Brownsmith's Boy: A Romance in a Garden
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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 (68)
- George Manville Fenn "Brownsmith's Boy"
- Chapter One.
- The Boy in the Garden.
- Chapter Two.
- Old Brownsmith.
- Chapter Three.
- Old Brownsmith’s Visitor.
- Chapter Four.
- A Lesson in Swimming.
- Chapter Five.
- Beginning a New Life.
- Chapter Six.
- I Decide and go to Work.
- Chapter Seven.
- I Make a Friend.
- Chapter Eight.
- Shock’s Breakfast.
- Chapter Nine.
- Gathering Pippins.
- Chapter Ten.
- My First Apple.
- Chapter Eleven.
- Making Things Right.
- Chapter Twelve.
- An Awkward Predicament.
- Chapter Thirteen.
- Learning my Lessons.
- Chapter Fourteen.
- A Night Journey.
- Chapter Fifteen.
- In the Market.
- Chapter Sixteen.
- An Exciting Chase.
- Chapter Seventeen.
- What Became of the Rope.
- Chapter Eighteen.
- The Gardener Surgeon.
- Chapter Nineteen.
- Brother Solomon.
- Chapter Twenty.
- A Cold Start in a New Life.
- Chapter Twenty One.
- I Look Round.
- Chapter Twenty Two.
- Master Philip.
- Chapter Twenty Three.
- I Begin Work.
- Chapter Twenty Four.
- Sir Francis and a Friend.
- Chapter Twenty Five.
- I Have a Difficult Task.
- Chapter Twenty Six.
- “What shall we do?”
- Chapter Twenty Seven.
- At the Sand-Pit.
- Chapter Twenty Eight.
- Lost!
- Chapter Twenty Nine.
- Finding a Treasure.
- Chapter Thirty.
- How we were Rescued.
- Chapter Thirty One.
- “What’s the Meaning of all this?”
- Chapter Thirty Two.
- Circumstantial Evidence.
- Chapter Thirty Three.
- After Seven Years.
- The End.
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