George MacDonald

A Rough Shaking

First published
1891
Length
107,000 words, about 8 hours' reading

Begin reading

An orphan of an earthquake makes his way through a hard world.

Contents

  1. Chapter I. How I came to know Clare Skymer
  2. Chapter II. With his Parents
  3. Chapter III. Without his Parents
  4. Chapter IV. The New Family
  5. Chapter V. His New Home
  6. Chapter VI. What did draw out his first Smile
  7. Chapter VII. Clare and his Brothers
  8. Chapter VIII. Clare and his Human Brothers
  9. Chapter IX. Clare the Defender
  10. Chapter X. The Black Aunt
  11. Chapter XI. Clare on the Farm
  12. Chapter XII. Clare becomes a Guardian of the Poor
  13. Chapter XIII. Clare the Vagabond
  14. Chapter XIV. Their first Helper
  15. Chapter XV. Their first Host
  16. Chapter XVI. On the Tramp
  17. Chapter XVII. The Baker’s Cart
  18. Chapter XVIII. Beating the Town
  19. Chapter XIX. The Blacksmith and his Forge
  20. Chapter XX. Tommy reconnoitres
  21. Chapter XXI. Tommy is Found and Found out
  22. Chapter XXII. The Smith in a Rage
  23. Chapter XXIII. Treasure Trove
  24. Chapter XXIV. Justifiable Burglary
  25. Chapter XXV. A New Quest
  26. Chapter XXVI. A New Entrance
  27. Chapter XXVII. The Baby has her Breakfast
  28. Chapter XXVIII. Treachery
  29. Chapter XXIX. The Baker
  30. Chapter XXX. The Draper
  31. Chapter XXXI. An Addition to the Family
  32. Chapter XXXII. Shop and Baby
  33. Chapter XXXIII. A Bad Penny
  34. Chapter XXXIV. How Things went for a Time
  35. Chapter XXXV. Clare disregards the Interests of his Employers
  36. Chapter XXXVI. The Policeman
  37. Chapter XXXVII. The Magistrate
  38. Chapter XXXVIII. The Workhouse
  39. Chapter XXXIX. Away
  40. Chapter XL. Maly
  41. Chapter XLI. The Caravans
  42. Chapter XLII. Nimrod
  43. Chapter XLIII. Across Country
  44. Chapter XLIV. A Third Mother
  45. Chapter XLV. The Menagerie
  46. Chapter XLVI. The Angel of the Wild Beasts
  47. Chapter XLVII. Glum Gunn
  48. Chapter XLVIII. The Puma
  49. Chapter XLIX. Glum Gunn’s Revenge
  50. Chapter L. Clare seeks Help
  51. Chapter LI. Clare a true Master
  52. Chapter LII. Miss Tempest
  53. Chapter LIII. The Gardener
  54. Chapter LIV. The Kitchen
  55. Chapter LV. The Wheel rests for a Time
  56. Chapter LVI. Strategy
  57. Chapter LVII. Ann Shotover
  58. Chapter LVIII. Child-talk
  59. Chapter LIX. Lovers’ Walks
  60. Chapter LX. The Shoe-black
  61. Chapter LXI. A Walk with Consequences
  62. Chapter LXII. The Cage of the Puma
  63. Chapter LXIII. The Dome of the Angels
  64. Chapter LXIV. The Panther
  65. Chapter LXV. At Home
  66. Chapter LXVI. The End of Clare Skymer’s Boyhood

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The text is Project Gutenberg’s transcription (ebook #8886), from the public-domain printed edition, made by volunteers.

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