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Фредерик Марриет. The Poacher; Or, Joseph Rushbrook
The Poacher; Or, Joseph Rushbrook
Table of Contents
Captain Marryat
"The Poacher"
Chapter One
In which there is more Ale than Argument
Chapter Two
In which the Hero of the Tale is formally Introduced
Chapter Three
Train a Child in the Way he should go, and he will not depart from it
Chapter Four
In which the Author has endeavoured, with all his Power, to suit the present Taste of the Public
Chapter Five
The Sins of the Father are Visited upon the Child
Chapter Six
“The World before him, where to choose.”
Chapter Seven
If you want Employment go to London
Chapter Eight
A Dissertation upon Pedigree
Chapter Nine
In which the Advice of a Father deserves Peculiar Attention
Chapter Ten
In which Major McShane narrates some curious Matrimonial Speculations
Chapter Eleven
In which an Interchange and Confidence take place
Chapter Twelve
An Expedition, as of Yore, across the Waters for a Wife
Chapter Thirteen
In which there is some Information Relative to the City of St. Petersburg
Chapter Fourteen
Going to Court, and Courting
Chapter Fifteen
A Runaway and a Hard Pursuit
Chapter Sixteen
Return to England
Chapter Seventeen
The Day after the Murder
Chapter Eighteen
A Coroner’s Inquest
Chapter Nineteen
A Friend in Need is a Friend indeed
Chapter Twenty
In which we again follow up our Hero’s Destiny
Chapter Twenty One
The Scene is again shifted, and the Plot advances
Chapter Twenty Two
A very Long Chapter, but in which our Hero obtains Employment in a very Short Time
Chapter Twenty Three
In which our Hero goes on Duty
Chapter Twenty Four
In which Mrs. Chopper reads her Ledger
Chapter Twenty Five
In which the Biter is bit
Chapter Twenty Six
In which our Hero again falls in with an Old Acquaintance
Chapter Twenty Seven
In which the Wheel of Fortune brings our Hero’s Nose to a Grindstone
Chapter Twenty Eight
On the Science of Tinkering and the Art of Writing Despatches
Chapter Twenty Nine
In which the Tinker falls in Love with a Lady of High Degree
Chapter Thirty
Plotting, Reading and Writing
Chapter Thirty One
In which the Plot thickens
Chapter Thirty Two
In which the Tinker makes Love
Chapter Thirty Three
Well done Tinker
Chapter Thirty Four
A very Long Chapter, necessary to fetch up the Remainder of the Convoy
Chapter Thirty Five
A Retrospect that the Parties may all start Fair again
Chapter Thirty Six
Our Hero falls in with an old Acquaintance, and is not very much Delighted
Chapter Thirty Seven
In which our Hero returns to his Former Employment, but on a Grander Scale of Operation
Chapter Thirty Eight
In which the Wheel of Fortune turns a Spoke or two in Favour of our Hero
Chapter Thirty Nine
Chapter of Infinite Variety, containing Agony, Law, Love, Quarrelling, and Suicide
Chapter Forty
In which our Hero tries Change of Air
Chapter Forty One
In which our Hero has his Head turned the Wrong Way
Chapter Forty Two
Very Pleasant Correspondence
Chapter Forty Three
A very Long Chapter, with a very Long Story, which could not well be cut in Half
Chapter Forty Four
In which the Tide of Fortune turns against our Hero
Chapter Forty Five
In which Mary makes a Discovery of what has been Long Known to the Reader
Chapter Forty Six
In which our Hero makes up his Mind to be Hanged
Chapter Forty Seven
In which our Hero proves Game to the very Last
Chapter Forty Eight
In which Everybody appears to be on the Move except our Hero
Chapter Forty Nine
The Interview
Chapter Fifty
In which it is to be hoped that the Story winds up to the Satisfaction of the Reader
Chapter Fifty One
A Short Story
