The Money Moon by Jeffery Farnol
The novel revolves around the life of a young man who becomes embroiled in a complex web of relationships and deceit after he inherits a large sum of money from a distant relative. He must navigate his way through high society, all while trying to uncover the truth about his family's past and the circumstances surrounding his inheritance.
By Jeffery Farnol · First published 1909 · Genre: Adventure, Romance, Fiction · 31 chapters
Contents
- Which, being the First, is, very Properly, the Shortest Chapter in the Book
- How George Bellew Sought Counsel of his Valet
- Which Concerns itself with a Hay-Cart, and a Belligerent Waggoner
- How Small Porges in Looking for a Fortune for Another, Found an Uncle for himself Instead
- How Bellew Came to Arcadia
- Of the Sad Condition of the Haunting Spectre of the Might have Been
- Which Concerns itself Among other Matters, with "the Old Adam"
- Which Tells of Miss Priscilla, of Peaches, and of Sergeant Appleby Late of the 19th Hussars
- In which May be Found some Description of Arcadia, and Gooseberries
- How Bellew and Adam Entered into a Solemn League and Covenant
- Of the "Man with the Tiger Mark"
- In which May be Found a Full, True, and Particular Account of the Sale
- How Anthea Came Home
- Which, Among, other Things, has to do with Shrimps, Muffins, and Tin Whistles
- In which Adam Explains
- In which Adam Proposes a Game
- How Bellew Began the Game
- How the Sergeant Went Upon his Guard
- In which Porges Big, and Porges Small Discuss the Subject of Matrimony
- Which Relates a most Extraordinary Conversation
- Of Shoes, and Ships, and Sealing Wax, and the Third Finger of the Left Hand
- Coming Events Cast their Shadows Before
- How Small Porges, in his Hour of Need, was Deserted by his Uncle
- In which Shall be Found Mention of a Certain Black Bag
- The Conspirators
- How the Money Moon Rose
- In which is Verified the Adage of the Cup and the Lip
- Which Tells how Bellew Left Dapplemere in the Dawn
- Of the Moon's Message to Small Porges, and how he Told it to Bellew -- in a Whisper
- How Anthea Gave her Promise
- Which, being the Last, is, very Properly, the Longest in the Book
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