Nancy McVeigh of the Monk Road
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Excerpt from Nancy McVeigh of the Monk RoadIt is that, and more, too, Mr. Conors, she assented, including the two men before her in her remark.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be repli...
Chapters (21)
- Nancy McVeigh
- OF THE MONK ROAD
- R. Henry Mainer
- Toronto William Briggs 1908
- These few stories of a good old woman I dedicate to the memory of A. R. S. M. who sat beside me while I wrote them and offered many happy suggestions.
- CONTENTS.
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- Cover art "Tommy wus one o' the boys, an' a pal 'o ours." . . . . Frontispiece "'Give me that gun, Johnny,' she called softly." "Ye can just pull down the cover, an' I'll do me own fixin'."
- NANCY McVEIGH.
- CHAPTER I. THE WOMAN OF THE INN.
- CHAPTER II. THE ANTAGONISM OF MISS PIPER.
- CHAPTER III. JOHN KEENE'S EDUCATION.
- "'Give me that gun, Johnny,' she called, softly."
- CHAPTER IV. THE WRECK AT THE JUNCTION.
- CHAPTER V. JENNIE.
- CHAPTER VI. NANCY'S PHILOSOPHY.
- CHAPTER VII. THE STRENGTH OF TEN.
- CHAPTER VIII. A DESERTER FROM THE MONK ROAD.
- "Ye can just pull down the cover, an' I'll do me own fixin'."
- CHAPTER IX. THE KERRY DANCERS.
- CHAPTER X. THE HOME-COMING OF CORNELIUS McVEIGH.
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