Botany Bay, an Original Melo-Drama in Three Acts (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 Excerpt: ...O'Reilly. A thrilling description of the bursting of a dam. Rome and Carthage, by Victor Hugo. A strong dramatic declamation. Sent Back by the Angels. Pathetic and a very popular selection. The Silver Plate, by Margaret J. Preston. A child offers itself as a contribution to a missionary collection. The Vow of Washington. by John G. Whittier. Eulogistic of the work of Washington. A Wild Wight at Sea, by Charles Dick ens. A strong dramatic description. NUMBER EIGHTEEN lbsolution, by E. Nesbit. A popular poem. Dramatic and pathetic. Appeal for Temperance, by Henry W. Grady. An eloquent address on the subject of Temperance, Ballot Reform, by Hon. Grover Cleveland. Oratorical. The Blind Man's Testimony. A good Sunday-school piece. The Captain's Well. One of the last poems of John G. Whittier. Charity Grinder and the Postmaster General, by Mary Kyle Dallas. A popular humorous selection. franiel Periton's Ride, by Judge Tourgee. A thrilling incident of the great Johnstown flood. The Defense of the Bride, by Anna Katherine Green. A popular dramatic poem. The Death Bridge of the Tay, by Will Carleton. Pathetic, but with a pleasing ending. The Drunkard's Daughter, by Eugene J. Hall. A pathetic temperance selection. The Grand Old Day, by Will Carleton. A Thanksgiving poem. txnph-m. A very popular bit of Scotch dialect. Little Charlie's Christmas. Apathetic Christmas story. The Man in the Moon, by James Whit comb Riley. A quaint humorous poem. Nathan Hale, the Martyr Spy, by I. H. Brown. A dramatic mcident of thf Revolutionary War. New Year's Hymn, by Frances Ridley Havergal. Good for New Year's occasions. A New Series of Census Questions. Very amusing. A Packet of Letters, by Oliver Herford. A very clever humorous poem. The Pilgrims, by Chauncey M. Depew. An eloquent ...