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Title: Vice Versa
or A Lesson to Fathers

Author: F. Anstey

Release Date: October 9, 2008 [EBook #26853]

Language: English

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VICE VERSA

OR

A LESSON TO FATHERS

BY F. ANSTEY

LONDON

JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET, W.

FIRST EDITION (_Smith, Elder & Co._) _June 1882_

FIFTIETH IMPRESSION _May 1915_

_Reprinted_ (_F'cap 8vo_) (_John Murray_) _October 1917_

_Reprinted_ _March 1918_

_Reprinted_ _January 1920_

_Reprinted_ _August 1924_

_Reprinted_ _June 1926_

_Reprinted_ _August 1928_

_Reprinted_ (_Cr. 8vo_) _September 1929_

_Reprinted_ (_F'cap 8vo_) _December 1931_

_Reprinted_ _November 1937_

_Reprinted_ (_Cr. 8vo_) _June 1949_

_Reprinted_ _October 1954_

_Reprinted_ _March 1962_

PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN BY LOWE AND BRYDONE (PRINTERS) LIMITED, LONDON,
N.W.10

CONTENTS

PAGE

PREFACE 1

1. BLACK MONDAY 3

2. A GRAND TRANSFORMATION SCENE 15

3. IN THE TOILS 31

4. A MINNOW AMONGST TRITONS 48

5. DISGRACE 69

6. LEARNING AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS 87

7. CUTTING THE KNOT 104

8. UNBENDING THE BOW 120

9. A LETTER FROM HOME 133