The Abominations of Modern SocietyFront matterReading editionChapter navigation17 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterPREFACE.THE CURTAIN LIFTED.WINTER NIGHTS.THE POWER OF CLOTHES.AFTER MIDNIGHT.THE INDISCRIMINATE DANCE.THE MASSACRE BY NEEDLE AND SEWING-MACHINE.PICTURES IN THE STOCK GALLERY.LEPROUS NEWSPAPERS.THE FATAL TEN-STRIKE.SOME OF THE CLUB-HOUSES.FLASK, BOTTLE, AND DEMIJOHN.THE HOUSE OF BLACKNESS OF DARKNESS.THE GUN THAT KICKS OVER THE MAN WHO SHOOTS IT OFF.LIES: WHITE AND BLACK.A GOOD TIME COMING.Beginning of this editionNext chapter →PREFACE.All chapters and sections (17)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsPREFACE.THE CURTAIN LIFTED.WINTER NIGHTS.THE POWER OF CLOTHES.AFTER MIDNIGHT.THE INDISCRIMINATE DANCE.THE MASSACRE BY NEEDLE AND SEWING-MACHINE.PICTURES IN THE STOCK GALLERY.LEPROUS NEWSPAPERS.THE FATAL TEN-STRIKE.SOME OF THE CLUB-HOUSES.FLASK, BOTTLE, AND DEMIJOHN.THE HOUSE OF BLACKNESS OF DARKNESS.THE GUN THAT KICKS OVER THE MAN WHO SHOOTS IT OFF.LIES: WHITE AND BLACK.A GOOD TIME COMING.AUTHOR OF "CRUMBS SWEPT UP"1872.PREFACE. →