The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane, Volume 1 (of 3)Le Sage, Alain René
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The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane, Volume 1 (of 3)
Le Sage, Alain René
Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction; Blas, Gil (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
The Measures Gil Blas took after the Adventure of the ready-furnished
Lodging.
BOOK THE SECOND.
CHAPTER I.
Fabricio introduces Gil Blas to the Licentiate Sedillo, and procures
him a Reception. The Domestic Economy of that Clergyman. Picture of
his Housekeeper.
CHAPTER II.
The Canon's Illness; his Treatment; the Consequence; the Legacy to
Gil Blas.
CHAPTER III.
Gil Blas enters into Doctor Sangrado's Service, and becomes a famous
Practitioner.
CHAPTER IV.
Gil Blas goes on practising Physic with equal Success and Ability.
Adventure of the recovered Ring.
CHAPTER V.
Sequel of the foregoing Adventure. Gil Blas retires from Practice,
and from the Neighborhood of Valladolid.
CHAPTER VI.
His Route from Valladolid, with a Description of his Fellow-traveller.
CHAPTER VII.
The Journeyman Barber's Story.
CHAPTER VIII.
The Meeting of Gil Blas and his Companion with a Man soaking Crusts
of Bread at a Spring, and the Particulars of their Conversation.
CHAPTER IX.
The Meeting of Diego with his Family; their Circumstances in Life;
great Rejoicing on the Occasion; the parting Scene between him and
Gil Blas.
BOOK THE THIRD.
CHAPTER I.
The Arrival of Gil Blas at Madrid. His first Place there.
CHAPTER II.
The Astonishment of Gil Blas at meeting Captain Rolando in Madrid,
and that Robber's curious Narrative.
CHAPTER III.
Gil Blas is dismissed by Don Bernard de Castil Blazo, and enters into
the Service of a Beau.
CHAPTER IV.
Gil Blas gets into Company with his Fellows; they show him a ready
Road to the Reputation of Wit, and impose on him a singular Oath.
CHAPTER V.
Gil Blas becomes the Darling of the Fair Sex, and makes an
interesting Acquaintance.
CHAPTER VI.
The Prince's Company of Comedians.
CHAPTER VII.
History of Don Pompeyo de Castro.
CHAPTER VIII.
An Accident, in Consequence of which Gil Blas was obliged to look out
for another Place.
CHAPTER IX.
A new Service after the Death of Don Matthias de Silva.
CHAPTER X.
Much such another as the Foregoing.
CHAPTER XI.
A theatrical Life, and an Author's Life.
CHAPTER XII.
Gil Blas acquires a Relish for the Theatre, and takes a full Swing of
its Pleasures, but soon becomes disgusted.
BOOK THE FOURTH.
CHAPTER I.
Gil Blas, not being able to reconcile himself to the Morals of the
Actresses, quits Arsenia, and gets into a more reputable. Service.
CHAPTER II.
Aurora's Reception of Gil Blas. Their Conversation.
CHAPTER III.
A great Change at Don Vincent's. Aurora's strange Resolution.
CHAPTER IV.
"The Fatal Marriage"--a Novel.
CHAPTER V.
The Behavior of Aurora de Guzman on her Arrival at Salamanca.
CHAPTER VI.
Aurora's Devices to secure Don Lewis Pacheco's Affections.
ALAIN RENÉ LESAGE.
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