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The Monikins

by James Fenimore Cooper

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  1. 1Introduction
  2. 2Chapter I — The Author’s Pedigree — Also That of His Father
  3. 3Chapter II — Touching Myself and Ten Thousand Pounds
  4. 4Chapter III — Opinions of Our Author’s Ancestor, Together With Some…
  5. 5Chapter IV — Showing the Ups and Downs, the Hopes and Fears, and th…
  6. 6Chapter V — About the Social-Stake System, the Dangers of Concentra…
  7. 7Chapter VI — A Theory of Palpable Sublimity — Some Practical Ideas,…
  8. 8Chapter VII — Touching an Amphibious Animal, a Special Introduction…
  9. 9Chapter VIII — An Introduction to Four New Characters, Some Touches…
  10. 10Chapter IX — The Commencement of Wonders, Which Are the More Extrao…
  11. 11Chapter X — A Great Deal of Negotiation, in Which Human Shrewdness…
  12. 12Chapter XI — A Philosophy That Is Bottomed on Something Substantial…
  13. 13Chapter XII — Better and Better — A Higher Flight of Reason — More…
  14. 14Chapter XIII — A Chapter of Preparations — Discrimination in Charac…
  15. 15Chapter XIV — How to Steer Small — How to Run the Gauntlet With a S…
  16. 16Chapter XV — An Arrival — Forms of Reception — Several New Christen…
  17. 17Chapter XVI — An Inn — Debts Paid in Advance, and a Singular Touch…
  18. 18Chapter XVII — New Lords, New Laws — Gyration, Rotation, and Anothe…
  19. 19Chapter XVIII — A Court, a Court-Dress, and a Courtier — Justice in…
  20. 20Chapter XIX — About the Humility of Professional Saints, a Successi…
  21. 21Chapter XX — A Very Common Case: Or a Great Deal of Law, and Very L…
  22. 22Chapter XXI — Better and Better — More Law and More Justice — Tails…
  23. 23Chapter XXII — A Neophyte in Diplomacy — Diplomatic Introduction —…
  24. 24Chapter XXIII — Political Boundaries — Political Rights — Political…
  25. 25Chapter XXIV — An Arrival — An Election — Architecture — A Rolling-…
  26. 26Chapter XXV — A Fundamental Principle, a Fundamental Law, and a Fun…
  27. 27Chapter XXVI — How to Enact Laws — Oratory, Logic, and Eloquence; A…
  28. 28Chapter XXVII — An Effect of Logarithms on Morals — An Obscuration,…
  29. 29Chapter XXVIII — The Importance of Motives to a Legislator…
  30. 30Chapter XXIX — Some Explanations — A Human Appetite — A Dinner and…
  31. 31Chapter XXX — Explanations — A Leave-Taking — Love — Confessions, b…

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