Heart's Desire / The Story of a Contented Town, Certain Peculiar Citizens, and Two Fortunate Lovers / A Novel
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Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. This book is printed in black & white, Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Reprinted in 2022 with the help of original edition published long back 1907. As this book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages. Resized as per current standards. We expect that you will understand our compulsion with such books. If it is multi volume set, then it is only ...
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- HEART'S DESIRE
- The STORY of a CONTENTED TOWN, CERTAIN PECULIAR CITIZENS, and TWO FORTUNATE LOVERS
- A NOVEL by EMERSON HOUGH
- AUTHOR OF THE MISSISSIPPI BUBBLE, THE LAW OF THE LAND, THE GIRL AT THE HALF WAY HOUSE, ETC
- NEW YORK GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS
- Copyright, 1903, 1904, 1905, BY THE CURTIS PUBLISHING COMPANY. Copyright, 1903, BY OUT WEST COMPANY. Copyright, 1905, BY THE RIDGWAY-THAYER COMPANY. Copyright, 1905, BY EMERSON HOUGH. Copyright, 1905, BY THE MACMILLAN COMPANY. Set up and electrotyped. Published October, 1905. Reprinted November, 1905: January, April, 1907; November, 1908. Norwood Press J. B. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
- CONTENTS
- CHAPTER I
- THE LAND OF HEART'S DESIRE
- CHAPTER II
- THE DINNER AT HEART'S DESIRE
- CHAPTER III
- TRANSGRESSION AT HEART'S DESIRE
- CHAPTER IV
- THE LAW AT HEART'S DESIRE
- CHAPTER V
- EDEN AT HEART'S DESIRE
- CHAPTER VI
- EVE AT HEART'S DESIRE
- CHAPTER VII
- TEMPTATION AT HEART'S DESIRE
- CHAPTER VIII
- THE CORPORATION AT HEART'S DESIRE
- CHAPTER IX
- CIVILIZATION AT HEART'S DESIRE
- CHAPTER X
- ART AT HEART'S DESIRE
- CHAPTER XI
- OPERA AT HEART'S DESIRE
- CHAPTER XII
- THE PRICE OF HEART'S DESIRE
- CHAPTER XIII
- BUSINESS AT HEART'S DESIRE
- CHAPTER XIV
- THE GROUND FLOOR AT HEART'S DESIRE
- CHAPTER XV
- SCIENCE AT HEART'S DESIRE
- CHAPTER XVI
- THE PARTITION OF HEART'S DESIRE
- CHAPTER XVII
- TREASON AT HEART'S DESIRE
- CHAPTER XVIII
- THE MEETING AT HEART'S DESIRE
- CHAPTER XIX
- COMMERCE AT HEART'S DESIRE
- CHAPTER XX
- MEDICINE AT HEART'S DESIRE
- CHAPTER XXI
- JUSTICE AT HEART'S DESIRE
- CHAPTER XXII
- ADVENTURE AT HEART'S DESIRE
- CHAPTER XXIII
- PHILOSOPHY AT HEART'S DESIRE
- CHAPTER XXIV
- THE CONSPIRACY AT HEART'S DESIRE
- CHAPTER XXV
- ROMANCE AT HEART'S DESIRE
- CHAPTER XXVI
- THE GIRL AT HEART'S DESIRE
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- Frontispiece: "He looked up—to see her standing at his door!" "'The umpire decides that you've got to check your guns during the game.'" "A voice which sang of a face that was the fairest, and of a dark blue eye." "'Something has got to be did, and did mighty blame quick.'"
