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Wives and Widows, or The Broken Life

Wives and Widows, or The Broken Life

by Ann S. Stephens

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Author
Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia), 1810-1886
Title
Wives and Widows; or, The Broken Life
Credits
Produced by Roberta Staehlin, Pat McCoy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Language
English
LoC Class
PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject
Fiction
Category
Text
eBook-No.
36374
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36374
Release Date
June 11, 2011
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Wives and Widows ; OR, THE BROKEN LIFE. BY MRS. ANN S. STEPHENS.
  2. 2.CONTENTS.
  3. 3.WIVES AND WIDOWS.
  4. 4.CHAPTER I. LEAVING MY HOME.
  5. 5.CHAPTER II. MY NEW HOME.
  6. 6.CHAPTER III. A NEW LIFE.
  7. 7.CHAPTER IV. THREATENED WITH SEPARATION.
  8. 8.CHAPTER V. AFTER THE WEDDING.
  9. 9.CHAPTER VI. TELLING HOW LOTTIE INTRODUCED HERSELF.
  10. 10.CHAPTER VII. OUT IN THE WORLD.
  11. 11.CHAPTER VIII. OUR GUEST.
  12. 12.CHAPTER IX. FANCIES AND PREMONITIONS.
  13. 13.CHAPTER X. NEW VISITORS.
  14. 14.CHAPTER XI. THE BASKET OF FRUIT.
  15. 15.CHAPTER XII. BREAKFAST WITH OUR GUEST.
  16. 16.CHAPTER XIII. JESSIE LEE AND HER MOTHER.
  17. 17.CHAPTER XIV. INTRUSIVE KINDNESS.
  18. 18.CHAPTER XV. THE TRAIL OF THE SERPENT.
  19. 19.CHAPTER XVI. AFTER DREAMING.
  20. 20.CHAPTER XVII. LOTTIE EXPRESSES HER OPINION OF THE WIDOW.
  21. 21.CHAPTER XVIII. THE UNWELCOME PROPOSAL.
  22. 22.CHAPTER XIX. OUT UPON THE RIDGE.
  23. 23.CHAPTER XX. ADROIT CROSS-QUESTIONING.
  24. 24.CHAPTER XXI. THE EVENING AFTER BOSWORTH'S PROPOSAL.
  25. 25.CHAPTER XXII. SOWING SEED FOR ANOTHER DAY.
  26. 26.CHAPTER XXIII. AN OUTBREAK OF JEALOUSY.
  27. 27.CHAPTER XXIV. THE OLD PENNSYLVANIA MANSION.
  28. 28.CHAPTER XXV. THE MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER.
  29. 29.CHAPTER XXVI. SICK-BED FANCIES.
  30. 30.CHAPTER XXVII. THE FIRST SOUND SLEEP.
  31. 31.CHAPTER XXVIII. THE INTERVIEW IN THE WOODS.
  32. 32.CHAPTER XXIX. TROUBLES GATHER ABOUT OUR JESSIE.
  33. 33.CHAPTER XXX. MRS. DENNISON GATHERS WILD FLOWERS.
  34. 34.CHAPTER XXXI. LOTTIE'S ADVICE.
  35. 35.CHAPTER XXXII. MRS. LEE DREAMS OF PASSION-FLOWERS.
  36. 36.CHAPTER XXXIII. COMPANY FROM TOWN.
  37. 37.CHAPTER XXXIV. OUR VISIT TO THE OLD MANSION.
  38. 38.CHAPTER XXXV. YOUNG BOSWORTH'S SICK-ROOM.
  39. 39.CHAPTER XXXVI. LOTTIE'S REPORT.
  40. 40.CHAPTER XXXVII. MY FIRST QUARREL WITH MR. LEE.
  41. 41.CHAPTER XXXVIII. MR. LAWRENCE MAKES A CALL.
  42. 42.CHAPTER XXXIX. LOTTIE AS A LETTER-WRITER.
  43. 43.CHAPTER XL. YOUNG BOSWORTH RECEIVES A LETTER.
  44. 44.CHAPTER XLI. OUT IN THE STORM.
  45. 45.CHAPTER XLII. JESSIE GETS TIRED OF HER GUEST.
  46. 46.CHAPTER XLIII. A CONSULTATION WITH LOTTIE.
  47. 47.CHAPTER XLIV. THE MIDNIGHT DISCOVERY.
  48. 48.CHAPTER XLV. BAFFLED AND DEFEATED.
  49. 49.CHAPTER XLVI. LOTTIE OWNS HERSELF BEATEN.
  50. 50.CHAPTER XLVII. MR. LEE SENDS IN THE ACCOUNT OF HIS GUARDIANSHIP.
  51. 51.CHAPTER XLVIII. COMING OUT OF A DANGEROUS ILLNESS.
  52. 52.CHAPTER XLIX. LOTTIE SEEMS TREACHEROUS.
  53. 53.CHAPTER L. CONFIDENTIAL CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE WIDOW AND MRS. LEE.
  54. 54.CHAPTER LI. THE FATHER AND DAUGHTER.
  55. 55.CHAPTER LII. THE FATAL LETTER.
  56. 56.CHAPTER LIII. DEATH IN THE TOWER-CHAMBER.
  57. 57.CHAPTER LIV. MRS. LEE'S FUNERAL.
  58. 58.CHAPTER LV. OLD MRS. BOSWORTH'S VISIT.
  59. 59.CHAPTER LVI. LOTTIE'S REVELATIONS.
  60. 60.CHAPTER LVII. MRS. DENNISON URGES LAWRENCE TO PROPOSE.
  61. 61.CHAPTER LVIII. AFTER THE PROPOSAL.
  62. 62.CHAPTER LIX. A HEART-STORM ABATING.
  63. 63.CHAPTER LX. THE TWO LETTERS.
  64. 64.CHAPTER LXI. THE DEPARTING GUEST.
  65. 65.CHAPTER LXII. WHOLLY DESERTED.
  66. 66.CHAPTER LXIII. OLD-FASHIONED POLITENESS.
  67. 67.CHAPTER LXIV. NEWS FROM ABROAD.
  68. 68.CHAPTER LXV. LOTTIE LEAVES A LETTER AND A BOOK.
  69. 69.CHAPTER LXVI. MRS. DENNISON'S JOURNAL.
  70. 70.CHAPTER LXVII. OUR FIRST VISITOR.
  71. 71.CHAPTER LXVIII. THE WATERFALL.
  72. 72.CHAPTER LXIX. THE THREATENED DEPARTURE.
  73. 73.CHAPTER LXX. THE MIDNIGHT WALK.
  74. 74.CHAPTER LXXI. AWAY FROM HOME.
  75. 75.CHAPTER LXXII. OUT IN THE WORLD AGAIN.
  76. 76.CHAPTER LXXIII. FIRST WIDOWHOOD.
  77. 77.CHAPTER LXXIV. LOTTIE'S LETTER.
  78. 78.CHAPTER LXXV. LOTTIE IN PARIS.
  79. 79.CHAPTER LXXVI. THE CASKET OF DIAMONDS.
  80. 80.CHAPTER LXXVII. ALL TOGETHER AGAIN.

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