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Francis J. Finn, S.J. (1859 - 1928)

The scene of the story is laid partly in Milwaukee, partly in New York. It describes the trials of the orphaned Lachance children. The boy hero is of a loving and lovable disposition and wins the hearts of all. The author has combined pathetic incidents with religious consolations, and gives zest to the whole by diffusing his genial humor throughout.

From the author of Tom Playfair, Percy Wynn, But Thy Love and thy Grace, and many more. (Summary from Dominicana Magazine, 1900)

Genre(s): Family, Religion

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	01 - Showing How Philip Lachance Sing a Song, How He is Rewarded, and How Policeman Spencer is Troubled by the Presence on His Beat by a Very Suspicious Character	Maria Therese	00:19:11
Play 02	02 - Showing How Philip and Mr. Dunne, Becoming Friends, Pass an Agreeable Half Hour and How Mr. Dunne Gets an Idea, Which He Discreetly Keeps to Himself	Maria Therese	00:12:49
Play 03	03 - In Which the Reader, Going Back to the Month of November, and the City of New York, is Witness to a Music Lesson that was Never Finished	Maria Therese	00:17:01
Play 04	04 - In Which Isobel Lachance Finds and Loses Her Vocation	Maria Therese	00:08:42
Play 05	05 - In Which Mrs. Lachance Gives Isobel a Strange Order, and Dies	Maria Therese	00:08:00
Play 06	06 - In Which Isobel Announces Her Resolution, and Professor Himmelstein Creates a Scene	Maria Therese	00:21:51
Play 07	07 - In Which the Lachances Make Their Farewells and Go to Milwaukee	Maria Therese	00:06:19
Play 08	08 - In Which Philip Tells Isobel About Mr. Dunne, and, Finding a Dollar in His Pocket, Thinks Himself Rich	Maria Therese	00:07:56
Play 09	09 - The Concert, the Face at the Window, and the Mystery of the Overcoats	Maria Therese	00:22:54
Play 10	10 - Isobel's Hour of Desolation	Maria Therese	00:04:58
Play 11	11 - A Morning Walk with Surprising Results, Which, As the reader Shall Presently Learn, Have Much to do With the Fates and Fortunes of the Lachances	Maria Therese	00:16:31
Play 12	12 - In Which Some Very Pleasant Characters Make Their Appearance, and the Day, Begun So Sadly, Is Ushed Out to the Merry Jingle of Sleigh-Bells and the Happy Laughter of Joyous Youth	Maria Therese	00:17:33
Play 13	13 - Farewell to Milwaukee! The 'Anarchist' Again Attracts Attention	Maria Therese	00:06:57
Play 14	14 - Philip Meets an Old Friend, and Gets a Surprise Which Literally Takes Away His Breath	Maria Therese	00:11:56
Play 15	15 - In Which Professor Himmelstein Gives an Account of Himself and Restores Philip to Perfect Good Humor	Maria Therese	00:14:10
Play 16	16 - In Which Marion Philippo is Prepared to Astound a Most Cultured Milkwaukee Audience	Maria Therese	00:08:21
Play 17	17 - An Old Friend Appears on the Scene Again, and the Audience is Treated to its First Pleasant Surprise	Maria Therese	00:11:20
Play 18	18 - In Which the Audience is Surprised Beyond the Wildest Dreams of Professor Himmelstein, and Philip is the Most Astounded Boy That Ever Sang in Public on the Stage	Maria Therese	00:12:44
Play 19	19 - A Chapter of Recognitian and Surprises, Philip Decides to Remain in Milwaukee, and Isoble Gets a Gladsome Message	Maria Therese	00:18:45
Play 20	20 - In Which There is a Joyful Homecoming, and Mr. Hammond, Obeying His Grandchild, Arises and Goes to His Father's House	Maria Therese	00:20:35
Play 21	21 - Isobel Hears the Angels Calling	Maria Therese	00:06:11

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