The content is identical to that of the first edition of the same title (Lucerna ID 4005221), except for the addition of 15 more readings from page 282 onwards.
The earliest date of publication is based on a testimonial from The Christian World of 16 January 1874, reprinted in the back endpapers.
Syria and Palestine, pp. 1-11
Reynard the fox, pp. 12-16
A tour in Switzerland, pp. 17-28
Henry Clay Work and Henry Clay Work, Come home, father: little Mary's song, pp. 28-29
Thomas Campbell, The soldier's dream, pp. 29-30
The overland route, pp. 30-36
China and the Chinese, pp. 37-47
Underground life: or, mines and miners, pp. 47-55
The Pilgrim's progress, pp. 55-61
The holy war, pp. 61-67
Life and travels of St Paul, pp. 68-74
The book of Martyrs: by John Foxe, pp. 74-86
Natural phenomena, pp. 87-100
Henry Glassford Bell, Mary, Queen of Scots, pp. 101-106
Robert Browning, The Pied Piper of Hamelin, pp. 107-109
William B. Fowle, Vat you please, pp. 110-112
Uncle John, Jack and his 'hard lump', p. 113
Thomas Ingoldsby, The jackdaw of Rheims, pp. 113-114
The town pump, p. 114
Frank W. Green and Alfred Lee, Mrs Somebody swallowed a fly, p. 114
Scenes from the life of Martin Luther, pp. 115-120
Scripture customs and manners, pp. 120-125
Views of the Nile: from Alexandria to the Second Cataract, pp. 125-131
Undine, pp. 132-139
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Faust, pp. 140-147
The greatest plague of life: or a lady in search of a good servant, pp. 148-159
Dr Lees, The human stomach: in health, and under alcoholic excitement and disease, p. 160
Albert Smith, Jack Holyday: a story for juveniles, pp. 161-169
English cathedrals, pp. 170-178
Robert Burns, The cotter's Saturday night, pp. 179-183
Ireland, pp. 184-191
Walter B. Woodbury, Lecture on Java, pp. 192-199
A tour in North Wales, pp. 200-211
Rome: the capital of the Caesars and the Popes; its ancient and modern buildings; its people and their rulers, pp. 212-221
Walter Scott, Kenilworth, pp. 222-229
The inverted world, pp. 230-231
The unlucky present, pp. 231-233
Peter Pindar, The pilgrims and the peas, pp. 233-234
Charles Dickens, Christmas carol, pp. 235-250
Robert Southey, The well of St. Keyne, pp. 251-252
The tiger and tub, pp. 252-255
Mischief and complacency, pp. 255-257
Robert Burns, Address to the toothache, p. 258
The legend of the wandering Jew, pp. 259-260
The vision of Hell: by Dante Alighieri, pp. 260-263
The little town of Weinsburgh, pp. 263-264
Robert Southey, Mary, the maid of the inn, pp. 265-267
Johnny Sands, pp. 267-268
Robinson Crusoe, pp. 268-271
Thomas Haynes Bayley and Henry Bishop, The mistletoe bough, p. 272
The adventures of Baron Munchausen, pp. 273-275
The fables of La Fontaine, pp. 275-280
Aesop's fables, pp. 281-282
Experiments: that may be performed in the glass trough, and shewn on the screen by means of the lantern, pp. 283-284
Friedrich Schiller (trans. Edgar A. Bowring), Pegasus in harness, pp. 285-286
Peter Parley, Black Jack, pp. 285-288
Mother Tabbyskins, p. 287
The miller and the ass, p. 288
Henry Mackenzie, The bashful man, pp. 289-291
Hans Christian Andersen, The ugly duckling, pp. 292-295
Drunk as a brute: a fairy tale of 20 years ago, pp. 296-299
The three rogues of Bagdad, p. 300
W. Yorke, Lecture on India, pp. 301-316
Thomas Ingoldsby, Misadventures at Margate: [a.k.a. The vulgar little boy], pp. 317-319
J.W. Kirton, J.W. Kirton on The trial of Sir Jasper, pp. 320-322
T.D. Crewdson, The Gemzé fawn, pp. 323-324
The history of Tom Thumb, pp. 324-326
Cinderella: or, the glass slipper, pp. 327-328
The four stages of cruelty, pp. 329-331
William Shakespeare, The seven ages of man, p. 332
previously published as: Lantern readings original and selected: vol. I (1873)
Original example known to exist in private collection
Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 10 May 2020
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