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Six Sons of Ossian

by Mary Synon

Scribners, July 1912, pp. 81-90

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    1. Abbey's Last Mural Paintings by Royal Cortissoz, pp. 1-16
    2. The Exile by John Warren Harper, p. 17
    3. The Turnstile by A.E.W. Mason, pp. 18-32
    4. The Passing of the Kings by Thomas Walsh, pp. 33-36
    5. Saving Donald Ferguson by Mary Synon, pp. 37-46
    6. Half-Told Tales by Henry van Dyke, pp. 47-48
    7. In the Odor of Sanctity by Henry van Dyke, pp. 49-54
    8. The Convictions of a Grandfather by Robert Grant, pp. 55-64
    9. A Winter Cruise by Frances Wilson Huard, pp. 65-77
    10. The Broken Revel by Helen Hay Whitney, p. 78
    11. Peter's "Old Country" by C. Grant LaFarge, pp. 79-89
    12. The Sheep of the Desert by Kermit Roosevelt, pp. 90-102
    13. More African Sketches by Janet Allardyce, pp. 103-110
    14. Labor Exchanges in Germany by Elmer Roberts, pp. 111-115
    15. The Woman at the Cross-Roads by Alice Duer Miller, pp. 116-117
    16. The American Speaking Voice by Francis Rogers, pp. 118-120
    17. The Point of View, pp. 121-122
    18. All in a Lifetime , pp. 123-129
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    1. The New Washington by Montgomery Schuyler, pp. 129-148
    2. Witching Hill Stories by E.W. Hornung, pp. 149-160
    3. The Prisoners by C.C. Gregory, p. 161
    4. The Convictions of a Grandfather by Robert Grant, pp. 162-174
    5. Four Poems by John Galsworthy, pp. 175-176
    6. The New Cattle Country by F. Warner Robinson, pp. 177-185
    7. The Insurance of Peace by John McAuley Palmer, pp. 186-190
    8. "My Love Dwelt in a Northern Land" by Mary Synon, pp. 191-198
    9. The Passing of the Unskilled in Germany by Elmer Roberts, pp. 199-203
    10. Slumber Song by John Hall Ingham, p. 204
    11. Cuzco, the Sacred City of the Incas by S.S. Howland, pp. 205-219
    12. Captain, My Captain by Elizabeth Frazer, pp. 220-229
    13. The Turnstile by A.E.W. Mason, pp. 230-247
    14. Awakening by Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, p. 248
    15. The Point of View, p. 249
    16. The Hold of the Earth , p. 250
    17. The Friendless Heroine of Romance , pp. 250-257
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    1. The Automobile in Africa by Sir Henry Norman, M.P., pp. 257-283
    2. Pomegranate Seed by Edith Wharton, pp. 284-291
    3. Quality by John Galsworthy, pp. 292-294
    4. Star-Song by G.E. Woodberry, pp. 295-296
    5. Early Steamboat Days by Stanley M. Arthurs, pp. 297-304
    6. The Race for the South Pole by Fridtjof Nansen, pp. 305-309
    7. Witching Hill Stories by E.W. Hornung, pp. 310-323
    8. The Convictions of a Grandfather by Robert Grant, pp. 324-336
    9. Half-Told Tales by Henry van Dyke, pp. 337-341
    10. A Change of Air by Henry van Dyke, pp. 342-344
    11. Fifty Years After by Benjamin R.C. Low, p. 345
    12. Samuel F.B. Morse the Painter by Edward L. Morse, pp. 346-360
    13. The Turnstile by A.E.W. Mason, pp. 361-375
    14. The Awakening by Sara Teasdale, p. 376
    15. The Point of View, p. 377
    16. Apotheoisis of the Commonplace , p. 378
    17. Wordsworth's Daffodils , pp. 379-385
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    April 1912 Issue = 19 Articles
    1. The Heart of the Hills by John Fox, Jr., pp. 385-393
    2. A Song of the By-Ways by Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, p. 394
    3. Cadenabbia by Mary King Waddington, pp. 395-410
    4. Witching Hill Stories by E.W. Hornung, pp. 411-421
    5. The Convictions of a Grandfather by Robert Grant, pp. 422-431
    6. "The Year's at the Spring" by Eleanor Stuart, p. 432
    7. The Albany Trail to James bay by George T. Marsh, pp. 433-448
    8. Monarchical Versus Red Socialism in Germany by Elmer Roberts, pp. 449-453
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    14. Kisa-Gotami by Arthur Davison Ficke, pp. 481-483
    15. In Defence of the American City by Frederic C. Howe, pp. 484-490
    16. The Turnstile by A.E.W. Mason, pp. 491-504
    17. The Point of View, p. 505
    18. The Teeming Country , p. 506
    19. My Unseen Interlocutors , pp. 507-513
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    1. Water and Power in Industry by Benjamin Brooks, pp. 513-523
    2. Water Power in Industrial Life by David B. Rushmore, pp. 524-537
    3. A Ditch in the Desert by E. Roscoe Shrader, pp. 538-550
    4. The Deepest Siphon Tunnel in the World by Robert K. Tomlin, Jr., pp. 551-560
    5. The Heart of the Hills by John Fox, Jr., pp. 561-569
    6. Amfortas by Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, p. 570
    7. Out There by Arthur Ruhl, pp. 571-584
    8. The Convictions of a Grandfather by Robert Grant, pp. 585-594
    9. Of His Own Household by Alice Learned Bunner, p. 595
