PENNY READINGS IN PROSE AND VERSE. SELECTED AND EDITED BY J. E. CARPENTER, EDITOR OF "SUNDAY READINGS," "SONGS: SACRED AND DEVOTIONAL," FREDERICK WARNE AND CO., BEDFORD STREET, COVENT GARDEN. CONTENTS. The Battle of Preston-Pans......... Sir Walter Scott........ The Vanity of Human Wishes.... Dr. Samuel Johnson... The Peri and the Merchant's Son. Told at the Inn......................... Wealth versus Enjoyment.......... Cunning Tom and the Leprechaun Corporal Crump's Narrative........ The King of Denmark's Ride...... Before and After Marriage......... The Girl who Trod upon Bread... The Two Pictures.... My Account with Her Majesty... The Legend of the Forget-Me-Not The Desolation of Greenland....... PENNY READINGS. THE BATTLE OF PRESTON-PANS. SIR WALTER SCOTT. In the year 1745 Charles Edward, son of the Pretender His first attempt was made in 1774, with the support |