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The Rise of David Levinsky The Rise of David Levinsky Abraham Cahan The Rise of David Levinsky Table of Contents The Rise of David Levinsky......................................................................................................................................1 Abraham Cahan..............................................................................................................................................1 BOOK I. HOME AND SCHOOL...............................................................................................................................3 CHAPTER I...................................................................................................................................................3 CHAPTER II..................................................................................................................................................6 CHAPTER III..............................................................................................................................................11 CHAPTER IV..............................................................................................................................................14 BOOK II. ENTER SATAN.......................................................................................................................................16 CHAPTER I................................................................................................................................................16 CHAPTER II................................................................................................................................................21 CHAPTER III..............................................................................................................................................26 BOOK III. I LOSE MY MOTHER...........................................................................................................................28 CHAPTER I.................................................................................................................................................28 CHAPTER II................................................................................................................................................32 BOOK IV. MATILDA..............................................................................................................................................35 CHAPTER I I...............................................................................................................................................35 CHAPTER II................................................................................................................................................37 CHAPTER III..............................................................................................................................................40 CHAPTER IV..............................................................................................................................................42 CHAPTER V................................................................................................................................................44 BOOK V. I DISCOVER AMERICA........................................................................................................................44 CHAPTER I.................................................................................................................................................45 CHAPTER II................................................................................................................................................49 CHAPTER III..............................................................................................................................................55 CHAPTER IV..............................................................................................................................................58 BOOK VI. A GREENHORN NO LONGER............................................................................................................60 CHAPTER I................................................................................................................................................60 CHAPTER II................................................................................................................................................63 CHAPTER III..............................................................................................................................................65 CHAPTER IV..............................................................................................................................................67 CHAPTER V................................................................................................................................................73 BOOK VII. MY TEMPLE........................................................................................................................................76 CHAPTER I.................................................................................................................................................76 CHAPTER II................................................................................................................................................79 CHAPTER III..............................................................................................................................................81 CHAPTER IV..............................................................................................................................................83 CHAPTER V................................................................................................................................................87 CHAPTER VI..............................................................................................................................................89 CHAPTER VII.............................................................................................................................................92 CHAPTER VIII............................................................................................................................................94 BOOK VIII. THE DESTRUCTION OF MY TEMPLE...........................................................................................98 CHAPTER I................................................................................................................................................98 CHAPTER II..............................................................................................................................................100 CHAPTER III............................................................................................................................................103 CHAPTER IV............................................................................................................................................107 CHAPTER V..............................................................................................................................................109 CHAPTER VI............................................................................................................................................113 BOOK IX. DORA...................................................................................................................................................115 i The Rise of David Levinsky Table of Contents The Rise of David Levinsky CHAPTER I...............................................................................................................................................115 CHAPTER II..............................................................................................................................................118 CHAPTER III............................................................................................................................................123 CHAPTER IV............................................................................................................................................127 CHAPTER V..............................................................................................................................................129 CHAPTER VI............................................................................................................................................132 CHAPTER VII...........................................................................................................................................134 CHAPTER VIII..........................................................................................................................................138 CHAPTER IX............................................................................................................................................138 CHAPTER X..............................................................................................................................................140 CHAPTER XI............................................................................................................................................141 CHAPTER XII...........................................................................................................................................145 CHAPTER XIII..........................................................................................................................................147
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