Sheppard Lee - Volume II Sheppard Lee - Volume II

Sheppard Lee - Volume II

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Sheppard Lee - Volume II

Robert Montgomery Bird, American novelist, playwright, and physician (1806 – 1854)


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Table of Contents

- About This Book

- Book Iv. Containing Illustrations Of The Folly Of Bringing Up Children

- Chapter Iv. The Miser's Children

- Chapter V. The Fate Of The Firstborn

- Chapter Vi. The Catastrophe Of A Tragedy Often Performed On The Great Stage Of Life

- Chapter Vii. In Which It Is Shown That A Man May Be More Useful After Death Than While Living

- Chapter Viii. Sheppard Lee's Search For A Body

- Chapter Ix. In Which The Author Makes The Acquaintance Of A Philanthropist

- Chapter X. Containing An Affecting Adventure With A Victim Of The Law

- Chapter Xi. In Which The Plot Thickens, And The Tragedy Grows Deeper

- Book V. Containing The Adventures Of A Good Samaritan

- Chapter I. The Philanthropist's Family

- Chapter Ii. Some Account Of The Worthy Abel Snipe

- Chapter Iii. In Which The Young Man Jonathan Argues Several Cases Of Conscience

- Chapter Iv. Containing Little Or Nothing Save Apostrophes, Exhortations, And Quarrels

- Chapter V. Which Is Short And Moral, And Can Therefore Be Skipped

- Chapter Vi. An Inconvenience Of Being In Another Man's Body, When Called Upon To Give Evidence As To One's Own Exit

- Chapter Vii. The Sorrows Of A Philanthropist

- Chapter Viii. The Same Subject Continued

- Chapter Ix. Containing A Difficulty

- Chapter X. In What Manner Mr. Zachariah Longstraw Determined To Improve His Fortune

- Chapter Xi. In Which A Catastrophe Begins

- Chapter Xii. In Which The Catastrophe Is Continued

- Chapter Xiii. The Dénouement Of The Drama

- Chapter Xiv. A Remark, In Which The Author Appears As A Politician, And Abuses Both Parties

- Chapter Xv. An Uncommon Adventure That Befell The Author

- Chapter Xvi. In Which Sheppard Lee Takes A Journey, And Discovers The Secret Object Of His Captors

- Chapter Xvii. Containing Other Secrets, But Not So Important

- Chapter Xviii. In Which The Author Approaches A Climax In His Adventures

- Chapter Xix. Containing A Specimen Of Eloquence, With Some Account Of The Dangers Of Lynchdom

- Chapter Xx. In Which Sheppard Lee Reaches The Darkest Period Of His Existence

- Book Vi. Containing A History And A Moral

- Chapter I. In Which Sheppard Lee Finds Every Thing Black About Him

- Chapter Ii. In Which Sheppard Lee Is Introduced To His Master

- Chapter Iii. An Old Woman's Cure For A Disease Extremely Prevalent Both In The Coloured And Uncoloured Creation

- Chapter Iv. Some Account Of Ridgewood Hill, And The Author's Occupations

- Chapter V. In Which The Author Further Describes His Situation, And Philosophizes On The State Of Slavery

- Chapter Vi. Recollections Of Slavery

- Chapter Vii. A Scene On The Banks Of The Potomac, With The Humours Of An African Improvisatore

- Chapter Viii. The Author Descends Among The Slaves, And Suddenly Becomes A Man Of Figure

- Chapter Ix. What It Was The Negroes Had Discovered Among The Scantling

- Chapter X. The Effect Of The Pamphlet On Its Reader And Hearers

- Chapter Xi. The Hatching Of A Conspiracy

- Chapter Xii. How The Spoils Of Victory Were Intended To Be Divided

- Chapter Xiii. The Attack Of The Insurgents Upon The Mansion At Ridgewood Hill

- Chapter Xiv. The Tragical Occurrences That Followed

- Chapter Xv. The Results Of The Insurrection, With A Truly Strange And Fatal Catastrophe That Befell The Author

- Chapter Xvi. In Which It Is Related What Became Of The Author After Being Hanged

- Book Vii. Which Is Intended As A Pendant To Book I, And Contains The History Of A Young Gentleman Of Fortune

- Chapter I. Containing An Inkling Of The Life And Habits Of Mr. Arthur Megrim

- Chapter Ii. The Happy Condition In Which Sheppard Lee Is At Last Placed

- Chapter Iii. The Employments Of A Young Gentleman Of Fortune

- Chapter Iv. Some Account Of The Inconveniences Of Having A Digestive Apparatus

- Chapter V. The Same Subject Continued, With An Account Of Several Surprising Transformations

- Chapter Vi. An Account Of The Woes Of An Emperor Of France, Which Have Never Before Appeared In History

- Chapter Vii. In Which Sheppard Lee Is Convinced That All Is Not Gold Which Glistens

- Chapter Viii. In Which The Author Stumbles Upon An Old Acquaintance

- Chapter Ix. Containing An Account Of The Wonderful Discoveries Of The German Doctor

- Chapter X. Containing A More Wonderful Discovery On The Part Of Sheppard Lee

- Book Viii. Containing The Conclusion Of The History

- Chapter I. Sheppard Lee Flies From The German Doctor, And Finds Himself Again In New-jersey

- Chapter Ii. What Had Happened At Watermelon Hill During The Author's Absence

- Chapter Iii. Containing The Substance Of A Singular Debate Betwixt The Author And His Brother

- Chapter Iv. Being The Last Chapter Of All

GENRE
Fiction & Literature
RELEASED
2015
13 November
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
279
Pages
PUBLISHER
The Perfect Library
SIZE
462.9
KB

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