The Speculations of John Steele

The Speculations of John Steele

Author: Robert Barr

Publisher: Palala Press

Published: 2015-09-02

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 9781341297007

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The Speculations of John Steele

The Speculations of John Steele

Author: Robert Barr

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2017-08-21

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13: 9781975651008

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THE SPECULATIONS OF JOHN STEELE Written By Robert Barr Illustrated By F. R. Gruger Contents I-A Narrow Escape 1 II-Promotion 3 III--Waylaying a Magnate 9 IV-A Conspiracy 14 V-A Favourite of Fortune 18 VI-"there's Nothing Half So Sweet in Life" 24 VII-The First Cast of the Dice 29 VIII-An Impending Change 35 IX-Love's Spectre 40 X-Buying a Railway 48 XI-The Terror of Wheat 56 XII-The Embodiment of Mammon 64 XIII.-Personally Conducted by a Girl 73 XIV-An Important Champagne Lunch. 78 XV-An Attempt at an Armistice. 85 XVI-The Richest Woman in the World 93 XVII-To the Sound of the Silver Chime 100 The Speculations of John Steele