The Root of Evil

AUTHOR OF
THE LEOPARD'S SPOTS, THE CLANSMAN, THE ONE WOMAN, ETC.
DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER THE REVEREND THOMAS DIXON 1820-1909
CONTENTS
Book I—The Seed
Book II—The Root
Book III—The Flower
ILLUSTRATIONS
LEADING CHARACTERS OF THE STORY
SCENE: New York and the Mountains of North Carolina
TIME: 1898 to 1907
James Stuart, a young Southerner in New York. Nan Primrose, his fiancée. Mrs. Primrose, her mother. John C. Calhoun Bivens, a millionaire. Dr. Henry Woodman, who loves his neighbour. Harriet, his daughter. His Majesty, the King of America.