The End of the World

About this eBook

Author

Eggleston, Edward, 1837-1902

Title

The End of the World: A Love Story

Credits

Produced by Rick Niles, John Hagerson, Charlie Kirschner and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team.

Language

English

LoC Class

PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Subject

Love stories

Category

Text

eBook-No.

14051

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14051

Release Date

November 15, 2004

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.The End of the World.
2. 2.A LOVE STORY, — BY — EDWARD EGGLESTON — WITH THIRTY-TWO ILLUSTRATIONS. — 1872
3. 3.PREFACE. — [IN THE POTENTIAL MOOD.] — PREFACE SENTIMENTAL. — THE HIGH PHILOSOPHICAL PREFACE. — APOLOGETIC AND EXPLANATORY PREFACE. — A DEDICATION.
4. 4.CONTENTS.
5. 5.ILLUSTRATIONS. — BY FRANK BEARD — THE END OF THE WORLD.
6. 6.CHAPTER I. — IN LOVE WITH A DUTCHMAN.
7. 7.CHAPTER II. — AN EXPLOSION.
8. 8.CHAPTER III. — A FAREWELL.
9. 9.CHAPTER IV. — A COUNTER-IRRITANT.
10. 10.CHAPTER V. — AT THE CASTLE.
11. 11.CHAPTER VI. — THE BACKWOODS PHILOSOPHER.
12. 12.CHAPTER VII. — WITHIN AND WITHOUT.
13. 13.CHAPTER VIII. — FIGGERS WON'T LIE
14. 14.CHAPTER IX. — THE NEW SINGING-MASTER
15. 15.CHAPTER X. — AN OFFER OF HELP.
16. 16.CHAPTER XI. — THE COON-DOG ARGUMENT.
17. 17.CHAPTER XII. — TWO MISTAKES.
18. 18.CHAPTER XIII. — THE SPIDER SPINS.
19. 19.CHAPTER XIV. — THE SPIDER'S WEB.
20. 20.CHAPTER XV. — THE WEB BROKEN.
21. 21.CHAPTER XVI. — JONAS EXPOUNDS THE SUBJECT.
22. 22.CHAPTER XVII. — THE WRONG PEW.
23. 23.CHAPTER XVIII. — THE ENCOUNTER.
24. 24.CHAPTER XIX. — THE MOTHER.
25. 25.CHAPTER XX. — THE STEAM-DOCTOR.
26. 26.CHAPTER XXI. — THE HAWK IN A NEW PART.
27. 27.CHAPTER XXII. — JONAS EXPRESSES HIS OPINION ON DUTCHMEN.
28. 28.CHAPTER XXIII. — SOMETHIN' LUDIKEROUS.
29. 29.CHAPTER XXIV. — THE GIANT GREAT-HEART.
30. 30.CHAPTER XXV. — A CHAPTER OF BETWEENS.
31. 31.CHAPTER XXVI. — A NICE LITTLE GAME.
32. 32.CHAPTER XXVII. — THE RESULT OF AN EVENING WITH GENTLEMEN.
33. 33.CHAPTER XXVIII. — WAKING UP AN UGLY CUSTOMER.
34. 34.CHAPTER XXIX. — AUGUST AND NORMAN.
35. 35.CHAPTER XXX. — AGROUND.
36. 36.CHAPTER XXXI. — CYNTHY ANN'S SACRIFICE.
37. 37.CHAPTER XXXII. — JULIA'S ENTERPRISE.
38. 38.CHAPTER XXXIII. — THE SECRET STAIRWAY.
39. 39.CHAPTER XXXIV. — THE INTERVIEW.
40. 40.CHAPTER XXXV. — GETTING READY FOR THE END.
41. 41.CHAPTER XXXVI. — THE SIN OF SANCTIMONY.
42. 42.CHAPTER XXXVII. — THE DELUGE.
43. 43.CHAPTER XXXVIII. — SCARING A HAWK.
44. 44.CHAPTER XXXIX. — JONAS TAKES AN APPEAL
45. 45.CHAPTER XL. — SELLING OUT.
46. 46.CHAPTER XLI. — THE LAST DAY AND WHAT HAPPENED IN IT.
47. 47.CHAPTER XLII. — FOR EVER AND EVER.
48. 48.CHAPTER XLIII. — THE MIDNIGHT ALARM.
49. 49.CHAPTER XLIV. — SQUARING ACCOUNTS.
50. 50.CHAPTER XLV. — NEW PLANS.
51. 51.CHAPTER XLVI. — THE SHIVEREE. — THE END.

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