Tom Playfair; or Making a Start

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Francis J. Finn, S.J. 1891
English
  • 00 - Preface
  • 01 - In Which the Hero of the Story is Represented in a Doubtful Light
  • 02 - In Which Tom by a Series of Misadventures Brings Down the Wrath of His Father in Such Wise that the Author, For Fear of Forfeiting Tom's Chances of Becoming a Hero in the Reader's Eyes, Discreetly Veils What Actually Happened When Justice Was Administered
  • 03 - In Which Tom Leaves for St. Maure's, and Finds On the Road Thither That Fun Sometimes Comes Expensive
  • 04 - Tom Arrives at St. Maure's, and Makes the Aquaintance of John Green Under Circumstances Not Entirely Grateful to That Interesting Character
  • 05 - In Which Tom Is Persuaded to Go to Sleep
  • 06 - In Which Green and Tom Run a Race Which Proves Disastrous to Both
  • 07 - In Which Tom Usurps Minor Orders with Startling Results
  • 08 - In Which Tom Gets Into Many Difficulties, and Holds an Astonishing Interview With Mr. Middleton
  • 09 - In Which Tom Concludes That Vinegar Never Catches Flies
  • 10 - In Which Tom Gives Green a Bit of Advice, Which, Aided by a Storm, is Not Without Its Effect
  • 11 - The Night of the First Friday in November
  • 12 - Tom's Midnight Adventure
  • 13 - In Which Tom Takes a Trip
  • 14 - In Which Tom Goes to the Theatre
  • 15 - In Which Tom is Lost
  • 16 - In Which Tom Enters Upon a Career of Extravagance
  • 17 - In Which the Prodigal Returns
  • 18 - In Which Tom Astonishes and Horrifies His Aunt
  • 19 - In Which Tom and Keenan Hold a Council of War
  • 20 - Storming of the Snow-Fort - Mr. Beakey Talks at Cross Purposes With the Senior Students
  • 21 - In Which Tom Meets With a Bitter Trial
  • 22 - In Which Tom Wins a New Friend and Hears a Strange Story
  • 23 - In Which the "Knickerbockers" Play the "Red Clippers"
  • 24 - Trouble Ahead
  • 25 - A Joyous Going Forth, and a Sad Journey Home
  • 26 - Sickness
  • 27 - Death
  • 28 - An Escape From Jail, and the Beginning of a Snow-Storm
  • 29 - End of the Snow-Storm
  • 30 - Conclusion
Tom Playfair; Or Making a Start is a book by a Roman Catholic priest, originally published in 1890, and written for youth ages 9-12.

The story opens with 10-year-old Tom Playfair being quite a handful for his well-meaning but soft-hearted aunt. (Tom's mother has died.) Mr. Playfair decides to ship his son off to St. Maure's boarding school — an all-boys academy run by Jesuits — to shape him up, as well as to help him make a good preparation for his upcoming First Communion. Tom is less than enthusiastic, but his adventures are just about to begin: life at St. Maure's will not be dull. (Introduction from Wikipedia)

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