A Hero of the Pen
by E. Werner
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About This Book
First published as part of "Gartenlaubenblüten", Leipzig, 1872.The scene of our story is a town on the Mississippi, about midway in its course from Lake Itasca to the Gulf; the time is a cloudless January day of the year 1871. A score of years ago, this town consisted of only a dozen or so roughly built wooden houses; but emulating the marvellous growth of American cities, it has expanded into a populous, thriving business centre. The dazzling, midday sunbeams enter the windows of a large, suburban mansion, situated upon a hill commanding an unequalled prospect. The elegance of its surrounding...
Chapters (111)
- HERO OF THE PEN.
- E. WERNER,
- TRANSLATED BY
- FRANCES A. SHAW.
- NEW YORK: R. WORTHINGTON, 750 Broadway. 1880.
- Trow's Printing and Bookbinding Company, 205-213 East 12th St., NEW YORK.
- CONTENTS.
- CHAPTER I.
- CHAPTER II.
- CHAPTER III.
- CHAPTER IV.
- CHAPTER V.
- CHAPTER VI.
- CHAPTER VII.
- CHAPTER VIII.
- CHAPTER IX.
- CHAPTER X.
- CHAPTER XI.
- CHAPTER XII.
- CHAPTER XIII.
- CHAPTER XIV.
- CHAPTER XV.
- CHAPTER XVI.
- CHAPTER XVII.
- CHAPTER XVIII.
- CHAPTER XIX.
- CHAPTER XX.
- CHAPTER XXI.
- CHAPTER XXII.
- CHAPTER XXIII.
- CHAPTER XXIV.
- CHAPTER XXV.
- CHAPTER XXVI.
- CHAPTER XXVII.
- CHAPTER XXVIII.
- CHAPTER XXIX.
- CHAPTER XXX.
- CHAPTER XXXI.
- CHAPTER XXXII.
- CHAPTER XXXIII.
- CHAPTER XXXIV.
- A HERO OF THE PEN
- CHAPTER I.
- Love And Death.
- CHAPTER II.
- A Strange Cavalier.
- CHAPTER III.
- Was it Sickness or----?
- CHAPTER IV.
- The Hero of the Pen.
- CHAPTER V.
- Face to Face.
- CHAPTER VI.
- A Strange Presentiment.
- CHAPTER VII.
- Lovers, Yet Strangers.
- CHAPTER VIII.
- The Heiress at Bay.
- CHAPTER IX.
- On the Scent.
- CHAPTER X.
- FOR VALUE RECEIVED.
- CHAPTER XI.
- The Dawn of War.
- CHAPTER XII.
- A Rocket in the Camp.
- CHAPTER XIII.
- The Triumph of Pride.
- CHAPTER XIV.
- Farewell!
- CHAPTER XV.
- Following the Clue.
- CHAPTER XVI.
- An Agonizing Doubt.
- CHAPTER XVII.
- The Pen and the Sword.
- CHAPTER XVIII.
- The Rival Lovers.
- CHAPTER XIX.
- The Lover's Accusation.
- CHAPTER XX.
- The Fateful Hour.
- CHAPTER XXI.
- A Desperate Resolve.
- CHAPTER XXII.
- A Fearful Alternative.
- CHAPTER XXIII.
- The Vengeance of Passion.
- CHAPTER XXIV.
- The Shadow of Doom.
- CHAPTER XXV.
- To the Rescue.
- CHAPTER XXVI.
- A Mortal Agony.
- CHAPTER XXVII.
- Treason.
- CHAPTER XXVIII.
- The Sacrifice of Blood.
- CHAPTER XXIX.
- The Murderer and the Attack.
- CHAPTER XXX.
- Waiting.
- CHAPTER XXXI.
- The Balance of Power.
- CHAPTER XXXII.
- The Brand from the Burning.
- CHAPTER XXXIII.
- An Unexpected Meeting.
- CHAPTER XXXIV.
- The Riddle Solved.
- The End.
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