The Time of Roses
by L. T. Meade
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About This Book
A moving story of beauty and truth, The Time of Roses (from The Victorian Bookshelf series) tells the tale of Florence Aylmer, a young woman who travels to London alone to make her way in the world.
Chapters (420)
- THE TIME OF ROSES
- MRS. L. T. MEADE
- AUTHOR OF
- "A Bunch of Cherries," "Daddy's Girl," "Bad Little Hannah," "A World of Girls," "A School Favorite," Etc.
- CONTENTS
- THE TIME OF ROSES.
- CHAPTER I.
- HOME AT LAST.
- CHAPTER II.
- THE LITTLE MUMMY'S ARRANGEMENTS.
- CHAPTER III.
- A STARTLING MEETING.
- CHAPTER IV.
- AN EVIL GENIUS.
- CHAPTER V.
- MAURICE TREVOR.
- CHAPTER VI.
- MRS. AYLMER'S STRATEGY.
- CHAPTER VII.
- THE CHAINS BEGIN TO FRET.
- CHAPTER VIII.
- BERTHA'S QUANDARY.
- CHAPTER IX.
- A TEMPTING OFFER.
- CHAPTER X.
- THE LITTLE MUMMY'S CURIOSITY.
- CHAPTER XI.
- FLORENCE'S GOOD ANGEL.
- CHAPTER XII.
- ALONE IN LONDON.
- CHAPTER XIII.
- A WEARY WAIT.
- CHAPTER XIV.
- A BLUNT QUESTION.
- CHAPTER XV.
- EDITH FRANKS.
- CHAPTER XVI.
- ON THE BRINK OF AN ABYSS.
- CHAPTER XVII.
- NEARER AND NEARER.
- CHAPTER XVIII.
- A VESTIGE OF HOPE.
- CHAPTER XIX.
- IN THE BALANCE.
- CHAPTER XX.
- ROSE VIEW.
- CHAPTER XXI.
- AN AWKWARD POSITION.
- CHAPTER XXII.
- THE STORY ACCEPTED.
- CHAPTER XXIII.
- BERTHA'S JOY.
- CHAPTER XXIV.
- TREVOR ASKS BERTHA'S ADVICE.
- CHAPTER XXV.
- TREVOR'S RESOLVE.
- CHAPTER XXVI.
- AT AYLMER'S COURT.
- CHAPTER XXVII.
- BERTHA'S SECRET.
- CHAPTER XXVIII.
- A SMILING WORLD.
- CHAPTER XXIX.
- ALMOST BETRAYED.
- CHAPTER XXX.
- THE TELEGRAM.
- CHAPTER XXXI.
- BERTHA WRITES THE ESSAY.
- CHAPTER XXXII.
- TREVOR AND FLORENCE.
- CHAPTER XXXIII.
- A TETE-A-TETE.
- CHAPTER XXXIV.
- MAURICE REBELS.
- CHAPTER XXXV.
- THE ESSAY AROUSES CRITICISM.
- CHAPTER XXXVI.
- A LETTER FROM HOME.
- CHAPTER XXXVII.
- TREVOR PROPOSES TO FLORENCE.
- CHAPTER XXXVIII.
- AT THE RECEPTION.
- CHAPTER XXXIX.
- AN ADMIRABLE ARRANGEMENT.
- CHAPTER XL.
- IS IT "YES" OR "NO"?
- CHAPTER XLI.
- THE LITTLE MUMMY IN LONDON.
- CHAPTER XLII.
- BERTHA KEYS DEFEATED.
- CHAPTER XLIII.
- MRS. AYLMER'S WILL.
- CHAPTER XLIV.
- BERTHA CHANGES HER TONE.
- CHAPTER XLV.
- "ALL THE ROSES ARE DEAD."
- CHAPTER XLVI.
- A DENOUEMENT.
- CHAPTER XLVII.
- FINIS.
- ALWAYS ASK FOR THE DONOHUE COMPLETE EDITIONS—THE BEST FOR LEAST MONEY
- Mrs. L. T. Meade
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