Israel Potter his fifty years in exile |
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I. The birthplace of Israel 9
II. The youthful adventures of Israel 16
III. Israel goes to the wars; and reaching Bunker Hill in time
to be of service there, soon after is forced to extend
his travels across the sea into the enemy's land 23IV. Further wanderings of the Refugee, with some account of a
good knight of Brentford who befriended him 39V. Israel in the Lion's Den 50
VI. Israel makes the acquaintance of certain secret friends of
America, one of them being the famous author of the
“Diversions of Purley.” These despatch him on a
sly errand across the Channel 56VII. After a curious adventure upon the Pont Neuf, Israel enters
the presence of the renowned sage, Dr. Franklin, whom
he finds right learnedly and multifariously employed 63VIII. Which has something to say about Dr. Franklin and the
Latin Quarter 78IX. Israel is initiated into the mysteries of lodging-houses in
the Latin Quarter 83X. Another adventurer appears upon the scene 93
8XI. Paul Jones in a reverie 102
XII. Recrossing the Channel, Israel returns to the Squire's
abode—His adventures there 106XIII. His escape from the house, with various adventures following
121XIV. In which Israel is sailor under two flags, and in three
ships, and all in one night 141XV. They sail as far as the Crag of Ailsa 156
XVI. They look in at Carrickfergus, and descend on Whitehaven
163XVII. They call at the Earl of Selkirk's, and afterwards fight
the ship-of-war Drake 175XVIII. The Expedition that sailed from Groix 188
XIX. They fight the Serapis 197
Continued 207
XX. The Shuttle 216
XXI. Samson among the Philistines, 234
XXII. Something further of Ethan Allen; with Israel's flight
towards the wilderness 244XXIII. Israel in Egypt 251
XXIV. Continued 255
XXV. In the City of Dis 257
XXVI. Forty-five years 262
XXVII. Requiescat in pace 272
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