Sarchedon

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Author

Whyte-Melville, G. J. (George John), 1821-1878

Title

Sarchedon: A Legend of the Great Queen

Credits

E-text prepared by sp1nd, Mary Meehan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team ( www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive ( archive.org)

Language

English

LoC Class

PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

Subject

Semiramis, Queen, consort of Shamshi-Adad V, King of Assyria, active 9th century B.C. -- Fiction

Category

Text

eBook-No.

42393

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42393

Release Date

March 23, 2013

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Sarchedon — A Legend of the Great Queen
2. 2.By G. J. Whyte-Melville — Author of "Roy's Wife," "Black but Comely," "Market Harborough," etc. — Illustrated by S. E. Waller — "THE STARTLED HORSEMAN DREW REIN."
3. 3.CONTENTS — The Seven Stars. — Ashtaroth, Queen of Heaven. — Nisroch the Avenger.
4. 4.SARCHEDON
5. 5.The Seven Stars
6. 6.CHAPTER I — THE KING OF BEASTS
7. 7.CHAPTER II — MERODACH
8. 8.CHAPTER III — SEMIRAMIS
9. 9.CHAPTER IV — THE TEMPLE OF HIS GOD
10. 10.CHAPTER V — THE STARS IN THEIR COURSES
11. 11.CHAPTER VI — A DREAMER OF DREAMS
12. 12.CHAPTER VII — THE KING OF NATIONS
13. 13.CHAPTER VIII — THE LUST OF THE EYE
14. 14.CHAPTER IX — THE PRIDE OF LIFE
15. 15.CHAPTER X — A BANQUET OF WINE
16. 16.CHAPTER XI — LIKE TO LIKE
17. 17.CHAPTER XII — THE GODS OF THE HEATHEN
18. 18.CHAPTER XIII — MOTHER AND SON
19. 19.CHAPTER XIV — STRONG AS DEATH
20. 20.CHAPTER XV — THE QUEEN'S PETITION
21. 21.CHAPTER XVI — CRUEL AS THE GRAVE — "NOT AT HER FEET, SARCHEDON, BUT AT HER HEART!"
22. 22.CHAPTER XVII — THE DIVINING CUP
23. 23.CHAPTER XVIII — A LYING SPIRIT
24. 24.CHAPTER XIX — THE FEAST OF BAAL
25. 25.CHAPTER XX — GONE TO THE STARS
26. 26.Ashtaroth, Queen of Heaven
27. 27.CHAPTER XXI — WHO IS MY BROTHER?
28. 28.CHAPTER XXII — THE HOUSE OF BONDAGE
29. 29.CHAPTER XXIII — PHARAOH ON THE THRONE
30. 30.CHAPTER XXIV — THE CAPTIVE IN THE DUNGEON
31. 31.CHAPTER XXV — THE WISDOM OF THE EGYPTIANS
32. 32.CHAPTER XXVI — DELIVERANCE
33. 33.CHAPTER XXVII — IN THE DESERT
34. 34.CHAPTER XXVIII — A RIDE FOR LIFE
35. 35.CHAPTER XXIX — THE CITY OF REFUGE
36. 36.CHAPTER XXX — LOTH
37. 37.CHAPTER XXXI — WILLING
38. 38.CHAPTER XXXII — BREAD AND SALT
39. 39.CHAPTER XXXIII — PARTED
40. 40.CHAPTER XXXIV — FORLORN — "SHE COULD NOT BE DECEIVED: IT WAS MERODACH!"
41. 41.CHAPTER XXXV — THE LION'S CUB
42. 42.CHAPTER XXXVI — THE POWER OF THE DOG
43. 43.CHAPTER XXXVII — THE WINGS OF A DOVE
44. 44.CHAPTER XXXVIII — BOND AND FREE
45. 45.CHAPTER XXXIX — IN THE GATE
46. 46.CHAPTER XL — UNVEILED
47. 47.Hisroch the Abenger
48. 48.CHAPTER XLI — A SERPENT ON A ROCK
49. 49.CHAPTER XLII — BEFORE THE ALTAR
50. 50.CHAPTER XLIII — THE SNARE OF THE FOWLER
51. 51.CHAPTER XLIV — THE VEILED QUEEN
52. 52.CHAPTER XLV — ARYAS THE BEAUTIFUL
53. 53.CHAPTER XLVI — A WIND FROM THE SOUTH
54. 54.CHAPTER XLVII — THE FENCED CITY
55. 55.CHAPTER XLVIII — SONS OF THE SWORD
56. 56.CHAPTER XLIX — FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH
57. 57.CHAPTER L — A FOOL IN HIS FOLLY
58. 58.CHAPTER LI — BOW AND SPEAR
59. 59.CHAPTER LII — LOST AND WON — "SHE KNELT BESIDE THE BODY OF A DEAD HORSE."
60. 60.CHAPTER LIII — SHARING THE SPOIL
61. 61.CHAPTER LIV — COUNTING THE COST
62. 62.CHAPTER LV — THE VOICE OF THE CHARMER
63. 63.CHAPTER LVI — REQUITED
64. 64.CHAPTER LVII — BETRAYED
65. 65.CHAPTER LVIII — WHO IS ON MY SIDE?
66. 66.CHAPTER LIX — FORGIVEN
67. 67.CHAPTER LX — LOST IN THE DARK

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