Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished
by R. M. Ballantyne
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About this eBook
- Author
- Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael), 1825-1894
- Title
- Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished: A Tale of City Arab Life and Adventure
- Credits
- Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
- Subject
- Cycling -- Juvenile fiction
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 21729
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21729
- Release Date
- June 7, 2007
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.Untitled
- 2."Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished" — Chapter One. — An Accident and some of its Curious Results. — Chapter Two. — The Irresistible Power of Love. — Chapter Three. — Poverty Manages to Board out her Infant for Nothing. — Chapter Four. — Samuel Twitter astonishes Mrs Twitter and her Friends. — Chapter Five. — Treats still further of Riches, Poverty, Babies, and Police. — Chapter Six. — Wealth pays a Visit to Poverty. — Chapter Seven. — Bicycling and its Occasional Results. — Chapter Eight. — A Great and Memorable Day. — Chapter Nine. — How the Poor are Succoured. — Chapter Ten. — Balls, Bobby, Sir Richard, and Giles appear on the Stage. — Chapter Eleven. — Sir Richard and Mr Brisbane discuss, and Di listens. — Chapter Twelve. — Sammy Twitter’s Fall. — Chapter Thirteen. — Tells of some Curious and Vigorous Peculiarities of the Lower Orders. — Chapter Fourteen. — Number 666 Off Duty. — Chapter Fifteen. — Mrs Frog sinks Deeper and Deeper. — Chapter Sixteen. — Sir Richard visits the Beehive, and sees many Surprising Things. — Chapter Seventeen. — Things become too hot for the Twitter Family. — Chapter Eighteen. — The Ocean and the New World. — Chapter Nineteen. — At Home in Canada. — Chapter Twenty. — Occupations at Brankly Farm. — Chapter Twenty One. — Treats of Altered Circumstances and Blue-Ribbonism. — Chapter Twenty Two. — Ned Frog’s Experiences and Sammy Twitter’s Woes. — Chapter Twenty Three. — Hopes revive. — Chapter Twenty Four. — The Returning Prodigal. — Chapter Twenty Five. — Canada again—and Surprising News. — Chapter Twenty Six. — Happy Meetings. — Chapter Twenty Seven. — A Strange Visit and its Results. — Chapter Twenty Eight. — The Great Change. — Chapter Twenty Nine. — Home Again. — Chapter Thirty. — The New Home. — The End.
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