Backbiting Reproved. The Visit and Other Stories.

Notes

See pp. 45-47 for the story of Haman, Mordecai, and Esther, "one of the most remarkable instances of wanton cruelty and mean revenge that ever was heard of." Includes accompanying plate, "Haman enraged at the slight put upon him by Mordecai." Dating suggested by The Independent (New York), Dec. 18, 1856, p. 403 ("Literary Record"). A perfect copy has a frontispiece. Charlotte Elizabeth is the pseudonym of Charlotte Elizabeth Browne Tonna.