Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour

<SPAN name="startofbook"></SPAN> <p><SPAN name="Page_1" id="Page_1"></SPAN></p> <h1>Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour.</h1> <h2>R.S. Surtees</h2> <div class="figcenter"> <ANTIMG src="images/front.jpg" width-obs="400" height-obs="388" alt="Mr. Sponge completely scatters his Lordship" title="" /> <span class="caption">Mr. Sponge completely scatters his Lordship</span></div> <p><SPAN name="Page_2" id="Page_2"></SPAN></p> <h3>TO</h3> <h3>THE RIGHT HONOURABLE LORD ELCHO,</h3> <h3>IN GRATITUDE</h3> <h3>FOR MANY SEASONS OF EXCELLENT SPORT WITH HIS HOUNDS,</h3> <h3>ON THE BORDER.</h3> <h3>THIS VOLUME IS INSCRIBED,</h3> <h3>BY HIS</h3> <h3>OBLIGED AND FAITHFUL SERVANT,</h3> <h3>THE AUTHOR.</h3> <hr style="width: 65%;" /> <p>Transcriber's note: Minor typos have been corrected and table of contents has been created for the HTML version.<br/></p> <hr style="width: 65%;" /> <h2>CONTENTS</h2> <!-- Autogenerated TOC. Modify or delete as required. --> <p><SPAN href="#PREFACE"><b>PREFACE</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_I"><b>CHAPTER I</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_II"><b>CHAPTER II</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_III"><b>CHAPTER III</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_IV"><b>CHAPTER IV</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_V"><b>CHAPTER V</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_VI"><b>CHAPTER VI</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_VII"><b>CHAPTER VII</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_VIII"><b>CHAPTER VIII</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_IX"><b>CHAPTER IX</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_X"><b>CHAPTER X</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_XI"><b>CHAPTER XI</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_XII"><b>CHAPTER XII</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_XIII"><b>CHAPTER XIII</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_XIV"><b>CHAPTER XIV</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_XV"><b>CHAPTER XV</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_XVI"><b>CHAPTER XVI</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_XVII"><b>CHAPTER XVII</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_XVIII"><b>CHAPTER XVIII</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_XIX"><b>CHAPTER XIX</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_XX"><b>CHAPTER XX</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_XXI"><b>CHAPTER XXI</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_XXII"><b>CHAPTER XXII</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_XXIII"><b>CHAPTER XXIII</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_XXIV"><b>CHAPTER XXIV</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_XXV"><b>CHAPTER XXV</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_XXVI"><b>CHAPTER XXVI</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_XXVII"><b>CHAPTER XXVII</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_XXVIII"><b>CHAPTER XXVIII</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_XXIX"><b>CHAPTER XXIX</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_XXX"><b>CHAPTER XXX</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_XXXI"><b>CHAPTER XXXI</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_XXXII"><b>CHAPTER XXXII</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_XXXIII"><b>CHAPTER XXXIII</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_XXXIV"><b>CHAPTER XXXIV</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_XXXV"><b>CHAPTER XXXV</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_XXXVI"><b>CHAPTER XXXVI</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_XXXVII"><b>CHAPTER XXXVII</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_XXXVIII"><b>CHAPTER XXXVIII</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_XXXIX"><b>CHAPTER XXXIX</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_XL"><b>CHAPTER XL</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_XLI"><b>CHAPTER XLI</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_XLII"><b>CHAPTER XLII</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_XLIII"><b>CHAPTER XLIII</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_XLIV"><b>CHAPTER XLIV</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_XLV"><b>CHAPTER XLV</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_XLVI"><b>CHAPTER XLVI</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_XLVII"><b>CHAPTER XLVII</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_XLVIII"><b>CHAPTER XLVIII</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_XLIX"><b>CHAPTER XLIX</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_L"><b>CHAPTER L</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_LI"><b>CHAPTER LI</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_LII"><b>CHAPTER LII</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_LIII"><b>CHAPTER LIII</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_LIV"><b>CHAPTER LIV</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_LV"><b>CHAPTER LV</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_LVI"><b>CHAPTER LVI</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_LVII"><b>CHAPTER LVII</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_LVIII"><b>CHAPTER LVIII</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_LIX"><b>CHAPTER LIX</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_LX"><b>CHAPTER LX</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_LXI"><b>CHAPTER LXI</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_LXII"><b>CHAPTER LXII</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_LXIII"><b>CHAPTER LXIII</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_LXIV"><b>CHAPTER LXIV</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_LXV"><b>CHAPTER LXV</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_LXVI"><b>CHAPTER LXVI</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_LXVII"><b>CHAPTER LXVII</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_LXVIII"><b>CHAPTER LXVIII</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_LXIX"><b>CHAPTER LXIX</b></SPAN><br/> <SPAN href="#CHAPTER_LXX"><b>CHAPTER LXX</b></SPAN><br/></p> <!-- End Autogenerated TOC. --> <hr style="width: 65%;" /><p><SPAN name="Page_4" id="Page_4"></SPAN></p> <h2><SPAN name="PREFACE" id="PREFACE"></SPAN>PREFACE</h2> <p>The author gladly avails himself of the convenience of a Preface for stating, that it will be seen at the close of the work why he makes such a characterless character as Mr. Sponge the hero of his tale.</p> <p>He will be glad if it serves to put the rising generation on their guard against specious, promiscuous acquaintance, and trains them on to the noble sport of hunting, to the exclusion of its mercenary, illegitimate off-shoots.</p> <p><i>November 1852</i></p> <hr style="width: 65%;" /><p><SPAN name="Page_6" id="Page_6"></SPAN></p> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />