R.M. Ballantyne

About “Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished”


The first edition of this book is dated 1884. The edition used is dated 1890. The publisher was James Nisbet & Co. Ltd., Berners St. W., London. The number of pages is 430.


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Contents

Chapter I.
An Accident and some of its Curious Results.

Chapter II.
The Irresistible Power of Love.

Chapter III.
Poverty Manages to Board out her Infant for Nothing.

Chapter IV.
Samuel Twitter astonishes Mrs. Twitter and her Friends.

Chapter V.
Treats still further of Riches, Poverty, Babies, and Police.

Chapter VI.
Wealth pays a Visit to Poverty.

Chapter VII.
Bicycling and its Occasional Results.

Chapter VIII.
A Great and Memorable Day.

Chapter IX.
How the Poor are Succoured.

Chapter X.
Balls, Bobby, Sir Richard, and Giles appear on the Stage.

Chapter XI.
Sir Richard and Mr. Brisbane discuss, and Di listens.

Chapter XII.
Sammy Twitter’s Fall.

Chapter XIII.
Tells of some Curious and Vigorous Peculiarities of the Lower Orders.

Chapter XIV.
Number 666 Off Duty.

Chapter XV.
Mrs. Frog sinks Deeper and Deeper.

Chapter XVI.
Sir Richard visits the Beehive, and sees many Surprising Things.

Chapter XVII.
Things become too Hot for the Twitter Family.

Chapter XVIII.
The Ocean and the New World.

Chapter XIX.
At Home in Canada.

Chapter XX.
Occupations at Brankly Farm.

Chapter XXI.
Treats of Altered Circumstances and Blue-Ribbonism.

Chapter XXII.
Ned Frog’s Experiences and Sammy Twitter’s Woes.

Chapter XXIII.
Hopes revive.

Chapter XXIV.
The Returning Prodigal.

Chapter XXV.
Canada again—and Surprising News.

Chapter XXVI.
Happy Meetings.

Chapter XXVII.
A Strange Visit and its Results.

Chapter XXVIII.
The Great Change.

Chapter XXIX.
Home Again.

Chapter XXX.
The New Home.


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