SHEPPARD LEE.
WRITTEN BY HIMSELF.
"Let these shine now that never shone before,
And those that always shone now shine the more."
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IN TWO VOLUMES.
VOL. I.
NEW-YORK:
HARPER & BROTHERS, CLIFF-ST.
1836.
 CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME.
BOOK I.
CONTAINING INSTRUCTIONS HOW TO SPEND AND HOW TO RETRIEVE A FORTUNE.
CHAPTER I.
The Author's Preface—which the reader, if in a hurry, or if it be hispractice to read against time, can omit.
CHAPTER II.
The birth and family of Sheppard Lee, with some account of his temperand complexion of mind.
CHAPTER III.
The pleasures of having nothing to do.—thoughts on matrimony.
CHAPTER IV.
How to conduct a farm to the best advantage, and steer clear of thelawyers.
CHAPTER V.
The Author finds himself in trouble.—Some account of his servant,honest James Jumble.
CHAPTER VI.
Sheppard Lee experiences his share of the respect that is accorded to"honest poverty."—His ingenious and highly original devices to amendhis fortune.
CHAPTER VII.
The Author becomes a Politician, and seeks for an office.—The resultof that project.
CHAPTER VIII.
A description of the Owl-roost, with Mr. Jumble's ideas in relation toCaptain Kid's money.
CHAPTER IX.
Sheppard Lee stumbles upon a happy man, and quarrels with him.
CHAPTER X.
Sheppard Lee has an extraordinary dream, which promises to be moreadvantageous than any of his previous ones.
CHAPTER XI.
In which the reader is introduced to a personage who may claim hisacquaintance hereafter.
CHAPTER XII.
Sheppard Lee visits the village, makes a patriotic speech, and leavesthe fence.
CHAPTER XIII.
What befell the Author on his way to the Owl-roost....Sheppard Lee digs for the buried treasure, and makes a blow with themattock in the wrong place.
CHAPTER XIV.
In which Sheppard Lee finds himself in a quandary, which the readerwill allow to be the most wonderful and lamentable ever known to ahuman being.
CHAPTER XV.
Sheppard Lee finds comfort when he least expects it.—The extraordinaryclose of the catastrophe.
CHAPTER XVI.
A natural mistake, which, although it procures the Author a roughreception at his own house, has yet the good, effect to teach him thepropriety of adapting his manners to his condition.
CHAPTER XVII.
A natural mistake, which, although it procures the author a roughreception at his own house, has yet the good effect to teach himthe propriety of adap                        
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