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The End of the World

by Edward Eggleston

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  1. 1Preface. [In the Potential Mood.]
  2. 2Chapter I — In Love with a Dutchman
  3. 3Taking an Observation
  4. 4A Talk With a Plowman
  5. 5Chapter II — An Explosion
  6. 6Chapter III — A Farewell
  7. 7A Little Rustle Brought Her to Consciousness
  8. 8Chapter IV — A Counter-Irritant
  9. 9Gottlieb
  10. 10Chapter V — At the Castle
  11. 11The Castle
  12. 12The Sedilium at the Castle
  13. 13Chapter VI — The Backwoods Philosopher
  14. 14“Look at Me”
  15. 15Chapter VII — Within and Without
  16. 16Chapter VIII — Figgers won’t Lie
  17. 17Chapter IX — The New Singing-Master
  18. 18“Don’t Be Oncharitable, Jonas”
  19. 19The Hawk
  20. 20Chapter X — An Offer of Help
  21. 21Chapter XI — The Coon-dog Argument
  22. 22Chapter XII — Two Mistakes
  23. 23“Tell That to Jule”
  24. 24Chapter XIII — The Spider Spins
  25. 25Tempted
  26. 26Chapter XIV — The Spider’s Web
  27. 27“Now I Hate You!”
  28. 28Chapter XV — The Web Broken
  29. 29At Cynthy’s Door
  30. 30Cynthy Ann Had Often Said in Class-Meeting That Temptations Abounde…
  31. 31Chapter XVI — Jonas Expounds the Subject
  32. 32Jonas
  33. 33Chapter XVII — The Wrong Pew
  34. 34Julia Sat Down in Mortification
  35. 35Chapter XVIII — The Encounter
  36. 36“Good-by!”
  37. 37Chapter XIX — The Mother
  38. 38The Mother’s Blessing
  39. 39Chapter XX — The Steam-Doctor
  40. 40“Corn-Sweats and Calamus”
  41. 41“Fire! Murder!! Help!!!”
  42. 42Chapter XXI — The Hawk in a New Part
  43. 43Chapter XXII — Jonas Expresses his Opinion on Dutchmen
  44. 44Norman Anderson
  45. 45Chapter XXIII — Somethin’ Ludikerous
  46. 46Somethin’ Ludikerous
  47. 47Chapter XXIV — The Giant Great-heart
  48. 48To the Rescue
  49. 49Chapter XXV — A Chapter of Betweens
  50. 50Chapter XXVI — A Nice Little Game
  51. 51A Nice Little Game
  52. 52Chapter XXVII — The Result of an Evening with Gentlemen
  53. 53The Mud-Clerk
  54. 54Chapter XXVIII — Waking up an Ugly Customer
  55. 55Waking Up an Ugly Customer
  56. 56Chapter XXIX — August and Norman
  57. 57Chapter XXX — Aground
  58. 58Chapter XXXI — Cynthy Ann’s Sacrifice
  59. 59Cynthy Ann’s Sacrifice
  60. 60Chapter XXXII — Julia’s Enterprise
  61. 61Chapter XXXIII — The Secret Stairway
  62. 62Chapter XXXIV — The Interview
  63. 63Chapter XXXV — Getting Ready for the End
  64. 64Chapter XXXVI — The Sin of Sanctimony
  65. 65A Pastoral Visit
  66. 66Chapter XXXVII — The Deluge
  67. 67Chapter XXXVIII — Scaring a Hawk
  68. 68Chapter XXXIX — Jonas takes an Appeal
  69. 69Brother Goshorn
  70. 70Say Them Words Over Again
  71. 71Chapter XL — Selling out
  72. 72“I Want to Buy Your Place”
  73. 73Chapter XLI — The Last Day and What Happened in it
  74. 74Chapter XLII — For Ever and Ever
  75. 75Chapter XLIII — The Midnight Alarm
  76. 76Chapter XLIV — Squaring Accounts
  77. 77Chapter XLV — New Plans
  78. 78Chapter XLVI — The Shiveree

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