Joseph Chapman, My Molly Life is a story told from first-person perspective and, as we later find out, is something of an autobiography of (the fictional) Joseph Chapman. With the help this man offers, there is a slim chance Joseph and Chowder will survive and be reunited. The one sliver of hope comes by way of a visitor, an acquaintance of one of the connections Joseph made before being locked away. Once Joseph lands behind bars himself, he never stops worrying about Chowder and tries to help him however he can. Before Joseph falls victim to a terrible betrayal, however, he manages to make connections with a few powerful people who are very sympathetic to him and his nature. Chowder is soon imprisoned and Joseph is on the run. However, disaster strikes when Joseph and Chowder are discovered. For several weeks, they enjoy one another’s company as often as possible. Jackson, Joseph and Chowder begin to fall in love. With the full confidence of Joseph’s master, a bookseller named Mr. And when Chowder and Joseph are both placed with apprenticeships in the city, hope blooms that they may share more time together. Although the time they share together at the school is marred by a licentious governor, cruel staff, and the vicious nature of some of the other boys, Joseph and Chowder develop a deep bond.
The upheaval weighs on Joseph, but he finds no small measure of solace from the kindness offered by a boy named Potter “Chowder” Gorham.
Having no alternatives, Sarah is sent to an orphanage/prison in London, while Joseph is placed at the Little Eastcheap Free School for Unfortunate Boys. She meets an unfortunate end after fighting a particularly vicious opponent, leaving Joseph and his young sister, Sarah, penniless. Though his father passed away in the late 1770s, Joseph Chapman’s mother cobbles together a decent life selling fish and partaking in fights.
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