Chapter I: Front Matter

THE SON OF HIS FATHER.

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CONTENTS

OF

THE FIRST VOLUME.

CHAPTER PAGE
I. WHEN HE WAS A CHILD 1
II. WHEN HE WAS A CHILD (CONTINUED) 18
III. HOW HE WAS TO BEGIN LIFE 35
IV. JOHN’S CHOICE 53
V. AN ADVENTURE 71
VI. GRANDMAMMA 89
VII. COMRADES 106
VIII. A CALL FOR EMILY 123
IX. JOHN’S LETTER 139
X. THE REPLY 156
XI. THE SHADOW OF DEATH 174
XII. EMILY 192
XIII. WHAT THE PARISH THOUGHT 210
XIV. MR. SANDFORD’S DAUGHTER 229
XV. A VISIT TO THE FOUNDRY 247
XVI. RESEARCH 264
XVII. MOTHER AND SON 283
XVIII. FAREWELL 301

THE SON OF HIS FATHER.