Idonia: A Romance of Old London
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Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. This book is printed in black & white, Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Reprinted in 2022 with the help of original edition published long back 1914. As this book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages. If it is multi vo Resized as per current standards. We expect that you will understand our compulsion with such books. 352 a romance of old Lond...
Chapters (65)
- The great ledger-book—which I now saw turned to an engine of our salvation. Chapter XIV
- IDONIA:
- A ROMANCE OF OLD LONDON
- ARTHUR F. WALLIS
- ILLUSTRATED BY
- CHARLES E. BROCK
- BOSTON LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY 1914
- AUTHOR'S NOTE
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- THE GREAT LEDGER-BOOK—WHICH I NOW SAW TURNED TO AN ENGINE OF OUR SALVATION . . . Frontispiece THE ARGUMENT BETWEEN MR. SKEGS AND PTOLEMY MR. JORDAN REGARDED ME VERY MOURNFULLY "YOU CANNOT BE IGNORANT THAT THIS AFFAIR IS LIKE TO END BADLY FOR YOU, MR. DENIS"
- IDONIA
- CHAPTER I
- IN WHICH I LEARN FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT I HAVE AN UNCLE
- CHAPTER II
- IN WHICH PTOLEMY PHILPOT COMMENCES HIS STUDY OF THE LATIN TONGUE
- The argument between Mr. Skegs & Ptolemy. Chapter II
- CHAPTER III
- HOW A BROTHER, HAVING OFFENDED, WAS FORGIVEN
- CHAPTER IV
- IN WHICH I SAY FAREWELL THRICE
- CHAPTER V
- PRINCIPALLY TELLS HOW SIR MATTHEW JUKE WAS CAST AWAY UPON THE HEBRIDES
- CHAPTER VI
- HOW THE OLD SCHOLAR AND I CAME TO LONDON
- CHAPTER VII
- IN WHICH I CONCEIVE A DISLIKE OF AN EARL'S SERVANT AND AN AFFECTION FOR A MAN OF LAW
- CHAPTER VIII
- A CHAPTER OF CHEATS
- CHAPTER IX
- TELLS HOW I CHANGED MY LODGING AND LOST MY MARE
- CHAPTER X
- HOW I SAW AN ENEMY AT THE WINDOW
- CHAPTER XI
- IS SUFFICIENT IN THAT IT TELLS OF IDONIA
- CHAPTER XII
- HOW MR. JORDAN COULD NOT RUN COUNTER TO THE COURSE OF NATURE
- Mr. Jordan regarded me very mournfully. Chapter XII
- CHAPTER XIII
- PETTY WALES
- CHAPTER XIV
- HOW IDONIA TAUGHT ME AND A CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD HOW TO KEEP BOOKS
- CHAPTER XV
- IN WHICH I BEGIN TO EARN MY LIVING
- CHAPTER XVI
- THE SIEGE OF PETTY WALES
- CHAPTER XVII
- HOW I FOUND AN OLD FRIEND IN A STRANGE PLACE, AND HOW PTOLEMY RENEWED HIS STUDY OF THE LATIN TONGUE
- CHAPTER XVIII
- IN WHICH I RECEIVE A COMMISSION AND SUFFER A CHECK
- CHAPTER XIX
- IN WHICH I COME TO GRIPS WITH MR. MALPAS
- "You cannot be ignorant that this affair is like to end badly for you, Mr. Denis." Chapter XIX
- CHAPTER XX
- THE ADVENTURE OF THE CHINESE JAR
- CHAPTER XXI
- THE "FAIR HAVEN" OF WAPPING
- CHAPTER XXII
- HOW MY UNCLE BOTOLPH LOST HIS LUCK
- CHAPTER XXIII
- THE VOYAGE OF THE SARACEN'S HEAD
- CHAPTER XXIV
- THE TEMPLE BENEATH THE WATERS
- CHAPTER XXV
- IW WHICH THE SHIPS OF WAR GO BY AND THE TALE ENDS
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