hich, by their graver
character and deeper meaning, are calculated to interest those
"children of a larger growth" who can find instruction as well as
amusement in the play of fancy and imagination, though the realm be
that of fiction, and the instruction be conveyed in a simple form.

The series of sketches of "What the Moon Saw," with which the present
volume opens, arose from the experiences of ANDERSEN, when as a youth
he went to seek his fortune in the capital of his native land; and the
story entitled "Under the Willow Tree" is said likewise to have its
foundation in fact; indeed, it seems redolent of the truth of that
natural human love and suffering which is so truly said to "make the
whole world kin."

On the preparation and embellishment of the book, the same care and
attention have been lavished as on the preceding volume. The pencil of
Mr. BAYES and the graver of the BROTHERS DALZIEL have again been
employed in the work of illustration; and it is hoped that the favour
bestowed by the public on the former volume may be extended to this
its successor.

H. W. D.

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CONTENTS.

PAGE

What the Moon Saw 1

The Story of the Year 40

She was Good for Nothing 48

"There is a Difference" 55

Everything in its Right Place 59

The Goblin and the Huckster 66

In a Thousand Years 70

The Bond of Friendship 72

Jack the Dullard. An Old Story told Anew 81

Something 86

Under the Willow Tree 92

The Beetle 107

What the Old Man does is always Right 114

The Wind tells about Waldemar Daa and his Daughters 120

Ib and Christine 130

Ole the Tower-Keeper 142

The Bottle-Neck 151

Good Humour 161

A Leaf from the Sky 165

The Dumb Book