Menhardoc
by George Manville Fenn
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About this eBook
- Author
- Fenn, George Manville, 1831-1909
- Credits
- Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
- Subject
- Cornwall (England : County) -- Juvenile fiction
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 21354
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21354
- Release Date
- May 8, 2007
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.Untitled
- 2."Menhardoc" — Chapter One. — Introduces Will and his Henchman, Josh. — Chapter Two. — Josh does not approve of his Pupil’s Dive. — Chapter Three. — Pilchar’ Will and the Old Folks at Home. — Chapter Four. — A Foolhardy Venture for a Goodly End. — Chapter Five. — Will finds himself in a Painful Position. — Chapter Six. — A Case of Lost Nerve, and the Help that came. — Chapter Seven. — “I say, my lad, what’s going to be done?” — Chapter Eight. — How Will would not promise not to do the “gashly” thing again. — Chapter Nine. — The young “Gent” in the Eton Jacket and him in the flannel Suit. — Chapter Ten. — Uncle Abram always has a bit of Salt Provision in Cut. — Chapter Eleven. — Dick Temple takes a Lesson in finding his Bearings before the Bolter is laid. — Chapter Twelve. — The Catching of many Fish, and the Getting Caught themselves. — Chapter Thirteen. — How to bale out a Boat when she’s much too full. — Chapter Fourteen. — Dick Temple finds it unpleasant for another to learn to smoke. — Chapter Fifteen. — An Exploring Trip along beneath the Cliffs of the Rocky Shore. — Chapter Sixteen. — Arthur Temple catches his Largest Fish—An odd one—And even then is not at rest. — Chapter Seventeen. — Pilchar’ Will performs a surgical operation; which is followed by a wet walk home. — Chapter Eighteen. — Mack’rel in the bay—And the seine fairplay—And a haul for our wives and bairns. — Chapter Nineteen. — “A gashly great Fish in the Net.” — Chapter Twenty. — Unpleasant Times for a big blue Shark. — Chapter Twenty One. — Mr Arthur Temple is not in the least alarmed. — Chapter Twenty Two. — Over the Bay in the Eventide, when the Sun goes down in the West. — Chapter Twenty Three. — Dick catches his first Conger. — Chapter Twenty Four. — Arthur catches his first Conger, and takes a Lesson in something else. — Chapter Twenty Five. — A Cornish Gale; and Dick Temple takes his First Lesson in Wind. — Chapter Twenty Six. — Uncle Abram comes as an Ambassador, and gains his Ends. — Chapter Twenty Seven. — A Terrible Time at Sea. — Chapter Twenty Eight. — A Brave Act for a Daring Man may be Heroism in a Gallant Boy. — Chapter Twenty Nine. — Mr Temple learns more of Will Marion’s Character written in Stones. — Chapter Thirty. — Taff objects to Early Rising and being treated as a Seal. — Chapter Thirty One. — A Trip to the Seal’s Zorn, and a Chip at Metals. — Chapter Thirty Two. — How Seals sometimes make those who wax eager stick. — Chapter Thirty Three. — Mr Temple takes Will into his Confidence and astonishes Uncle Abram. — Chapter Thirty Four. — Winding up with a Dab of Clay. — The End.
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