By Ian Hay
PIP: A ROMANCE OF YOUTH.
GETTING TOGETHER.
THE FIRST HUNDRED THOUSAND.
SCALLY: THE STORY OF A PERFECT GENTLEMAN. With Frontispiece.
A KNIGHT ON WHEELS.
HAPPY-GO-LUCKY. Illustrated by Charles E. Brock.
A SAFETY MATCH. With frontispiece.
A MAN'S MAN. With frontispiece.
THE RIGHT STUFF. With frontispiece.
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY
Boston and New York
"PIP"
A ROMANCE OF YOUTH
CONTENTS
BOOK ONE
"FIRST, THE INFANT ..."
I. The Philanthropists 3
II. Mr. Pocklington's 24
III. "Ham" 54
IV. Pip finds his Vocation 74
V. Linklater 103
VI. Petticoat Influence 155
BOOK TWO
THE MAKING OF A MAN
VII. A Cricket Week 181
VIII. Life at First-hand 233
IX. The Principal Boy: an Interlude 256
BOOK THREE
THE JOURNEY'S END
X. An Ancient Game 299
XI. "Naturam Furca expellas..." 329
XII. "... Tamen usque recurret" 351
"PIP"
BOOK ONE
"FIRST, THE INFANT ..."
"PIP"
CHAPTER I
THE PHILANTHROPISTS
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