Words for the Wise
by T. S. Arthur
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About This Book
American author Timothy Shaw Arthur gained widespread acclaim in the nineteenth century by penning a series of stories with strong moral themes. The collection Words for the Wise brings together a number of these simple, parable-like tales on topics ranging from money management to romantic entanglements.
Chapters (19)
- WORDS FOR THE WISE.
- T. S. ARTHUR.
- PHILADELPHIA: 1851.
- PREFACE.
- CONTENTS.
- THE POOR DEBTOR THE SUNDAY CHRISTIAN I KNEW HOW IT WOULD BE JACOB JONES; OR, THE MAN WHO COULDN'T GET ALONG IN THE WORLD STARTING A NEWSPAPER. AN EXPERIENCE OF MR. JONES THE WAY OF TRANSGRESSORS JUST GOING TO DO IT MAKING HASTE TO BE RICH LET HER POUT IT OUT A FINE, GENEROUS FELLOW TAKING IT FOR GRANTED LOVE AND LAW
- WORDS FOR THE WISE.
- THE POOR DEBTOR.
- THE SUNDAY CHRISTIAN.
- I KNEW HOW IT WOULD BE.
- JACOB JONES; OR, THE MAN WHO COULDN'T GET ALONG IN THE WORLD.
- STARTING A NEWSPAPER. AN EXPERIENCE OF MR. JOHN JONES.
- THE WAY OF TRANSGRESSORS.
- JUST GOING TO DO IT.
- MAKING HASTE TO BE RICH.
- LET HER POUT IT OUT.
- "A FINE, GENEROUS FELLOW."
- TAKING IT FOR GRANTED.
- LOVE AND LAW.
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