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The end of the world

a love story
Eggleston, Edward (1837-1902)
  
[book-plate]
  
[frontispiece]
  
[title page]
  
PREFACE.
  
[preface]
  
A DEDICATION.
  
CONTENTS.
  
ILLUSTRATIONS.

 1. 
CHAPTER I. IN LOVE WITH A DUTCHMAN.
 2. 
CHAPTER II. AN EXPLOSION.
 3. 
CHAPTER III. A FAREWELL.
 4. 
CHAPTER IV. A COUNTER-IRRITANT.
 5. 
CHAPTER V. AT THE CASTLE.
 6. 
CHAPTER VI. THE BACKWOODS PHILOSOPHER.
 7. 
CHAPTER VII. WITHIN AND WITHOUT.
 8. 
CHAPTER VIII. FIGGERS WON'T LIE
 9. 
CHAPTER IX. THE NEW SINGING-MASTER.
 10. 
CHAPTER X. AN OFFER OF HELP.
 11. 
CHAPTER XI. THE COON-DOG ARGUMENT.
 12. 
CHAPTER XII. TWO MISTAKES.
 13. 
CHAPTER XIII. THE SPIDER SPINS.
 14. 
CHAPTER XIV. THE SPIDER'S WEB.
 15. 
CHAPTER XV. THE WEB BROKEN.
 16. 
CHAPTER XVI. JONAS EXPOUNDS THE SUBJECT.
 17. 
CHAPTER XVII. THE WRONG PEW.
 18. 
CHAPTER XVIII. THE ENCOUNTER.
 19. 
CHAPTER XIX. THE MOTHER.
 20. 
CHAPTER XX. THE STEAM - DOCTOR.
 21. 
CHAPTER XXI. THE HAWK IN A NEW PART.
 22. 
CHAPTER XXII. JONAS EXPRESSES HIS OPINION ON DUTCHMEN.
 23. 
CHAPTER XXIII. SOMETHIN' LUDIKEROUS.
 24. 
CHAPTER XXIV. THE GIANT GREAT-HEART.
 25. 
CHAPTER XXV. A CHAPTER OF BETWEENS.
 26. 
CHAPTER XXVI. A NICE LITTLE GAME.
 27. 
CHAPTER XXVII. THE RESULT OF AN EVENING WITH GENTLEMEN.
 28. 
CHAPTER XXVIII. WAKING UP AN UGLY CUSTOMER.
 29. 
CHAPTER XXIX. AUGUST AND NORMAN.
 30. 
CHAPTER XXX. AGROUND.
 31. 
CHAPTER XXXI. CYNTHY ANN'S SACRIFICE.
 32. 
CHAPTER XXXII. JULIA'S ENTERPRISE.
 33. 
CHAPTER XXXIII. THE SECRET STAIRWAY.
 34. 
CHAPTER XXXIV. THE INTERVIEW.
 35. 
CHAPTER XXXV. GETTING READY FOR THE END.
 36. 
CHAPTER XXXVI. THE SIN OF SANCTIMONY.
 37. 
CHAPTER XXXVII. THE DELUGE.
 38. 
CHAPTER XXXVIII. SCARING A HAWK.
 39. 
CHAPTER XXXIX. JONAS TAKES AN APPEAL
 40. 
CHAPTER XL. SELLING OUT.
 41. 
CHAPTER XLI. THE LAST DAY AND WHAT HAPPENED IN IT.
 42. 
CHAPTER XLII. FOR EVER AND EVER.
 43. 
CHAPTER XLIII. THE MIDNIGHT ALARM.
 44. 
CHAPTER XLIV. SQUARING ACCOUNTS.
 45. 
CHAPTER XLV. NEW PLANS.
 46. 
CHAPTER XLVI. THE SHIVEREE.

  
THE Hoosier School-Master.
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ILLUSTRATIONS.

By FRANK BEARD.

  • The Backwoods Philosopher Frontispiece.

  • Taking an Observation 14

  • A Talk with a Plowman 17

  • A little rustle brought her to consciousness 31

  • Gottlieb 36

  • The Castle 41

  • The Sedilium at the Castle 45

  • “Look at me” 49

  • “Don't be oncharitable, Jonas” 64

  • The Hawk 67

  • “Tell that to Jule” 85

  • Tempted 91

  • “Now I hate you” 97

  • At Cynthy's Door 102

  • Cynthy Ann had often said in class-meeting that temptations abounded on
    every hand 105

  • Jonas 112

  • Julia sat down in mortification 121

  • “Good-by!” 126

  • The Mother's Blessing 131

  • Corn-Sweats and Calamus 134

  • “Fire! Murder! Help!” 137

  • Norman Anderson 151

  • Somethin' Ludikerons 157

  • To the Rescue 163

  • A Nice Little Game 175

  • The Mud-Clerk 183

  • Waking up an Ugly Customer 191

  • Cynthy Ann's Sacrifice 204

  • A Pastoral Visit 227

  • Brother Goshorn 246

  • “Say them words over again” 248

  • “I want to buy your place” 253

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