Now or Never; Or, The Adventures of Bobby Bright
by Oliver Optic
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Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine (extra customization on request like complete leather, Golden Screen printing in Front, Color Leather, Colored book etc.) Reprinted in 2018 with the help of original edition published long back [1910]. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or m...
Chapters (68)
- NOW OR NEVER
- NOW OR NEVER
- OR
- THE ADVENTURES OF BOBBY BRIGHT
- OLIVER OPTIC
- NOW OR NEVER.
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- NOW OR NEVER
- OR
- THE ADVENTURES OF BOBBY BRIGHT
- CHAPTER I
- IN WHICH BOBBY GOES A FISHING, AND CATCHES A HORSE
- CHAPTER II
- IN WHICH BOBBY BLUSHES SEVERAL TIMES, AND DOES A SUM IN ARITHMETIC
- CHAPTER III
- IN WHICH THE LITTLE BLACK HOUSE IS BOUGHT BUT NOT PAID FOR
- CHAPTER IV
- IN WHICH BOBBY GETS OUT OF ONE SCRAPE, AND INTO ANOTHER
- CHAPTER V
- IN WHICH BOBBY GIVES HIS NOTE FOR SIXTY DOLLARS
- CHAPTER VI
- IN WHICH BOBBY SETS OUT ON HIS TRAVELS
- CHAPTER VII
- IN WHICH BOBBY STANDS UP FOR "CERTAIN INALIENABLE RIGHTS"
- CHAPTER VIII
- IN WHICH MR. TIMMINS IS ASTONISHED, AND BOBBY DINES IN CHESTNUT STREET
- CHAPTER IX
- IN WHICH BOBBY OPENS VARIOUS ACCOUNTS, AND WINS HIS FIRST VICTORY
- CHAPTER X
- IN WHICH BOBBY IS A LITTLE TOO SMART
- CHAPTER XI
- IN WHICH BOBBY STRIKES A BALANCE, AND RETURNS TO RIVERDALE
- CHAPTER XII
- IN WHICH BOBBY ASTONISHES SUNDRY PERSONS AND PAYS PART OF HIS NOTE
- CHAPTER XIII
- IN WHICH BOBBY DECLINES A COPARTNERSHIP AND VISITS B—— AGAIN
- CHAPTER XIV
- IN WHICH BOBBY'S AIR CASTLE IS UPSET AND TOM SPICER TAKES TO THE WOODS
- CHAPTER XV
- IN WHICH BOBBY GETS INTO A SCRAPE, AND TOM SPICER TURNS UP AGAIN
- CHAPTER XVI
- IN WHICH BOBBY FINDS "IT IS AN ILL WIND THAT BLOWS NO ONE ANY GOOD"
- CHAPTER XVII
- IN WHICH TOM HAS A GOOD TIME, AND BOBBY MEETS WITH A TERRIBLE MISFORTUNE
- CHAPTER XVIII
- IN WHICH BOBBY TAKES FRENCH LEAVE, AND CAMPS IN THE WOODS
- CHAPTER XIX
- IN WHICH BOBBY HAS A NARROW ESCAPE, AND GOES TO SEA WITH SAM RAY
- CHAPTER XX
- IN WHICH THE CLOUDS BLOW OVER, AND BOBBY IS HIMSELF AGAIN
- CHAPTER XXI
- IN WHICH BOBBY STEPS OFF THE STAGE, AND THE AUTHOR MUST FINISH "NOW OR NEVER"
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