The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant

About this eBook

Author

Wilson, A. J. (Alexander Johnstone), 1841-1921

Credits

Produced by Moti Ben-Ari and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.)

Language

English

LoC Class

PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

Subject

Peasants -- England -- Fiction

Category

Text

eBook-No.

38136

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38136

Release Date

November 25, 2011

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE LIFE OF THOMAS WANLESS, PEASANT.
2. 2.THE LIFE OF THOMAS WANLESS, PEASANT. — INTRODUCTORY.
3. 3.CHAPTER I. — WHEREIN IS SET FORTH THE BLESSEDNESS OF A HELOT'S NURTURE.
4. 4.CHAPTER II — INTRODUCES THE READER TO A PHILANTHROPIC PARSON AND A GREAT SQUIRE.
5. 5.CHAPTER III. — EXHIBITS MORE PHILANTHROPY, OF A MIXED SORT, PLUS A LITTLE FIGHTING—THE "ALLOTMENT" CURE FOR HUNGER.
6. 6.CHAPTER IV. — DISCLOSES AN EXCELLENT, INFALLIBLE AND ARISTOCRATIC PLAN FOR MANUFACTURING CRIMINALS.
7. 7.CHAPTER V. — MAKES KNOWN THE EXCELLENT QUALITIES OF JAIL LIFE.
8. 8.CHAPTER VI. — IS OF THE NATURE OF A SERMON.
9. 9.CHAPTER VII. — MAY INDICATE TO THE READER, AMONGST OTHER THINGS, SOME OF THE ADMIRABLE ARRANGEMENTS WHEREBY ENGLAND OBTAINS MEN FOR A STANDING ARMY.
10. 10.CHAPTER VIII. — INTRODUCES THE READER TO VERY ARISTOCRATIC COMPANY.
11. 11.CHAPTER IX. — TELLS AN OLD, OLD STORY.
12. 12.CHAPTER X. — BRINGS THE READER BACK TO THE RESPECTABILITIES OF THE PARSONAGE.
13. 13.CHAPTER XI. — REVEALS THE SORROWS OF A MERE PEASANT MAIDEN.
14. 14.CHAPTER XII. — WHEREIN WE SEE BREEDING—HIGH AND LOW.
15. 15.CHAPTER XIII. — THROWS A LITTLE LIGHT ON A SUBJECT SOMETIMES UNCTUOUSLY CONDESCENDED UPON BY PREACHERS OF "WORDS."
16. 16.CHAPTER XIV. — BRINGS THE DOUBTLESS RELUCTANT READER ONCE MORE INTO CONTACT WITH A "GALLANT" WOOER, AND GIVES FURTHER PROOF OF THE DIFFICULTY WHICH BESETS ALL ATTEMPTS TO HARMONISE TRUTH AND FASHIONABLE "CHRISTIAN" RESPECTABILITY.
17. 17.CHAPTER XV. — IS TOO BAD FOR DESCRIPTION.
18. 18.CHAPTER XVI. — TELLS OF A BETTER QUEST THAN THAT OF THE HOLY GRAIL.
19. 19.CHAPTER XVII. — HAS IN IT, ALAS! NOTHING THAT IS NEW.
20. 20.CHAPTER XVIII. — POINTS ONCE MORE TO THE MORAL OF THE POET'S SAYING,—"SWEET ARE THE USES OF ADVERSITY."
21. 21.CHAPTER XIX. — OPENS TO THE INWARD EYE THE CHASTENED JOY THAT GLOWS, WHEN THE LOST ONE IS FOUND, IN THE SOUL OF HIM "WHOSE GRIEF WAS CALM, WHOSE HOPE WAS DEAD."
22. 22.CHAPTER XX. — MAINTAINS THAT FOR THE WRONG SIN-BURDENED MORTAL NO SLEEP IS SO SWEET AS THE LAST LONG SLEEP OF ALL.
23. 23.CHAPTER XXI. — BRINGS US ALL TO THE JOURNEY'S END.

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