Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished
by R. M. Ballantyne
About this book
A runaway carriage, a spunky little girl, and a street urchin combine on the first page of Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished: a Tale of City Arab Life in a hilarious combination that you won't want to leave. This story shows first hand what 'city arabs' have to face day by day and the impact Christians can make. - Summary by Adele de Pignerolles
Chapters (30)
1An Accident and some of its Curious Results
2The Irresistible Power of Love
3Poverty Manages to Board out her Infant for Nothing
4Samuel Twitter Astonishes Mrs Twitter and Her Friends
5Treats still further of Riches, Poverty, Babies, and Police
6Wealth pays a Visit to Poverty
7Bicycling and its Occasional Results
8A Great and Memorable Day
9How the Poor are Succoured
10Balls, Bobby, Sir Richard, and Giles appear on the Stage
11Sir Richard and Mr Brisbane discuss, and Di listens
12Sammy Twitter's Fall
13Tells of some Vigorous and Peculiarities of the Lower Orders
14Number 666 Off Duty
15Mrs Frog sinks Deeper and Deeper
16Sir Richard visits the Beehive, and sees many Surprising Things
17Things become too hot for the Twitter Family
18The Ocean and the New World
19At Home in Canada
20Occupations at Brankly Farm
21Treats of Altered Circumstances and Blue-Ribbonism
22Ned Frog's Experiences and Sammy Twitter's Woes
23Hopes Revive
24The Returning Prodigal
25Canada again--and Surprising News
26Happy Meetings
27A Strange Visit and its Results
28The Great Change
29Home Again
30The New Home
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