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Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites

By Gordon Stables

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Gordon Stables
"Aileen Aroon, A Memoir"
"With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites"
- Preface.
- Chapter One.
  - Prologistic.
- Prologistic.
- Chapter Two.
  - Introducing Aileen Aroon.
- Introducing Aileen Aroon.
- Chapter Three.
  - Containing the Story of One of Aileen’s Friends.
  - Our Dandie.
- Containing the Story of One of Aileen’s Friends.
- Our Dandie.
- Chapter Four.
  - Dedicated to Girls and Boys Only.
  - Puff: The Autobiography of a Persian Pussy.
  - Lost; or, Little Nellie’s Favourite.
- Dedicated to Girls and Boys Only.
- Puff: The Autobiography of a Persian Pussy.
- Lost; or, Little Nellie’s Favourite.
- Chapter Five.
  - Embodying a Little Tale and a Little Adventure.
  - “That Skye-Terrier.”—A Burlesque.
- Embodying a Little Tale and a Little Adventure.
- “That Skye-Terrier.”—A Burlesque.
- Chapter Six.
  - Aileen and Nero—A Dog’s Receipt for Keeping Well—Dog’s in the Snow in Greenland—The Life-Story of Aileen’s Pet, “Fairy Mary.”
  - A Dog’s Receipt for Keeping Well.
  - Dogs in the Snow in Greenland.
  - “Fairy Mary.”
- Aileen and Nero—A Dog’s Receipt for Keeping Well—Dog’s in the Snow in Greenland—The Life-Story of Aileen’s Pet, “Fairy Mary.”
- A Dog’s Receipt for Keeping Well.
- Dogs in the Snow in Greenland.
- “Fairy Mary.”
- Chapter Seven.
  - Only a Dog.
  - Dolls: His Little Story.
- Only a Dog.
- Dolls: His Little Story.
- Chapter Eight.
  - A Tale Told by the Old Pine-Tree.
  - Blucher: The Story of a Newfoundland.
- A Tale Told by the Old Pine-Tree.
- Blucher: The Story of a Newfoundland.
- Chapter Nine.
  - Tea on the Lawn, and the Story of a Starling.
  - My Starling “Dick.”
- Tea on the Lawn, and the Story of a Starling.
- My Starling “Dick.”
- Chapter Ten.
  - The Life and Death of Rook Toby.
  - Toby: The Story of a Sailor Sheep.
- The Life and Death of Rook Toby.
- Toby: The Story of a Sailor Sheep.
- Chapter Eleven.
  - A Bird-Haunted Lawn in June—Pets of my Early Years.
  - Pets of my Early Years.
- A Bird-Haunted Lawn in June—Pets of my Early Years.
- Pets of my Early Years.
- Chapter Twelve.
  - Early Studies in Natural History.
- Early Studies in Natural History.
- Chapter Thirteen.
  - All About my Bird Pets.
- All About my Bird Pets.
- Chapter Fourteen.
  - The Redstart, the Goldfinch, the Mavis, and Merle.
- The Redstart, the Goldfinch, the Mavis, and Merle.
- Chapter Fifteen.
  - A Bird-Haunted Churchyard.
- A Bird-Haunted Churchyard.
- Chapter Sixteen.
  - A Friend of my Student Days.
- A Friend of my Student Days.
- Chapter Seventeen.
  - The Days When we went Cruising.
- The Days When we went Cruising.
- Chapter Eighteen.
  - Blue-Jackets’ Pets.
- Blue-Jackets’ Pets.
- Chapter Nineteen.
  - My Cabin Mates and Bedfellows: A Sketch of Life on the Coast of Africa.
- My Cabin Mates and Bedfellows: A Sketch of Life on the Coast of Africa.
- Chapter Twenty.
  - My Cabin Mates—Concluded.
- My Cabin Mates—Concluded.
- Chapter Twenty One.
  - Containing a Tale to Banish the Creepies.
  - Jeannie’s Boarding-house: A Seaside Story.
- Containing a Tale to Banish the Creepies.
- Jeannie’s Boarding-house: A Seaside Story.
- Chapter Twenty Two.
  - An Evening Spent at our own Fireside.
  - The Fireside Favourite: An Autobiography.
- An Evening Spent at our own Fireside.
- The Fireside Favourite: An Autobiography.
- Chapter Twenty Three.
  - “Greyfriars’ Bobby”—“Pepper”—The Blind Fiddler’s Dog.
  - “Pepper.”
  - The Blind Fiddler’s Dog.
- “Greyfriars’ Bobby”—“Pepper”—The Blind Fiddler’s Dog.
- “Pepper.”
- The Blind Fiddler’s Dog.
- Chapter Twenty Four.
  - Mr and Mrs Polypus: A Story Founded on a Fact in Natural History.
- Mr and Mrs Polypus: A Story Founded on a Fact in Natural History.
- Chapter Twenty Five.
  - The Tale of the “Twin Chestnuts”; or, a Summer Evening’s Reverie.
  - The Twin Chestnuts: A Reverie. “They grew in beauty side by side.”
- The Tale of the “Twin Chestnuts”; or, a Summer Evening’s Reverie.
- The Twin Chestnuts: A Reverie. “They grew in beauty side by side.”
- Chapter Twenty Six.
  - The Story of Aileen’s Husband, Nero.
  - “The Bad Boys’ Cricket Match.”
- The Story of Aileen’s Husband, Nero.
- “The Bad Boys’ Cricket Match.”
- Chapter Twenty Seven.
  - The Story of Aileen’s Husband, Nero—Continued.
- The Story of Aileen’s Husband, Nero—Continued.
- Chapter Twenty Eight.
  - The Story of Aileen’s Husband, Nero—Continued.
- The Story of Aileen’s Husband, Nero—Continued.
- Chapter Twenty Nine.
  - The Story of Aileen’s Husband, Nero—Continued.
- The Story of Aileen’s Husband, Nero—Continued.
- Chapter Thirty.
  - Ida’s Illness—Mercy to the Dumb Animals.
- Ida’s Illness—Mercy to the Dumb Animals.
- Chapter Thirty One.
  - Mirram: A Sketch from the Life of a Cat—About Summer Songs and Songsters.
  - Mirram: A Sketch from the Life of a Cat.
  - About Summer Songs and Songsters.
- Mirram: A Sketch from the Life of a Cat—About Summer Songs and Songsters.
- Mirram: A Sketch from the Life of a Cat.
- About Summer Songs and Songsters.
- Chapter Thirty Two.
  - Harry’s Holiday—King John; or, The Tale of a Tub—Sindbad; or, the Dog of Penellan.
  - Harry’s Holiday.
  - King John; or, The Tale of a Tub.
  - Sindbad; or, The Dog of Penellan.
- Harry’s Holiday—King John; or, The Tale of a Tub—Sindbad; or, the Dog of Penellan.
- Harry’s Holiday.
- King John; or, The Tale of a Tub.
- Sindbad; or, The Dog of Penellan.
- Chapter Thirty Three.
  - A Short, Because a Sad One.
- A Short, Because a Sad One.
- Chapter Thirty Four.
  - The Last.
- The Last.