Handley Cross; or, MrJorrock's hunt . BY THE WHITEFRIARS PRESS, LTD., LONDON AND c W/77i ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN LEECH. PRINTED FOR SUBSCRIBERSfrom the plates of the Original Edition issued by BRADBURY, AGNEW & CO., 8, 9, 10, BOUVERIE ST., LONDON. THE RIGHT HONOURABLE LORD JOHN SCOTT, ONE OF THE BEST OF BRITISH SPORTSMEN, ©l;ta Ualttine is Inamlieii, OBLIGED AND FAITHFUL SERVANT, THE AUTHOR. PREFACE. * Me. Jorrocks, having for many years maintainedhis popularity, it is hoped that, with the aid of theillustrations, he is now destined for longevity. The Author, in the present edition,
Handley Cross; or, MrJorrock's hunt . BY THE WHITEFRIARS PRESS, LTD., LONDON AND c W/77i ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN LEECH. PRINTED FOR SUBSCRIBERSfrom the plates of the Original Edition issued by BRADBURY, AGNEW & CO., 8, 9, 10, BOUVERIE ST., LONDON. THE RIGHT HONOURABLE LORD JOHN SCOTT, ONE OF THE BEST OF BRITISH SPORTSMEN, ©l;ta Ualttine is Inamlieii, OBLIGED AND FAITHFUL SERVANT, THE AUTHOR. PREFACE. * Me. Jorrocks, having for many years maintainedhis popularity, it is hoped that, with the aid of theillustrations, he is now destined for longevity. The Author, in the present edition, not being tiedto space or quantity, has had a better opportunity ofdeveloping his sporting hero than before. The reader will have the kindness to bear in mind,that the work merely professes to be a tale, and doesnot aspire to the dignity of a novel. London, October, 1854. CONTENTS. CHAP. PAGE I.âTHE OLDEN TIMES ... .... 1 II.âTHE RIVAL DOCTORS AND . . 12 III.âTHE RIVAL ORATORS 18 IV.âTHE HUNT BALL 26 V.âTHE HUNT COMMITTEE 38 VI.âTHE CLIMAX OF DISASTER 50 VII.â
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