Dick Cheveley His Adventures and Misadventures
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By William Henry Giles Kingston 23 Apr, 2020
Some account of my family, including Aunt Deb-My father receives an offer-A family discussion, in which Aunt Deb distinguishes herself-Her opinions and mine differ considerably-My desire to go to sea haunts my dreams-My brother Ned's counsel-I go a-f ... Read more
Some account of my family, including Aunt Deb-My father receives an offer-A family discussion, in which Aunt Deb distinguishes herself-Her opinions and mine differ considerably-My desire to go to sea haunts my dreams-My brother Ned's counsel-I go a-fishing in Leighton Park-I meet with an accident-My career nearly cut short-A battle with a swan, in which I get the worst of it-A courageous mother-Mark Riddle to the rescue-An awkward fix-Mark finds a way out of it-Old Roger's cottage-The Riddle family-Roger Riddle's yarns and their effect on me-Mark takes a different view-It's not all gold that glitters-The model-My reception at home. We were all seated round the tea-table, that is to say, my father and mother, my five sisters, and three of my elder brothers, who were at home-two were away-and the same number of young ones, who wore pinafores, and last, but not least, Aunt Deb, who was my mother's aunt, and lived with us to manage everything and keep everybody in order, for this neither my father nor mother were very well able to do; the latter nearly worn out with nursing numerous babies, while my father was constantly engaged in the duties of the parish of Sandgate, of which he was incumbent. Aunt Deb was never happy unless she was actively engaged in doing something or other. At present she was employed in cutting, buttering, or covering with jam, huge slices of bread, which she served out as soon as they were ready to the juvenile members of the family, while my eldest sister, Mary, was presiding at the tea-tray, and passing round the cups as she filled them. Less
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  • 2016-05-20
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William Henry Giles Kingston (28 February 1814 – 5 August 1880), often credited as W. H. G. Kingston, was an English writer of boys' adventure novels. William Henry Giles Kingston was born in Harley...
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