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The Von Toodleburgs

The Von Toodleburgs

by F. Colburn Adams

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Author
Adams, F. Colburn (Francis Colburn), 1850-1891
Title
The Von Toodleburgs; Or, The History of a Very Distinguished Family
Credits
Produced by Curtis Weyant, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images produced by the Wright American Fiction Project)
Language
English
LoC Class
PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject
Families -- Fiction
Category
Text
eBook-No.
18549
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18549
Release Date
June 10, 2006
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE — VON TOODLEBURGS; — OR,
  2. 2.F. COLBURN ADAMS, — ILLUSTRATED FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY A.R. WAUD.
  3. 3.PREFACE.
  4. 4.CONTENTS.
  5. 5.THE VON TOODLEBURGS, — OR THE — History of a very Distinguished Family.
  6. 6.CHAPTER I. — ANCIENT HEADS OF THE FAMILY.
  7. 7.CHAPTER II. — COMING INTO THE WORLD.
  8. 8.CHAPTER III. — THE NEW COMER.
  9. 9.CHAPTER IV. — CHANGED PROSPECTS.
  10. 10.CHAPTER V. — TITE TOODLEBURG AND A MODERN REFORMER.
  11. 11.CHAPTER VI. — A LITTLE FAMILY AFFAIR.
  12. 12.CHAPTER VII. — THE TOWN MOVED WITH INDIGNATION.
  13. 13.CHAPTER IX. — TITE TAKES HIS DEPARTURE FOR THE SOUTH SEA.
  14. 14.CHAPTER X. — MR. AND MRS. CHAPMAN DISAGREE FOR THE FIRST TIME.
  15. 15.CHAPTER XI. — MRS. CHAPMAN CULTIVATES NEW ACQUAINTANCES.
  16. 16.CHAPTER XII. — A STRANGE GENTLEMAN.
  17. 17.CHAPTER XIII. — CAPTAIN BOTTOM, THE WHALE-KILLER.
  18. 18.CHAPTER XIV. — THE COMING WINTER, AND A MERRY-MAKING.
  19. 19.CHAPTER XV. — MRS. CHAPMAN AND THE UPPER CIRCLES.
  20. 20.CHAPTER XVI. — A NIGHT EXPEDITION.
  21. 21.CHAPTER XVII. — MR. GUSHER IS INTRODUCED TO MATTIE.
  22. 22.CHAPTER XVIII. — ROUNDING CAPE HORN.
  23. 23.CHAPTER XIX. — MAKING A FORTUNE
  24. 24.CHAPTER XXI. — COMING EVENTS CAST THEIR SHADOWS.
  25. 25.CHAPTER XXII. — THE CHAPMANS MOVE INTO THE CITY
  26. 26.CHAPTER XXIII. — MRS. CHAPMAN GIVES A BALL.
  27. 27.CHAPTER XXIV. — VERY PERPLEXING.
  28. 28.CHAPTER XXV. — AN UNLUCKY VOYAGE.
  29. 29.CHAPTER XXVI. — DUNMAN'S CAVE.
  30. 30.CHAPTER XXVII. — OLD DUNMAN AND THE PIRATE'S TREASURE.
  31. 31.CHAPTER XXVIII. — MR. GUSHER SUSTAINS HIS CHARACTER.
  32. 32.CHAPTER XXIX. — CHANGED CIRCUMSTANCES.
  33. 33.CHAPTER XXX. — A TERRIBLE CALAMITY OVERTAKES THE FAMILY.
  34. 34.CHAPTER XXXI. — A VERY PERPLEXING SITUATION.
  35. 35.CHAPTER XXXII. — HARVEST SUNDAY.
  36. 36.CHAPTER XXXIII. — RETURNED HOME.
  37. 37.CHAPTER XXXIV. — HE BRINGS JOY INTO THE HOUSE.
  38. 38.CHAPTER XXXV. — HOW HE GOT AWAY FROM THE ISLAND.
  39. 39.CHAPTER XXXVI. — AN INTERESTING CEREMONY.

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