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Mollie and the Unwiseman Abroad

John Kendrick Bangs



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  MOLLIE ANDTHE UNWISEMAN ABROAD

  _HOLIDAY EDITIONS__of__JUVENILE CLASSICS_

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  THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLINBy George Macdonald

  _Twelve full-page illustrations in color, and the original wood engravings. Decorated chapter-headings and lining-papers. Ornamental cloth, $1.50._

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  THE PRINCESS AND CURDIEBy George Macdonald

  _Twelve full page illustrations in color, and decorated chapter-headings and lining-papers. Ornamental cloth, $1.50._

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  AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WINDBy George Macdonald

  _Twelve full-page illustrations in color. Decorated chapter-headings and lining-papers. Cloth, ornamental, $1.50._

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  A DOG OF FLANDERSBy "Ouida"

  _Illustrated with full-page color plates, and decorated chapter-headings and lining-papers. Cloth, ornamental, $1.50._

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  J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANYPublishers Philadelphia

  "I'VE BEEN TRYING TO FIND OUT HOW TO TIE A SINKER TO THISSOUP"--_Page 47_]

  MOLLIE AND THEUNWISEMANABROAD

  BYJOHN KENDRICK BANGS

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  _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_GRACE G. WIEDERSEIM

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  PHILADELPHIA & LONDONJ. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY1910

  COPYRIGHT 1910BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY

  TOMY FRIENDS THE CHILDREN

  CONTENTS

  CHAPTER PAGE FOREWORD 11 Introducing Two Heroes and a Heroine. I. MOLLIE, WHISTLEBINKIE, AND THE UNWISEMAN 13 II. THE START 31 III. AT SEA 48 IV. ENGLAND 64 V. A CALL ON THE KING 81 VI. THEY GET SOME FOG AND GO SHOPPING 98 VII. THE UNWISEMAN VISITS THE BRITISH MUSEUM 114 VIII. THE UNWISEMAN'S FRENCH 130 IX. IN PARIS 147 X. THE ALPS AT LAST 163 XI. THE UNWISEMAN PLANS A CHAMOIS COMPANY 178 XII. VENICE 194 XIII. GENOA, GIBRALTAR, AND COLUMBUS 211 XIV. AT THE CUSTOM HOUSE 228 XV. HOME, SWEET HOME 245

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  PAGE "I've Been Trying to Find Out How to Tie a Sinker to this Soup" _Frontispiece_ "Take Care of Yourself, Fizzledinkie, and don't Blow too much through the Top of Your Hat" 29 Molly Makes Her Courtesy to Mr. King 88 "These are the Kind His Majesty Prefers," said the girl 104 "Have You Seen the Ormolu Clock of Your Sister's Music Teacher?" 154 "Out the Way There!" cried the Unwiseman 168 The Chamois Evidently Liked this Verse for its Eyes Twinkled 182 They all Boarded a Gondola 199 The Unwiseman Looked the Official Coldly in the Eye 229 "I'm Never Going to Leave You Again, Boldy," he was saying 246