| Beggars Contributor(s): Davies, W. H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 140671965X ISBN-13: 9781406719659 Publisher: Forbes Press OUR PRICE: $29.44 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2006 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
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| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography - History | United States - General - Travel | United States - General |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.54" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.67 lbs) 236 pages |
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| Publisher Description: CONTENTS PACE I. THE NATIONALITIES AS BEGGARS . . i II. A TRAMPS CAMP IN TEXAS . 10 III. DARING BEGGARS . . . . 19 IV. DILEMMAS OF TRAVELLERS . 27 V. QUEER PLACES . . 34 VI. STIFFS . . ... 42 VII. AMERICAN PRISONS . . . . 49 VIII. EXPERIENCES OF OTHERS . . 58 IX. THE AMERICAN LAKES . . 66 X. THE HAPPY LIFE . ... 74 XI. BOY DESPERADOES . . 82 XII. AMERICAN AND ENGLISH BEGGARS . . 89 XIII. BEGGARS SLANG . . . 97 XIV. BONYS WITS . . ... 105 XV. FAVOURITISM . . . . . 114 XVI. A LAW TO SUPPRESS VAGRANCY . .122 XVII. STUBBORN INVALIDS . . . . 130 XVIII. THE EARNINGS OF BEGGARS . . 8 XIX. CHARITY IN STRANGE QUARTERS . . 146 XX. ENEMIES OF BEGGARS . . . . 154 XXI. THE LOWEST STATE OF MAN . . . 161 V vi CONTENTS PAGE XXII. THE LODGER LOVER . . 169 XXIII. THE HANDY MAN . . . 176 XXIV. ON BOOKS . . ... XXV. NARKS r . ... 183 191 XXVI. THE SCRIBE IN A LODGING-HOUSE . . 199 XXVII. LICENSED BEGGARS . . . 207 XXVIII. NAVVIES AND FRAUDS . . . 213 XXIX. A FIRST NIGHT IN A LODGING-HOUSE . 222 XXX. GENTLEMAN BILL . . . 230 XXXI. FALLACIES CONCERNING BEGGARS . XXXII. LADY TRAMPS . . 238 . . 247 XXXIII. MEETING OLD FRIENDS . . . 256 XXXIV. THE COMPARISON . . . 263 XXXV. THE SUPPER . . . . 270 XXXVI. THE LITERARY LIFE . . . 278 XXXVII. THE SPORT OF FAME . . . 285 XXXVIII. BEGGARS IN THE MAKING . . . 293 BEGGARS The Nationalities as Beggars r I HERE is no question but that the X American beggar is the finest in his country but in that land of many nationali- ties he has a number of old-country beggars to contend with. Perhaps it would interest it certainly should a number of people to know how well or ill their own nation is represented by beggars in that most im- portant country whether England, Ireland, Scotland, Germany, and other countries have cause to be proud or ashamed of their representatives. Both France and Italy have much cause to complain, for you may often travel many miles and not be approached by a French or Italian beggar. If you meet an Italian, you can safely despise him as a working man with hard-earned money in |