DAYS AT GLENGARIFF
CHAPTER X FROM GLENGARIFF TO KILLARNEY
CHAPTER XI KILLARNEY STAG-HUNTING ON THE LAKE
CHAPTER XII KILLARNEY THE RACES MUCROSS
CHAPTER XIII TRALEE LISTOWEL TARBERT
CHAPTER XIV LIMERICK
CHAPTER XV GALWAY KILROY'S HOTEL GALWAY NIGHT'S
CHAPTER XVI MORE RAIN IN GALWAY A WALK THERE AND THE SECOND GALWAY NIGHT'S ENTERTAINMENT
CHAPTER XVII FROM GALWAY TO BALLYNAHINCH
CHAPTER XVIII ROUNDSTONE PETTY SESSIONS
CHAPTER XIX CLIFDEN TO WESTPORT
CHAPTER XX WESTPORT
CHAPTER XXI THE PATTERN AT CROAGH-PATRICK
CHAPTER XXII FROM WESTPORT TO BALLINASLOE
CHAPTER XXIII BALLINASLOE TO DUBLIN
CHAPTER XXIV TWO DAYS IN WICKLOW
CHAPTER XXV COUNTRY MEETINGS IN KILDARE MEATH DROGHEDA
CHAPTER XXVI DUNDALK
CHAPTER XXVII NEWRY, ARMAGH, BELFAST FROM DUNDALK TO NEWRY
CHAPTER XXVIII BELFAST TO THE CAUSEWAY
CHAPTER XXIX THE GIANT'S CAUSEWAY COLERAINE PORTRUSH
CHAPTER XXX PEG OF LIMAVADDY
CHAPTER XXXI TEMPLEMOYLE DERRY
CHAPTER XXXII DUBLIN AT LAST
THE PARIS SKETCH BOOK OF MR. M. A. TITMARSH THE IRISH SKETCH BOOK
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BY WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY With Illustrations by the Author London MACMILLAN AND CO., Limited NEW YORK: THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 1902