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Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist

by Samuel Smiles

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Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist is available in the Project Gutenberg source edition credited to Samuel Smiles. Catalog subjects include Jasmin, 1798-1864; Poets, French -- Biography. This edition retains the source text, including any introductory material and notes.

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Table of contents

26 chapters

  1. 01Barber, Poet, Philanthropist7 min
  2. 02PREFACE.4 min
  3. 03CHAPTER I. AGEN.—JASMIN'S BOYHOOD.14 min
  4. 04CHAPTER II. JASMIN AT SCHOOL.9 min
  5. 05CHAPTER III. BARBER AND HAIRDRESSER.11 min
  6. 06CHAPTER IV. JASMIN AND MARIETTE.11 min
  7. 07CHAPTER V. JASMIN AND GASCON.—FIRST VOLUME OF "PAPILLOTES."12 min
  8. 08CHAPTER VI. MISCELLANEOUS VERSES—BERANGER—'MES SOUVENIRS'—PAUL DE20 min
  9. 09CHAPTER VII. 'THE BLIND GIRL OF CASTEL-CUILLE.'4 min
  10. 10CHAPTER VIII. JASMIN AS PHILANTHROPIST.11 min
  11. 11CHAPTER IX. JASMIN'S 'FRANCONNETTE.'12 min
  12. 12CHAPTER X. JASMIN AT TOULOUSE.10 min
  13. 13CHAPTER XI. JASMIN'S VISIT TO PARIS.8 min
  14. 14CHAPTER XII. JASMIN'S RECITATIONS IN PARIS.8 min
  15. 15CHAPTER XIII. JASMIN AND HIS ENGLISH CRITICS.24 min
  16. 16CHAPTER XIV. JASMIN'S TOURS OF PHILANTHROPY.11 min
  17. 17CHAPTER XV. JASMIN'S VINEYARD—'MARTHA THE INNOCENT.'19 min
  18. 18CHAPTER XVI. THE PRIEST WITHOUT A CHURCH.15 min
  19. 19CHAPTER XVII. THE CHURCH OF VERGT AGAIN—FRENCH ACADEMY—EMPEROR AND20 min
  20. 20CHAPTER XVIII. JASMIN ENROLLED MAITRE-ES-JEUX AT TOULOUSE—CROWNED BY9 min
  21. 21CHAPTER XIX. LAST POEMS—MORE MISSIONS OF CHARITY.11 min
  22. 22CHAPTER XX. DEATH OF JASMIN—HIS CHARACTER.17 min
  23. 23APPENDIX.12 min
  24. 24THE POOR MAN'S DOCTOR.4 min
  25. 25MY VINEYARD.{1}5 min
  26. 26FRANCONNETTE.42 min
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