The PoacherFrederick Marryat, british officer and novelist (1792-1848)This ebook presents «The Poacher», from Frederick Marryat. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.Table of Contents-01- About this book-... Read more

The PoacherFrederick Marryat, british officer and novelist (1792-1848)This ebook presents «The Poacher», from Frederick Marryat. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.Table of Contents-01- About this book-02- IN WHICH THERE IS MORE ALE THAN ARGUMENT-03- IN WHICH THE HERO OF THE TALE IS FORMALLY INTRODUCED-04- TRAIN A CHILD IN THE WAY HE SHOULD GO, AND HE WILL NOT DEPART FROM IT-05- IN WHICH THE AUTHOR HAS ENDEAVOURED, WITH ALL HIS POWER-06- THE SINS OF THE FATHER ARE VISITED UPON THE CHILD-07- THE WORLD BEFORE HIM, WHERE TO CHOOSE-08- IF YOU WANT EMPLOYMENT GO TO LONDON-09- A DISSERTATION UPON PEDIGREE-10- IN WHICH THE ADVICE OF A FATHER DESERVES PECULIAR ATTENTION-11- MAJOR MCSHANE NARRATES SOME CURIOUS MATRIMONIAL SPECULATIONS-12- IN WHICH AN INTERCHANGE AND CONFIDENCE TAKE PLACE-13- AN EXPEDITION, AS OF YORE, ACROSS THE WATERS FOR A WIFE-14- IN WHICH THERE IS SOME INFORMATION RELATIVE TO THE CITY OF ST. PETERSBURG-15- GOING TO COURT, AND COURTING-16- A RUNAWAY AND A HARD PURSUIT-17- RETURN TO ENGLAND-18- THE DAY AFTER THE MURDER-19- A CORONER’S INQUEST-20- A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED-21- IN WHICH WE AGAIN FOLLOW UP OUR HERO’S DESTINY-22- THE SCENE IS AGAIN SHIFTED, AND THE PLOT ADVANCES-23- OUR HERO OBTAINS EMPLOYMENT IN A VERY SHORT TIME-24- IN WHICH OUR HERO GOES ON DUTY-25- IN WHICH MRS CHOPPER READS HER LEDGER-26- IN WHICH THE BITER IS BIT-27- IN WHICH OUR HERO AGAIN FALLS IN WITH AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE-28- THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE BRINGS OUR HERO’S NOSE TO A GRINDSTONE-29- ON THE SCIENCE OF TINKERING AND THE ART OF WRITING DESPATCHES-30- IN WHICH THE TINKER FALLS IN LOVE WITH A LADY OF HIGH DEGREE-31- PLOTTING, READING AND WRITING-32- IN WHICH THE PLOT THICKENS-33- IN WHICH THE TINKER MAKES LOVE-34- WELL DONE TINKER-35- A VERY LONG CHAPTER, NECESSARY TO FETCH UP THE REMAINDER OF THE CONVOY-36- A RETROSPECT THAT THE PARTIES MAY ALL START FAIR AGAIN-37- OUR HERO FALLS IN WITH AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE-38- OUR HERO RETURNS TO HIS FORMER EMPLOYMENT-39- THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE TURNS A SPOKE OR TWO IN FAVOUR OF OUR HERO-40- INFINITE VARIETY, CONTAINING AGONY, LAW, LOVE, QUARRELLING, AND SUICIDE-41- IN WHICH OUR HERO TRIES CHANGE OF AIR-42- IN WHICH OUR HERO HAS HIS HEAD TURNED THE WRONG WAY-43- VERY PLEASANT CORRESPONDENCE-44- A VERY LONG STORY, WHICH COULD NOT WELL BE CUT IN HALF-45- IN WHICH THE TIDE OF FORTUNE TURNS AGAINST OUR HERO-46- MARY MAKES A DISCOVERY OF WHAT HAS BEEN LONG KNOWN TO THE READER-47- OUR HERO MAKES UP HIS MIND TO BE HANGED-48- IN WHICH OUR HERO PROVES GAME TO THE VERY LAST-49- EVERYBODY APPEARS TO BE ON THE MOVE EXCEPT OUR HERO-50- THE INTERVIEW-51- A RENCONTRE - A SHORT STORY Less