Charlemont; Or, The Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky

Simms, William Gilmore, 1806-1870

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Simms, William Gilmore, 1806-1870 · 38 chapters

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• Chapter I. THE SCENESample
• Chapter II. THE TRAVELLERS
• Chapter III. THE STRONG-MINDED WOMAN
• Chapter IV. SIMPLICITY AND THE SERPENT
• Chapter V. THE SERPENT IN THE GARDEN
• Chapter VI. THE TOAD ON THE ALTAR
• Chapter VII. THE GOOD YOUNG MAN IN MEDITATION
• Chapter VIII. PAROCHIAL PERFORMANCES
• Chapter IX. HOW THE TOAD GRINS UPON THE ALTAR
• Chapter X. THE MOTHER'S GRIEFS
• Chapter XI. WRESTLING
• Chapter XII. THE MASTER AND HIS PUPILS
• Chapter XIII. THE HISTORY OF A FAILURE
• Chapter XIV. THE ENTHUSIAST
• Chapter XV. A CATASTROPHE
• Chapter XVI. SOUSING A GURNET
• Chapter XVII. PHILOSOPHY OP FIGHTING
• Chapter XVIII. TRAILING THE FOX
• Chapter XIX. THE DOOM
• Chapter XX. BLOWS—A CRISIS
• Chapter XXI. CHALLENGE
• Chapter XXII. FOOT TO FOOT
• Chapter XXIII. UNEXPECTED ISSUES
• Chapter XXIV. EXILE
• Chapter XXV. CONQUEST
• Chapter XXVI. FALL
• Chapter XXVII. THE BIRTH OF THE AGONY
• Chapter XXVIII. STRENGTH AFTER FALL
• Chapter XXIX. BULL-PUPS IN TRAINING
• Chapter XXX. THE FOX IN THE TRAP
• Chapter XXXI. “ABSQUATULATING.”
• Chapter XXXII. THE REVELATION
• Chapter XXXIII. STORM AND CONVULSION
• Chapter XXXIV. THE FATES FIND THE DAGGER AND THE BOWL
• Chapter XXXV. FOLDING THE ROBES ABOUT HER
• Chapter XXXVI. SUSPENSE AND AGONY
• Chapter XXXVII. SHAME AND DEATH—THE OATH
• Chapter XXXVIII. THE PALL UPON THE COFFIN