1902

TO

HARRIET

SWEET-VOICED DAUGHTER OF THE OLD FASHIONED SOUTH


CONTENTS

[ HISTORICAL NOTE ]

[ LEADING CHARACTERS OF THE STORY ]

[ BOOK ONE—LEGREE’S REGIME ]

[ CHAPTER I—A HERO RETURNS ]

[ CHAPTER II—A LIGHT SHINING IN DARKNESS ]

[ CHAPTER III—DEEPENING SHADOWS ]

[ CHAPTER IV—MR. LINCOLN’S DREAM ]

[ CHAPTER V—THE OLD AND THE NEW CHURCH ]

[ CHAPTER VI—THE PREACHER AND THE WOMAN OF BOSTON ]

[ CHAPTER VII—THE HEART OF A CHILD ]

[ CHAPTER VIII—AN EXPERIMENT IN MATRIMONY ]

[ CHAPTER IX—A MASTER OF MEN ]

[ CHAPTER X—THE MAN OR BRUTE IN EMBRYO ]

[ CHAPTER XI—SIMON LEGREE ]

[ CHAPTER XII—RED SNOW DROPS ]

[ CHAPTER XIII—DICK ]

[ CHAPTER XIV—THE NEGRO UPRISING ]

[ CHAPTER XV—THE NEW CITIZEN KING ]

[ CHAPTER XVI—LEGREE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE ]

[ CHAPTER XVII—THE SECOND REIGN OF TERROR ]

[ CHAPTER XVIII—THE RED FLAG OF THE AUCTIONEER ]

[ CHAPTER XIX—THE RALLY OF THE CLANSMEN ]

[ CHAPTER XX—HOW CIVILISATION WAS SAVED ]

[ CHAPTER XXI—THE OLD AND THE NEW NEGRO ]

[ CHAPTER XXII—THE DANGER OF PLAYING WITH FIRE ]

[ CHAPTER XXIII—THE BIRTH OF A SCALAWAG ]

[ CHAPTER XXIV—A MODERN MIRACLE ]

[ BOOK TWO—LOVE’S DREAM ]

[ CHAPTER I—BLUE EYES AND BLACK HAIR ]

[ CHAPTER II—THE VOICE OF THE TEMPTER ]

[ CHAPTER III—FLORA ]

[ CHAPTER IV—THE ONE WOMAN ]

[ CHAPTER V—THE MORNING OF LOVE ]

[ CHAPTER VI—BESIDE BEAUTIFUL WATERS ]

[ CHAPTER VII—DREAMS AND FEARS ]

[ CHAPTER VIII—THE UNSOLVED RIDDLE ]

[ CHAPTER IX—THE RHYTHM OF THE DANCE ]

[ CHAPTER X—THE HEART OF A VILLAIN ]

[ CHAPTER XI—THE OLD OLD STORY ]

[ CHAPTER XII—THE MUSIC OF THE MILLS ]

[ CHAPTER XIII—THE FIRST KISS ]

[ CHAPTER XIV—A MYSTERIOUS LETTER ]

[ CHAPTER XV—A BLOW IN THE DARK ]

[ CHAPTER XVI—THE MYSTERY OF PAIN ]

[ CHAPTER XVII—IS GOD OMNIPOTENT? ]

[ CHAPTER XVIII—THE WAYS OF BOSTON ]

[ CHAPTER XIX—THE SHADOW OF A DOUBT ]

[ CHAPTER XX—A NEW LESSON IN LOVE ]

[ CHAPTER XXI—WHY THE PREACHER THREW HIS LIFE AWAY ]

[ CHAPTER XXII—THE FLESH AND THE SPIRIT ]

[ BOOK THREE—THE THE TRIAL BY FIRE ]

[ CHAPTER I—A GROWL BENEATH THE EARTH ]

[ CHAPTER II—FACE TO FACE WITH FATE ]

[ CHAPTER III—A WHITE LIE ]

[ CHAPTER IV—THE UNSPOKEN TERROR ]

[ CHAPTER V—A THOUSAND-LEGGED BEAST ]

[ CHAPTER VI—THE BLACK PERIL ]

[ CHAPTER VII—EQUALITY WITH A RESERVATION ]

[ CHAPTER VIII—THE NEW SIMON LEGREE ]

[ CHAPTER IX—THE NEW AMERICA ]

[ CHAPTER X—ANOTHER DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE ]

[ CHAPTER XI—THE HEART OF A WOMAN ]

[ CHAPTER XII—THE SPLENDOUR OF SHAMELESS LOVE ]

[ CHAPTER XIII—A SPEECH THAT MADE HISTORY ]

[ CHAPTER XIV—THE RED SHIRTS ]

[ CHAPTER XV—THE HIGHER LAW ]

[ CHAPTER XVI—THE END OF A MODERN VILLAIN ]

[ CHAPTER XVII—WEDDING BELLS IN THE GOVERNOR’S MANSION ]