David Lockwin - The People's Idol
by John McGovern
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About this eBook
- Author
- McGovern, John, 1850-1917
- Title
- David Lockwin—The People's Idol
- Credits
- Produced by Al Haines
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
- Subject
- Fiction
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 15123
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15123
- Release Date
- February 21, 2005
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.DAVID LOCKWIN
- 2.The People's Idol — BY
- 3.JOHN McGOVERN, — AUTHOR OF — CHICAGO: — DONOHUE, HENNEBERRY & CO. — COPYRIGHT, 1889, BY JOHN M'GOVERN. — ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. — COPYRIGHT, 1891, BY JOHN M'GOVERN. — ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. — TABLE OF CONTENTS — Book I - Davy — Book II - Esther Lockwin — Book III - Robert Chalmers — Book IV - George Harpwood — LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS — Frontispiece: He appears on the balcony. There is a cheer that may be heard all over the South Side. — Three of the most bashful arise and come to be kissed. — The boat drags him. He catches the boy's hand. — Her eye returns in satisfaction to the glittering black granite letters over the portal. — "It's a good scheme, Corkey." — But the bride still stands under the lamp on the portico, statuesque as Zenobia or Medea. — DAVID LOCKWIN
- 4.THE PEOPLE'S IDOL
- 5.BOOK I DAVY — CHAPTER I HARPWOOD AND LOCKWIN — CHAPTER II THE PEOPLE'S IDOL — CHAPTER III OF SNEEZES — CHAPTER IV BAD NEWS ALL AROUND — CHAPTER V DR. FLODDIN'S PATIENT — CHAPTER VI A REIGN OF TERROR — CHAPTER VII THE PRIMARIES — CHAPTER VIII FIFTY KEGS OF BEER — CHAPTER IX THE NIGHT BEFORE ELECTION — CHAPTER X ELECTED — CHAPTER XI LYNCH-LAW FOR CORKEY — CHAPTER XII IN GEORGIAN BAY — CHAPTER XIII OFF CAPE CROKER — CHAPTER XIV IN THE CONVENTIONAL DAYS
- 6.BOOK II ESTHER LOCKWIN — CHAPTER I EXTRA! EXTRA! — CHAPTER II CORKEY'S FEAR OF A WIDOW'S GRIEF — CHAPTER III THE CENOTAPH — CHAPTER IV A KNOLLING BELL — THE DAVID LOCKWIN ANNEX
- 7.BOOK III ROBERT CHALMERS — CHAPTER I A DIFFICULT PROBLEM — CHAPTER II A COMPLETE DISGUISE — CHAPTER III BEFORE THE TELEGRAPH OFFICE — CHAPTER IV "A SOUND OF REVELRY BY NIGHT" — CHAPTER V LETTERS OF CONSOLATION — CHAPTER VI THE YAWL — CHAPTER VII A RASH ACT — CHAPTER VIII A GOOD SCHEME — CHAPTER IX A HEROIC ACT — CHAPTER X ESTHER AS A LIBERAL PATRON
- 8.BOOK IV GEORGE HARPWOOD — CHAPTER I CORKEY'S GOOD SCHEME — CHAPTER II HAPPINESS AND PEACE — CHAPTER III AT 3 IN THE MORNING — CHAPTER IV THE BRIDEGROOM — CHAPTER V AT SIX O'CLOCK — THE END.
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