    10. Witching Hill Stories by E.W. Hornung, pp. 596-605
    11. Pierre Auguste Renoir by Walter Pach, pp. 606-614
    12. West and East by Henry Adams Bellows, p. 615
    13. The Turnstile by A.E.W. Mason, pp. 616-632
    14. The Point of View, p. 633
    15. Voices of the Night , p. 634
    16. The Passing of a Great Word , pp. 635-641
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    2. The Good Enchantment of Charles Dickens by Henry van Dyke, pp. 656-665
    3. Cobalt Bloom by Mary Synon, pp. 666-671
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    5. New Wine in an Old Bottle by George McLean Harper, pp. 685-690
    6. The Heart of the Hills by John Fox, Jr., pp. 691-701
    7. From the Roofs by George T. Marsh, pp. 702-703
    8. Ying by Lillie Hamilton French, pp. 704-711
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    15. The Point of View, pp. 760-761
    16. Our Censorship Committee , pp. 762-768
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    4. The Heart of the Hills by John Fox, Jr., pp. 53-63
    5. Arctic Mountaineering by a Woman by Dora Keen, pp. 64-80
    6. Six Sons of Ossian by Mary Synon, pp. 81-90
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    13. In the Mansion Yard by William Hervey Woods, p. 120
    14. The Point of View, p. 121
    15. The Dash , pp. 122-123
    16. The Field of Art by Kenyon Cox, pp. 124-129
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    2. Blood Will Tell by Richard Harding Davis, pp. 130-143
    3. The Embarkment for Cythera by Thomas Walsh, p. 144
    4. Letters of George Meredith by George Meredith, pp. 145-157
    5. To Little Renee by William Aspenwall Bradley, pp. 158-159
    6. Dickens's Children by Jessie Willcox Smith, pp. 160-164
    7. The Effectual Fervent Prayer by Henry van Dyke, pp. 165-171
    8. The Mother by John Hall Wheelock, p. 172
    9. The Old Niagara by Arthur Guiterman, pp. 173-180
    10. The Heart of the Hills by John Fox, Jr., pp. 181-189
    11. A Last Favor by Martha G.D. Bianchi, p. 190
    12. That Old-Time Place by John Galsworthy, p. 191
    13. The Coward by William Hervey Woods, p. 192
    14. Sailormen of the Main Coast by Sidney M. Chase, pp. 193-203
    15. The Scarlet Ibis by Mary R.S. Andrews, pp. 204-220
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    17. The Trial at Ravello by Alice Brown, pp. 231-245
    18. Beyond Good and Evil by G.E. Woodberry, pp. 246-248
    19. The Point of View, p. 249
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    5. The French in the Heart of America by John Finley, pp. 293-307
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    13. Witching Hill Stories by E.W. Hornung, pp. 349-359
    14. A Seeker in the Night by Florence Earle Coates, p. 360
    15. The Wedding-Ring by Henry van Dyke, pp. 361-369
    16. The Family and the Panama Canal by Mary Gay Humphreys, pp. 370-377
    17. The Point of View, pp. 378-379
    18. As to Having an "Air" , p. 380
    19. The Field of Art by Frank Weitenkampf, pp. 381-385
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    13. The Master Beggar by Edith Rickert, p. 504
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    3. Parisian Cafes by Frances Wilson Huard, pp. 529-539
    4. A Picture by Alice E. Allen, p. 540
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    7. The Heart of the Hills by John Fox, Jr., pp. 570-578
    8. The French in the Heart of America by John Finley, pp. 579-591
    9. Moonlight by Frank Dempster Sherman, p. 592
    10. Stevensoniana by Sir Sidney Colvin, pp. 593-606
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    13. College Life by Paul van Dyke, pp. 619-622
    14. The City and Civilization by Brand Whitlock, pp. 623-632
    15. Humoresque by Antoinette De Coursey Patterson, p. 633
    16. The Point of View, p. 634
    17. Froebelizing Our Morals , p. 635
    18. On Crossing the Street , p. 636
    19. The Field of Art by William Walton, pp. 637-641
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    2. Scandinavian Painters of To-Day by Christian Brinton, pp. 647-660
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    4. Germany and the Germans from an American Point of View by Price Collier, pp. 662-676
    5. The Winged Hussar by Albert Kinross, pp. 677-694
    6. Three Songs in a Garden by Theodosia Garrison, pp. 695-696
    7. The Heart of the Hills by John Fox, Jr., pp. 697-705
    8. The Mid-Victorian by Alice Brown, pp. 706-720
    9. A Young Man's Fancy by Gordon Arthur Smith, pp. 721-732
    10. Why They Married by Mrs. Belloc Lowndes, pp. 733-750
    11. An Angel Unawares by Gerald Chittenden, pp. 751-760
    12. The Point of View, p. 761
    13. In the Old Reading-Books , pp. 762-764
    14. The Field of Art by Birge Harrison, pp. 765-770
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