The Admirable Tinker / Child of the World
by Edgar Jepson
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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 1906. 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. 338 Tinker two; further a...
Chapters (38)
- THE ADMIRABLE TINKER
- CHILD OF THE WORLD
- Illustrated by Margaret Eckerson
- NEW YORK McCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO. MCMIV
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- "Here's my father, or the police!" . . . . . . . Frontispiece He surveyed himself with an excited curiosity. "I can't hold him!" He poured comforting assurances of safety into her ears. "She was quite out of control for a good five minutes." "To-night reflect on your misdeeds. To-morrow we will treat of your ransom." The pursuit was lively, but short. It was his first essay as coiffeur. As a battering-ram against the first and second buttons of his waistcoat. "Hold it back!" screamed Tinker. Over these agreeable occupations they talked. And she paused to let the splendour of the gift sink in. It's time these lubbers walked the plank.
- THE ADMIRABLE TINKER
- CHAPTER ONE SIR TANCRED'S QUEST
- CHAPTER TWO THE FINDING OF TINKER
- CHAPTER THREE TINKER ACCEPTS HIS NAME
- [Illustration: He surveyed himself with an excited curiosity.]
- CHAPTER FOUR THE TRAINING OF TINKER
- CHAPTER FIVE TINKER'S BIRTHDAY BLOODHOUND
- [Illustration: "I can't hold him!"]
- CHAPTER SIX THE RESCUE OF ELIZABETH KERNABY
- [Illustration: He poured comforting assurances of safety into her ears.]
- CHAPTER SEVEN THE STOLEN FLYING-MACHINE
- [Illustration: "She was quite out of control for a good five minutes!"]
- CHAPTER EIGHT THE BARON AND THE MONEY-LENDER
- [Illustration: "To-night reflect on your misdeeds. To-morrow we will treat of your ransom."]
- CHAPTER NINE TINKER INTERVENES
- [Illustration: The pursuit was lively, but short.]
- CHAPTER TEN TINKER'S FOUNDLING
- [Illustration: It was his first essay as coiffeur.]
- CHAPTER ELEVEN TINKER FROM THE MACHINE
- [Illustration: As a battering ram upon the first and second buttons of his waistcoat.]
- CHAPTER TWELVE TINKER BORROWS A MOTOR-CAR
- [Illustration: "Hold it back!" screamed Tinker.]
- CHAPTER THIRTEEN TINKER MEETS HIS OLD NURSE
- CHAPTER FOURTEEN TINKER TAKES SEPTIMUS RAINER IN HAND
- [Illustration: Over these agreeable occupations they talked.]
- CHAPTER FIFTEEN TINKER ASSERTS THE RIGHTS OF THE EMPLOYER
- CHAPTER SIXTEEN TINKER DISOWNS HIS GRANDMOTHER
- [Illustration: And she paused to let the splendour of the gift sink in.]
- CHAPTER SEVENTEEN TINKER AND THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE
- [Illustration: It's time these lubbers walked the plank.]
- THE END
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