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The Novels
Handley Cross
CONTENTS
PREFACE.
CHAPTER I. THE OLDEN TIMES.
CHAPTER II. THE RIVAL DOCTORS AND M.C.
CHAPTER III. THE RIVAL ORATORS.
CHAPTER IV. THE HUNT BALL.
CHAPTER V. THE HUNT COMMITTEE.
CHAPTER VI. THE CLIMAX OF DISASTER.
CHAPTER VII. MR. JORROCKS.
CHAPTER VIII. CAPTAIN DOLEFUL’S DIFFICULTIES.
CHAPTER IX. THE CONQUERING HERO COMES.
CHAPTER X. THE CONQUERING HERO’S PUBLIC ENTRY.
CHAPTER XI. THE ORATIONS.
CHAPTER XII. CAPTAIN DOLEFUL AGAIN.
CHAPTER XIII. A FAMILY DINNER.
CHAPTER XIV. MR. JORROCKS AND HIS SECRETARY.
CHAPTER XV. THE COCKNEY WHIPPER-IN.
CHAPTER XVI. SIR ARCHEY DEPECARDE.
CHAPTER XVII. THE PLUCKWELLE PRESERVES.
CHAPTER XVIII. A SPORTING LECTOR.
CHAPTER XIX. HUNTSMAN WANTED.
CHAPTER XX. JAMES PIGG.
CHAPTER XXI. A FRIGHTFUL COLLISION! BECKFORD v. BEN.
CHAPTER XXII. THE CUT-’EM-DOWN CAPTAINS.
CHAPTER XXIII. THE CUT-’EM-DOWN CAPTAIN’S GROOM.
CHAPTER XXIV. BELINDA’S BEAU.
CHAPTER XXV. MR. JORROCKS AT EARTH.
CHAPTER XXVI. A QUIET EYE.
CHAPTER XXVII. ANOTHER BENIGHTED SPORTSMAN
CHAPTER XXVIII.
CHAPTER XXIX. COOKING UP A HUNT DINNER.
CHAPTER XXX. SERVING UP A HUNT DINNER.
CHAPTER XXXI. THE FANCY BALL.
CHAPTER XXXII. ANOTHER SPORTING LECTOR.
CHAPTER XXXIII. THE LECTOR RESUMED.
CHAPTER XXXIV. MR. JORROCKS’S JOURNAL.
CHAPTER XXXV. THE “CAT AND CUSTARD-POT” DAY.
CHAPTER XXXVI. JAMES PIGG AGAIN!!!
CHAPTER XXXVII. MR. JORROCKS’S JOURNAL.
CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN DAY.
CHAPTER XXXIX. MR. MARMADUKE MULEYGRUBS.
CHAPTER XL. THE TWO PROFESSORS.
CHAPTER XLI. ANOTHER CATASTROPHE.
CHAPTER XLII. THE GREAT MR. PRETTYFAT.
CHAPTER XLIII. M.F.H. BUGGINSON.
CHAPTER XLIV. PINCH-ME-NEAR FOREST.
CHAPTER XLV. A FRIEND IN NEED, &C.
CHAPTER XLVI. THE SHORTEST DAY.
CHAPTER XLVII. JAMES PIGG AGAIN!!!
CHAPTER XLVIII. MR. JORROCKS’S JOURNAL.
CHAPTER XLIX. THE CUT ‘EM DOWN CAPTAIN’S QUADS.
CHAPTER L. POMPONIUS EGO.
CHAPTER LI. THE POMPONIUS EGO DAY.
CHAPTER LII. A BAD CHURNING.
CHAPTER LIII. THE PIGG TESTIMONIAL.
CHAPTER LIV. THE WANING SEASON.
CHAPTER LV. PRESENTATION OF THE PIGG TESTIMONIAL.
CHAPTER LVI. SUPERINTENDENT CONSTABLES SHARK AND CHIZELER.
CHAPTER LVII. THE PROPHET GABRIEL.
CHAPTER LVIII. ANOTHER LAST DAY.
CHAPTER LIX. ANOTHER SPORTING LECTOR.
CHAPTER LX. THE STUD SALE.
CHAPTER LXI. THE PRIVATE DEAL.
CHAPTER LXII. WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR; OR, THE A.D.C.
CHAPTER LXIII. MR. JORROCKS’S DRAFT.
CHAPTER LXIV. DOLEFUL v. JORROCKS.
CHAPTER LXV. THE CAPTAIN’S WINDFALL.
CHAPTER LXVI. JORROCKS IN TROUBLE.
