2. The Struggle for Existence

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. A Note of Introduction 1
4. 1. Lands of Our Fathers 6
5. 2. The Struggle for Existence 22
6. 3. The Banned Word 40
7. 4. L’Homme du Monde 61
8. 5. Venus and Mars 74
9. 6. The Valleys Shadowful 89
10. 7. Mist’ Howin’s Honied Slumber 110
11. 8. Mother and Fatherland 129
12. 9. The Octopus 158
13. 10. Brock’s Folk 179
14. 11. Modern People 203
15. 12. The Ghost and Graves 222
16. 13. A Public School Man 250
17. 14. Gallantry 267
18. 15. Home 291
19. Abbreviations 301
20. Notes 302
21. Further Reading 331
22. Illustration Acknowledgments 333
23. Acknowledgments 334
24. Index 338