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Paved With Gold

Paved With Gold

by Augustus MAYHEW (1826 - 1875)

The expressed goal of this book is to "write a truthful account of the miseries of criminal life" (from the preface). Thus, this book tells the story of Philip, a child who grew up in the workhouse until running away to navigate the streets of London on his own. "Paved With Gold", or, the Romance and Reality of the London Streets is one of the most vivid books you would ever read. So hold tight and enjoy the ride. - Summary by Stav Nisser


Chapter 1 of Book The First. Young Workhouse And Father Parish - Dragged Up

Chapter 1 of Book The Second. Childhood In The Streets - The Start In Life

Chapter 1 of Book The Third. The Road To Ruin - On The Tramp

Chapter 1 of The Romance Preceding The Reality - A Crowd

Chapter 10 of Book The Second. Childhood In The Streets - Friends Arrive

Chapter 10 of Book The Third. The Road To Ruin - Bertha Behaves Like A Woman

Chapter 11 of Book The Second. Childhood In The Streets - Captain Merton Crosier At Home

Chapter 11 of Book The Third. The Road To Ruin - The Travelling Circus

Chapter 12 of Book The Second. Childhood In The Streets - The Fight For The Championship

Chapter 12 of Book The Third. The Road To Ruin - The Captain Is Guilty Of What He Considers A Great Waste Of Money

Chapter 13 of Book The Second. Childhood In The Streets - All Work And No Play

Chapter 13 of Book The Third. The Road To Ruin - Some Of The Adventures Which Befel Monsieur Emile Vautrin During Ten Years Of His Life

Chapter 14 of Book The Second. Childhood In The Streets - Showing That Captain Crosier Had No Idea Of The Value Of Money

Chapter 14 of Book The Third. The Road To Ruin - Containing Many Incidents Which Ought To Have Been Told Pages Ago, Relating, Among Other Circumstances, How Father And Son Met, The Conversation That Ensued, And In What Manner Phil Followed His Parent's Advice

Chapter 15 of Book The Second. Childhood In The Streets - Into The Fire

Chapter 15 of Book The Third. The Road To Ruin - Love And Vengeance

Chapter 16 of Book The Second. Childhood In The Streets - In Which The Captain Does Not Conduct Himself As A Gentleman

Chapter 16 of Book The Third. The Road To Ruin - Vautrin Gives His Son Physic And Advice

Chapter 17 of Book The Second. Childhood In The Streets - The Derby Day

Chapter 17 of Book The Third. The Road To Ruin - Showing How Philip Made Vast Sums Of Money

Chapter 18 of Book The Second. Childhood In The Streets - Locked Up

Chapter 18 of Book The Third. The Road To Ruin - In Which A Father Drinks Away His Daughter

Chapter 19 of Book The Second. Childhood In The Streets - Bertha In Danger

Chapter 19 of Book The Third. The Road To Ruin - Philip Goes In And Wins

Chapter 2 of Book The First. Young Workhouse And Father Parish - The Pauper Boy's New Home

Chapter 2 of Book The Second. Childhood In The Streets - The Water-Cress Market

Chapter 2 of Book The Third. The Road To Ruin - Captain Crosier Narrowly Escapes Being An Honest Man

Chapter 2 of The Romance Preceding The Reality - Frozen Out

Chapter 20 of Book The Second. Childhood In The Streets - Out Nutting

Chapter 20 of Book The Third. The Road To Ruin - A Marriage Which Was Evidently Not Made In Heaven

Chapter 21 of Book The Second. Childhood In The Streets - Which Will Prove That A Certain French Gentleman Was Not Only Alive, But Stirring

Chapter 21 of Book The Third. The Road To Ruin - Cassandra II

Chapter 22 of Book The Second. Childhood In The Streets - A Hunt After Philip

Chapter 22 of Book The Third. The Road To Ruin - A Wedding Trip

Chapter 23 of Book The Second. Childhood In The Streets - In Re The Winding Up Of The Grand National Marriage Insurance And Universal Matrimonial Benefit Company, Capital 700,000l., With Power To Increase To 7,000,000l. A Deposit Of 6d. Per Share To Be Paid On Allotment

Chapter 23 of Book The Third. The Road To Ruin - Mr. Vautrin, Jun., Visits The Continent

Chapter 24 of Book The Third. The Road To Ruin - A Bed Of Thorns

Chapter 25 of Book The Third. The Road To Ruin - Accounts Are Settled

Chapter 3 of Book The First. Young Workhouse And Father Parish - The Pauper School

Chapter 3 of Book The Second. Childhood In The Streets - Caten-Wheeling And Head-Over-Heels

Chapter 3 of Book The Third. The Road To Ruin - Accommodation For Travellers

Chapter 3 of The Romance Preceding The Reality - The Refuge

Chapter 4 of Book The First. Young Workhouse And Father Parish - Four Years And Their Changes

Chapter 4 of Book The Second. Childhood In The Streets - On The Crossing

Chapter 4 of Book The Third. The Road To Ruin - Great Care Is Taken Of The Hazlewood Family

Chapter 4 of The Romance Preceding The Reality - Adrift

Chapter 5 of Book The First. Young Workhouse And Father Parish - The Runaways

Chapter 5 of Book The Second. Childhood In The Streets - A Night On Town

Chapter 5 of Book The Third. The Road To Ruin - Stonehenge

Chapter 5 of The Romance Preceding The Reality - The Release

Chapter 6 of Book The Second. Childhood In The Streets - The Interview

Chapter 6 of Book The Third. The Road To Ruin - Billy Fortune Provess That He Cannot Be Trusted Alone

Chapter 7 of Book The Second. Childhood In The Streets - Hampstead

Chapter 7 of Book The Third. The Road To Ruin - In Which We Blush For The Captain

Chapter 8 of Book The Second. Childhood In The Streets - On The Heath

Chapter 8 of Book The Third. The Road To Ruin - The Captain's Plot

Chapter 9 of Book The Second. Childhood In The Streets - Every Man Has His Fancy

Chapter 9 of Book The Third. The Road To Ruin - How The Best Years Of Phil's Life Were Wasted

Preface