The Wolf Patrol: A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts
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John Finnemore (1863-1915) was a British school teacher and writer of fictional novels and history and geography texts of countries - most are for younger readers. Finnemore contributed stories to popular boys' magazines of his time such as Boy's Own Paper and Boys' Realm but he is best remembered for his books about Teddy Lester and his friends at Slapton, a fictitious English public school. The stories have a strong sporting focus, with Lester excelling at rugby, cricket and other games. He also wrote a few adult novels. His works include: Boys and Girls of Other Days (1898), The Red Men of ...
Chapters (138)
- IT WAS CHIPPY. Page 18.
- THE WOLF PATROL
- A TALE OF BADEN POWELL'S BOY SCOUTS
- JOHN FINNEMORE
- A. & C. BLACK, LTD. 4, 5, AND 6, SOHO SQUARE LONDON, W.1 1923
- DEDICATED (BY SPECIAL PERMISSION) TO LIEUT.-GENERAL R. S. S. BADEN-POWELL, C.B. THE FOUNDER OF THE ADMIRABLE MOVEMENT ON WHICH THIS STORY IS BASED
- PREFACE
- THE SCOUT LAW*
- CONTENTS
- THE WOLF PATROL
- CHAPTER I
- THE 'SLUG'
- CHAPTER II
- THE FOUNDING OF THE WOLF PATROL
- CHAPTER III
- CHIPPY HEARS OF NEW THINGS
- CHAPTER IV
- THE NEW SCOUT
- CHAPTER V
- THE CHOKING-OFF OF CHIPPY
- CHAPTER VI
- CHIPPY CHOPS THEM UP
- CHAPTER VII
- THE PATROL DECIDES
- CHAPTER VIII
- THE PATROL-LEADERS
- CHAPTER IX
- THE WOLVES AND THE RAVENS
- CHAPTER X
- THE PATROL'S SURPRISE—A THIEF
- CHAPTER XI
- CHIPPY MEETS A STRANGER
- CHAPTER XII
- DICK AND CHIPPY MEET A SERGEANT—THE QUEER TRAIL—A STRANGE DISCOVERY
- CHAPTER XIII
- ALBERT, WHO WASN'T ALBERT
- CHAPTER XIV
- CHIPPY AND THE SPY
- CHAPTER XV
- FLIGHT
- CHAPTER XVI
- THE SPY IS SEIZED
- CHAPTER XVII
- HOPPITY JACK'S STALL
- CHAPTER XVIII
- CHIPPY'S BAD TIME
- CHAPTER XIX
- A BROTHER SCOUT TO THE RESCUE
- CHAPTER XX
- THE OPINIONS OF AN INSTRUCTOR
- CHAPTER XXI
- CHIPPY GOES ON SCOUT DUTY
- CHAPTER XXII
- CHIPPY GOES IN CHASE
- CHAPTER XXIII
- THE OLD WATER-GATE
- CHAPTER XXIV
- ON BOARD THE 'THREE SPIRES'
- CHAPTER XXV
- A NARROW SHAVE
- CHAPTER XXVI
- CHIPPY MAKES HIS REPORT
- CHAPTER XXVII
- DICK'S GREAT PLAN
- CHAPTER XXVIII
- THE SCOUTS MARCH FORTH
- CHAPTER XXIX
- WINNING A SUPPER
- CHAPTER XXX
- THE FIRST CAMP
- CHAPTER XXXI
- THE BIG TROUT
- CHAPTER XXXII
- TERRORS OF THE NIGHT
- CHAPTER XXXIII
- THE MARCH RESUMED
- CHAPTER XXXIV
- SCOUTS TO THE RESCUE
- CHAPTER XXXV
- A BROTHER SCOUT—THE TWO TRAMPS
- CHAPTER XXXVI
- CHECKMATE
- CHAPTER XXXVII
- AT NEWMINSTER
- CHAPTER XXXVIII
- HOMEWARD BOUND—A DISH OF EELS
- CHAPTER XXXIX
- THE STORM—WHAT HAPPENED WHILE THEY DRIED THEIR CLOTHES
- CHAPTER XL
- THE SCOUTS' SECOND CAMP
- CHAPTER XLI
- THE POACHERS
- CHAPTER XLII
- DRAGGING THE POOL—A LITTLE SURPRISE
- CHAPTER XLIII
- THE BROKEN BICYCLE
- CHAPTER XLIV
- THE BROTHER SCOUT
- CHAPTER XLV
- AT THE HARDYS' FARM
- CHAPTER XLVI
- DICK'S ACCIDENT
- CHAPTER XLVII
- THE LAST CAMP
- CHAPTER XLVIII
- IN THE RAIN
- CHAPTER XLIX
- DIGGING A WELL
- CHAPTER L
- THE OLD HIGGLER
- CHAPTER LI
- THE WELCOME HOME
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