
A Flat Iron for a Farthing; or, Some Passages in the Life of an only Son
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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 1891. 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. 142 A flat iron for a far...
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- Queen's Treasures Series
- A Flat Iron For A Farthing
- or Some Passages in the Life of an only Son
- Juliana Horatia Ewing
- Illustrated by
- M. V. Wheelhouse
- George Bell & Sons London 1908.
- Dedicated
- TO MY DEAR FATHER, AND TO HIS SISTER, MY DEAR AUNT MARY, IN MEMORY OF THEIR GOOD FRIEND AND NURSE,
- E. B.
- OBIT 3 MARCH, 1872, ÆT. 83.
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- A FLAT IRON FOR A FARTHING
- CHAPTER I
- MOTHERLESS
- CHAPTER II
- "THE LOOK"—RUBENS—MRS. BUNDLE AGAIN
- CHAPTER III
- THE DARK LADY—TROUBLE IMPENDING—BEAUTIFUL, GOLDEN MAMMA
- CHAPTER IV
- AUNT MARIA—THE ENEMY ROUTED—LONDON TOWN
- CHAPTER V
- MY COUSINS—MISS BLOMFIELD—THE BOY IN BLACK
- CHAPTER VI
- THE LITTLE BARONET—DOLLS—CINDER PARCELS—THE OLD GENTLEMAN NEXT DOOR—THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS
- CHAPTER VII
- POLLY AND I RESOLVE TO BE "VERY RELIGIOUS"—DR. PEPJOHN—THE ALMS-BOX—THE BLIND BEGGAR
- CHAPTER VIII
- VISITING THE SICK
- CHAPTER IX
- "PEACE BE TO THIS HOUSE"
- CHAPTER X
- CONVALESCENCE—MATRIMONIAL INTENTIONS—THE JOURNEY TO OAKFORD—OUR WELCOME
- CHAPTER XI
- THE TINSMITH'S—THE BEAVER BONNETS—A FLAT IRON FOR A FARTHING—I FAIL TO SECURE A SISTER—RUBENS AND THE DOLL
- CHAPTER XII
- THE LITTLE LADIES AGAIN—THE MEADS—THE DROWNED DOLL
- CHAPTER XIII
- POLLY—THE PEW AND THE PULPIT—THE FATE OF THE FLAT IRON
- CHAPTER XIV
- RUBENS AND I "DROP IN" AT THE RECTORY—GARDENS AND GARDENERS—MY FATHER COMES FOR ME
- CHAPTER XV
- NURSE BUNDLE IS MAGNANIMOUS—MR. GRAY—AN EXPLANATION WITH MY FATHER
- CHAPTER XVI
- THE REAL MR. GRAY—NURSE BUNDLE REGARDS HIM WITH DISFAVOUR
- CHAPTER XVII
- I FAIL TO TEACH LATIN TO MRS. BUNDLE—THE RECTOR TEACHES ME
- CHAPTER XVIII
- THE ASTHMATIC OLD GENTLEMAN AND HIS RIDDLES—I PLAY TRUANT AGAIN—IN THE BIG GARDEN
- CHAPTER XIX
- THE TUTOR—THE PARISH—A NEW CONTRIBUTOR TO THE ALMS-BOX
- CHAPTER XX
- THE TUTOR'S PROPOSAL—A TEACHERS' MEETING
- CHAPTER XXI
- OAKFORD ONCE MORE—THE SATIN CHAIRS—THE HOUSEKEEPER—THE LITTLE LADIES AGAIN—FAMILY MONUMENTS
- CHAPTER XXII
- NURSE BUNDLE FINDS A VOCATION—RAGGED ROBIN'S WIFE—MRS. BUNDLE'S IDEAS ON HUSBANDS AND PUBLIC-HOUSES
- CHAPTER XXIII
- I GO TO ETON—MY MASTER—I SERVE HIM WELL
- CHAPTER XXIV
- COLLECTIONS—LEO'S LETTER—NURSE BUNDLE AND SIR LIONEL
- CHAPTER XXV
- THE DEATH OF RUBENS—POLLY'S NEWS—LAST TIMES
- CHAPTER XXVI
- I HEAR FROM MR. JONATHAN ANDREWES—YORKSHIRE—ALATHEA ALIAS BETTY—WE BURY OUR DEAD OUT OF OUR SIGHT—VOICES OF THE NORTH
- CHAPTER XXVII
- THE NEW RECTOR—AUNT MARIA TRIES TO FIND HIM A WIFE—MY FATHER HAS A SIMILAR CARE FOR ME
- CHAPTER XXVIII
- I BELIEVE MYSELF TO BE BROKEN-HEARTED—MARIA IN LOVE—I MAKE AN OFFER OF MARRIAGE, WHICH IS NEITHER ACCEPTED NOR REFUSED
- CHAPTER XXIX
- THE FUTURE LADY DAMER—POLLY HAS A SECRET—UNDER THE MULBERRY-TREE
- CHAPTER XXX
- I MEET THE HEIRESS—I FIND MYSELF MISTAKEN ON MANY POINTS—A NEW KNOT IN THE FAMILY COMPLICATIONS
- CHAPTER XXXI
- MY LADY FRANCES—THE FUTURE LADY DAMER—WE UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER AT LAST
- CHAPTER XXXII
- WE COME HOME—MRS. BUNDLE QUITS SERVICE
- THE END
- The Queen's Treasures Series
- LONDON: GEORGE BELL & SONS
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