John de Lancaster, a novel; vol. I.
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1. Front matter2. JOHN DE LANCASTER.3. BOOK THE FIRST.4. CHAPTER I. The Reader is made acquainted with the Family of De Lancaster.5. CHAPTER II. Conversation in a Library.6. CHAPTER III. An Accession to the ancient Family of De Lancaster.7. CHAPTER IV. Our Hero pays his first Visit to his Grandfather. The congratulatory Lay of the Minstrel.8. CHAPTER V. An importunate Visitor interrupts the Business of the Morning.9. CHAPTER VI. Some Men are more fond of telling long Stories than others are of listening to them.10. CHAPTER VII. The Narrative is interrupted by the Arrival of a Letter from old Morgan of Glen Morgan.11. CHAPTER VIII. The Narrative is resumed and concluded. A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified.12. CHAPTER IX. The last in the Book. The Author presents Cecilia De Lancaster to his Readers, and trusts that he exhibits no unnatural, or ideal, Character.13. BOOK THE SECOND.14. CHAPTER I. A Country Visit according to the old Costuma.15. CHAPTER II. Robert De Lancaster returns to Kray-Castle. Another Visit is in Meditation.16. CHAPTER III. The Visit to Penruth Abbey. Certain Personages, who will fill conspicuous Parts in this eventful History, are introduced to our Readers.17. CHAPTER IV. The Family of De Lancaster return to Kray-Castle. Our History mends its Pace.18. CHAPTER V. Puerile Anecdotes of our Hero John De Lancaster.19. CHAPTER VI. Education stands still. The Seeds of Enmity are sown. The Incident of the dying Soldier.20. CHAPTER VII. The Soldier takes leave of our young Hero. Delivers to him a Pacquet he was entrusted with, and dies.21. BOOK THE THIRD.22. CHAPTER I. Early Efforts of our Hero’s Genius.23. CHAPTER II. Our Hero’s Visit to Amelia Jones.24. CHAPTER III. Business, long postponed, is at length concluded to the Satisfaction of all Parties.25. CHAPTER IV. Our young Hero accidentally meets Sir Arthur Floyd, and Mr. Philip De Lancaster visits a certain Lady at Penruth Abbey.26. CHAPTER V. Mr. De Lancaster descants upon the Duties of a Preceptor in the learned Languages.27. CHAPTER VI. Mr. De Lancaster proposes to revive certain ancient Modes of curing Diseases.28. CHAPTER VII. Mr. Philip De Lancaster determines to adopt the Regimen recommended by his Father.