Chapters (82)
- AMUSEMENT ONLY
- RICHARD MARSH
- "THE BEETLE," "THE SEEN AND THE UNSEEN," "FRIVOLITIES," "MARVELS AND MYSTERIES," Etc.
- IN ONE VOLUME
- LONDON
- HURST AND BLACKETT, LIMITED
- 13, GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET 1901
- CONTENTS.
- AMUSEMENT ONLY.
- THE LOST DUCHESS.
- CHAPTER I.
- THE DUCHESS IS LOST.
- CHAPTER II.
- SOUGHT.
- CHAPTER III.
- AND FOUND.
- THE STRANGE OCCURRENCES IN CANTERSTONE JAIL.
- CHAPTER I.
- MR. MANKELL DECLARES HIS INTENTION OF ACTING ON MAGISTERIAL ADVICE.
- CHAPTER II..
- THE CHAPLAIN AS AN AUTHORITY ON WITCHCRAFT.
- CHAPTER III.
- THE SINGULAR BEHAVIOUR OF THE PRISON OFFICIALS.
- CHAPTER IV.
- THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THE OFFICIALS OF CANTERSTONE JAIL PRESENTED MR. MANKELL WITH A TESTIMONIAL.
- TWINS!
- CHAPTER I.
- THE FIRST LADY.
- CHAPTER II.
- THE SECOND LADY.
- CHAPTER III.
- THE UNFORTUNATE RESULT OF BEING A TWIN.
- CHAPTER IV.
- THE ARRIVAL OF THE OTHER TWIN.
- CHAPTER V.
- THE TWINS CONFRONT EACH OTHER.
- A VISION OF THE NIGHT.
- CHAPTER I.
- ASLEEP.
- CHAPTER II.
- AND AWAKE.
- THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAN.
- (Miss Whitby writes to her Mother.)
- AUNT JANE'S JALAP.
- CHAPTER I.
- BEFORE TAKING.
- CHAPTER II
- AFTER TAKING.
- CHAPTER III.
- DOCTORS TO THE RESCUE!
- CHAPTER IV.
- THE MISTAKE EXPLAINED.
- WILLYUM.
- HIS FIRST EXPERIMENT.
- CHAPTER I.
- THE LADY.
- CHAPTER II.
- AND THE GENTLEMAN.
- AN OLD-FASHIONED CHRISTMAS.
- CHAPTER I.
- THE PROMISE.
- CHAPTER II.
- AND THE PERFORMANCE.
- A REMINISCENCE OF TRAVEL.
- CHAPTER I.
- DESPOILED.
- CHAPTER II.
- THE GAME.
- CHAPTER III.
- THE COALITION.
- CHAPTER IV.
- EVENS.
- MR. WHITING AND MARY ANN.
- A SUBSTITUTE.
- THE STORY OF MY LAST CRICKET-MATCH.
- CHAPTER I.
- I AM APPOINTED CAPTAIN.
- CHAPTER II.
- MR. BENYON BOWLS.
- CHAPTER III.
- AND BATS.
- THE END.
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