The Youth of Jefferson

The Youth of Jefferson

John Esten Cooke, american novelist, writer and poet (1830-1886)


This ebook presents «The Youth of Jefferson», from John Esten Cooke. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.


Table of Contents

- About This Book

- To The Reader

- How Three Persons In This History Came By Their Names

- Jacques Shows The Advantage Of Being Led Captive By A Crook

- An Heiress Who Wishes To Become A Man

- A Poor Young Man, And A Rich Young Girl

- In Which Sir Asinus Makes As Ignominious Retreat

- How Sir Asinus Staked His Garters Against A Pistole, And Lost

- Jacques Bestows His Paternal Advice Upon A Schoolgirl

- How Sir Asinus Invented A New Order Of Philosophers, The Apicians

- The Luck Of Jacques

- Mowbray Opens His Heart To His New Friend

- How Hoffland Found That He Had Left His Key Behind

- How Hoffland Caught A Tartar In The Person Of Miss Lucy's Lover

- Hoffland Makes His Will

- Hostile Correspondence

- Sentiments Of A Disappointed Lover On The Subject Of Women

- Advance Of The Enemy Upon Sir Asinus

- Going To Roseland

- Hoffland Exerts Himself To Amuse The Company

- At Roseland, In The Evening

- Disgraceful Conduct Of Sir Asinus

- How Hoffland Preferred A Glove To A Dozen Pistoles

- How Sir Asinus Fished For Swallows, And What He Caught

- Hoffland Is Whisked Away In A Chariot

- Sir Asinus Goes To The Ball

- Ernest And Philippa

- The Last Chance Of Jacques

- Sir Asinus Intends For Europe

- The May Festival