John Ploughman's Talk
Spurgeon's collection of moral teachings written in plain, homely language for common working people, using a semi-humorous, proverbial style to make virtue and righteousness accessible to laborers through everyday illustrations relevant to their daily lives.
26 Chapters
Table of Contents
1
: Contents
2
: Preface
3
Chapter 01: To The Idle
4
Chapter 02: On Religious Grumblers
5
Chapter 03: On the Preacher's Appearance
6
Chapter 04: On Good Nature and Firmness
7
Chapter 05: On Patience
8
Chapter 06: On Gossips
9
Chapter 07: On Seizing Opportunity
10
Chapter 08: On Keeping One's Eyes Open
11
Chapter 09: Thoughts About Thought
12
Chapter 10: Faults
13
Chapter 11: Things Not Worth Trying
14
Chapter 12: Debt
15
Chapter 13: Home
16
Chapter 14: Men Who Are Down
17
Chapter 15: Hope
18
Chapter 16: Spending
19
Chapter 17: A Good Word for Wives
20
Chapter 18: Men with Two Faces
21
Chapter 19: Hints as to Thriving
22
Chapter 20: Tall Talk
23
Chapter 21: Things I Would Not Choose
24
Chapter 22: Try
25
Chapter 23: Monuments
26
Chapter 24: Very Ignorant People