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The Victim

by Jr. Thomas Dixon

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Author
Dixon, Thomas, Jr., 1864-1946
Title
The Victim: A Romance of the Real Jefferson Davis
Credits
E-text prepared by David Garcia, Paul Ereaut, and the project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Language
English
LoC Class
PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 -- Fiction
Category
Text
eBook-No.
18721
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18721
Release Date
June 30, 2006
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE VICTIM
  2. 2.THOMAS DIXON — " A majestic soul has passed "— Charles A. Dana — ILLUSTRATED BY J. N. MARCHAND — NEW YORK AND LONDON D. APPLETON AND COMPANY 1914 — Copyright , 1914, by THOMAS DIXON — All rights reserved, including that of translation into all foreign languages, including the Scandinavian — Printed in the United States of America — TO THE BRAVE WHO DIED FOR WHAT THEY BELIEVED TO BE RIGHT — Fold up the banners! Smelt the guns! Love rules. Her gentle purpose runs. A mighty mother turns in tears The pages of her battle years Lamenting all her fallen sons!
  3. 3.TO THE READER
  4. 4.CONTENTS
  5. 5.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  6. 6.LEADING CHARACTERS OF THE STORY — THE VICTIM
  7. 7.The Prologue
  8. 8.I — KIDNAPPED
  9. 9.II — THE WILDERNESS
  10. 10.III — THE HERMITAGE
  11. 11.IV — THE MONASTERY BELLS
  12. 12.V — HOME
  13. 13.VI — REBELLION
  14. 14.VII — LIFE
  15. 15.VIII — LOVE
  16. 16.IX — WAR
  17. 17.X — ROMANCE
  18. 18.XI — THE FAIRY BELLS
  19. 19.XII — TRUTH
  20. 20.The Story
  21. 21.CHAPTER I — THE CURTAIN RISES
  22. 22.CHAPTER II — THE PARTING
  23. 23.CHAPTER III — A MIDNIGHT SESSION
  24. 24.CHAPTER IV — A FRIENDLY WARNING
  25. 25.CHAPTER V — BOY AND GIRL
  26. 26.CHAPTER VI — GOD'S WILL
  27. 27.CHAPTER VII — THE BEST MAN WINS
  28. 28.CHAPTER VIII — THE STORM CENTER
  29. 29.CHAPTER IX — THE OLD RÉGIME
  30. 30.CHAPTER X — THE GAUGE OF BATTLE
  31. 31.CHAPTER XI — JENNIE'S VISION
  32. 32.CHAPTER XII — A LITTLE CLOUD
  33. 33.CHAPTER XIII — THE CLOSING OF THE RANKS
  34. 34.CHAPTER XIV — RICHMOND IN GALA DRESS
  35. 35.CHAPTER XV — THE HOUSE ON CHURCH HILL
  36. 36.CHAPTER XVI — THE FLOWER-DECKED TENT
  37. 37.CHAPTER XVII — THE FATAL VICTORY
  38. 38.CHAPTER XVIII — THE AFTERMATH
  39. 39.CHAPTER XIX — SOCOLA'S PROBLEM
  40. 40.CHAPTER XX — THE ANACONDA
  41. 41.CHAPTER XXI — THE GATHERING CLOUDS
  42. 42.CHAPTER XXII — JENNIE'S RECRUIT
  43. 43.CHAPTER XXIII — THE FATAL BLUNDER
  44. 44.CHAPTER XXIV — THE SLEEPING LIONESS
  45. 45.CHAPTER XXV — THE BOMBARDMENT
  46. 46.CHAPTER XXVI — THE IRREPARABLE LOSS
  47. 47.CHAPTER XXVII — THE LIGHT THAT FAILED
  48. 48.CHAPTER XXVIII — THE SNARE OF THE FOWLER
  49. 49.CHAPTER XXIX — THE PANIC IN RICHMOND
  50. 50.CHAPTER XXX — THE DELIVERANCE
  51. 51.CHAPTER XXXI — LOVE AND WAR
  52. 52.CHAPTER XXXII — THE PATH OF GLORY
  53. 53.CHAPTER XXXIII — THE ACCUSATION
  54. 54.CHAPTER XXXIV — THE TURN OF THE TIDE
  55. 55.CHAPTER XXXV — SUSPICION
  56. 56.CHAPTER XXXVI — THE FATAL DEED
  57. 57.CHAPTER XXXVII — THE RAIDERS
  58. 58.CHAPTER XXXVIII — THE DISCOVERY
  59. 59.CHAPTER XXXIX — THE CONSPIRATORS
  60. 60.CHAPTER XL — IN SIGHT OF VICTORY
  61. 61.CHAPTER XLI — THE FALL OF RICHMOND
  62. 62.CHAPTER XLII — THE CAPTURE
  63. 63.CHAPTER XLIII — THE VICTOR
  64. 64.CHAPTER XLIV — PRISON BARS
  65. 65.CHAPTER XLV — THE MASTER MIND
  66. 66.CHAPTER XLVI — THE TORTURE
  67. 67.CHAPTER XLVII — VINDICATION

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