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Tom Playfair; or Making a Start

by Francis J. Finn

The story opens with 10-year-old Tom Playfair being quite a handful for his well-meaning but soft-hearted aunt. Mr. Playfair decides to ship his son off to St. Maure's boarding school — an all-boys academy run by Jesuits — to shape him up, as well as to help him make a good preparation for his upcoming First Communion.

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Language

English

Original Language

English

Published In

1890

Authors

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Francis J. Finn

United States

Father Francis J. Finn was an American Jesuit priest who has been called the "Catholic Horatio Alger". He wrote a series of 27 popular novels for young people, which contain likeable characters and ad...

Books by Francis J. Finn

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01 - In Which the Hero of the Story is Represented in a Doubtful Light
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02 - In Which Tom by a Series of Misadventures Brings Down the Wrath of His Father in Such Wise that the Author, For Fear of Forfeiting Tom's
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03 - In Which Tom Leaves for St. Maure's, and Finds On the Road Thither That Fun Sometimes Comes Expensive
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04 - Tom Arrives at St. Maure's, and Makes the Aquaintance of John Green Under Circumstances Not Entirely Grateful to That Interesting Character
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05 - In Which Tom Is Persuaded to Go to Sleep
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06 - In Which Green and Tom Run a Race Which Proves Disastrous to Both
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07 - In Which Tom Usurps Minor Orders with Startling Results
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08 - In Which Tom Gets Into Many Difficulties, and Holds an Astonishing Interview With Mr. Middleton
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09 - In Which Tom Concludes That Vinegar Never Catches Flies
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10 - In Which Tom Gives Green a Bit of Advice, Which, Aided by a Storm, is Not Without Its Effect
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11 - The Night of the First Friday in November
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12 - Tom's Midnight Adventure
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13 - In Which Tom Takes a Trip
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14 - In Which Tom Goes to the Theatre
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15 - In Which Tom is Lost
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16 - In Which Tom Enters Upon a Career of Extravagance
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17 - In Which the Prodigal Returns
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18 - In Which Tom Astonishes and Horrifies His Aunt
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19 - In Which Tom and Keenan Hold a Council of War
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20 - Storming of the Snow-Fort - Mr. Beakey Talks at Cross Purposes With the Senior Students
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21 - In Which Tom Meets With a Bitter Trial
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22 - In Which Tom Wins a New Friend and Hears a Strange Story
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23 - In Which the "Knickerbockers" Play the "Red Clippers"
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24 - Trouble Ahead
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25 - A Joyous Going Forth, and a Sad Journey Home
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26 - Sickness
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27 - Death
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28 - An Escape From Jail, and the Beginning of a Snow-Storm
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29 - End of the Snow-Storm
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30 - Conclusion
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