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The Adventures of Mr. Verdant GreenCuthbert Bede

The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green

by OpenStories

Original author: Cuthbert Bede

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"The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green" by Cuthbert Bede is a novel first published in three parts during the 1850s. Follow the comic misadventures of Verdant Green, a naïve first-year student navigating life at Oxford University's fictional Brazenface College. Through the author's own pen-and-ink illustrations, witness Green's humorous encounters with university customs, eccentric characters, and eventually a romantic journey to Northumberland. Originally sold at railway stations for entertainment during travel, this satirical tale became a cult classic of English university life.

The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green, by Cuthbert Bede. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #4644.

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41 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter444 words
  2. 2.Part I135 words
  3. 3.Part II130 words
  4. 4.Part III: I Mr. Verdant Green Travels North .....................222116 words
  5. 5.Chapter I3,171 words
  6. 6.Chapter II2,959 words
  7. 7.Chapter III3,936 words
  8. 8.Chapter IV2,710 words
  9. 9.Chapter V3,246 words
  10. 10.Chapter VI3,158 words
  11. 11.Chapter VII4,164 words
  12. 12.Chapter VIII4,147 words
  13. 13.Chapter IX2,999 words
  14. 14.Chapter X3,816 words
  15. 15.Chapter XI: Mr. Verdant Green's Sports and Pastimes2,694 words
  16. 16.Chapter XII3,017 words
  17. 17.Chapter I1,527 words
  18. 18.Chapter II3,412 words
  19. 19.Chapter III4,676 words
  20. 20.Chapter IV4,097 words
  21. 21.Chapter V3,911 words
  1. 22.Chapter VI2,883 words
  2. 23.Chapter VII3,317 words
  3. 24.Chapter VIII2,355 words
  4. 25.Chapter IX3,756 words
  5. 26.Chapter X: Mr. Verdant Green Enjoys a Real Cigar2,961 words
  6. 27.Chapter XI3,435 words
  7. 28.Chapter XII1,173 words
  8. 29.Chapter I: Mr. Verdant Green Travels North1,964 words
  9. 30.Chapter II4,640 words
  10. 31.Chapter III2,063 words
  11. 32.Chapter IV3,108 words
  12. 33.Chapter V2,634 words
  13. 34.Chapter VI2,940 words
  14. 35.Chapter VII2,681 words
  15. 36.Chapter VIII: Mr. Verdant Green Crosses the Rubicon3,602 words
  16. 37.Chapter IX: Mr. Verdant Green Asks Papa3,282 words
  17. 38.Chapter X: Mr. Verdant Green Is Made a Mason3,400 words
  18. 39.Chapter XI2,393 words
  19. 40.Chapter XII: Mr. Verdant Green Takes His Degree2,313 words
  20. 41.Chapter THE LAST3,128 words