Shavings snd Scrapes

About this eBook

Author

Joubert, Jules, 1824-1907

Title

Shavings & Scrapes from many parts

Credits

Produced by Christian Boissonnas, The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from scans of public domain works at The National Library of Australia.)

Language

English

LoC Class

DU: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: History of Oceania (South Seas)

Subject

Pacific Area -- Social life and customs

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 58230

Release Date

November 4, 2018

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Shavings & Scrapes — CONTENTS.
2. 2.EARLY SCRAPES
3. 3.I. A STRAY SHOT.
4. 4.II. PEEP OF DAY.
5. 5.III. CHIPS FROM AN OLD LOG
6. 6.IV. FIRST LESSON IN FINANCE.
7. 7.V. ROBINSON CRUSOE REALISED.
8. 8.VI. MAORILAND.
9. 9.EARLY AUSTRALIAN SHAVINGS.
10. 10.I. SYDNEY IN 1839.
11. 11.II. THE GOLD FEVER.
12. 12.III. SOME BUSHRANGERS I HAVE KNOWN.
13. 13.III. HOW MONEY USED TO BE MADE.
14. 14.NEW CALEDONIA.
15. 15.I. TAKING POSSESSION: “TIT FOR TAT.”
16. 16.II. HE WHO FIGHTS AND RUNS AWAY.”
17. 17.III. ANOTHER NARROW SQUEAK.”
18. 18.IV. A SOUTH SEA TRIP.”
19. 19.NEW SOUTH WALES.
20. 20.I. A FEW OLD IDENTITIES.”
21. 21.II. A LAND SPECULATION.”
22. 22.III. A HARD KNOCK.”
23. 23.IV. HOME, SWEET HOME.”
24. 24.V. ANTIPODEAN GRATITUDE.”
25. 25.CEYLON.
26. 26.I. GRAINS OF SINGALESE SAND.”
27. 27.II. THE PARAHERRA.”
28. 28.III. “HAMLET” UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
29. 29.IV. AN ELEPHANT HUNT.
30. 30.V. A MATRIMONIAL “SCRAPE.”
31. 31.VI. THE TREE OF LIFE.
32. 32.VII. A WATER PARTY IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN. — INDIA.
33. 33.I. MADRAS.
34. 34.II. THE GANGES.
35. 35.III. CALCUTTA.
36. 36.IV. THE DENIZENS OF THE JUNGLE.
37. 37.V. SANCTIMONIOUS.
38. 38.VI. THE CALCUTTA EXHIBITION.
39. 39.VII. A TRAMP THROUGH INDIA.
40. 40.VIII. BENARES—THE SACRED CITY.
41. 41.IX. THROUGH THE CENTRAL PROVINCES.
42. 42.X. PRINCELY HOSPITALITY.
43. 43.XI. INDIAN SPORTS.
44. 44.“HOME, ‘DEAR’ HOME.”
45. 45.EPILOGUE.

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