Elbow-Room: A Novel Without a Plot

PREFACE

CHAPTER - I. THE ADVANTAGES OF ELBOW-ROOM - II. THE TERRIBLE MISHAP TO MR. FOGG'S BABY - III. INTERNAL NAVIGATION.—AN UNFORTUNATE INVENTOR - IV. THE FACTS IN REFERENCE TO MR. BUTTERWICK'S HORSE - V. SOME EDUCATIONAL FACTS - VI. THE EDITOR OF "THE PATRIOT" - VII. HOW MR. BUTTERWICK PURSUED HORTICULTURE - VIII. THE MEETING, AND ITS MISSIONARY WORK - IX. JUDGE TWIDDLER'S COW - X. OUR CIVIL SERVICE - XI. FUNEREAL AND CONJUGAL - XII. A NEW MRS. TOODLES.—POTTS' ADVENTURES - XIII. THE RACES, AND SOME OTHER THINGS - XIV. RESPECTING CERTAIN SAVAGES - XV. LOVE, SUFFERING AND SUICIDE - XVI. MR. FOGG AS SPORTSMAN AND SPOUSE - XVII. HOW WE CONDUCT A POLITICAL CAMPAIGN - XVIII. THE MATUTINAL ROOSTER - XIX. AN UNRULY METER.—SCENES IN A SANCTUM - XX. HIGH ART - XXI. CERTAIN DENTAL EXPERIENCES.—AN UNFORTUNATE OFFICIAL - XXII. JUSTICE, AND A LITTLE INJUSTICE - XXIII. THE TRAMP WITH GENIUS AND WITHOUT IT - XXIV. THE DOG OF MR. BUTTERWICK'S, AND OTHER DOGS - XXV. A PERSECUTED JOURNALIST - XXVI. THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF DR. PERKINS - XXVII. GENERAL TRUMPS OF THE MILITIA - XXVIII. THE MISDIRECTED ENERGIES OF MR. BRADLEY - XXIX. THE TRIALS OF MR. KEYSER, GRANGER - XXX. MR. BANGER'S AUNT - XXXI. VARIOUS THINGS - ILLUSTRATIONS. - ELBOW-ROOM MR. FOGG AS A MESMERIST A NOVEL MOUSETRAP A PERPLEXED MULE THE SECRETARY IS ALARMED MR. BUTTERWICK'S HORSE LIES DOWN THE BATTLE OF CANNÆ. MR. BARNES PROPOSES THE CARBOLIC DOOR-MAT THE GARDENER RETREATS TREADING WATER THE HEATHEN CLOTHE THEMSELVES THE JUDGE'S COW A TOMBSTONE CONTRACT MR. POTTS' MOUSE SHOOTING A BURGLAR A FLAT-IRON WEDDING AN EXCITED OLD LADY THE CAT SUCCUMBS HOW THE PIG WAS KILLED MR. SPOONER IS ALARMED THE LITTLE BABY-BEAR THE GOLDFISH TRICK. A CURTAILMENT AN INDIGNANT GUNNER CONFESSING THEIR FAULTS FORCED TO DO DUTY THE EARLY COCK THE AFFAIR AT THE POULTRY-SHOW THE SHERIFF IS MAD MR. SMITH'S GRIEF A SCARED FAMILY DR. SLUGG'S INVENTION JOE MIDDLES A COURT SCENE A DOG FOR SALE SMITH'S BOY RETREATS BANG!!! THE WANDERING JEW SIMPSON'S CASE THE GENERAL IN A RAGE "TAKE HER, YOUNG MAN!" BRADLEY'S CRADLE THE NEW MOTOR A QUEER PLANT TOO MUCH OF A BORE. BALLAST MAJOR SLOTT'S TIGER FACING THE TIGER - CHAPTER I. - PROLOGUE. - THE ADVANTAGES OF ELBOW-ROOM.

CHAPTER II. - THE TERRIBLE MISHAP TO MR. FOGG'S BABY.

CHAPTER III. - INTERNAL NAVIGATION.—AN UNFORTUNATE INVENTOR.

THE REPORT.

CHAPTER IV. - THE FACTS IN REFERENCE TO MR. BUTTERWICK'S HORSE.

THE BILL.

CHAPTER V. - SOME EDUCATIONAL FACTS.

CHAPTER VI. - THE EDITOR OF THE PATRIOT.

CHAPTER VII. - HOW MR. BUTTERWICK PURSUED HORTICULTURE.