'Charge It': Keeping Up With Harry

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Irving Bacheller. 'Charge It': Keeping Up With Harry

'Charge It': Keeping Up With Harry

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FOREWORD

“CHARGE IT”

I

IN WHICH HARRY SWIFTLY PASSES FROM ONE STAGE OF HIS CAREER TO ANOTHER

II

WHICH BEGINS THE STORY OF THE BISHOP’S HEAD

III

WHICH IS THE STORY OF THE PIMPLED QUEEN AND THE BLACK SPOT

IV

IN WHICH SOCRATES ENCOUNTERS “NEW THOUGHT” AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HAIR

V

IN WHICH SOCRATES DISCUSSES THE OVER-PRODUCTION OF TALK

VI

IN WHICH BETSEY COMMITS AN INDISCRETION

VII

IN WHICH SOCRATES ATTACKS THE WORST DOERS AND BEST SELLERS

VIII

IN WHICH SOCRATES ATTACKS THE HELMET AND THE BATTLE-AX

IX

IN WHICH SOCRATES INCREASES THE SUPPLY OF SPLENDOR

X

IN WHICH SOCRATES BREAKS THE DRAG AND TANDEM MONOPOLY IN POINTVIEW

XI

IN WHICH SUNDRY PEOPLE MAKE GREAT DISCOVERIES

XII

IN WHICH HARRY IS FORCED TO ABANDON SWAMP FICTION AND LIKE FOLLIES AND TO STUDY THE GEOGRAPHY AND NATIVES OF A LAND UNKNOWN TO OUR HEIRISTOCRACY

XIII

IN WHICH THE MINISTER GETS INTO LOVE AND TROUBLE

XIV

IN WHICH SOCRATES DISCOVERS A NEW FOLLY

XV

IN WHICH HARRY RETURNS TO POINTVIEW AND GOES TO WORK

XVI

WHICH PRESENTS AN INCIDENT IN OUR CAMPAIGN AGAINST NEW NEW ENGLAND

XVII

WHICH PRESENTS A DECISIVE INCIDENT IN OUR CAMPAIGN AGAINST OLD NEW ENGLAND

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Irving Bacheller

Published by Good Press, 2019

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“I am inclined to converse long and loudly on the reconstruction of Pointview. Of course I shall talk too much, but I am a licensed liar, and the number of my machine is 4227643720, so if I smash a dog here and there, make a note of the number and charge it. I’m going fast and shall not have time to stop for apologies.

“In Pointview even Time has quickened his pace. Last year is ancient history. Lizzie has been succeeded by Miss Elizabeth, who needs a maid, a chauffeur, a footman, and a house-party to maintain her spirits. Harry and his drag have taken the place of Dan and his runabout.

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