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The Heiress of Greenhurst

The Heiress of Greenhurst

by Ann S. Stephens

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Author
Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia), 1810-1886
Title
The heiress of Greenhurst : An autobiography
Original Publication
United States: E. Stephens, 1857.
Credits
Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject
American fiction -- 19th century
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 70851
Release Date
May 24, 2023
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE HEIRESS OF GREENHURST. An Autobiography.
  2. 2.CONTENTS.
  3. 3.DEDICATION. — CHAPTER I. THE FIRST GIFT.
  4. 4.CHAPTER II. THE SIBYL’S CAVE.
  5. 5.CHAPTER III. CHALECO AND HIS PLUNDER.
  6. 6.CHAPTER IV. THE MIDNIGHT RAMBLE.
  7. 7.CHAPTER V. FAIRY SCENES AND FATAL PASSIONS.
  8. 8.CHAPTER VI. THE SIBYL AND THE LOVERS.
  9. 9.CHAPTER VII. WAITING FOR VENGEANCE.
  10. 10.CHAPTER VIII. THE BROKEN IDOL.
  11. 11.CHAPTER IX. WAITING AND FEARING—A WILDERNESS OF BEAUTY.
  12. 12.CHAPTER X. THE COURIER AND HIS WILD VISITOR.
  13. 13.CHAPTER XI. A TRAVELLER’S TOILET.
  14. 14.CHAPTER XII. TEMPTATIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
  15. 15.CHAPTER XIII. THE WEIRD WEDDING.
  16. 16.CHAPTER XIV. THE GITANILLA’S OATH.
  17. 17.CHAPTER XV. THE MANSION AND THE COTTAGE.
  18. 18.CHAPTER XVI. CONCEALMENTS AND SUSPICIONS.
  19. 19.CHAPTER XVII. THE OLD ESCRITOIR.
  20. 20.CHAPTER XVIII. THE LADY OF MARSTON COURT.
  21. 21.CHAPTER XIX. MY FIRST HEART TEMPEST.
  22. 22.CHAPTER XX. MY MOTHER’S LAST APPEAL.
  23. 23.CHAPTER XXI. THE OATH REDEEMED.
  24. 24.CHAPTER XXII. LOST MEMORIES.
  25. 25.CHAPTER XXIII. THE THRESHOLD OF MY FATHER’S HOUSE.
  26. 26.CHAPTER XXIV. A PARADISE OF REST.
  27. 27.CHAPTER XXV. MYSELF AND MY SHADOW.
  28. 28.CHAPTER XXVI. THE FAIRY AT THE POOL.
  29. 29.CHAPTER XXVII. FUNERALS AND ORPHANS.
  30. 30.CHAPTER XXVIII. PLEASANT DAYS AND PLEASANT TEACHINGS.
  31. 31.CHAPTER XXIX. MY STRANGE ACQUAINTANCE.
  32. 32.CHAPTER XXX. THE INVOLUNTARY HUNT AND ITS CONSEQUENCES.
  33. 33.CHAPTER XXXI. MY UNEXPECTED ESCORT.
  34. 34.CHAPTER XXXII. THE UNWELCOME VISITOR.
  35. 35.CHAPTER XXXIII. TURNER’S STRUGGLE AGAINST MARRIAGE.
  36. 36.CHAPTER XXXIV. THE RELUCTANT PROPOSAL.
  37. 37.CHAPTER XXXV. THE JOVIAL WEDDING AND RANDOM SHOT.
  38. 38.CHAPTER XXXVI. MY FIRST VISIT TO GREENHURST—THE TWO MINIATURES.
  39. 39.CHAPTER XXXVII. SORROWS, DOUBTS AND CONJECTURES.
  40. 40.CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE HAZELNUT HEDGE.
  41. 41.CHAPTER XXXIX. MY FATHER’S RETURN.
  42. 42.CHAPTER XL. ONCE MORE AT GREENHURST.
  43. 43.CHAPTER XLI. MY STRANGE VISITOR.
  44. 44.CHAPTER XLII. VISIONS AND RETROSPECTIONS.
  45. 45.CHAPTER XLIII. THE DESOLATE BRIDAL CHAMBERS.
  46. 46.CHAPTER XLIV. THE BRONZE COFFER AND MY MOTHER’S JOURNAL.
  47. 47.CHAPTER XLV. THE SHADOWY DEATH-CHAMBER.
  48. 48.CHAPTER XLVI. A VISIT TO MY ARCH ENEMY.
  49. 49.CHAPTER XLVII. MY LOST FRIEND AND MY LOST HOME.
  50. 50.CHAPTER XLVIII. OUR FLIGHT FROM MARSTON COURT.
  51. 51.CHAPTER XLIX. THE MOUNTAIN LAKE AND HILL-SIDE COTTAGE.
  52. 52.CHAPTER L. THE ANTIQUE BIBLE.
  53. 53.CHAPTER LI. THE ISLAND COVE.
  54. 54.CHAPTER LII. THE SHEEP-FARMER AND HIS WIFE.
  55. 55.CHAPTER LIII. CHALECO’S TRIUMPH.
  56. 56.CHAPTER LIV. IRVING AND HIS MOTHER.
  57. 57.CHAPTER LV. SELF-ABNEGATION.
  58. 58.CHAPTER LVI. THE OLD TOWER CHAMBER.

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