CHAPTER LXVII. THE COMMISSION RESUMED.
CHAPTER LXVIII. THE COURT RESUMES.
CHAPTER LXIX. BELINDA AT SUIT DOLEFUL.
CHAPTER LXX. BELINDA AT BAY.
CHAPTER LXXI. DOLEFUL PREPARED FOR THE SIEGE.
CHAPTER LXXII. MRS. JORROCKS FURIOUS.
CHAPTER LXXIII. MR. BOWKER’S REFLECTIONS.
CHAPTER LXXIV. MR. JORROCKS TAKING HIS OTIUM CUM DIGGING A TATY.
CHAPTER LXXV. DOLEFUL AT SUIT BRANTINGHAME.
CHAPTER LXXVI. THE GRAND FIELD DAY.
CHAPTER LXXVII. A SLOW COACH.
CHAPTER LXXVIII. THE CAPTAIN CATCHES IT.
CHAPTER LXXIX. THE CAPTAIN IN DISTRESS.
CHAPTER LXXX. WHO-HOOP!
Hillingdon Hall
CONTENTS
PREFACE.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XX.
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXII.
CHAPTER XXIII.
CHAPTER XXIV.
CHAPTER XXV.
CHAPTER XXVI.
CHAPTER XXVII.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
CHAPTER XXIX.
CHAPTER XXX.
CHAPTER XXXI.
CHAPTER XXXII.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
CHAPTER XXXIV.
CHAPTER XXXV.
CHAPTER XXXVI.
CHAPTER XXXVII.
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
CHAPTER XXXIX.
CHAPTER XL.
CHAPTER XLI.
CHAPTER XLII.
CHAPTER XLIII.
CHAPTER XLIV.
CHAPTER XLV.
CHAPTER XLVI.
CHAPTER XLVII.
Hawbuck Grange
CONTENTS
PREFACE.
CHAP. I.
CHAP. II.
CHAP. III.
CHAP. IV.
CHAP. V.
CHAP. VI.
CHAP. VII.
CHAP. VIII.
CHAP. IX.
CHAP. X.
CHAP. XI.
CHAP. XII.
CHAP. XIII.
CHAP. XIV.
CHAP. XV.
CHAP. XVI.
Mr Sponge’s Sporting Tour
CONTENTS
PREFACE
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
CHAPTER XI
CHAPTER XII
CHAPTER XIII
CHAPTER XIV
CHAPTER XV
CHAPTER XVI
CHAPTER XVII
CHAPTER XVIII
CHAPTER XIX
CHAPTER XX
CHAPTER XXI
CHAPTER XXII
CHAPTER XXIII
CHAPTER XXIV
CHAPTER XXV
CHAPTER XXVI
CHAPTER XXVII
CHAPTER XXVIII
CHAPTER XXIX
CHAPTER XXX
CHAPTER XXXI
CHAPTER XXXII
CHAPTER XXXIII
CHAPTER XXXIV
CHAPTER XXXV
CHAPTER XXXVI
CHAPTER XXXVII
CHAPTER XXXVIII
CHAPTER XXXIX
CHAPTER XL
CHAPTER XLI
CHAPTER XLII
CHAPTER XLIII
CHAPTER XLIV
CHAPTER XLV
CHAPTER XLVI
CHAPTER XLVII
CHAPTER XLVIII
CHAPTER XLIX
CHAPTER L
CHAPTER LI
CHAPTER LII
CHAPTER LIII
CHAPTER LIV
CHAPTER LV
CHAPTER LVI
CHAPTER LVII
CHAPTER LVIII
CHAPTER LIX
CHAPTER LX
CHAPTER LXI
CHAPTER LXII
CHAPTER LXIII
CHAPTER LXIV
CHAPTER LXV
CHAPTER LXVI
CHAPTER LXVII
CHAPTER LXVIII
CHAPTER LXIX
CHAPTER LXX
Ask Mamma
CONTENTS
PREFACE TO THE ORIGINAL EDITION.
CHAPTER I. OUR HERO AND CO. - A SLEEPING PARTNER.
CHAPTER II. THE ROAD.
CHAPTER III. THE ROAD RESUMED. - MISS PHEASANT-FEATHERS.
CHAPTER IV. A GLASS COACH. - MISS WILLING (EN GRAND COSTUME)
CHAPTER V. THE LADY’S BOUDOIR. - A DECLARATION.
CHAPTER VI. THE HAPPY UNITED FAMILY. - CURTAIN CRESCENT.
CHAPTER VII. THE EARL OF LADYTHORNE. - MISS DE GLANCEY.
