'Lena Rivers
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A young woman born out of wedlock in New England is sent to live with rich relatives in Kentucky who make no secret of their contempt. Excerpt: John, who was ambitious, met her advances more than half way, and finally, encouraged by her father, offered her his heart and hand. Under other circumstances, Matilda would undoubtedly have spurned him with contempt; but having heard that her recreant lover was about taking to himself a bride, she felt a desire, as she expressed it, "to let him know she could marry too." Accordingly, John was accepted, on condition that he changed the name of Nicho...
Chapters (43)
- ’LENA RIVERS
- AUTHOR OF
- MDCCCXCVII.
- PREFACE.
- LENA RIVERS.
- CHAPTER I. ’LENA.
- CHAPTER II. JOHN.
- CHAPTER III. PACKING UP.
- CHAPTER IV. ON THE ROAD.
- CHAPTER V. MAPLE GROVE.
- CHAPTER VI. THE ARRIVAL.
- CHAPTER VII. MALCOLM EVERETT.
- CHAPTER VIII. SCHEMING.
- CHAPTER IX. FIVE YEARS LATER.
- CHAPTER X. MR. AND MRS. GRAHAM.
- CHAPTER XI. WOODLAWN.
- CHAPTER XII. MRS. GRAHAM AT HOME.
- CHAPTER XIII. MABEL.
- CHAPTER XIV. NELLIE AND MABEL.
- CHAPTER XV. MRS. LIVINGSTONE’S CALLS AND THEIR RESULT.
- CHAPTER XVI. CHRISTMAS GIFTS.
- CHAPTER XVII. FRANKFORT.
- CHAPTER XVIII. THE DEPARTURE.
- CHAPTER XIX. THE VISIT.
- CHAPTER XX. A FATHER’S LOVE.
- CHAPTER XXI. JOEL SLOCUM.
- CHAPTER XXII. THE DAGUERREOTYPE.
- CHAPTER XXIII. THE LETTER AND ITS EFFECT.
- CHAPTER XXIV. JOHN JR. AND MABEL.
- CHAPTER XXV. THE BRIDAL.
- CHAPTER XXVI MARRIED LIFE.
- CHAPTER XXVII. THE SHADOW.
- CHAPTER XXVIII. MRS. GRAHAM’S RETURN.
- CHAPTER XXIX. ANNA AND CAPTAIN ATHERTON.
- CHAPTER XXX. THE RESULT.
- CHAPTER XXXI. MORE CLOUDS.
- CHAPTER XXXII. REACTION.
- CHAPTER XXXIII. THE WANDERER.
- CHAPTER XXXIV ’LENA’S FATHER.
- CHAPTER XXXV. EXCITEMENT AT MAPLE GROVE.
- CHAPTER XXXVI. ARRIVAL AT WOODLAWN.
- CHAPTER XXXVII. DURWARD.
- CHAPTER XXXVIII. CONCLUSION.
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