My Friend Smith: A Story of School and City Life
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Chapters (80)
- Talbot Baines Reed "My Friend Smith"
- Chapter One.
- How I came to be sent to Stonebridge House.
- Chapter Two.
- How I made my First Acquaintance with Stonebridge House.
- Chapter Three.
- How a Mysterious New Boy came to Stonebridge House.
- Chapter Four.
- How Smith and I took a breath of Fresh Air and Paid for it.
- Chapter Five.
- How a Chapter of Misfortunes befel My Friend Smith and Me.
- Chapter Six.
- How things came to a Crisis at Stonebridge House.
- Chapter Seven.
- How there arose a Notable Rebellion at Stonebridge House.
- Chapter Eight.
- How the Rebellion collapsed, and we left Stonebridge House.
- Chapter Nine.
- How I replied to an Advertisement and waited for the Answer.
- Chapter Ten.
- How I ran against my Friend Smith in an Unexpected Quarter.
- Chapter Eleven.
- How my Friend Smith and I entered on New Duties in New Company.
- Chapter Twelve.
- How my Friend Smith and I knocked about a Bit in our New Quarters.
- Chapter Thirteen.
- How my Friend Smith and I caught a Young Tartar.
- Chapter Fourteen.
- How Smith went Home and I took Part in an Evening Party.
- Chapter Fifteen.
- How I got rather the Worst of it in a Certain Encounter.
- Chapter Sixteen.
- How I experienced some of the Downs and Ups of Fortune.
- Chapter Seventeen.
- How I gave a Little Supper to some of my Friends.
- Chapter Eighteen.
- How my Friend Smith came back, and told me a Great Secret.
- Chapter Nineteen.
- How Hawkesbury put in an Appearance at Hawk Street.
- Chapter Twenty.
- How I served my Friend Smith anything but a Good Turn.
- Chapter Twenty One.
- How a Door closed between my Friend Smith and me.
- Chapter Twenty Two.
- How I tried to forget my Friend Smith, and failed.
- Chapter Twenty Three.
- How I began to discover that I was not a very Nice Boy after all.
- Chapter Twenty Four.
- How I found that Hope deferred makes the Heart sick.
- Chapter Twenty Five.
- How I took part in a not very successful Holiday Party.
- Chapter Twenty Six.
- How I fell badly, and was picked up in a way I little expected.
- Chapter Twenty Seven.
- How I suffered a Relapse, which did me good.
- Chapter Twenty Eight.
- How I found myself once more at Hawk Street.
- Chapter Twenty Nine.
- How I began to see Daylight through my Troubles.
- Chapter Thirty.
- How I paid off a Score, and made a rather Awkward Discovery.
- Chapter Thirty One.
- How I made a still more Important Discovery.
- Chapter Thirty Two.
- How I came to have several Important Cares upon me.
- Chapter Thirty Three.
- How Several Visitors Called at our Lodgings.
- Chapter Thirty Four.
- How I got rid of the Petty-Cash, and of Mr Smith’s Secret.
- Chapter Thirty Five.
- How Jack and I talked louder than we need have done.
- Chapter Thirty Six.
- How Hawkesbury and I came across one another rather seriously.
- Chapter Thirty Seven.
- How Hawkesbury and I spent a Morning in the Partners’ Room.
- Chapter Thirty Eight.
- How I ended the Day more comfortably than I had expected.
- Chapter Thirty Nine.
- Which parts me from the Reader, but not from my Friend Smith.
- The End.
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