Jonah
by Louis Stone
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About This Book
the evocative portrayal of Sydney and her colourful cast of characters during the turn-of-the-century larrikin days. A captivating love story and a fascinating account of the marauding larrikin gangs of the early 1900s,Jonah was also the first great novel of Sydney. First published in 1911, it tells of the unforgettable Jonah, a tough, hunchbacked lad who eventually rises to success in big business; of the Falstaffian Mrs Yabsley; and of the romance between the larrikin Chook and his red-haired Pinkey. No other writer has captured the spirit of the city the heat of its summer and the grey glim...
Chapters (40)
- Jonah
- Louis Stone
- CONTENTS
- PART 1
- LARRIKINS ALL
- PART 2
- THE SIGN OF THE "SILVER SHOE"
- PART 1
- LARRIKINS ALL
- CHAPTER 1 SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE CORNER
- CHAPTER 2 JONAH EATS GREEN PEAS
- CHAPTER 3 CARDIGAN STREET AT HOME
- CHAPTER 4 JONAH DISCOVERS THE BABY
- WHO'D HAVE THOUGHT IT, PEAS AND PIES WOULD HAVE BOUGHT IT!
- CHAPTER 5 THE PUSH DEALS IT OUT
- CHAPTER 6 THE BABY DISCOVERS JONAH
- CHAPTER 7 A QUIET WEDDING
- CHAPTER 8 JONAH STARTS ON HIS OWN
- CHAPTER 9 PADDY'S MARKET
- CHAPTER 10 JONAH DECLARES WAR
- JOSEPH JONES, BOOTMAKER. Repairs neatly executed.
- WHILE U WAIT. Boots and Shoes Soled and Heeled. GENTS, 2/11; LADIES, 1/11; CHILDS, 1/6.
- Repairs neatly executed GENTS, 3/6; LADIES, 2/6; CHILDS, 1/9
- CHAPTER 11 THE COURTING OF PINKEY
- END OF PART I.
- PART 2
- THE SIGN OF THE "SILVER SHOE"
- CHAPTER 12 THE SIGN OF THE "SILVER SHOE"
- JONAH'S SILVER SHOE EMPORIUM
- MISS CLARA GRIMES, TEACHER OF MUSIC. Terms: 1 pound 1 shilling per quarter.
- CHAPTER 13 A FAMILY IN EXILE
- CHAPTER 14 ADA MAKES A FRIEND
- CHAPTER 15 Mrs PARTRIDGE LENDS A HAND
- CHAPTER 16 A DEATH IN THE FAMILY
- CHAPTER 17 THE TWO-UP SCHOOL
- CHAPTER 18 THE "ANGEL" LOSES A CUSTOMER
- CHAPTER 19 THE PIPES OF PAN
- CHAPTER 20 MRS PARTRIDGE MINDS THE SHOP
- CHAPTER 21 DAD WEEPS ON A TOMBSTONE
- CHAPTER 22 A FATAL ACCIDENT
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