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- At The Back Of The North Wind
Table of Contents
- Title Page
- Chapter 1 I have been asked to tell you about the back of the north wind.
- Chapter 2 When Diamond got round the corner of the hay
- Chapter 3 Diamond woke very early in the morning, and thought what a curious dream he had
- Chapter 4 And as she stood looking towards London, Diamond saw that she was trembling.
- Chapter 5 Diamond said nothing to his mother about his adventures.
- Chapter 6 The hand felt its way up his arm, and
- Chapter 7 I must not go on describing what cannot be described
- Chapter 8 That Diamond had fallen fast asleep is very evident from the strange things he now
- Chapter 9 When Diamond went home to breakfast, he found his father and mother already seated at
- Chapter 10 I have now come to the most difficult part of my story.
- Chapter 11 When one at the back of the north wind wanted to know how things were
- Chapter 12 As they flew, so fast they went that the sea slid away from under them
- Chapter 13 Diamond and his mother sat down upon the edge of the rough grass that bordered
- Chapter 14 After this Diamond recovered so fast, that in a few days he was quite able
- Chapter 15 It was late in the afternoon when Diamond and his mother and the baby reached
- Chapter 16 The wind blew loud, but Diamond slept a deep sleep
- Chapter 17 Diamond became a great favourite with all the men about the mews.
- Chapter 18 A few nights after this, Diamond woke up suddenly
- Chapter 19 One day when old Diamond was standing with his nose in his bag between Pall
- Chapter 20 The question of the tall gentleman as to whether Diamond could read or not set
- Chapter 21 Diamond managed with many blunders to read this rhyme to his mother.
- Chapter 22 Mr.
- Chapter 23 When Diamond got home he found his father at home already
- Chapter 24 He got up in the morning as soon as he heard the men moving in
- Chapter 25 |There, baby!| said Diamond; |I'm so happy that I can only sing nonsense.
- Chapter 26 The next morning Diamond was up almost as early as before.
- Chapter 27 The first day his father resumed his work, Diamond went with him as usual.
- Chapter 28 No house of any pretension to be called a palace is in the least worthy
- Chapter 29 The children were delighted with the story, and made many amusing remarks upon it.
- Chapter 30 Nanny was not fit to be moved for some time yet
- Chapter 31 It was a great delight to Diamond when at length Nanny was well enough to
- Chapter 32 It was Friday night, and Diamond, like the rest of the household
- Chapter 33 The next morning, Diamond's mother said to his father
- Chapter 34 Before the end of the month, Ruby had got respectably thin
- Chapter 35 Mr.
- Chapter 36 My readers will not wonder that, after this, I did my very best to gain
- Chapter 37 The next night Diamond was seated by his open window
- Chapter 38 I did not see Diamond for a week or so after this