A Face Illumined

About this eBook

Author

Roe, Edward Payson, 1838-1888

Language

English

LoC Class

PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Subject

Artists -- Fiction

Category

Text

eBook-No.

2501

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2501

Release Date

February 1, 2001

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.Chapter I: A Face……………………………………….11 Chapter II: Ida Mayhew…………………………………..22 Chapter III: An Artist's Freak……………………………35 Chapter IV: A Parthian Arrow……………………………..42 Chapter V: Spite………………………………………..51 Chapter VI: Reckless Words and Deeds………………………60 Chapter VII: Another Feminine Problem……………………..71 Chapter VIII: Glimpses of Tragedy…………………………85 Chapter IX: Unexpectedly Thrown Together…………………..96 Chapter X: Phrases too Suggestive………………………..108 Chapter XI: A "Tableau Vivant"…………………………..118 Chapter XII: Miss Mayhew is Puzzled………………………126 Chapter XIII: Nature's Broken Promise…………………….137 Chapter XIV: A Revelation……………………………….145 Chapter XV: Contrasts…………………………………..159 Chapter XVI: Out Among Shadows…………………………..172 Chapter XVII: New Forces Developing………………………184 Chapter XVIII: Love Put to Work………………………….195 Chapter XIX: Man's Highest Honor…………………………203 Chapter XX: A Wretched Secret that Must be Kept……………209 Chapter XXI: A Deliberate Wooer………………………….216 Chapter XXII: A Vain Wish……………………………….225 Chapter XXIII: Jennie Burton's Remedies…………………..232 Chapter XXIV: A Hateful, Wretched Life……………………239 Chapter XXV: Half-Truths………………………………..246 Chapter XXVI: Sunday Table-Talk………………………….251 Chapter XXVII: A Family Group……………………………262 Chapter XXVIII: Rather Volcanic………………………….268 Chapter XXIX: Evil Lives Cast Dark Shadows………………..278 Chapter XXX: The Deliberate Wooer Speaks First…………….284 Chapter XXXI: An Emblem…………………………………293 Chapter XXXII: The Dangers of Despair…………………….303 Chapter XXXIII: "Hope Dies Hard"…………………………311 Chapter XXXIV: Puzzled………………………………….324 Chapter XXXV: Desperately Wounded………………………..335 Chapter XXXVI: Temptation's Voice………………………..350 Chapter XXXVII: Voices of Nature…………………………360 Chapter XXXVIII: A Good Man Speaks……………………….369 Chapter XXXIX: Van Berg's Escape…………………………387 Chapter XL: Van Berg's Conclusions……………………….397 Chapter XLI: The Protestant Confessional………………….403 Chapter XLII: The Corner-Stone of Character……………….424 Chapter XLIII: A "Heavenly Mystery"………………………435 Chapter XLIV: "The Garden of Eden"……………………….443 Chapter XLV: Problems Beyond Art…………………………470 Chapter XLVI: A Resolute Philosopher……………………..486 Chapter XLVII: The Concert Garden Again…………………..500 Chapter XLVIII: Ida's Temptation…………………………518 Chapter XLIX: The Blind God……………………………..538 Chapter L: Swept Away…………………………………..555 Chapter LI: From Deep Experience…………………………569 Chapter LII: An Illumined Face…………………………..589 Chapter LIII: A Night's Vigil……………………………601 Chapter LIV: Life and Trust……………………………..615 — Chapter 1. A Face. — Chapter II. Ida Mayhew. — Chapter III. An Artist's Freak. — Chapter IV. A Parthian Arrow. — Chapter V. Spite. — Chapter VI. Reckless Words and Deeds. — Chapter VII. Another Feminine Problem. — Chapter VIII. Glimpses of Tragedy. — Chapter IX. Unexpectedly Thrown Together. — Chapter X. Phrases too Suggestive. — Chapter XI. A "Tableau Vivant." — Chapter XII. Miss Mayhew is Puzzled. — Chapter XIII. Nature's Broken Promise. — Chapter XIV. A Revelation. — Chapter XV. Contrasts. — Chapter XVI. Out Among Shadows. — Chapter XVII. New Forces Developing. — Chapter XVIII. Love Put to Work. — Chapter XIX. Man's Highest Honor. — Chapter XX. A Wretched Secret that Must be Kept. — Chapter XXI. A Deliberate Wooer. — Chapter XXII. A Vain Wish. — Chapter XXIII. Jennie Burton's "Remedies." — Chapter XXIV. A Hateful, Wretched Life. — Chapter XXV. Half-truths. — Chapter XXVI. Sunday Table-talk. — Chapter XXVII. A Family Group. — Chapter XXVIII. Rather Volcanic. — Chapter XXIX. Evil Lives Cast Dark Shadows. — Chapter XXX. The Deliberate Wooer Speaks First. — Chapter XXXI. An Emblem. — Chapter XXXII. The Dangers of Despair. — Chapter XXXIII. "Hope dies Hard." — Chapter XXXIV. Puzzled. — Chapter XXXV. Desperately Wounded. — Chapter XXXVI. Temptation's Voice — Chapter XXXVII. Voices of Nature. — Chapter XXXVIII. A Good Man Speaks. — Chapter XXXIX. Van Berg's Escape. — Chapter XL. Van Berg's Conclusions. — Chapter XLI. The Protestant Confessional. — Chapter XLII. The Corner-Stone of Character. — Chapter XLIII. A "Heavenly Mystery." — Chapter XLIV. "The Garden of Eden." — Chapter XLV. Problems Beyond Art. — Chapter XLVI. A Resolute Philosopher. — Chapter XLVII. The Concert Garden Again. — Chapter XLVIII. Ida's Temptation. — Chapter XLIX. The Blind God. — Chapter L. Swept Away. — Chapter LI. From Deep Experience. — Chapter LII. An Illumined Face. — Chapter LIII. A Night's Vigil. — Chapter LIV. Life and trust. — THE END.

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