CHAPTER VIII. CUB-HUNTING.
CHAPTER IX. A PUP AT WALK. - IMPERIAL JOHN.
CHAPTER X. JEAN ROUGIER, OR JACK ROGERS.
CHAPTER XI. THE OPENING DAY. - THE HUNT BREAKFAST.
CHAPTER XII. THE MORNING FOX. - THE AFTERNOON FOX.
CHAPTER XIII. GONE AWAY!
CHAPTER XIV. THE PRINGLE CORRESPONDENCE.
CHAPTER XV. MAJOR YAMMERTON’S COACH STOPS THE WAY.
CHAPTER XVI. THE MAJOR’S MENAGE.
CHAPTER XVII. ARRIVAL AT YAMMERTON GRANGE. - A FAMILY PARTY.
CHAPTER XVIII. A LEETLE, CONTRETEMPS.
CHAPTER XIX. THE MAJOR’S STUD.
CHAPTER XX. CARDS FOR A SPREAD.
CHAPTER XXI. THE GATHERING. - THE GRAND SPREAD ITSELF.
CHAPTER XXII. A HUNTING MORNING. - UNKENNELING.
CHAPTER XXIII. SHOWING A HORSE. - THE MEET.
CHAPTER XXIV. THE WILD BEAST ITSELF.
CHAPTER XXV. A CRUEL FINISH.
CHAPTER XXVI. THE PRINGLE CORRESPONDENCE.
CHAPTER XXVII. SIR MOSES MAINCHANCE.
CHAPTER XXVIII. THE HIT-IM AND HOLD-IM SHIRE HOUNDS.
CHAPTER XXIX. THE PANGBURN PARK ESTATE.
CHAPTER XXX. COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE.
CHAPTER XXXI. SIR MOSES’S MENAGE. - DEPARTURE OF FINE BILLY.
CHAPTER XXXII. THE BAD STABLE; OR, “IT’S ONLY FOR ONE NIGHT.”
CHAPTER XXXIII. SIR MOSES’S SPREAD.
CHAPTER XXXIV. GOING TO COVER WITH THE HOUNDS.
CHAPTER XXXV. THE MEET.
CHAPTER XXXVI. A BIRD’S EYE VIEW.
CHAPTER XXXVII. TWO ACCOUNTS OF A RUN; OR, LOOK ON THIS PICTURE.
CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE SICK HORSE AND THE SICK MASTER.
CHAPTER XXXIX. MR. PRINGLE SUDDENLY BECOMES A MEMBER OF THE H. H. H.
CHAPTER XL. THE HUNT DINNER,
CHAPTER XLI. THE HUNT TEA. - BUSHEY HEATH AND BARE ACRES.
CHAPTER XLII. MR. GEORDEY GALLON.
CHAPTER XLIII. SIR MOSES PERPLEXED - THE RENDEZVOUS FOR THE RACE.
CHAPTER XLIV. THE RACE ITSELF.
CHAPTER XLV. HENEREY BROWN & CO. AGAIN.
CHAPTER XLVI. THE PRINGLE CORRESPONDENCE.
CHAPTER XLVII. A CATASTROPHE. - A TÊTE-À-TÊTE DINNER
CHAPTER XLVIII. ROUGIER’S MYSTERIOUS LODGINGS - THE GIFT HORSE.
CHAPTER XLIX. THE SHAM DAY.
CHAPTER L. THE SURPRISE.
CHAPTER LI. MONEY AND MATRIMONY.
CHAPTER LII. A NIGHT DRIVE.
CHAPTER LIII. MASTER ANTHONY THOM.
CHAPTER LIV. MR. WITHERSPOON’S DEJEUNER À LA FOURCHETTE.
CHAPTER LV. THE COUNCIL OF WAR. - POOR PUSS AGAIN!
CHAPTER LVI. A FINE RUN! - THE MAINCHANCE CORRESPONDENCE.
CHAPTER LVII. THE ANTHONY THOM TRAP.
CHAPTER LVIII. THE ANTHONY THOM TAKE.
CHAPTER LIX. ANOTHER COUNCIL OF WAR. - MR. GALLON AT HOME.
CHAPTER LX. MR. CARROTY KEBBEL.
CHAPTER LXI. THE HUNT BALL. - MISS DE GLANCEY’S REFLECTIONS.
CHAPTER LXII. LOVE AT SECOND SIGHT. - CUPID’S SETTLING DAY.
CHAPTER LXIII. A STARTLING ANNOUNCEMENT.
Plain or Ringlets
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XX.
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXII.
CHAPTER XXIII.
