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The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's: A School StoryTalbot Baines Reed

The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's: A School Story

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Original author: Talbot Baines Reed

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"The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's: A School Story" by Talbot Baines Reed is a school story published in 1881. The novel follows a senior student's moral decline under the influence of a corrupt innkeeper, while his young servant faces similar dangers. Meanwhile, the boy's older brother suffers false accusations of cheating and ostracism from his peers. Set in a British boarding school, the story explores themes of temptation, honor, and redemption through athletic competitions and student self-governance traditions.

The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's: A School Story, by Talbot Baines Reed. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #24632.

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39 Chapters

  1. 1.Preface793 words
  2. 2.Chapter ONE: The Notice Board2,827 words
  3. 3.Chapter TWO: A New Boy2,454 words
  4. 4.Chapter THREE: A Morning with a Tadpole2,342 words
  5. 5.Chapter FOUR: Fagging2,312 words
  6. 6.Chapter FIVE: Shaking Down to Work2,462 words
  7. 7.Chapter SIX: Mr Cripps the Younger2,683 words
  8. 8.Chapter SEVEN: The "dominican," Number One2,517 words
  9. 9.Chapter EIGHT: A Quarrel and a Cricket Match2,356 words
  10. 10.Chapter NINE: A Rod in Pickle2,465 words
  11. 11.Chapter TEN: The Fourth Junior at Home2,456 words
  12. 12.Chapter ELEVEN: In the Toils2,867 words
  13. 13.Chapter TWELVE: The "dominican" Again3,123 words
  14. 14.Chapter THIRTEEN: Company at the Cockchafer3,149 words
  15. 15.Chapter FOURTEEN: Sixth Versus School3,064 words
  16. 16.Chapter FIFTEEN: A Lower School Festival2,920 words
  17. 17.Chapter SIXTEEN: Guinea-Pigs and Tadpoles on Strike3,010 words
  18. 18.Chapter SEVENTEEN: The Doctor Among the Guinea-Pigs2,712 words
  19. 19.Chapter EIGHTEEN: A Holiday Adventure3,104 words
  20. 20.Chapter NINETEEN: An Old Fire Re-Kindled2,530 words
  1. 21.Chapter TWENTY: A Crisis2,974 words
  2. 22.Chapter TWENTY ONE: The Fight That DID Not Come Off2,280 words
  3. 23.Chapter TWENTY TWO: The Nightingale Examination3,187 words
  4. 24.Chapter TWENTY THREE: A Turn of the Tide2,614 words
  5. 25.Chapter TWENTY FOUR: The Result of the Examination2,465 words
  6. 26.Chapter TWENTY FIVE: Loman in Luck2,639 words
  7. 27.Chapter TWENTY SIX: At Coventry2,594 words
  8. 28.Chapter TWENTY SEVEN: The "dominican" on the Situation2,995 words
  9. 29.Chapter TWENTY EIGHT: Mr Cripps at Saint Dominic's3,364 words
  10. 30.Chapter TWENTY NINE: A Queer Prize-Day3,205 words
  11. 31.Chapter THIRTY: A New Turn of the Tide3,440 words
  12. 32.Chapter THIRTY ONE: Loman in Luck Again2,906 words
  13. 33.Chapter THIRTY TWO: The "dominican" Comes Round3,346 words
  14. 34.Chapter THIRTY THREE: A Startling Discovery2,737 words
  15. 35.Chapter THIRTY FOUR: The Match Against the County2,961 words
  16. 36.Chapter THIRTY FIVE3,400 words
  17. 37.Chapter THIRTY SIX: Missing3,241 words
  18. 38.Chapter THIRTY SEVEN: Found!3,008 words
  19. 39.Chapter THIRTY EIGHT: Good-Bye to Saint Dominic's1,251 words