Chapter One
of the first edition becomes "name" in the corresponding part of the 1853 third edition; minor inconsistencies in spelling occur (e.g. "shew" in Part I is spelt "show" later in the work; "Gig-lamps" in Part I becomes "Giglamps" in Parts II and III; etc). Where the first editions contain clear typographical errors which have been corrected in the Herbert Jenkins or other editions, these corrections (very few in number) are indicated in the narrative below by brackets.
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[1 ]
THE ADVENTURES OF MR. VERDANT GREEN
[2 ]
WHAT THIS BOOK IS ABOUT
"Let the poker be heated" were the fearful words which greeted Mr. Verdant Green on his initiation into a spoof Lodge of Freemasonry at Oxford. This was one of the many "rags" of which he was the butt during his days at the university.
In this humorous classic there is told the story of a very raw youth's introduction to university life, of fights between "town and gown," escapes from proctors, wiles of bed-makers, days on the river, or on and off horseback, and nights when "he kept his spirits up by pouring spirits down."
These amusing experiences and diverting mishaps of an Oxford Freshman need no introduction to a public that has already read and laughed over them many times before.
The great feature of the volume is that it contains the whole 188 illustrations originally contributed by the Author.
[3 ] THE ADVENTURES OF MR. VERDANT GREEN
BY
CUTHBERT BEDE
WITH 188 ILLUSTRATIONS BY THE AUTHOR
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HERBERT JENKINS LIMITED 3 YORK STREET LONDON S.W.1
[4 ] A HERBERT JENKINS' BOOK
~Printed in Great Britain by~ Garden City Press, Letchworth.
[5 ] CONTENTS
## PART I
CHAP. PAGE
I MR. VERDANT GREEN'S RELATIVES AND ANTECEDENTS ........7
II MR. VERDANT GREEN IS TO BE AN OXFORD FRESHMAN ........14
III MR. VERDANT GREEN LEAVES THE HOME OF HIS ANCESTORS ...21
IV MR. VERDANT GREEN BECOMES AN OXFORD UNDERGRADUATE ....33
V MR. VERDANT GREEN MATRICULATES, AND MAKES A SENSATION ...........................................41
VI MR. VERDANT GREEN DINES, BREAKFASTS, AND GOES TO CHAPEL ...............................................51
VII MR. VERDANT GREEN CALLS ON A GENTLEMAN WHO "IS LICENSED TO SELL" ...................................6l
VIII MR. VERDANT GREEN'S MORNING REFLECTIONS ARE NOT SO PLEASANT AS HIS EVENING DIVERSIONS ...............72
IX MR. VERDANT GREEN ATTENDS LECTURES, AND, IN DESPITE OF SERMONS, HAS DEALINGS WITH FILTHY LUCRE ..........83
X MR. VERDANT GREEN REFORMS HIS TAILOR'S BILLS AND RUNS UP OTHERS. HE ALSO APPEARS IN A RAPID ACT OF HORSEMANSHIP, AND FINDS ISIS COOL IN SUMMER ......92
XI MR. VERDANT GREEN'S SPORTS AND PASTIMES .............103
XII MR. VERDANT GREEN TERMINATES HIS EXISTENCE AS AN OXFORD FRESHMAN .....................................114
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I MR. VERDANT GREEN RECOMMENCES HIS EXISTENCE AS AN OXFORD UNDERGRADUATE .............................123
II MR. VERDANT GREEN DOES AS HE HAS BEEN DONE BY .......126
III MR. VERDANT GREEN ENDEAVOURS TO KEEP HIS SPIRITS UP BY POURING SPIRITS DOWN ..........................134
IV MR. VERDANT GREEN DISCOVERS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TOWN AND GOWN ........................................145
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V MR. VERDANT GREEN IS FAVOURED WITH MR BOUNCER'S OPINIONS REGARDING AN UNDER-GRADUATE'S EPISTOLARY COMMUNICATIONS TO HIS MATERNAL RELATIVE ..157
VI MR. VERDANT GREEN FEATHERS HIS OARS WITH SKILL AND DEXTERITY .......................................167
VII MR. VERDANT GREEN PARTAKES OF A DOVE-TART AND A SPREAD-EAGLE .......................................176
VIII MR. VERDANT GREEN SPENDS A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR ....................................184
IX MR. VERDANT GREEN MAKES HIS FIRST APPEARANCE ON ANY BOARDS ...........................................191
X MR. VERDANT GREEN ENJOYS A REAL CIGAR ...............202
XI MR. VERDANT GREEN GETS THROUGH HIS SMALLS ...........209
XII MR. VERDANT GREEN AND HIS FRIENDS ENJOY THE COMMEMORATION .......................................2l8
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I MR. VERDANT GREEN TRAVELS NORTH .....................222
II MR. VERDANT GREEN DELIVERS MISS PATTY HONEYWOOD FROM THE HORNS OF A DILEMMA .........................227
III MR. VERDANT GREEN STUDIES YE MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF YE NATYVES .......................................238
IV MR. VERDANT GREEN ENDEAVOURS TO SAY SNIP TO SOME ONE'S SNAP .......................................243
V MR. VERDANT GREEN MEETS WITH THE GREEN-EYED MONSTER .............................................251
VI MR. VERDANT GREEN JOINS A NORTHUMBERLAND PIC-NIC .............................................258
VII MR. VERDANT GREEN HAS AN INKLING OF THE FUTURE ......265
VIII MR. VERDANT GREEN CROSSES THE RUBICON ...............271
IX MR. VERDANT GREEN ASKS PAPA .........................280
X MR. VERDANT GREEN IS MADE A MASON ...................288
XI MR. VERDANT GREEN BREAKFASTS WITH MR. BOUNCER, AND ENTERS FOR A GRIND .............................297
XII MR. VERDANT GREEN TAKES HIS DEGREE ..................302
XIII MR. VERDANT GREEN IS MARRIED AND DONE FOR ...........309
[7 ] THE ADVENTURES OF MR. VERDANT GREEN.
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