Miser Farebrother
eBook - ePub

Miser Farebrother

A Novel

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  1. 516 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Miser Farebrother

A Novel

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About this book

Benjamin Farjeon was an Anglo-Jewish writer known for his staggering literary output. He produced dozens of lengthy novels over the course of his career, as well as plays, stories, and essays. The novel Miser Farebrother is a thoroughly entertaining account of a brazen beggar who takes up residence in a stately country manor and lives there rent-free for years.

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Information

Publisher
The Floating Press
Year
2015
eBook ISBN
9781776593439
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Classics
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. MISER FAREBROTHER
  2. Contents
  3. VOLUME I
  4. Chapter I - The Last of the Care-Takers
  5. Chapter II - Miser Farebrother Reconnoitres the Ground and Receives a Shock
  6. Chapter III - The New Tenants Arrive, and One Departs
  7. Chapter IV - Phoebe and the Angels
  8. Chapter V - Mrs. Pamflett Recommends a New Clerk to the Miser
  9. Chapter VI - A Very Small Boy Covers Himself with Glory
  10. Chapter VII - Miser Farebrother Envies Faust
  11. Chapter VIII - A Day-Dreamer in London Streets
  12. Chapter IX - A New Domestic Drama, by Uncle Leth
  13. Chapter X - 'Melia Jane, Goddess of Pots and Pans
  14. Chapter XI - Kiss Has Something to Say About Theatrical Managers
  15. Chapter XII - The Reading of the New Play
  16. Chapter XIII - Curl-Paper Confidences
  17. Chapter XIV - A Bit of Edelweiss
  18. Chapter XV - Jeremiah Pamflett's Opinions of Girls
  19. Chapter XVI - Tom Barley Has a Scene with the Miser
  20. Chapter XVII - Fanny Confides a Secret to Her Mother
  21. Chapter XVIII - Mrs. Pamflett Develops a Sudden Affection for Phoebe
  22. Chapter XIX - A Beautiful Birthday
  23. VOLUME II
  24. Chapter I - Jeremiah Pamflett Asserts Himself
  25. Chapter II - Arcades Ambo
  26. Chapter III - Miser Farebrother Welcomes Phoebe's Friends
  27. Chapter IV - A Sacred Promise—Won by Guile
  28. Chapter V - Tom Barley Commences a New Life
  29. Chapter VI - The First Night of "A Heart of Gold"
  30. Chapter VII - Diplomatic Fanny
  31. Chapter VIII - The Poor Author's Home
  32. Chapter IX - What the Newspapers Said of "A Heart of Gold"
  33. Chapter X - Hidden Treasure
  34. Chapter XI - Miser Farebrother Gives Jeremiah a Warning
  35. Chapter XII - A Little Party in Captain Ablewhite's Rooms
  36. Chapter XIII - Jeremiah Discovers a "System" by Which He Must Make a Large Fortune
  37. Chapter XIV - A Daughter's Duties
  38. Chapter XV - Phoebe is Still Further Entrapped
  39. Chapter XVI - The Engagement Ring
  40. Chapter XVII - Dark Clouds Are Gathering
  41. Chapter XVIII - O Rare Tom Barley!
  42. Chapter XIX - A Visit to Doncaster and its Results
  43. VOLUME III
  44. Chapter I - A Bad Business
  45. Chapter II - The Diamond Bracelet
  46. Chapter III - Sister and Brother
  47. Chapter IV - Jeremiah in Tribulation
  48. Chapter V - Miser Farebrother Threatens Jeremiah
  49. Chapter VI - A Dream of an Angel
  50. Chapter VII - Better than Any Day-Dream
  51. Chapter VIII - Phoebe in Peril
  52. Chapter IX - Fred Cornwall to the Rescue
  53. Chapter X - The Inquest
  54. Chapter XI - The Trial and Verdict—Extracted from a Popular Daily Paper
  55. Chapter XII - Dick Garden to the Rescue
  56. Chapter XIII - The Diamond Bracelet Again
  57. Chapter XIV - Richard Garden Makes the Acquaintance of Fanny Lethbridge
  58. Chapter XV - A Strange Experiment
  59. Chapter XVI - Jeremiah and His Mother Disappear
  60. Chapter XVII - Chiefly Concerning Fanny
  61. Chapter XVIII - A Life-and-Death Struggle
  62. Chapter XIX - Off for the Honey-Moon