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Sheppard Lee

Bird, Robert Montgomery (1806-1854)
  
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CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME.

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BOOK I. CONTAINING INSTRUCTIONS HOW TO SPEND AND HOW TO RETRIEVE A FORTUNE.
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CHAPTER I. The Author's Preface,—which the reader, if in a great hurry, or if it be his practice to read against time, can skip.
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CHAPTER II. The birth and family of Sheppard Lee, with some account of his temper and complexion of mind.
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CHAPTER III. The pleasures of having nothing to do.—Some thoughts on Matrimony.
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CHAPTER IV. How to conduct a farm to the best advantage, and steer clear of the lawyers.
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CHAPTER V. The Author finds himself in trouble.—Some account of his Servant, honest James Jumble.
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CHAPTER VI. Sheppard Lee experiences his share of the respect that is accorded to “honest poverty.”—His ingenious and highly original devices to amend his fortune.
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CHAPTER VII. The Author becomes a Politician, and seeks for an office.—The result of that project.
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CHAPTER VIII. A description of the Owl-roost, with Mr. Jumble's ideas in relation to Captain Kid's money.
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CHAPTER IX. Sheppard Lee stumbles upon a happy man, and quarrels with him.
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CHAPTER X. Sheppard Lee has an extraordinary dream, which promises to be more advantageous than any of his previous ones.
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CHAPTER XI. In which the reader is introduced to a personage who may claim his acquaintance hereafter.
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CHAPTER XII. Sheppard Lee visits the village, makes a patriotic speech, and leaves the fence.
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CHAPTER XIII. What befell the author on his way to the Owl-roost.
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CHAPTER XIV. Sheppard Lee digs for the buried treasure, but makes a blow with the mattock in the wrong place.
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CHAPTER XV. In which Sheppard Lee finds himself in a quandary which the reader will allow to be the most wonderful and lamentable ever known to a human being.
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CHAPTER XVI. Sheppard Lee finds comfort when he least expects it. The extraordinary close of the catastrophe.
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CHAPTER XVII. A natural mistake, which, although it procures the Author a rough reception at his own house, has yet the good effect to teach him the propriety of adapting his manners to his condition.
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BOOK II. CONTAINING SUNDRY ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE ADVANTAGES OF GOOD LIVING, WITH A FEW CHAPTERS ON DOMESTIC FELICITY.
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BOOK III. CONTAINING MUCH THAT WILL BE INTERESTING TO YOUNG GENTLEMEN IN DEBT, AND TO FATHERS OF FAMILIES WHO DESIRE TO HAVE THEIR CHILDREN RISE IN SOCIETY.
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BOOK IV. CONTAINING ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE FOLLY OF BRINGING UP CHILDREN IN THE WAY THEY SHOULD GO, AND THE WISDOM OF MAKING A FORTUNE.

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BOOK IV.
CONTAINING ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE FOLLY OF BRINGING UP CHILDREN
IN THE WAY THEY SHOULD GO, AND THE WISDOM OF MAKING
A FORTUNE.

  • The private history of Abram Skinner, the shaver. 256

  • Sheppard Lee's first hit at money-making... 262

  • Reflections on stock-jobbing and other matters.. 269

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