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The Adventures of a Bear, by Alfred Elwes
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Title: The Adventures of a Bear And a Great Bear too
Author: Alfred Elwes
Illustrator: Harrison Weir
Release Date: May 3, 2009 [EBook #28671]
Language: English
Character set encoding: ASCII
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[Illustration: BEARS AND BROTHERS.]
THE
ADVENTURES OF A BEAR
AND
A GREAT BEAR TOO
By ALFRED ELWES
WITH NINE ILLUSTRATIONS BY HARRISON WEIR.
LONDON:
ADDEY AND CO. 21 OLD BOND STREET.
MDCCCLIII.
LONDON:
Printed by G. BARCLAY, Castle St. Leicester Sq.
CONTENTS.
PAGE
AT HOME 1
UPON HIS TRAVELS 10
TOWN LIFE 19
PROSPERITY 35
REVERSES 44
PROGRESS 56
DOWN HILL 66
AT REST 74
ILLUSTRATIONS.
PAGE
BEARS AND BROTHERS 8
A CLOSE EMBRACE 17
MAKING AN IMPRESSION 31
A VERY GREAT BEAR 43
THREE THROWS A-PENNY 54
SELLING THE NATIVES 63
CHEAP HARMONY 69
THE LAST LEAD 83
TAILPIECE 84
AT HOME.
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