Jones, J. B. (John Beauchamp), 1810-1866 [1855], The Winkles, or, The merry monomaniacs. (D. Appleton and Company, New York) [word count] [eaf459T].

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The Winkles, or, The Merry Monomaniacs. An American Picture with Portraits of the Natives.

Front Matter Front matter Covers, Edges and Spine Preliminaries Preliminaries Title Page DEDICATION. CONTENTS. Characters of the Story. Main text CHAPTER I. SHADOWS OF COMING EVENTS. CHAPTER II. THE GAME BEGUN. THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG. CHAPTER III. ON A LARK—WALTER—THE STUDENT—THE POET. CHAPTER IV. NINE AT SUPPER—STAR-GAZING—NOCTURNAL MISTAKES—SHOOTING STARS. CHAPTER V. SECRET PLOTTINGS—THE FROG HUNTER—MUSHROOMS AND PATTY PANS. CHAPTER VI. THE WINKLE CHATEAU—THE GAME RESUMED. CHAPTER VII. THE GAME INTERRUPTED BY THE NEWS OF A SUDDEN INVASION. CHAPTER VIII. MATRIMONIAL SALLIES—WAR AND WOMEN. CHAPTER IX. WILSOME RETURNS TO TOWN, AND GIVES THE POET A CHECK—MR. SNOBSON. CHAPTER X. A GRAND PARTY AT MR. WINKLE'S CHATEAU. CHAPTER XI THE BRIDAL NIGHT CONTINUED, AND WHAT TOOK PLACE ON THE TOP OF THE HOUSE. CHAPTER XII. A MOONLIGHT ADVENTURE, AND SOME OF THE CONSEQUENCES. CHAPTER XIII. LUCY DETERMINES TO FLY—AND WILL NOT TELL HER LOVER WHITHER. CHAPTER XIV. THE BRIDE TAKING POSSESSION—MISS WILSOME WINKLE RESOLVES TO MARRY. CHAPTER XV. WALTER'S CURIOUS QUARREL WITH VIRGINIA—A STROLL WITH THE POET—THE JEW—LOVE AND LAUGHTER—THE DENTIST. CHAPTER XVI. FLIGHT OF LUCY FROM HER LOVERS—JOHN DOWLY'S VISIT TO THE WIDOW-BLORE'S LETTER. CHAPTER XVII. WILSOME WINKLE DISMISSES THE POET—ROLAND MEETS LOWE AND THE ACTOR, BUT NOT LUCY. CHAPTER XVIII. THE ARUMS AND CRUDLES GO TO CHURCH IN THEIR FINE DRESSES, AND ARE ECLIPSED BY PATTY O'PAN. CHAPTER XIX. PREACHING OF THE POET—SNOBSON'S REPTURE WITH HIS SWEETHEART. CHAPTER XX. A REFORM MEETING, AND WALTER'S SPEECH—BLORE'S ESCAPE FROM HIS WIFE. CHAPTER XXI. LOWE, WALTER, AND POLLEN PAY A VISIT TO GRISELDA. THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO FOUGHT OVER AGAIN BY NAPOLEON WINKLE. CHAPTER XXII. SENSIBLE CALCULATIONS OF THE GIRLS—A DEAD RAT. CHAPTER XXIII. WALTER TAKES LEAVE OF HIS AUNT—THE WIDOW WINKLES HOUSE SOLD OVER HER HEAD. CHAPTER XXIV. MISS FLORA BLOND'S MANSION IN NEW YORK—LUCY UNMASKS THE SCOTCH EDITH-THE MILNORS—THE BLUE CARRIAGE. CHAPTER XXV. THE BLUE CARRIAGE—LETTERS FROM BABBLETON AND PHILADELPHIA. MRS. LAUREL'S VISIT. CHAPTER XXVI. MISS FLORA BLOUNT AND LUCY GO TO THE OPERA, AND RETURN IN THE BLUE CARRIAGE—DR. McGAB PROPOSES. CHAPTER XXVII. THE LORD AND LADY AT THE GRAND PARTY—A CHALLENGE—THE BLUE CARRIAGE—THE DUEL. CHAPTER XXVIII. ROMANTIC RECONCILIATION OF THE LOVERS. CHAPTER XXIX. WALTER GOES TO WASHINGTON—OFFICE-HUNTING—TIPPING. CHAPTER XXX. WALTER BECOMES ACQUAINTED WITH HONORIA—XAVIER, THE JESUIT CHIEF—WALTER RECEIVES LETTERS FROM VIRGINIA. CHAPTER XXX. WALTER'S WONDERFUL ADVENTURES IN WASHINGTON—THE POLITICAL PANDEMONIUM. CHAPTER XXXII. WALTER'S DIPLOMACY IN PRISON. CHAPTER XXXIII. WALTER RECEIVES INTELLIGENCE FROM HOME. —THE PRISON DIPLOMACY QUITE PROSPEROUS. CHAPTER XXXIV. WALTER RETURNS WITH VIRGINIA AND HIS AUNT TO PHILADELPHIA. CHAPTER XXXV. WALTER RETURNS HOME—MEETS WITH JOHN DOWLY—LUCY AND HER BROTHER HASTEN TO THEIR UNCLE—WHAT TRANSPIRES THERE. CHAPTER XXXVI. EXPULSION OF THE JESUITS. CHAPTER XXXVII. SNOBSON'S MARRIAGE—ROLAND'S FAILURE. CHAPTER XXXVIII. END OF THE HISTORY. Back matter A LIST OF NEW WORKS IN GENERAL LITERATURE, PUBLISHED BY D. APPLETON & COMPANY, 346 & 348 Broadway. The most Authentic and Entertaining Life of Napoleon. A Work abounding in Exciting Scenes and Remarkable Incidents. Rev. Samuel Osgood's Two Popular Books. A Great National Work.