A Little World
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About This Book
George Manville Fenn (3 January 1831 in Pimlico – 26 August 1909 in Isleworth) was a prolific English novelist, journalist, editor and educationalist. Many of his novels were written with young adults in mind. His final book was his biography of a fellow writer for juveniles, George Alfred Henty.Fenn, the third child and eldest son of a butler, Charles Fenn, was largely self-educated, teaching himself French, German and Italian. After studying at Battersea Training College for Teachers (1851–1854), he became the master of a national school at Alford, Lincolnshire.Fenn later became a printer, e...
Chapters (168)
- George Manville Fenn "A Little World"
- Volume One—Chapter One.
- Duplex Street.
- Volume One—Chapter Two.
- Jared at Home.
- Volume One—Chapter Three.
- Organic.
- Volume One—Chapter Four.
- Jared’s Piece.
- Volume One—Chapter Five.
- Saint Runwald’s.
- Volume One—Chapter Six.
- Patty’s Mistake.
- Volume One—Chapter Seven.
- The Lover’s Petition.
- Volume One—Chapter Eight.
- Little Pine and her Teacher.
- Volume One—Chapter Nine.
- The Ninth Part of a Man.
- Volume One—Chapter Ten.
- My Duty towards my Neighbour.
- Volume One—Chapter Eleven.
- Homely.
- Volume One—Chapter Twelve.
- Tim’s Ditty.
- Volume One—Chapter Thirteen.
- Patty among Friends.
- Volume One—Chapter Fourteen.
- Janet.
- Volume One—Chapter Fifteen.
- Husband and Wife.
- Volume One—Chapter Sixteen.
- Purkis’s Emporium.
- Volume One—Chapter Seventeen.
- Mrs Nimmer’s Successor.
- Volume One—Chapter Eighteen.
- Official.
- Volume One—Chapter Nineteen.
- Richard’s Secret.
- Volume One—Chapter Twenty.
- Startling.
- Volume One—Chapter Twenty One.
- Trimming the Lamp.
- Volume One—Chapter Twenty Two.
- Tim Seeks Sympathy.
- Volume One—Chapter Twenty Three.
- Harry’s Employ.
- Volume One—Chapter Twenty Four.
- “D. Wragg, Nat’ralist.”
- Volume One—Chapter Twenty Five.
- An Encounter.
- Volume One—Chapter Twenty Six.
- Good Advice.
- Volume One—Chapter Twenty Seven.
- An Alarm.
- Volume One—Chapter Twenty Eight.
- The Alarm Quelled.
- Volume One—Chapter Twenty Nine.
- Nurse or Doctor.
- End of Volume One.
- Volume Two—Chapter One.
- The Poor-Boxes.
- Volume Two—Chapter Two.
- Grit in the Wheel.
- Volume Two—Chapter Three.
- Separation.
- Volume Two—Chapter Four.
- Jared’s Home.
- Volume Two—Chapter Five.
- Timson’s Consistency.
- Volume Two—Chapter Six.
- Mrs Jared’s Management.
- Volume Two—Chapter Seven.
- Between Friends.
- Volume Two—Chapter Eight.
- The St Runwald’s Mystery.
- Volume Two—Chapter Nine.
- The Love of Nature.
- Volume Two—Chapter Ten.
- Mutterings.
- Volume Two—Chapter Eleven.
- Lionel’s Check.
- Volume Two—Chapter Twelve.
- D. Wragg’s Day Out.
- Volume Two—Chapter Thirteen.
- Janet a Listener.
- Volume Two—Chapter Fourteen.
- Brought Home.
- Volume Two—Chapter Fifteen.
- Prove it.
- Volume Two—Chapter Sixteen.
- A Telegram.
- Volume Two—Chapter Seventeen.
- In Quest.
- Volume Two—Chapter Eighteen.
- Janet’s Kindness.
- Volume Two—Chapter Nineteen.
- Flickered—Gone.
- Volume Two—Chapter Twenty.
- A Broken Reed.
- Volume Two—Chapter Twenty One.
- At Austin Friars.
- Volume Two—Chapter Twenty Two.
- Friends on Failings.
- Volume Two—Chapter Twenty Three.
- At Fault.
- Volume Two—Chapter Twenty Four.
- Screwby’s “Tip.”
- Volume Two—Chapter Twenty Five.
- Taking up the Clue.
- Volume Two—Chapter Twenty Six.
- Not his Castle.
- End of Volume Two.
- Volume Three—Chapter One.
- Disappointment.
- Volume Three—Chapter Two.
- Confidential.
- Volume Three—Chapter Three.
- After the Search.
- Volume Three—Chapter Four.
- The New Clue.
- Volume Three—Chapter Five.
- What the Shed Held.
- Volume Three—Chapter Six.
- River-Side Hopes.
- Volume Three—Chapter Seven.
- D. Wragg.
- Volume Three—Chapter Eight.
- Jared’s Trouble.
- Volume Three—Chapter Nine.
- Expectancy.
- Volume Three—Chapter Ten.
- In the Church.
- Volume Three—Chapter Eleven.
- “Was it Ghostly?”
- Volume Three—Chapter Twelve.
- Another Missing.
- Volume Three—Chapter Thirteen.
- An Accident.
- Volume Three—Chapter Fourteen.
- A Question.
- Volume Three—Chapter Fifteen.
- “Coming Events.”
- Volume Three—Chapter Sixteen.
- Mr Purkis does his Dooty.
- Volume Three—Chapter Seventeen.
- John Brown.
- Volume Three—Chapter Eighteen.
- D. Wragg on Principle.
- Volume Three—Chapter Nineteen.
- Richard Pellet’s Visitors.
- Volume Three—Chapter Twenty.
- Beating the Bars.
- Volume Three—Chapter Twenty One.
- Tim Ruggles Sets Himself Right.
- Volume Three—Chapter Twenty Two.
- In Chase.
- Volume Three—Chapter Twenty Three.
- The End of a Journey.
- Volume Three—Chapter Twenty Four.
- After a Lapse.
- Volume Three—Chapter Twenty Five.
- Vive L’amour.
- Volume Three—Chapter Twenty Six.
- At the New Home.
- Volume Three—Chapter Twenty Seven.
- In the Reflector.
- The End.
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