Menhardoc
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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 1885. 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. 408 a story of Cornish ne...
Chapters (70)
- George Manville Fenn "Menhardoc"
- Chapter One.
- Introduces Will and his Henchman, Josh.
- Chapter Two.
- Josh does not approve of his Pupil’s Dive.
- Chapter Three.
- Pilchar’ Will and the Old Folks at Home.
- Chapter Four.
- A Foolhardy Venture for a Goodly End.
- Chapter Five.
- Will finds himself in a Painful Position.
- Chapter Six.
- A Case of Lost Nerve, and the Help that came.
- Chapter Seven.
- “I say, my lad, what’s going to be done?”
- Chapter Eight.
- How Will would not promise not to do the “gashly” thing again.
- Chapter Nine.
- The young “Gent” in the Eton Jacket and him in the flannel Suit.
- Chapter Ten.
- Uncle Abram always has a bit of Salt Provision in Cut.
- Chapter Eleven.
- Dick Temple takes a Lesson in finding his Bearings before the Bolter is laid.
- Chapter Twelve.
- The Catching of many Fish, and the Getting Caught themselves.
- Chapter Thirteen.
- How to bale out a Boat when she’s much too full.
- Chapter Fourteen.
- Dick Temple finds it unpleasant for another to learn to smoke.
- Chapter Fifteen.
- An Exploring Trip along beneath the Cliffs of the Rocky Shore.
- Chapter Sixteen.
- Arthur Temple catches his Largest Fish—An odd one—And even then is not at rest.
- Chapter Seventeen.
- Pilchar’ Will performs a surgical operation; which is followed by a wet walk home.
- Chapter Eighteen.
- Mack’rel in the bay—And the seine fairplay—And a haul for our wives and bairns.
- Chapter Nineteen.
- “A gashly great Fish in the Net.”
- Chapter Twenty.
- Unpleasant Times for a big blue Shark.
- Chapter Twenty One.
- Mr Arthur Temple is not in the least alarmed.
- Chapter Twenty Two.
- Over the Bay in the Eventide, when the Sun goes down in the West.
- Chapter Twenty Three.
- Dick catches his first Conger.
- Chapter Twenty Four.
- Arthur catches his first Conger, and takes a Lesson in something else.
- Chapter Twenty Five.
- A Cornish Gale; and Dick Temple takes his First Lesson in Wind.
- Chapter Twenty Six.
- Uncle Abram comes as an Ambassador, and gains his Ends.
- Chapter Twenty Seven.
- A Terrible Time at Sea.
- Chapter Twenty Eight.
- A Brave Act for a Daring Man may be Heroism in a Gallant Boy.
- Chapter Twenty Nine.
- Mr Temple learns more of Will Marion’s Character written in Stones.
- Chapter Thirty.
- Taff objects to Early Rising and being treated as a Seal.
- Chapter Thirty One.
- A Trip to the Seal’s Zorn, and a Chip at Metals.
- Chapter Thirty Two.
- How Seals sometimes make those who wax eager stick.
- Chapter Thirty Three.
- Mr Temple takes Will into his Confidence and astonishes Uncle Abram.
- Chapter Thirty Four.
- Winding up with a Dab of Clay.
- The End.
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