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The Pillars of the House; or, Under Wode, Under Rode, Vol. 1 (of 2)
The story explores themes of family dynamics, social expectations, and personal sacrifice through the lives of the Underwood family, particularly focusing on their son, Felix Chester Underwood, and his siblings as they navigate childhood and the challenges of their circumstances.
"The Pillars of the House; Or, Under Wode, Under Rode, Vol. 1 (of 2)" by Charlotte M. Yonge is a novel. The story explores themes of family dynamics, social expectations, and personal sacrifice through the lives of the Underwood family, particularly focusing on their son, Felix Chester Underwood, and his siblings as they navigate childhood and the challenges of their circumstances.
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'O I've got a plum-cake, and a feast let us make, Come, school-fellows, come at my call; I assure you 'tis nice, and we'll all have a slice, Here's more than enough for us all.' Jane Taylor.
So cried, shouted, shrieked a chorus, as a street door was torn open to admit four boys, with their leathern straps of books over their shoulders. They set up a responsive yell of 'Jolly! Jolly!' which being caught up and re-echoed by at least five voices within, caused a considerable volume of sound in the narrow entry and narrower staircase, up which might be seen a sort of pyramid of children.
'Where is it?' asked the tallest of the four arrivals, as he soberly hung up his hat.
'Mamma has got it in the drawing-room, and Papa has been in ever since dinner,' was the universal cry from two fine complexioned, handsome girls, from a much smaller girl and boy, and from a creature rolling on the stairs, whose sex and speech seemed as yet uncertain.
'And where's Cherry?' was the further question; 'is she there too?'
'Yes, but—' as he laid his hand on the door—'don't open the letter there. Get Cherry, and we'll settle what to do with it.'
'Felix, do pray buy me some Turkish delight!'
'Felix, I do want the big spotty horse.'
Contents
- 01Chapter I.
- 02The Birth-Day Gift.
- 03Chapter II.
- 04The Pic-Nic.
- 05Chapter III.
- 06Fortunatus' Purse.
- 07Chapter IV.
- 08Twilight and Dawn.
- 09Chapter V.
- 10Working for Bread.
- 11Chapter VI.
- 12The Cacique.
- 13Chapter VII.
- 14The Chess-Player's Battle.
- 15Chapter VIII.
- 16The Home.
- 17Chapter IX.
- 18The Thirteen.
- 19Chapter X.
- 20The Family Cobweb on the Move.
- 21Chapter XI.
- 22The Choral Festival.
- 23Chapter XII.
- 24Giant Despair's Castle.
- 25Chapter XIII.
- 26Pegasus in Harness.
- 27Chapter XIV.
- 28What It May Lead to.
- 29Chapter XV.
- 30What It Led to.
- 31Chapter XVI.
- 32The Winter of Discontent.
- 33Chapter XVII.
- 34Midsummer Sun.
- 35Chapter XVIII.
- 36By the River.
- 37Chapter XIX.
- 38The House Without Pillars.
- 39Chapter XX.
- 40Vale Leston.
- 41Chapter XXI.
- 42A Kettle of Fish.
- 43Chapter XXII.
- 44The Real Thing and No Mistake.
- 45Chapter XXIII.
- 46Smoke-Jack Alley.
- 47End of Vol. I.
About this edition
- Author
- Charlotte M. Yonge
- Language
- English
- Era
- Modern (c. 1800–1945)
- Reading level
- Intermediate: some philosophy helps
- Formats
- EPUB, PDF
- Length
- 420 pages
- This edition
- Modern Philosophers
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