Digby Heathcote
by William Henry Giles Kingston
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About this eBook
- Author
- Kingston, William Henry Giles, 1814-1880
- Title
- Digby Heathcote: The Early Days of a Country Gentleman's Son and Heir
- Credits
- Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
- Subject
- Schools -- Juvenile fiction
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 34535
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34535
- Release Date
- December 1, 2010
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.Untitled
- 2."Digby Heathcote" — Chapter One. — The Hero’s Early Days—Bloxholme, its Squire, His Family and Dependents. — Chapter Two. — How Digby and Kate Carried out Their Plot—An Evil Counsellor—Youthful Tricks and Their Consequences. — Chapter Three. — More Mischief—Julian’s Bad Advice—Digby’s First Tutor—How Time was Spent at Osberton—Toby Tubb and his Yarns. — Chapter Four. — Digby Gains a Knowledge of Boating and other Manly Employments—The Wonders of the Sea-Side—A Shipwreck—Digby Proves himself a Hero—How he gained a Friend. — Chapter Five. — Sea-Side Sports—Toby Tubb’s Naval Yarn—A Pic-nic, and what occurred at it. — Chapter Six. — The Reappearance of Digby’s Evil Genius—A Trawling Expedition—How the Guns of the Old Fort went off. — Chapter Seven. — Digby finds that a Bad Adviser is the worst of Friends—More Mischief and its Inconveniences—Serious Consequences Threatened. — Chapter Eight. — Return Home—Christmas Festivities—How they were interrupted—The Heir of Bloxholme missing—Dame Marlow’s Revenge—Arthur Haviland goes in Search of his Friend. — Chapter Nine. — Digby’s New Pony—Attacked by Smugglers—The Outlaws’ Cavern—A Voyage—The Gale—An Ill Wind that Blows no one Good—Digby Shipwrecked. — Chapter Ten. — Further Adventures of Arthur and his Companions—Digby Rescued—Rejoicings at Bloxholme—Christmas Amusements—The Leader of the Revels—The End of the Holidays. — Chapter Eleven. — Digby’s New School—How he was received there—He learns the Inconvenience of Want of Discipline—His Companions and their Characters—Advantage of a Bold Front in a Good Cause. — Chapter Twelve. — Digby’s Trials and Triumph—The Bully and the Sponge—A Dinner at Grangewood—Digby’s Fight with Bully Scarborough—A Friend in Need. — Chapter Thirteen. — The Play-Box and its Contents—A School Supper—Digby learns French, and Wishes that he did not—Digby rises in his schoolfellows’ estimation. — Chapter Fourteen. — A Grand Game of “Follow my Leader”—Digby Leader—Farmer Growler proves far better than he looks—Arrival of Julian Langley—a conspiracy hatched. — Chapter Fifteen. — A Rebellion Proposed—Plans for Carrying on the War—The Weakest Find that they have to Pay the Piper—Commencement of Hostilities—Barring out. — Chapter Sixteen. — A Siege without Besiegers—heroism of Garrison—General Pike and the Army of Observation—Garrison Yields at Discretion—A New Schoolmaster, and great improvements in the school. — Chapter Seventeen. — Conclusion. — The End.
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