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Coningsby; Or the New Generation Coningsby; or The New Generation Benjamin Disraeli Coningsby; or The New Generation Table of Contents Coningsby; or The New Generation........................................................................................................................1 Benjamin Disraeli..........................................................................................................................................1 TO HENRY HOPE........................................................................................................................................3 VOL. I.........................................................................................................................................................................3 BOOK I.......................................................................................................................................................................3 CHAPTER I...................................................................................................................................................3 CHAPTER II..................................................................................................................................................6 CHAPTER III..............................................................................................................................................10 CHAPTER IV..............................................................................................................................................13 CHAPTER V................................................................................................................................................14 CHAPTER VI..............................................................................................................................................18 CHAPTER VII.............................................................................................................................................20 CHAPTER VIII............................................................................................................................................22 CHAPTER IX..............................................................................................................................................24 CHAPTER X................................................................................................................................................30 CHAPTER XI..............................................................................................................................................32 BOOK II....................................................................................................................................................................35 CHAPTER I.................................................................................................................................................36 CHAPTER II................................................................................................................................................44 CHAPTER III..............................................................................................................................................47 CHAPTER IV..............................................................................................................................................50 CHAPTER V................................................................................................................................................53 CHAPTER VI..............................................................................................................................................54 CHAPTER VII.............................................................................................................................................56 BOOK III..................................................................................................................................................................59 CHAPTER I.................................................................................................................................................59 CHAPTER II................................................................................................................................................65 CHAPTER III..............................................................................................................................................68 CHAPTER IV..............................................................................................................................................74 CHAPTER V................................................................................................................................................77 VOL. II......................................................................................................................................................................80 BOOK IV..................................................................................................................................................................80 CHAPTER I.................................................................................................................................................80 CHAPTER II................................................................................................................................................81 CHAPTER III..............................................................................................................................................84 "Harry Coningsby, Sept. 2, 1836."...............................................................................................................86 CHAPTER IV..............................................................................................................................................87 CHAPTER V................................................................................................................................................93 CHAPTER VI..............................................................................................................................................96 CHAPTER VII.............................................................................................................................................98 CHAPTER VIII..........................................................................................................................................101 CHAPTER IX............................................................................................................................................105 CHAPTER X..............................................................................................................................................108 CHAPTER XI............................................................................................................................................114 CHAPTER XII...........................................................................................................................................121 CHAPTER XIII..........................................................................................................................................123 CHAPTER XIV.........................................................................................................................................125 CHAPTER XV...........................................................................................................................................128 i Coningsby; or The New Generation Table of Contents Coningsby; or The New Generation CHAPTER XVI.........................................................................................................................................132 BOOK V..................................................................................................................................................................133 CHAPTER I...............................................................................................................................................133 CHAPTER II..............................................................................................................................................135 CHAPTER III............................................................................................................................................138 CHAPTER IV............................................................................................................................................142 CHAPTER V..............................................................................................................................................148 CHAPTER VI............................................................................................................................................149 CHAPTER VII...........................................................................................................................................153 CHAPTER VIII..........................................................................................................................................155 VOL. III...................................................................................................................................................................157 BOOK VI................................................................................................................................................................157
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