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The Tithe-proctor

The Tithe-proctor

by William Carleton

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Author
Carleton, William, 1794-1869
Title
The Tithe-Proctor The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two
Credits
Produced by David Widger
Language
English
LoC Class
PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject
Ireland -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
Category
Text
eBook-No.
16010
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16010
Release Date
June 7, 2005
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE TITHE-PROCTOR.
  2. 2.By William Carleton
  3. 3.CONTENTS
  4. 4.List of Illustrations
  5. 5.PREFACE.
  6. 6.CHAPTER I.—The Chapel Green of Esker Dearg.
  7. 7.CHAPTER II.—The Proctor's Principles and His Family.
  8. 8.CHAPTER III.—Mountain Legislation, and its Executive of Blood.
  9. 9.CHAPTER IV.—Mirth and Murder—A Tithe-Proctor's Office.
  10. 10.CHAPTER V.—A Hang-Choice Shot—The “Garrison” on Short Commons.
  11. 11.CHAPTER VI.—Unexpected Generosity—A False Alarm.
  12. 12.CHAPTER VII.—A Shoneen Magistrate Distributing Justice.
  13. 13.CHAPTER VIII.—An Unreformed Church — —The Value of Public Opinion—Be not Familiar with the Great
  14. 14.CHAPTER IX.—Sport in the Mountains.
  15. 15.CHAPTER X.—The Sport Continued.
  16. 16.CHAPTER XI.—The Sport Still Continued.
  17. 17.CHAPTER XII.—Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire.
  18. 18.CHAPTER XIII.—Strange Faces—Dare-Devil O'Driscol Aroused
  19. 19.CHAPTER XIV.—State of the Country — —O'Driscol rivals Falstaff—Who Buck English was supposed to be.
  20. 20.CHARTER XV.—Scene in a Parsonage—An Anti-Tithe Ringleader.
  21. 21.CHAPTER XVI.—Massacre of Carrickshock
  22. 22.CHAPTER XVII.—Midnight Court of Justice — —Sentence of the Proctor and His Sons.

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