CHAPTER XXIV.
CHAPTER XXV.
CHAPTER XXVI.
CHAPTER XXVII.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
CHAPTER XXIX.
CHAPTER XXX.
CHAPTER XXXI.
CHAPTER XXXII.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
CHAPTER XXXIV.
CHAPTER XXXV.
CHAPTER XXXVI.
CHAPTER XXXVII.
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
CHAPTER XXXIX.
CHAPTER XL.
CHAPTER XLI.
CHAPTER XLII.
CHAPTER XLIII.
CHAPTER XLIV.
CHAPTER XLV.
CHAPTER XLVI.
CHAPTER XLVII.
CHAPTER XLVIII.
CHAPTER XLIX.
CHAPTER L.
CHAPTER LI.
CHAPTER LII.
CHAPTER LIII.
CHAPTER LIV.
CHAPTER LV.
CHAPTER LVI.
CHAPTER LVII.
CHAPTER LVIII.
CHAPTER LIX.
CHAPTER LX.
CHAPTER LXI.
CHAPTER LXII.
CHAPTER LXIII.
CHAPTER LXIV.
CHAPTER LXV.
CHAPTER LXVI.
CHAPTER LXVII.
CHAPTER LXVIII.
CHAPTER LXIX.
CHAPTER LXX.
CHAPTER LXXI.
CHAPTER LXXII.
CHAPTER LXXIII.
CHAPTER LXXIV.
CHAPTER LXXV.
CHAPTER LXXVI.
CHAPTER LXXVII.
CHAPTER LXXVIII.
CHAPTER LXXIX.
CHAPTER LXXX.
CHAPTER LXXXI.
CHAPTER LXXXII.
CHAPTER LXXXIII.
CHAPTER LXXXIV.
CHAPTER LXXXV.
CHAPTER LXXXVI.
CHAPTER LXXXVII.
CHAPTER LXXXVIII.
CHAPTER LXXXIX.
CHAPTER XC.
CHAPTER XCI.
CHAPTER XCII.
CHAPTER XCIII.
CHAPTER XCIV.
CHAPTER XCV.
CHAPTER XCVI.
CHAPTER XCVII.
Mr Facey Romford’s Hounds
CONTENTS
I. OUR HERO - THE WOMAN IN BLACK
II. A FRIEND IN NEED
III. THE SPONGE CIGAR AND BETTING ROOMS
IV. THE BRIGHT IDEA
V. THE H.H., OR, HEAVYSIDE HUNT
VI. GONE AWAY!
VII. MINSHULL VERNON
VIII. THE H.H. HOUNDS
IX. THE DÉBUT
X. OAKENSHAW WOOD
XI. THE TENDER PARTING
XII. MR GOODHEARTED GREEN
XIII. SWIG AND CHOWEY
XIV. CUB HUNTING
XV. MRS ROWLEY ROUNDING
XVI. LUCY ON LEOTARD - THE LADY WHIPPER-IN
XVII. THE FRACAS - THE LARKSPUR HUNT IN DOUBLEIMUPSHIRE
XVIII. THE HONORARY SECRETARY TO THE LARKSPUR HUNT - TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF
XIX. LUCY BAMBOOZLES THE MASTER - INDEPENDENT JIMMY
XX. BELDON HALL - MRS MUSTARD’S MISCELLANY
XXI. MR PROUDLOCK, THE KEEPER - LORD LONNERGAN AND HIS SON, COMMONLY CALLED THE HONOURABLE LOVETIN LONNERGAN
XXII. THE INTERNAL ECONOMY OF BELDON HALL - GOODHEARTED GREEN AGAIN
XXIII. MR AND MRS WILLY WATKINS AND MISS WATKINS
XXIV. THE MORNING CALL
XXV. MR ROMFORD’S DÉBUT IN DOUBLEIMUPSHIRE
XXVI. A FICTITIOUS FOX
XXVII. A REAL FOX
XXVIII. MR HAZEY AND HIS BOY BILL
XXIX. BILLY BALSAM AND BOB SHORT
XXX. MR HAZEY’S MORNING CALL
XXXI. MR AND MRS WATKINS AGAIN
XXXII. DALBERRY LEES
XXXIII. THE DALBERRY LEES UPROAR IN HONOUR OF MR ROMFORD
XXXIV. THE HUNT BREAKFAST
XXXV. THE BAG FOX
XXXVI. THE BAG FOX ENLARGED
XXXVII. TARRING NEVILLE
XXXVIII. MR AND MRS HAZEY’S INVITATION
XXXIX. MR HAZEY’S HOSPITALITY
XL. HOW TO SPELL CAT
XLI. THE HARD AND SHARP HOUNDS
XLII. THE FAT BOY OF PICKERING NOOK
XLIII. MR STOTFOLD’S ESTABLISHMENT
XLIV. MR STOTFOLD ARRIVES AT DALBERRY LEES
XLV. THE BENICIA BOY
XLVI. THE STAG-HUNT
