le of 3 asterisks, two at the top, one at the bottom
[degrees] degree sign
[pounds] pounds sign
[1] upside down 1
[6] upside down 6
[b] musical flat symbol
[#] musical sharp symbol

CHARACTER SKETCHES
OF ROMANCE, FICTION
AND THE DRAMA

A REVISED AMERICAN EDITION
OF THE READER'S HANDBOOK

BY

THE REV. E. COBHAM BREWER, LL.D.

EDITED BY
MARION HARLAND

VOLUME III

[Colophon]

NEW YORK SELMAR HESS PUBLISHER

MDCCCXCII

Copyright, 1892, by SELMAR HESS.

PHOTOGRAVURES PRINTED ON THE HESS PRESS.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

VOLUME III.

PHOTOGRAVURES AND ETCHINGS.

_Illustration_ _Artist_

DEATH OF MINNEHAHA (_colored_) W. L. DODGE
MADAME CHRYSANTH[`E]ME
MEPHISTOPHELES AND FAUST A. JACOMIN
MILLER (THE), HIS SON AND THE ASS EUG[`E]NE LEJEUNE
NEWCOME (COLONEL) FREDERICK BARNARD
OPHELIA MADELEINE LEMAIRE
ORPHEUS G. MOREAU
PECKSNIFF (MR.) FREDERICK BARNARD
PENDENNIS (MAJOR) FREDERICK BARNARD

WOOD ENGRAVINGS AND TYPOGRAVURES.

MACARTHY (LAWRENCE) AND HIS SISTER ELLEN SCANLAN
MACHEATH WITH LUCY AND POLLY STUART NEWTON
MAIDEN (THE) AND LOVER BENCZUR-GYULA
MANFRED AND ASTARTE K. LISKA
MANON LESCAUT (THE BURIAL OF) P. A. J. DAGNAN-BOUVERET
MANRICO AND LEONORA FERD. KELLER
MANUEL (DON) DISCOVERS BEATRICE C. JAEGER
MARGARET BEFORE THE MATER DOLOROSA
MARIE ANTOINETTE ON HER WAY TO THE GUILLOTINE F. FLAMING
MARIE MICHON (THE ADVENTURE OF) G. BOULANGER
MARY (HIGHLAND) B. E. SPENCE
MASANIELLO EDOUARD HAMMAN
MASCARILLE (COQUELIN AS)
MATHIAS (THE MESMERIST AND) ADRIEN MARIE
MATTHEW (FATHER) AND SIR ROLFE W. B. DAVIS
MAUPRAT (BERNARD) AND JEAN MAUPRAT
MAZEPPA A. WAGNER
MEDEA N. SICHE