The Youth of Jefferson
John Esten Cooke, american novelist, writer and poet (1830-1886)
This ebook presents «The Youth of Jefferson», from John Esten Cooke. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.
Table of Contents
- About This Book
- To The Reader
- How Three Persons In This History Came By Their Names
- Jacques Shows The Advantage Of Being Led Captive By A Crook
- An Heiress Who Wishes To Become A Man
- A Poor Young Man, And A Rich Young Girl
- In Which Sir Asinus Makes As Ignominious Retreat
- How Sir Asinus Staked His Garters Against A Pistole, And Lost
- Jacques Bestows His Paternal Advice Upon A Schoolgirl
- How Sir Asinus Invented A New Order Of Philosophers, The Apicians
- The Luck Of Jacques
- Mowbray Opens His Heart To His New Friend
- How Hoffland Found That He Had Left His Key Behind
- How Hoffland Caught A Tartar In The Person Of Miss Lucy's Lover
- Hoffland Makes His Will
- Hostile Correspondence
- Sentiments Of A Disappointed Lover On The Subject Of Women
- Advance Of The Enemy Upon Sir Asinus
- Going To Roseland
- Hoffland Exerts Himself To Amuse The Company
- At Roseland, In The Evening
- Disgraceful Conduct Of Sir Asinus
- How Hoffland Preferred A Glove To A Dozen Pistoles
- How Sir Asinus Fished For Swallows, And What He Caught
- Hoffland Is Whisked Away In A Chariot
- Sir Asinus Goes To The Ball
- Ernest And Philippa
- The Last Chance Of Jacques
- Sir Asinus Intends For Europe
- The May Festival