- HEART'S DESIRE
- CHAPTER I
- THE LAND OF HEART'S DESIRE
- This being in Part the Story of Curly, the Can of Oysters, and the Girl from Kansas
- CHAPTER II
- THE DINNER AT HEART'S DESIRE
- This continuing the Relation of Curly, the Can of Oysters, and the Girl from Kansas; and Introducing Others
- CHAPTER III
- TRANSGRESSION AT HEART'S DESIRE
- Beginning the Cause Celebre which arose from Curly's killing the Pig of the Man from Kansas
- CHAPTER IV
- THE LAW AT HEART'S DESIRE
- Continuing the Story of the Pig from Kansas, and the Deep Damnation of his Taking Off
- CHAPTER V
- EDEN AT HEART'S DESIRE
- This being the Story of a Paradise; also showing the Exceeding Loneliness of Adam
- CHAPTER VI
- EVE AT HEART'S DESIRE
- How the Said Eve arrived on the Same Stage with Eastern Capital, to the Interest of All, and the Embarrassment of Some.
- CHAPTER VII
- TEMPTATION AT HEART'S DESIRE
- Showing how Paradise was lost through the Strange Performance of a Craven Adam
- CHAPTER VIII
- THE CORPORATION AT HEART'S DESIRE
- This being the Story of a Parrot, Certain Twins, and a Pair of Candy Legs
- CHAPTER IX
- CIVILIZATION AT HEART'S DESIRE
- How the Men of Heart's Desire surrendered to the Softening Seductions of Croquet and other Pastimes
- CHAPTER X
- ART AT HEART'S DESIRE
- How Tom Osby, Common Carrier, caused Trouble with a Portable Annie Laurie
- CHAPTER XI
- OPERA AT HEART'S DESIRE
- Telling how Two Innocent Travellers by mere Chance collided with a Side-tracked Star
- CHAPTER XII
- THE PRICE OF HEART'S DESIRE
- Concerning Goods, their Value, and the Delivery of the Same
- CHAPTER XIII
- BUSINESS AT HEART'S DESIRE
- This Describing Porter Barkley's Method with a Man, and Tom Osby's Way with a Maid
- CHAPTER XIV
- THE GROUND FLOOR AT HEART'S DESIRE
- Proposing Certain Wonders of Modern Progress, as wrought by Eastern Capital and Able Corporation Counsel
- CHAPTER XV
- SCIENCE AT HEART'S DESIRE
- This being the Story of a Cow Puncher, an Osteopath, and a Cross-eyed Horse
- CHAPTER XVI
- THE PARTITION OF HEARTS DESIRE
- Concerning Real Estate, Love, Friendship, and Other Good and Valuable Considerations
- CHAPTER XVII
- TREASON AT HEART'S DESIRE
- Showing the Dilemma of Dan Anderson, the Doubt of Leading Citizens, and the Artless Performance of a Pastoral Prevaricator
- CHAPTER XVIII
- THE MEETING AT HEART'S DESIRE
- How Benevolent Assimilation was checked by Unexpected Events
- CHAPTER XIX
- COMMERCE AT HEART'S DESIRE
- Showing Wonders of the Thirst of McGinnis, and the Faith of Whiteman the Jew
- CHAPTER XX
- MEDICINE AT HEART'S DESIRE
- How the Girl from the States kept the Set of Twins from being broken
- CHAPTER XXI
- JUSTICE AT HEART'S DESIRE
- The Story of a Sheriff and Some Bad Men; showing also a Day's Work, and a Man's Medicine
- CHAPTER XXII
- ADVENTURE AT HEART'S DESIRE
- The Strange Story of the King of Gee-Whiz, and his Unusual Experience in Foreign Parts
- CHAPTER XXIII
- PHILOSOPHY AT HEART'S DESIRE
- Showing further the Uncertainty of Human Events, and the Exceeding Resourcefulness of Mr. Thomas Osby
- CHAPTER XXIV
- THE CONSPIRACY AT HEART'S DESIRE
- This being the Story of a Sheepherder, Two Warm Personal Friends, and their Love-letter to a Beautiful Queen
- CHAPTER XXV
- ROMANCE AT HEART'S DESIRE
- The Pleasing Recountal of an Absent Knight, a Gentle Lady, and an Ananias with Spurs
- CHAPTER XXVI
- THE GIRL AT HEART'S DESIRE
- The Story of a Surprise, a Success, and Something Else Very Much Better
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