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The End of the World.
- A LOVE STORY,
  - BY
  - EDWARD EGGLESTON
    - WITH THIRTY-TWO ILLUSTRATIONS.
  - WITH THIRTY-TWO ILLUSTRATIONS.
  - 1872
- BY
- EDWARD EGGLESTON
  - WITH THIRTY-TWO ILLUSTRATIONS.
- WITH THIRTY-TWO ILLUSTRATIONS.
- 1872
- PREFACE.
  - [IN THE POTENTIAL MOOD.]
  - PREFACE SENTIMENTAL.
  - THE HIGH PHILOSOPHICAL PREFACE.
  - APOLOGETIC AND EXPLANATORY PREFACE.
  - A DEDICATION.
- [IN THE POTENTIAL MOOD.]
- PREFACE SENTIMENTAL.
- THE HIGH PHILOSOPHICAL PREFACE.
- APOLOGETIC AND EXPLANATORY PREFACE.
- A DEDICATION.
- CONTENTS.
- ILLUSTRATIONS.
THE END OF THE WORLD.
- CHAPTER I.
  - IN LOVE WITH A DUTCHMAN.
- IN LOVE WITH A DUTCHMAN.
- CHAPTER II.
  - AN EXPLOSION.
- AN EXPLOSION.
- CHAPTER III.
  - A FAREWELL.
- A FAREWELL.
- CHAPTER IV.
  - A COUNTER-IRRITANT.
- A COUNTER-IRRITANT.
- CHAPTER V.
  - AT THE CASTLE.
- AT THE CASTLE.
- CHAPTER VI.
  - THE BACKWOODS PHILOSOPHER.
- THE BACKWOODS PHILOSOPHER.
- CHAPTER VII.
  - WITHIN AND WITHOUT.
- WITHIN AND WITHOUT.
- CHAPTER VIII.
  - FIGGERS WON'T LIE
- FIGGERS WON'T LIE
- CHAPTER IX.
  - THE NEW SINGING-MASTER
- THE NEW SINGING-MASTER
- CHAPTER X.
  - AN OFFER OF HELP.
- AN OFFER OF HELP.
- CHAPTER XI.
  - THE COON-DOG ARGUMENT.
- THE COON-DOG ARGUMENT.
- CHAPTER XII.
  - TWO MISTAKES.
- TWO MISTAKES.
- CHAPTER XIII.
  - THE SPIDER SPINS.
- THE SPIDER SPINS.
- CHAPTER XIV.
  - THE SPIDER'S WEB.
- THE SPIDER'S WEB.
- CHAPTER XV.
  - THE WEB BROKEN.
- THE WEB BROKEN.
- CHAPTER XVI.
  - JONAS EXPOUNDS THE SUBJECT.
- JONAS EXPOUNDS THE SUBJECT.
- CHAPTER XVII.
  - THE WRONG PEW.
- THE WRONG PEW.
- CHAPTER XVIII.
  - THE ENCOUNTER.
- THE ENCOUNTER.
- CHAPTER XIX.
  - THE MOTHER.
- THE MOTHER.
- CHAPTER XX.
  - THE STEAM-DOCTOR.
- THE STEAM-DOCTOR.
- CHAPTER XXI.
  - THE HAWK IN A NEW PART.
- THE HAWK IN A NEW PART.
- CHAPTER XXII.
  - JONAS EXPRESSES HIS OPINION ON DUTCHMEN.
- JONAS EXPRESSES HIS OPINION ON DUTCHMEN.
- CHAPTER XXIII.
  - SOMETHIN' LUDIKEROUS.
- SOMETHIN' LUDIKEROUS.
- CHAPTER XXIV.
  - THE GIANT GREAT-HEART.
- THE GIANT GREAT-HEART.
- CHAPTER XXV.
  - A CHAPTER OF BETWEENS.
- A CHAPTER OF BETWEENS.
- CHAPTER XXVI.
  - A NICE LITTLE GAME.
- A NICE LITTLE GAME.
- CHAPTER XXVII.
  - THE RESULT OF AN EVENING WITH GENTLEMEN.
- THE RESULT OF AN EVENING WITH GENTLEMEN.
- CHAPTER XXVIII.
  - WAKING UP AN UGLY CUSTOMER.
- WAKING UP AN UGLY CUSTOMER.
- CHAPTER XXIX.
  - AUGUST AND NORMAN.
- AUGUST AND NORMAN.
- CHAPTER XXX.
  - AGROUND.
- AGROUND.
- CHAPTER XXXI.
  - CYNTHY ANN'S SACRIFICE.
- CYNTHY ANN'S SACRIFICE.
- CHAPTER XXXII.
  - JULIA'S ENTERPRISE.
- JULIA'S ENTERPRISE.
- CHAPTER XXXIII.
  - THE SECRET STAIRWAY.
- THE SECRET STAIRWAY.
- CHAPTER XXXIV.
  - THE INTERVIEW.
- THE INTERVIEW.
- CHAPTER XXXV.
  - GETTING READY FOR THE END.
- GETTING READY FOR THE END.
- CHAPTER XXXVI.
  - THE SIN OF SANCTIMONY.
- THE SIN OF SANCTIMONY.
- CHAPTER XXXVII.
  - THE DELUGE.
- THE DELUGE.
- CHAPTER XXXVIII.
  - SCARING A HAWK.
- SCARING A HAWK.
- CHAPTER XXXIX.
  - JONAS TAKES AN APPEAL
- JONAS TAKES AN APPEAL
- CHAPTER XL.
  - SELLING OUT.
- SELLING OUT.
- CHAPTER XLI.
  - THE LAST DAY AND WHAT HAPPENED IN IT.
- THE LAST DAY AND WHAT HAPPENED IN IT.
- CHAPTER XLII.
  - FOR EVER AND EVER.
- FOR EVER AND EVER.
- CHAPTER XLIII.
  - THE MIDNIGHT ALARM.
- THE MIDNIGHT ALARM.
- CHAPTER XLIV.
  - SQUARING ACCOUNTS.
- SQUARING ACCOUNTS.
- CHAPTER XLV.
  - NEW PLANS.
- NEW PLANS.
- CHAPTER XLVI.
  - THE SHIVEREE.
  - THE END.
- THE SHIVEREE.
- THE END.