The Project Gutenberg E-text of Alvira: The Heroine of Vesuvius
by A. J. O'Reilly
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About this eBook
- Author
- O'Reilly, A. J. (Augustine J.)
- Title
- Alvira: The Heroine of Vesuvius
- Credits
- Produced by Brett Fishburne. HTML version by Al Haines.
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
- Subject
- Women and religion
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 2139
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2139
- Release Date
- April 1, 2000
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.Alvira: The Heroine of Vesuvius — by
- 2.Rev. A. J. O'Reilly, D.D. — Introduction — The Penitent Saints
- 3.Contents — Chapter I. — Paris One Hundred and Fifty Years Ago. — Chapter II. — The Usurer. — Chapter III. — A Mixed Marriage. — Chapter IV. — A Youth Trained in the Way He Should Walk. — Chapter V. — Our Heroines. — Chapter VI. — A Secret Revealed. — Chapter VII. — Tears on Earth, Joy in Heaven. — Chapter VIII. — Madeleine's Happy Death. — Chapter IX. — One Abyss Invokes Another. — Chapter X. — On the Trail. — Chapter XI. — The Flight. — Chapter XII. — Geneva. — Chapter XIII. — The Secret Societies. — Chapter XIV. — The Freemason's Home. — Chapter XV. — Tragedy in the Mountains. — Chapter XVI. — A Funeral in the Snow. — Chapter XVII. — An Unwritten Page. — Chapter XVIII. — In Uniform. — Chapter XIX. — Remorse. — Chapter XX. — Naples. — Chapter XXI. — Engagement with Brigands. — Chapter XXII. — The Morning After the Battle. — Chapter XXIII. — Return—A Triumph. — Chapter XXIV. — Alvira's Confession. — Chapter XXV. — Honor Saved. — Chapter XXVI. — Repentance. — Chapter XXVII. — The Privileges of Holy Souls. — Chapter XXVIII. — A Vision of Purgatory—A Dear One Saved. — Chapter XXIX. — Unexpected Meeting. — Chapter XXX. — Conclusion.
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