Penelope's English Experiences / Being Extracts from the Commonplace Book of Penelope Hamilton
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Chapters (30)
- PENELOPE'S ENGLISH EXPERIENCES
- Being extracts from the commonplace book of Penelope Hamilton
- To my Boston friend Salemina. No Anglomaniac, but a true Briton.
- Part First—In Town.
- Chapter I. The weekly bill.
- Chapter II. The powdered footman smiles.
- Chapter III. Eggs a la coque.
- Chapter IV. The English sense of humour.
- Chapter V. A Hyde Park Sunday.
- Chapter VI. The English Park Lover.
- Chapter VII. A ducal tea-party.
- Chapter VIII. Tuppenny travels in London.
- Chapter IX. A Table of Kindred and Affinity.
- Chapter X. Apropos of advertisements.
- Chapter XI. The ball on the opposite side.
- Chapter XII. Patricia makes her debut.
- Chapter XIII. A Penelope secret.
- Chapter XIV. Love and lavender.
- Part Second—In the country.
- Chapter XV. Penelope dreams.
- Chapter XVI. The decay of Romance.
- Chapter XVII. Short stops and long bills.
- Chapter XVIII. I meet Mrs. Bobby.
- Chapter XIX. The heart of the artist.
- Chapter XX. A canticle to Jane.
- Chapter XXI. I remember, I remember.
- Chapter XXII. Comfort Cottage.
- Chapter XXIII. Tea served here.
- Chapter XXIV. An unlicensed victualler.
- Chapter XXV. Et ego in Arcadia vixit.
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