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The Further Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green, an Oxford Under-Graduate: Being a Continuation of "The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green, an Oxford Freshman"Bede, Cuthbert

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The Further Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green, an Oxford Under-Graduate: Being a Continuation of "The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green, an Oxford Freshman"

Name: The Further Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green, an Oxford Under-Graduate: Being a Continuation of "The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green, an Oxford Freshman"
Author: Bede, Cuthbert

Bede, Cuthbert

University of Oxford -- Fiction

[Illustration: Book Cover]

THE FURTHER ADVENTURES
OF
MR. VERDANT GREEN

FRONTISPIECE.
(See page 30.)

[Illustration: CUTHBERT BEDE, INVT. KT. DELT. E. EVANS, SC]

MR. VERDANT GREEN FURNISHES THE SUBJECT FOR A STRIKING
FRONTISPIECE.

THE FURTHER ADVENTURES
OF
MR. VERDANT GREEN,
An Oxford Under-Graduate.

BEING A CONTINUATION OF "THE ADVENTURES OF MR. VERDANT GREEN, AN OXFORD
FRESHMAN."

BY CUTHBERT BEDE, B.A.

With numerous Illustrations,
DESIGNED AND DRAWN ON THE WOOD BY THE AUTHOR.

  "A COLLEGE JOKE TO CURE THE DUMPS."
  SWIFT.

SECOND EDITION.

H. INGRAM & CO.
MILFORD HOUSE, MILFORD LANE, STRAND, LONDON;
AND BY ALL BOOKSELLERS.
1854.

CONTENTS.

                                                                    PAGE
  CHAPTER I.     Mr. Verdant Green recommences his existence as
                    an Oxford Undergraduate                            1
  CHAPTER II.    Mr. Verdant Green does as he has been done by         5
  CHAPTER III.   Mr. Verdant Green endeavours to keep his Spirits
                    up by pouring Spirits down                        14
  CHAPTER IV.    Mr. Verdant Green discovers the difference between
                    Town and Gown                                     26
  CHAPTER V.     Mr. Verdant Green is favoured with Mr. Bouncer's
                    Opinions regarding an Under-graduate's
                    Epistolary Communications to his Maternal
                    Relative                                          39
  CHAPTER VI.    Mr. Verdant Green feathers his oars with skill
                    and dexterity                                     50
  CHAPTER VII.   Mr. Verdant Green partakes of a Dove-tart and
                    a Spread-eagle                                    59
  CHAPTER VIII.  Mr. Verdant Green spends a Merry Christmas and
                    a Happy New Year                                  68
  CHAPTER IX.    Mr. Verdant Green makes his first appearance on
                    any Boards                                        75
  CHAPTER X.     Mr. Verdant Green enjoys a real Cigar                87
  CHAPTER XI.    Mr. Verdant Green gets through his Smalls            95
  CHAPTER XII.   Mr. Verdant Green and his Friends enjoy the
                    Commemoration                                    104

PART II.

CHAPTER I.

MR. VERDANT GREEN RECOMMENCES HIS EXISTENCE AS AN OXFORD UNDERGRADUATE.

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The Further Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green, an Oxford Under-Graduate: Being a Continuation of "The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green, an Oxford Freshman"

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