Hodge and His Masters
by Richard Jefferies
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About this eBook
- Author
- Jefferies, Richard, 1848-1887
- Credits
- E-text prepared by Malcolm Farmer and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- HD: Social sciences: Economic history and conditions, Production
- Subject
- Country life -- England
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 11874
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11874
- Release Date
- April 1, 2004
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.Untitled
- 2.RICHARD JEFFERIES — AUTHOR OF 'THE GAMEKEEPER AT HOME' 'WILD LIFE IN A SOUTHERN COUNTY' 'THE AMATEUR POACHER' 'ROUND ABOUT A GREAT ESTATE' ETC. — PREFACE — CONTENTS
- 3.HODGE AND HIS MASTERS — CHAPTER I — THE FARMERS' PARLIAMENT — CHAPTER II — LEAVING HIS FARM — CHAPTER III — A MAN OF PROGRESS — CHAPTER IV — GOING DOWNHILL — CHAPTER V — THE BORROWER AND THE GAMBLER — CHAPTER VI — AN AGRICULTURAL GENIUS—OLD STYLE — CHAPTER VII — THE GIG AND THE FOUR-IN-HAND. A BICYCLE FARMER — CHAPTER VIII — HAYMAKING. 'THE JUKE'S COUNTRY' — Footnotes: — CHAPTER IX — THE FINE LADY FARMER. COUNTRY GIRLS — CHAPTER X — MADEMOISELLE, THE GOVERNESS — CHAPTER XI — FLEECEBOROUGH. A 'DESPOT' — CHAPTER XII — THE SQUIRE'S 'ROUND ROBIN' — CHAPTER XIII — AN AMBITIOUS SQUIRE — CHAPTER XIV — THE PARSON'S WIFE — CHAPTER XV — A MODERN COUNTRY CURATE — CHAPTER XVI — THE SOLICITOR — CHAPTER XVII — 'COUNTY-COURT DAY' — CHAPTER XVIII — THE BANK. THE OLD NEWSPAPER — CHAPTER XIX — THE VILLAGE FACTORY. VILLAGE VISITORS. WILLOW-WORK — CHAPTER XX — HODGE'S FIELDS — CHAPTER XXI — A WINTER'S MORNING — CHAPTER XXII — THE LABOURER'S CHILDREN. COTTAGE GIRLS — CHAPTER XXIII — THE LOW 'PUBLIC' IDLERS — CHAPTER XXIV — THE COTTAGE CHARTER. FOUR-ACRE FARMERS — CHAPTER XXV — LANDLORDS' DIFFICULTIES. THE LABOURER AS A POWER. MODERN CLERGY — CHAPTER XXVI — A WHEAT COUNTRY — CHAPTER XXVII — GRASS COUNTRIES — CHAPTER XXVIII — HODGE'S LAST MASTERS. CONCLUSION
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