
True to His Home: A Tale of the Boyhood of Franklin
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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 1897. 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. 360 True to his home; a t...
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- TRUE TO HIS HOME
- A TALE OF THE BOYHOOD OF FRANKLIN
- Books by Hezekiah Butterworth.
- TRUE TO HIS HOME
- A Tale of the Boyhood of Franklin BY
- HEZEKIAH BUTTERWORTH
- PREFACE.
- CONTENTS.
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
- TRUE TO HIS HOME.
- CHAPTER I.
- THE FIRST DAY.
- CHAPTER II.
- UNCLE BENJAMIN, THE POET.
- CHAPTER III.
- BENJAMIN AND BENJAMIN.
- CHAPTER IV.
- FRANKLIN'S STORY OF A HOLIDAY IN CHILDHOOD.
- CHAPTER V.
- THE BOY FRANKLIN'S KITE.
- CHAPTER VI.
- LITTLE BEN'S GUINEA PIG.
- CHAPTER VII.
- UNCLE TOM, WHO ROSE IN THE WORLD.
- CHAPTER VIII.
- LITTLE BEN SHOWS HIS HANDWRITING TO THE FAMILY.
- CHAPTER IX.
- UNCLE BENJAMIN'S SECRET.
- CHAPTER X.
- THE STONE WHARF, AND LADY WIGGLEWORTH, WHO FELL ASLEEP IN CHURCH.
- CHAPTER XI.
- JENNY.
- CHAPTER XII.
- A CHIME OF BELLS IN NOTTINGHAM.
- CHAPTER XIII.
- THE ELDER FRANKLIN'S STORIES.
- CHAPTER XIV.
- THE TREASURE-FINDER.
- CHAPTER XV.
- "HAVE I A CHANCE?"
- CHAPTER XVI.
- "A BOOK THAT INFLUENCED THE CHARACTER OF A MAN WHO LED HIS AGE."
- CHAPTER XVII.
- BENJAMIN LOOKS FOR A PLACE WHEREIN TO START IN LIFE.
- CHAPTER XVIII.
- LITTLE BEN'S ADVENTURES AS A POET.
- CHAPTER XIX.
- LEAVES BOSTON.
- CHAPTER XX.
- LAUGHED AT AGAIN.
- CHAPTER XXI.
- LONDON AND A LONG SWIM.
- CHAPTER XXII.
- A PENNY ROLL WITH HONOR.—JENNY'S SPINNING-WHEEL.
- CHAPTER XXIII.
- MR. CALAMITY.
- CHAPTER XXIV.
- FRANKLIN'S STRUGGLES WITH FRANKLIN.
- CHAPTER XXV.
- THE MAGICAL BOTTLE.
- CHAPTER XXVI.
- THE ELECTRIFIED VIAL AND THE QUESTIONS IT RAISED.
- CHAPTER XXVII.
- THE GREAT DISCOVERY.
- CHAPTER XXVIII.
- HOME-COMING IN DISGUISE.
- CHAPTER XXIX.
- "THOSE PAMPHLETS."
- CHAPTER XXX.
- A STRANGE DISCOVERY.
- CHAPTER XXXI.
- OLD HUMPHREY'S STRANGE STORY.
- CHAPTER XXXII.
- THE EAGLE THAT CAUGHT THE CAT.—DR. FRANKLIN'S ENGLISH FABLE.—THE DOCTOR'S SQUIRRELS.
- CHAPTER XXXIII.
- OLD MR. CALAMITY AGAIN.
- CHAPTER XXXIV.
- OLD MR. CALAMITY AND THE TEARING DOWN OF THE KING'S ARMS.
- CHAPTER XXXV.
- JENNY AGAIN.
- CHAPTER XXXVI.
- THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.—A MYSTERY.
- CHAPTER XXXVII.
- ANOTHER SIGNATURE.—THE STORY OF AUVERGNE SANS TACHE.
- CHAPTER XXXVIII.
- FRANKLIN SIGNS THE TREATY OF PEACE.—HOW GEORGE III RECEIVES THE NEWS.
- CHAPTER XXXIX.
- THE TALE OF AN OLD VELVET COAT.
- CHAPTER XL.
- IN SERVICE AGAIN.
- CHAPTER XLI.
- JANE'S LAST VISIT.
- CHAPTER XLII.
- FOR THE LAST TIME.
- CHAPTER XLIII.
- A LESSON AFTER SCHOOL.
- APPENDIX.
- FRANKLIN'S FAMOUS PROVERB STORY OF THE OLD AUCTIONEER.
- THE END.
- FOOTNOTES:
- BOOKS BY WILLIAM O. STODDARD.
- GOOD BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS.
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