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Paved With Gold

by Augustus MAYHEW (1826 - 1875)

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

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

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Listen next episodes of Paved With Gold:
Chapter 1 of Book The Third. The Road To Ruin - On The Tramp , Chapter 10 of Book The Third. The Road To Ruin - Bertha Behaves Like A Woman , Chapter 11 of Book The Third. The Road To Ruin - The Travelling Circus , 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 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 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 Third. The Road To Ruin - Love And Vengeance , Chapter 16 of Book The Third. The Road To Ruin - Vautrin Gives His Son Physic And Advice , Chapter 17 of Book The Third. The Road To Ruin - Showing How Philip Made Vast Sums Of Money , Chapter 18 of Book The Third. The Road To Ruin - In Which A Father Drinks Away His Daughter , Chapter 19 of Book The Third. The Road To Ruin - Philip Goes In And Wins , Chapter 2 of Book The Third. The Road To Ruin - Captain Crosier Narrowly Escapes Being An Honest Man , Chapter 20 of Book The Third. The Road To Ruin - A Marriage Which Was Evidently Not Made In Heaven , 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 Third. The Road To Ruin - Accommodation For Travellers , Chapter 4 of Book The Third. The Road To Ruin - Great Care Is Taken Of The Hazlewood Family , Chapter 5 of Book The Third. The Road To Ruin - Stonehenge , Chapter 6 of Book The Third. The Road To Ruin - Billy Fortune Provess That He Cannot Be Trusted Alone , Chapter 7 of Book The Third. The Road To Ruin - In Which We Blush For The Captain , Chapter 8 of Book The Third. The Road To Ruin - The Captain's Plot , Chapter 9 of Book The Third. The Road To Ruin - How The Best Years Of Phil's Life Were Wasted