XLVII. MR STANLEY STERLING
XLVIII. MR STANLEY STERLING’S FOX
XLIX. MISS BETSY SHANNON - MR ROMFORD AT HOME
L. MR FIZZER, CONFECTIONER TO THE QUEEN
LI. MRS SOMERVILLE “AT HOME”
LII. MRS SOMERVILLE’S SANDWICHES
LIII. THE INVASION
LIV. THE BELDON BALL
LV. MR GOODHEARTED GREEN AGAIN
LVI. THE INFIRMARY BALL
LVII. THE COUNTESS OF CAPERINGTON
LVIII. THE DEAL
LIX. THE DISASTER - THE “LORD HILL” HOTEL AND POSTING-HOUSE
LX. SPITE OF ALL AND STAND AGAINST ALL
LXI. THE TENTH MILESTONE ON THE LARKSPUR ROAD
LXII. THE FINISH
Young Tom Hall’s Heart-aches and Horses
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XX.
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXII.
CHAPTER XXIII.
CHAPTER XXIV.
CHAPTER XXV.
CHAPTER XXVI.
CHAPTER XXVII.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
CHAPTER XXIX.
CHAPTER XXX.
CHAPTER XXXI.
CHAPTER XXXII.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
CHAPTER XXXIV.
CHAPTER XXXV.
CHAPTER XXXVI.
CHAPTER XXXVII.
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
CHAPTER XXXIX.
CHAPTER XL.
CHAPTER XLI.
CHAPTER XLII.
CHAPTER XLIII.
CHAPTER XLIV.
CHAPTER XLV.
CHAPTER XLVI.
CHAPTER XLVII.
CHAPTER XLVIII.
CHAPTER XLIX.
CHAPTER L.
The Shorter Fiction
Jorrocks’ Jaunts and Jollities
CONTENTS
I. THE SWELL AND THE SURREY
II. THE YORKSHIREMAN AND THE SURREY
III. SURREY SHOOTING: MR. JORROCKS IN TROUBLE
IV. MR. JORROCKS AND THE SURREY STAGHOUNDS
V. THE TURF: MR. JORROCKS AT NEWMARKET
VI. A WEEK AT CHELTENHAM: THE CHELTENHAM DANDY
VII. AQUATICS: MR. JORROCKS AT MARGATE
VIII. THE ROAD: ENGLISH AND FRENCH.
IX. MR. JORROCKS IN PARIS
X. SPORTING IN FRANCE
XI. A RIDE TO BRIGHTON ON “THE AGE”
XII. MR. JORROCKS’S DINNER PARTY
XIII. THE DAY AFTER THE FEAST: AN EPISODE BY THE YORKSHIREMAN
Mr. Jorrocks
CONTENTS
I. HE MEETS CELEBRITIES AT CHELTENHAM.
II. HIS OYSTER PARTY.
III. A HUNTING BREAKFAST.
IV. THE OYSTER MATCH.
The Non-Fiction
The Horseman’s Manual
CONTENTS
DEDICATION
INTRODUCTION.
CHAP. I.
CHAP. II
CHAP. III.
CHAP. IV.
CHAP. V.
ADDENDA
Hints to Railway Travellers
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
Nimrod
CONTENTS
I. A VISIT TO NIMROD.
II. THE MAN AND HIS WRITINGS.
III. THE MAN AND HIS WRITINGS - CONTINUED.
IV. POMPONIUS EGO.
Fox-Hunting
CONTENTS
I. THE DUKE OF BEAUFORT’S AND MR HORLOCK’S.
II. THE PYTCHLEY.
III. THE PYTCHLEY - Continued.
IV. DORSETSHIRE: MR FARQUHARSON’S.
V. DORSETSHIRE - Continued.
VI. LORD ELCHO’S COUNTRY.
VII. THE BEAUTIES OF BECKFORD.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
Fox-Hunting in Past and Present Times
CONTENTS
I.
II.
III.
IV.
Thoughts on Fortune-Hunting
CONTENTS
I.
II.
III.
NOTE.
The Biography
Brief Biography: R. S. Surtees by Thomas Seccombe
The Delphi Classics Catalogue
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