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BOOKS BY E. W. HORNUNG

Published by CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS

The Raffles Series

The Amateur Cracksman. 12mo,$1.25

Raffles. Illustrated. 12mo,1.50

A Thief In the Night. Illustrated, 12mo,1.50

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The Camera Fiend. Illustrated. 12mo,net, 1.25

Stingaree. Illustrated. 12mo,1.50

No Hero. 12mo,1.25

At Large. 12mo,1.50

Some Persons Unknown. 12mo,1.25

Young Blood. 12mo,1.25

My Lord Duke. 12mo,1.25

A Bride from the Bush. 16mo,.75

The Rogue’s March. A Romance. 12mo,1.50

FATHERS OF MEN

Copyright, 1912, by

CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS

Published February, 1912

CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE

I.Behind the Scenes1

II.Change and Chance11

III.Very Raw Material21

IV.Settling In33

V.Nicknames43

VI.Boy to Boy53

VII.Reassurance62

VIII.Likes and Dislikes75

IX.Coram Populo90

X.Elegiacs105

XI.A Merry Christmas123

XII.The New Year133

XIII.The Haunted House146

XIV.“Summer-Term”163

XV.Sprawson’s Masterpiece174

XVI.Similia Similibus186

XVII.The Fun of the Fair196

XVIII.Dark Horses212

XIX.Fame and Fortune225

XX.The Eve of Office240

XXI.Out of Form250

XXII.The Old Boys’ Match259

XXIII.Interlude in a Study266

XXIV.The Second Morning’s Play277

XXV.Interlude in the Wood290

XXVI.Close of Play304

XXVII.The Extreme Penalty317

XXVIII.“Like Lucifer”328

XXIX.Chips and Jan336

XXX.His Last Fling349

XXXI.Vale360

FATHERS OF MEN