Digby Heathcote: The Early Days of a Country Gentleman's Son and Heir

Chapter One. - The Hero’s Early Days—Bloxholme, its Squire, His Family and Dependents.

Chapter Two. - How Digby and Kate Carried out Their Plot—An Evil Counsellor—Youthful Tricks and Their Consequences.

Chapter Three. - More Mischief—Julian’s Bad Advice—Digby’s First Tutor—How Time was Spent at Osberton—Toby Tubb and his Yarns.

Chapter Four. - Digby Gains a Knowledge of Boating and other Manly Employments—The Wonders of the Sea-Side—A Shipwreck—Digby Proves himself a Hero—How he gained a Friend.

Chapter Five. - Sea-Side Sports—Toby Tubb’s Naval Yarn—A Pic-nic, and what occurred at it.

Chapter Six. - The Reappearance of Digby’s Evil Genius—A Trawling Expedition—How the Guns of the Old Fort went off.

Chapter Seven. - Digby finds that a Bad Adviser is the worst of Friends—More Mischief and its Inconveniences—Serious Consequences Threatened.

Chapter Eight. - Return Home—Christmas Festivities—How they were interrupted—The Heir of Bloxholme missing—Dame Marlow’s Revenge—Arthur Haviland goes in Search of his Friend.

Chapter Nine. - Digby’s New Pony—Attacked by Smugglers—The Outlaws’ Cavern—A Voyage—The Gale—An Ill Wind that Blows no one Good—Digby Shipwrecked.

Chapter Ten. - Further Adventures of Arthur and his Companions—Digby Rescued—Rejoicings at Bloxholme—Christmas Amusements—The Leader of the Revels—The End of the Holidays.