The Orange Girl

About this eBook

Author

Besant, Walter, 1836-1901

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

London (England) -- History -- 18th century -- Fiction

Category

Text

eBook-No.

41545

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41545

Release Date

December 3, 2012

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.The ORANGE GIRL
2. 2.By Sir Walter Besant — "OVER THIS RURAL PLACE WE STRAYED AT OUR WILL."
3. 3.CONTENTS — PART I — PART II
4. 4.PROLOGUE
5. 5.PART I — HOW I GOT INTO THE KING'S BENCH
6. 6.CHAPTER I — I AM TURNED OUT INTO THE WORLD — "'GIVE UP!' HE CRIED, GROWING PURPLE IN THE FACE."
7. 7.CHAPTER II — A CITY OF REFUGE
8. 8.CHAPTER III — A WAY TO LIVE
9. 9.CHAPTER IV — LOVE AND MUSIC
10. 10.CHAPTER V — WEDDING BELLS AND THE BOOK OF THE PLAY — "WE TOOK OARS AT THE FALCON STAIRS TO THE TOWER."
11. 11.CHAPTER VI — A CITY FUNERAL
12. 12.CHAPTER VII — THE READING OF THE WILL — "I PASSED THROUGH THEM ALL."
13. 13.CHAPTER VIII — THE TEMPTATION
14. 14.CHAPTER IX — THE CLAIM AND THE ARREST
15. 15.CHAPTER X — THE ARREST — END OF BOOK I
16. 16.PART II — OUT OF THE FRYING PAN INTO THE FIRE
17. 17.CHAPTER I — RELEASE — "ALICE FELL ON HER KNEES AND CLASPED HER HAND."
18. 18.CHAPTER II — HOW I GOT A NEW PLACE — "I TURNED AROUND; IT WAS MADAM."
19. 19.CHAPTER III — THE MASQUERADE
20. 20.CHAPTER IV — WHO SHE WAS
21. 21.CHAPTER V — THE BLACK JACK
22. 22.CHAPTER VI — A WARNING AND ANOTHER OFFER
23. 23.CHAPTER VII — JENNY'S ADVICE
24. 24.CHAPTER VIII — A SUCCESSFUL CONSPIRACY
25. 25.CHAPTER IX — NEWGATE
26. 26.CHAPTER X — THE SAME OFFER
27. 27.CHAPTER XI — THE IMPENDING TRIAL
28. 28.CHAPTER XII — THE TRIAL
29. 29.CHAPTER XIII — THE COMPANY OF REVENGE
30. 30.CHAPTER XIV — AN UNEXPECTED CHARGE
31. 31.CHAPTER XV — THE FILIAL MARTYR
32. 32.CHAPTER XVI — THE SNARE WHICH THEY DIGGED FOR OTHERS
33. 33.CHAPTER XVII — THE CASE OF CLARINDA
34. 34.CHAPTER XVIII — THE FALLEN ALDERMAN
35. 35.CHAPTER XIX — THE END OF THE CONSPIRACY
36. 36.CHAPTER XX — THE HONOURS OF THE MOB
37. 37.CHAPTER XXI — "GUILTY, MY LORD"
38. 38.CHAPTER XXII — FROM THE CONDEMNED CELL
39. 39.CHAPTER XXIII — AN UNEXPECTED EVENT
40. 40.CHAPTER XXIV — COMMUTATION
41. 41.CHAPTER XXV — TRANSPORTATION
42. 42.CHAPTER XXVI — THE LAST TEMPTATION

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