The Graysons: A Story of Illinois
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Chapters (81)
- THE GRAYSONS
- A STORY OF ILLINOIS
- AUTHOR OF "THE HOOSIER SCHOOLMASTER," "ROXY," "THE CIRCUIT RIDER," ETC., ETC. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY ALLEGRA EGGLESTON THE CENTURY CO. NEW-YORK. Copyright, 1887, by Edward Eggleston. The DeVinne Press.
- TURNING THE BIBLE.
- PREFACE.
- CONTENTS.
- List of Illustrations
- THE GRAYSONS
- I
- TURNING THE BIBLE
- II
- WINNING AND LOSING
- III
- PAYING THE FIDDLER
- IV
- LOCKWOOD'S PLAN
- V
- THE MITTEN
- VI
- UNCLE AND NEPHEW
- VII
- LOCKWOOD'S REVENGE
- VIII
- BARBARA'S PRIVATE AFFAIRS
- IX
- BARBARA AND HIRAM BY THE LOOM.
- X
- THE AFFAIR AT TIMBER CREEK CAMP MEETING
- XI
- FRIENDS IN THE NIGHT
- XII
- A TRIP TO BROAD RUN
- MR. BRITTON AND BIG BOB.
- XIII
- A BEAR HUNT
- XIV
- IN PRISON
- "TELL ME TRULY, TOM, DID YOU DO IT?"
- JANET AT THE WINDOW.
- XV
- ABRAHAM LINCOLN
- XVI
- THE CORONER'S INQUEST
- XVII
- A COUNCIL OF WAR
- XVIII
- ZEKE
- "WHERE'S THAT PIECE OF CANDLE GONE TO?"
- XIX
- THE MYTH
- XX
- LINCOLN AND BOB
- XXI
- HIRAM AND BARBARA
- XXII
- THE FIRST DAY OF COURT
- XXIII
- BROAD RUN IN ARMS
- XXIV
- FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED
- ZEKE AND S'MANTHY'S OLDEST SON.
- XXV
- LIKE A WOLF ON THE FOLD
- "'WHERE IS HE?' ASKED THE JUDGE."
- XXVI
- CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE
- XXVII
- LIGHT IN A DARK PLACE
- XXVIII
- FREE
- XXIX
- THE CLOSE OF A CAREER
- XXX
- TOM AND RACHEL
- XXXI
- HIRAM AND BARBARA
- XXXII
- THE NEXT MORNING
- "SAY, TOM, WON'T YOU WAIT FOR ME?"
- XXXIII
- POSTSCRIPTUM
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