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THE ADVENTURES OF MR. VERDANT GREEN
BY CUTHBERT BEDE
[NB this e-text contains corrections to the Herbert Jenkins edition made by reference to the consolidated version held by The British Library which combines the first editions of each of the three parts originally published 1853-7. Greek letters in the original are rendered in Roman script and designated: "{ }". Italics are indicated: "~". The illustrations are designated "<VG0**.JPG>". The introductory remarks below appear only in the Herbert Jenkins edition, not in the several originals.]
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THE ADVENTURES OF MR. VERDANT GREEN
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WHAT THIS BOOK IS ABOUT
"Let the poker be heated" were the fearful words which greeted Mr. Verdant Green on his initiation into a spoof Lodge of Freemasonry at Oxford. This was one of the many "rags" of which he was the butt during his days at the university.
In this humorous classic there is told the story of a very raw youth's introduction to university life, of fights between "town and gown," escapes from proctors, wiles of bed-makers, days on the river, or on and