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This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1872 edition by James Nisbet & Co., London. ... Read more

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CONTENTS CHAP. I. BEGINS WITH DIFFERENCES OF OPINION, . 9 II. FRANK DISCUSSES HIS PROSPECTS WITH A FRIEND, . . , . . . .17 III. A VISIT TO THE DIGGINGS RESOLVED ON. TERRIBLE COMMENCEMENT OF THE JOUR- 24 NEY, . ....- IV. DESCRIBES AN INCIDENT OF DEVOURING INTEREST, AN UNEXPECTED VISIT, AND A VIOLENT ASSAULT, V. THE TRAVELLERS MEET WITH INDIANS, AND ARE LED TO WISH THAT THEY HAD NOT GONE SEEKING FOR GOLD,.... 57 VI. ARRIVAL AT THE GOLD-FIELDS, AND LESSONS IN GOLD-WASHING RECEIVED, ... 67 VII. GIVES THE RESULT OF THE FIRST DAYS DIGGING, AND SHOWS THE POWERFUL EFFECT OF LYNCH-LAW, .... SO VIII. FRANK AND JOE TAKE TO WANDERING SEE SOME WONDERFUL THINGS, AND HAVE A NARROW ESCAPE, IX. . . CONCLUSION, . . 93 ... 115 314117 LIBRARY 43 NOTE PLAN OF THIS MISCELLANY THEEE is a vast amount of interesting information on almost all subjects, which many people, especially the young, cannot attain to because of the expense, and, in some instances, the rarity of the books in which it is contained. To place some of this information, in an attractive form, within the reach of those who cannot afford to purchase ex- pensive books, is the principal object of this miscellany. Truth is stranger than fiction, but fiction is a valuable assistant in the development of truth. Both, therefore, shall be used in these volumes. Care will be taken to ensure, as far as is possible, that the facts stated shall be true, and that the impressions given shall be truthful. As all classes, in every age, have proved that tales and stories are the most popular style of literature, each volume of the series with, perhaps, one or two exceptions will contain a complete tale, the heroes and actors in which, together with the combination of circumstances in which they move, shall be more or less fictitious. In writing these volumes, the author has earnestly endea- voured to keep in view the glory of God and the good of man. CHAPTER I BEGINS WITH DIFFERENCES OF OPINION there was a man in this world who was passionately fond of painting and cut out for a painter, thatman was Frank Allfrey but fate, in the form of an old uncle, had decided that Frank should not follow the bent of his inclinations. We introduce our hero to the reader at the interesting age of eighteen, but, long before that period of life, he had shown the powerful leaning of his spirit. All his school-books were covered with heads of dogs, horses, and portraits of his companions. Most of his story-books were illustrated with coloured engravings, the colouring of whichhad been thework of his busyhand, and the walls of his nursery were decorated with cartoons, done in charcoal,which partial friends of the family sometimes declared were worthy of RaphaelAt the age of thirteen, his uncle for the poor fellow was an orphan asked him one day what he would like to be. This was an extraordinary condescension on the part of Mr. Allfrey, senior, who was a grim, hard-featured man, with little or no soul to speak of, and with an enormously large ill-favoured body. The boy, although taken by surprise for his uncle seldom addressed him on any subject, answered promptly, I d like to be an artist, sir. A what An artist. Get along, you goose This was all that was said at the time, and as it is the only conversation which is certainly known to have taken place between the uncle and nephew during the early youth of the latter, we have ventured, at the risk of being tedious, to the whole of it. give Frank was one of those unfortunates who are styled neglected boys... ... Read more

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JEFFRY CHILDERS, the hero and narrator of this tale, was introduced to me by ~Ir. Brain, a friend who, in the course of a pretty long acquaintance, has favoured me with numerous introductions to people of varied character-good, bad, and indifferent. :Mr. Childers was so importunate, and urged me with so much fervour to supervise his work-to point his moral and adorn his tale-that I consented to do so on the distinct understanding that I should be entitled to verify all his facts, modify his sentences, reverse his objectionable judgments, and exclude everything that should in any degree savour of exaggeration. The intelligent reader will thus easily understand the relation that su b:: lists between Jeffry Child ers and myse If. Tn pursuance of this arrangement I sought and obtained permission-nay, was kindly invited-to make a brief sojourn on board of Her ~Iajesty's iii

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PAGE; CHAP I-REVEALS THE EXPLosrVENATURE OF MY EARLY CAREFR, 1; H-IS STILL MORE EXPLOSIVE THAN THE PREVIOUS, 17; IH-AN INTERVIEW WITH MEN IN POWER, 28; IT-A DAY WITH THE TORPEDOES, 42; V-TERRIBLE TORPEDO TALES FOLLOWED BY OVERTURNED; PLANS,; VI-TURK A~D BULGARIAN-A WRESTLING MATCH AND A; DISPUTE, ?; VII-THE BLACK CLOUDS GATHER,; VIlI-TREATS OF TORPEDOES, TERRIBLE CATASTROPHES, UNEXPECTED; MEETINGS, AND SUCH LIKE, ?; IX -IN WHICH LANCEY IS TRIED, SUSPECTED, BLOWN; UP, CAPTURED, HALF-HANGED, DELIVERED, AND; ASTONISHED, ?; X-INVOLVES LANCEY IN GREAT PERPLEXITIES, WHICH; CULMINATE IN A VAST SURPRISE,; XI-REFERS TO TWO IMPORTANT LETTERS AND A SECRET; 62; 79; 98; 109; 122; 141; MISSION, ? 162; XII-MY FIRST EXPERIENCE OF ACTUAL WAR, A~D MY; TIIOUGIITS THEREON, 169; XHI-SIlOWS WHAT SOMETIMES HAPPENS IN THE TRACK OF; TROOPS, ?; X;:V-TFLLR MORE OF WHAT OCCASIONALLY IlAPPENS IN TilE; TI!ACK OF TROOPS, ?; 188; 197; Vlll CONTENTS; PAGE; CHAP ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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General Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1868Original Publisher: J.B. Lippincott ... Read more

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General Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1885Original Publisher: T. NelsonSubjects: English fictionNotes: This is an OCR reprint of the original rare book. There may be typos or missing text and there are no illustrations.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more