Sevenoaks
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Sevenoaks
Josiah Gilbert Holland, American novelist and poet (1819-1881)
This ebook presents «Sevenoaks», from Josiah Gilbert Holland. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.
Table of Contents
- About This Book
- Which Tells About Sevenoaks, And How Miss Butterworth Passed One Of Her Evenings
- Mr. Belcher Carries His Point At The Town-meeting, And The Poor Are Knocked Down To Thomas Buffum
- In Which Jim Fenton Is Introduced To The Reader And Introduces Himself To Miss Butterworth
- In Which Jim Fenton Applies For Lodgings At Tom Buffum's Boarding-house, And Finds His Old Friend
- In Which, Jim Enlarges His Accommodations And Adopts A Violent Method Of Securing Boarders
- In Which Sevenoaks Experiences A Great Commotion, And Comes To The Conclusion That Benedict Has Met With Foul Play
- In Which Jim And Mike Conlin Pass Through A Great Trial And Come Out Victorious
- In Which Mr. Belcher Visits New York, And Becomes The Proprietor Of Palgrave's Folly
- Mrs. Talbot Gives Her Little Dinner Party, And Mr. Belcher Makes An Exceedingly Pleasant Acquaintance
- Which Tells How A Lawyer Spent His Vacation In Camp
- Which Records Mr. Belcher's Connection With A Great Speculation
- In Which Jim Enlarges His Plans For A House, And Completes His Plans For A House-keeper
- Which Introduces Several Residents Of Sevenoaks To The Metropolis And A New Character To The Reader
- Which Tells Of A Great Public Meeting In Sevenoaks, The Burning In Effigy Of Mr. Belcher
- Which Tells About Mrs. Dillingham's Christmas And The New Year's Reception At The Palgrave Mansion
- Which Gives An Account Of A Voluntary And An Involuntary Visit Of Sam Yates To Number Nine
- In Which Jim Constructs Two Happy Davids, Raises His Hotel, And Dismisses Sam Yates
- In Which Mrs. Dillingham Makes Some Important Discoveries, But Fails To Reveal Them To The Reader
- In Which Mr. Belcher Becomes President Of The Crooked Valley Railroad
- In Which The Little Woman Announces Her Engagement To Jim Fenton And Receives The Congratulations Of Her Friends
- In Which Jim Gets The Furniture Into His House, And Mike Conlin Gets Another Installment Of Advice Into Jim
- In Which Jim Gets Married, The New Hotel Receives Its Mistress, And Benedict Confers A Power Of Attorney
- In Which Mr. Belcher Expresses His Determination To Become A Founder
- Wherein The General Leaps The Bounds Of Law, Finds Himself In A New World
- In Which The General Goes Through A Great Many Trials And Meets At Last The One He Has So Long Anticipated
- In Which The Case Of "benedict Vs. Belcher" Finds Itself In Court, An Interesting Question Of Identity Is Settled
- In Which Phipps Is Not To Be Found, And The General Is Called Upon To Do His Own Lying
- In Which A Heavenly Witness Appears Who Cannot Be Cross-examined
- Wherein Mr. Belcher, Having Exhibited His Dirty Record, Shows A Clean Pair Of Heels
- Which Gives The History Of An Anniversary, Presents A Tableau, And Drops The Curtain