The Black Prophet

About this eBook

Author

Carleton, William, 1794-1869

Title

The Black Prophet: A Tale Of Irish Famine Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three

Credits

Produced by David Widger

Language

English

LoC Class

PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

Subject

Ireland -- Social life and customs -- Fiction

Category

Text

eBook-No.

16018

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16018

Release Date

June 7, 2005

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE BLACK PROPHET:
2. 2.A TALE OF IRISH FAMINE.
3. 3.By William Carleton
4. 4.CONTENTS
5. 5.List of Illustrations
6. 6.CHAPTER I. — Glendhu, or the Black Glen; Scene of Domestic Affection.
7. 7.CHAPTER II. — The Black Prophet Prophesies.
8. 8.CHAPTER III. — A Family on the Decline—Omens.
9. 9.CHAPTER IV. — A Dance, and Double Discovery.
10. 10.CHAPTER V. — The Black Prophet is Startled by a Black Prophecy.
11. 11.CHAPTER VI. — A Rustic Miser and His Establishment
12. 12.CHAPTER VII. — A Panorama of Misery.
13. 13.CHAPTER VIII. — A Middle Man and Magistrate—Master and Man.
14. 14.CHAPTER IX. — Meeting of Strangers—Mysterious Dialogue.
15. 15.CHAPTER X. — The Black Prophet makes a Disclosure.
16. 16.CHAPTER XI. — Pity and Remorse.
17. 17.CHAPTER XII. — Famine, Death, and Sorrow.
18. 18.CHAPTER XIII. — Sarah's Defence of a Murderer.
19. 19.CHAPTEE XIV. — A Middleman Magistrate of the Old School, and his Clerk.
20. 20.CHAPTER XV. — A Plot and a Prophecy.
21. 21.CHAPTER XVI. — Mysterious Disappearance of the Tobacco-box.
22. 22.CHAPTER XVII. — National Calamity—Sarah in Love and Sorrow.
23. 23.CHAPTER XVIII. — Love Wins the Race from Profligacy.
24. 24.CHAPTER XIX. — Hanlon Secures the Tobacco-box.—Strange Scene at Midnight.
25. 25.CHAPTER XX. — Tumults—Confessions of Murder.
26. 26.CHAPTEE XXI. — Condy Datton goes to Prison.
27. 27.CHAPTER XXII. — Re-appearance of the Box—Friendly Dialogue Between Jimmy Branighan and the Pedlar
28. 28.CHAPTER XXIII. — Darby in Danger—Nature Triumphs.
29. 29.CHAPTER XXIV. — Rivalry.
30. 30.CHAPTEE XXV. — Sarah Without Hope.
31. 31.CHAPTER XXVI. — The Pedlar Runs a Close Risk of the Stocks.
32. 32.CHAPTER XXVII. — Sarah Ill—Mave Again, Heroic.
33. 33.CHAPTER XXVIII. — Double Treachery.
34. 34.CHAPTER XXIX. — A Picture of the Present—Sarah Breaks her Word.
35. 35.CHAPTER XXX. — Self-sacrifice—Villany
36. 36.CHAPTER XXXI. — A Double Trial—Retributive Justice.
37. 37.CHAPTER XXXII. — Conclusion.

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