Tom Playfair; Or Making a Start is a book by a Roman Catholic priest, originally published in 1890, and written for youth ages 9-12.
Chapters
1 00 - Preface 4 min 2 01 - In Which the Hero of the Story is Represented in a Doubtful Light 9 min 3 02 - In Which Tom by a Series of Misadventures Brings Down the Wrath of His Father in Such Wise that the Author, For Fear of Forfeiting Tom's Chances of Becoming a Hero in the Reader's Eyes, Discreetly Veils What Actually Happened When Justice Was Administered 16 min 4 03 - In Which Tom Leaves for St. Maure's, and Finds On the Road Thither That Fun Sometimes Comes Expensive 19 min 5 04 - Tom Arrives at St. Maure's, and Makes the Aquaintance of John Green Under Circumstances Not Entirely Grateful to That Interesting Character 24 min 6 05 - In Which Tom Is Persuaded to Go to Sleep 12 min 7 06 - In Which Green and Tom Run a Race Which Proves Disastrous to Both 11 min 8 07 - In Which Tom Usurps Minor Orders with Startling Results 12 min 9 08 - In Which Tom Gets Into Many Difficulties, and Holds an Astonishing Interview With Mr. Middleton 23 min 10 09 - In Which Tom Concludes That Vinegar Never Catches Flies 7 min 11 10 - In Which Tom Gives Green a Bit of Advice, Which, Aided by a Storm, is Not Without Its Effect 17 min 12 11 - The Night of the First Friday in November 13 min 13 12 - Tom's Midnight Adventure 10 min 14 13 - In Which Tom Takes a Trip 8 min 15 14 - In Which Tom Goes to the Theatre 6 min 16 15 - In Which Tom is Lost 18 min 17 16 - In Which Tom Enters Upon a Career of Extravagance 12 min 18 17 - In Which the Prodigal Returns 16 min 19 18 - In Which Tom Astonishes and Horrifies His Aunt 20 min 20 19 - In Which Tom and Keenan Hold a Council of War 9 min 21 20 - Storming of the Snow-Fort - Mr. Beakey Talks at Cross Purposes With the Senior Students 17 min 22 21 - In Which Tom Meets With a Bitter Trial 10 min 23 22 - In Which Tom Wins a New Friend and Hears a Strange Story 16 min 24 23 - In Which the "Knickerbockers" Play the "Red Clippers" 8 min 25 24 - Trouble Ahead 11 min 26 25 - A Joyous Going Forth, and a Sad Journey Home 13 min 27 26 - Sickness 7 min 28 27 - Death 10 min 29 28 - An Escape From Jail, and the Beginning of a Snow-Storm 10 min 30 29 - End of the Snow-Storm 4 min 31 30 - Conclusion 5 min
