Chapter I: Front Matter

Methuen’s Shilling Novels

1 The Mighty Atom Marie Corelli
2 Jane Marie Corelli
3 Boy Marie Corelli
4 Spanish Gold G. A. Birmingham
5 The Search Party G. A. Birmingham
6 Teresa of Watling Street Arnold Bennett
9 The Unofficial Honeymoon Dolf Wyllarde
12 The Demon C. N. and A. M. Williamson
17 Joseph Frank Danby
18 Round the Red Lamp Sir A. Conan Doyle
20 Light Freights W. W. Jacobs
22 The Long Road John Oxenham
71 The Gates of Wrath Arnold Bennett
72 Short Cruises W. W. Jacobs
81 The Card Arnold Bennett
87 Lalage’s Lovers G. A. Birmingham
92 White Fang Jack London
105 The Wallet of Kai Lung Ernest Bramah
108 The Adventures of Dr. Whitty G. A. Birmingham
113 Lavender and Old Lace Myrtle Reed
115 Old Rose and Silver Myrtle Reed
122 The Double Life of Mr. Alfred Burton E. Phillips Oppenheim
125 The Regent Arnold Bennett
127 Sally Dorothea Conyers
129 The Lodger Mrs. Belloc Lowndes
135 A Spinner in the Sun Myrtle Reed
137 The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu Sax Rohmer
139 The Golden Centipede Louise Gerard
140 The Love Pirate C. N. and A. M. Williamson
142 The Way of these Women E. Phillips Oppenheim
143 Sandy Married Dorothea Conyers
145 Chance Joseph Conrad
148 Flower of the Dusk Myrtle Reed
150 The Gentleman Adventurer H. C. Bailey
154 The Hyena of Kallu Louise Gerard
190 The Happy Hunting Ground Mrs. Alice Perrin
191 My Lady of Shadows John Oxenham
211 Max Carrados Ernest Bramah
212 Under Western Eyes Joseph Conrad
213 The Kloof Bride Ernest Glanville
215 Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo E. Phillips Oppenheim
216 The Wonder of Love E. M. Albanesi
217 A Weaver of Dreams Myrtle Reed
219 The Family Elinor Mordaunt
220 A Heritage of Peril A. W. Marchmont
221 The Kinsman Mrs. Sidgwick
222 Emmanuel Burden Hilaire Belloc
224 Broken Shackles John Oxenham
225 A Knight of Spain Marjorie Bowen
227 Byeways Robert Hichens
228 Gossamer G. A. Birmingham
229 My Friend the Chauffeur C. N. and A. M. Williamson
230 The Salving of a Derelict Maurice Drake
231 Cameos Marie Corelli
232 The Happy Valley B. M. Croker
233 Victory Joseph Conrad

A Selection only.

Methuen’s Shilling Library

36 De Profundis Oscar Wilde
37 Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime Oscar Wilde
38 Selected Poems Oscar Wilde
39 An Ideal Husband Oscar Wilde
40 Intentions Oscar Wilde
41 Lady Windermere’s Fan Oscar Wilde
42 Charmides and other Poems Oscar Wilde
43 Harvest Home E. V. Lucas
44 A Little of Everything E. V. Lucas
45 Vailima Letters Robert Louis Stevenson
46 Hills and the Sea Hilaire Belloc
47 The Blue Bird Maurice Maeterlinck
50 Charles Dickens G. K. Chesterton
53 Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to
his Son George Horace Lorimer
54 The Life of John Ruskin W. G. Collingwood
57 Sevastopol and other Stories Leo Tolstoy
58 The Lore of the Honey-Bee Tickner Edwardes
60 From Midshipman to Field Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood
62 John Boyes, King of the Wa-Kikuyu John Boyes
63 Oscar Wilde Arthur Ransome
64 The Vicar of Morwenstow S. Baring-Gould
65 Old Country Life S. Baring-Gould
76 Home Life in France M. Betham-Edwards
77 Selected Prose Oscar Wilde
78 The Best of Lamb E. V. Lucas
80 Selected Letters Robert Louis Stevenson
83 Reason and Belief Sir Oliver Lodge
85 The Importance of Being Earnest Oscar Wilde
91 Social Evils and their Remedy Leo Tolstoy
93 The Substance of Faith Sir Oliver Lodge
94 All Things Considered G. K. Chesterton
95 The Mirror of the Sea Joseph Conrad
96 A Picked Company Hilaire Belloc
116 The Survival of Man Sir Oliver Lodge
126 Science from an Easy Chair Sir Ray Lankester
141 Variety Lane E. V. Lucas
144 A Shilling for my Thoughts G. K. Chesterton
146 A Woman of No Importance Oscar Wilde
149 A Shepherd’s Life W. H. Hudson
193 On Nothing Hilaire Belloc
200 Jane Austen and her Times G. E. Mitton
214 Select Essays Maurice Maeterlinck
223 Two Generations Leo Tolstoy
226 On Everything Hilaire Belloc
234 Records and Reminiscences Sir Francis Burnand

A Selection only.

GLEANINGS FROM MAETERLINCK

BY THE SAME AUTHOR

THE BLUE BIRD
OUR ETERNITY
DEATH
MARY MAGDALENE
THE UNKNOWN GUEST
THE WRACK OF THE STORM
THE TREASURE OF THE HUMBLE
WISDOM AND DESTINY
THE LIFE OF THE BEE
THE BURIED TEMPLE
THE DOUBLE GARDEN
LIFE AND FLOWERS
AGLAVAINE AND SELYSETTE
MONNA VANNA
JOYZELLE
SISTER BEATRICE; AND ARIANE AND BARBE BLEUE
MY DOG
OLD-FASHIONED FLOWERS
HOURS OF GLADNESS

GLEANINGS FROM
MAETERLINCK

TRANSLATED AND COMPILED BY
ALEXANDER TEIXEIRA DE MATTOS

METHUEN & CO. LTD.
36 ESSEX STREET W.C.
LONDON

_First Published in 1917_

_All rights reserved_

_Copyright U.S.A. by Dodd, Mead & Co. Inc.
1913 to 1917._