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Nina’s peril

Nina’s peril

by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller

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Author
Miller, Alex. McVeigh, Mrs., 1850-1937
Title
Nina's peril : a novel
Original Publication
New York: G. W. Dillingham, 1887.
Credits
Demian Katz and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University.)
Language
English
LoC Class
PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject
Romance fiction
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 78525
Release Date
April 22, 2026
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.NINA’S PERIL.
  2. 2.Untitled
  3. 3.Untitled
  4. 4.CONTENTS.
  5. 5.NINA’S PERIL.
  6. 6.CHAPTER I. A BEAUTIFUL FACE.
  7. 7.CHAPTER II. WAITING AND HOPING.
  8. 8.CHAPTER III. SKETCHING THE PAST.
  9. 9.CHAPTER IV. COMING HOME.
  10. 10.CHAPTER V. “NOTHING CAN UNDO THE FOLLY OF FIVE YEARS AGO.”
  11. 11.CHAPTER VI. “CAN THIS REALLY BE NINA?”
  12. 12.CHAPTER VII. PRIDE.
  13. 13.CHAPTER VIII. “I HAVE SWORN AN OATH AND I SHALL HAVE TO KEEP IT.”
  14. 14.CHAPTER IX. JEALOUSY.
  15. 15.CHAPTER X. “I WILL NEVER FORGIVE HER.”
  16. 16.CHAPTER XI. THE SHADOWS FALL.
  17. 17.CHAPTER XII. AN INTERVIEW DECLINED.
  18. 18.CHAPTER XIII. NINA’S SACRIFICE.
  19. 19.CHAPTER XIV. A MADDENED LOVER.
  20. 20.CHAPTER XV. THE TRAGEDY.
  21. 21.CHAPTER XVI. THE FLIGHT OF NINA.
  22. 22.CHAPTER XVII. SIBYL’S ACCUSATION.
  23. 23.CHAPTER XVIII. RESCUED.
  24. 24.CHAPTER XIX. WITH FRIENDS.
  25. 25.CHAPTER XX. THE FIELDINGS.
  26. 26.CHAPTER XXI. “MAD FROM LIFE’S HISTORY.”
  27. 27.CHAPTER XXII. REMORSE.
  28. 28.CHAPTER XXIII. COMPAGNONS DU VOYAGE.
  29. 29.CHAPTER XXIV. “SHE IS DEAD TO ALL.”
  30. 30.CHAPTER XXV. POVERTY.
  31. 31.CHAPTER XXVI. I MUST HAVE MONEY.
  32. 32.CHAPTER XXVII. BACK TO SELWYN HEIGHTS.
  33. 33.CHAPTER XXVIII. ENTRAPPED.
  34. 34.CHAPTER XXIX. NINA LEARNS THE TRUTH.
  35. 35.CHAPTER XXX. A GHOSTLY LAUGH.
  36. 36.CHAPTER XXXI. THE ARREST OF NINA.
  37. 37.CHAPTER XXXII. TALBOT’S SUSPICIONS.
  38. 38.CHAPTER XXXIII. TALBOT’S DREAMS.
  39. 39.CHAPTER XXXIV. THE PRISON.
  40. 40.CHAPTER XXXV. NINA’S DESPAIR.
  41. 41.CHAPTER XXXVI. THE TRIAL.
  42. 42.CHAPTER XXXVII. THE LETTER.
  43. 43.CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE GHOST AGAIN.
  44. 44.CHAPTER XXXIX. NINA FORGIVES TALBOT.
  45. 45.CHAPTER XL. IN EGYPT.
  46. 46.CHAPTER XLI. FERRIS GROWS DESPERATE.
  47. 47.CHAPTER XLII. THE NAYA HAYE.
  48. 48.CHAPTER XLIII. JUDGE LYNCH.
  49. 49.CHAPTER XLIV. ARMSTRONG’S NEWS.
  50. 50.CHAPTER XLV. TALBOT LEARNS ALL.
  51. 51.CHAPTER XLVI. TALBOT ACCUSES FERRIS.
  52. 52.CHAPTER XLVII. RALPH ST. ALBAN.
  53. 53.CHAPTER XLVIII. FLIGHT INTO THE DESERT.
  54. 54.CHAPTER XLIX. TORN BY WOLVES.
  55. 55.CHAPTER L. JOURNEYING HOMEWARD.
  56. 56.CHAPTER LI. ON THE SCAFFOLD.
  57. 57.CHAPTER LII. SIBYL’S PUNISHMENT.
  58. 58.CHAPTER LIII. NINA’S HAPPINESS.
  59. 59.CHAPTER LIV. THE INVITATION.
  60. 60.CHAPTER LV. “IT’S WE TWO FOR AYE.”
  61. 61.Mary J. Holmes’ Novels. — Charles Dickens—15 Vols.—“Carleton’s Edition.” — Marion Harland’s Novels. — Augusta J. Evans’ Novels — Ella Wheeler Wilcox. — May Agnes Fleming’s Novels. — Allan Pinkerton’s Works. — Bertha Clay’s Novels. — “New York Weekly” Series. — Miriam Coles Harris’ Novels. — A. S. Roe’s Select Stories. — Julie P. Smith’s Novels. — Artemas Ward. — The Game of Whist. — Victor Hugo’s Great Novel. — Mrs. Hill’s Cook Book. — Celia E. Gardner’s Novels. — Captain Mayne Reid’s Works. — Hand-Books of Society. — Josh Billings. — Charles Dickens. — Annie Edwards’ Novels. — Ernest Renan’s French Works. — G. W. Carleton. — M. M. Pomeroy (Brick). — Miscellaneous Works. — Humorous Works. — Miscellaneous Works. — Miscellaneous Novels.
  62. 62.Transcriber’s Notes:

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