The Sport of the Gods

by Paul Laurence Dunbar

THE SPORT OF THE GODS

by

PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR

Author of "Lyrics of Lowly Life," "Poems of Cabin and Field," "Candle-Lightin' Time," "The Fanatics," etc.

Originally published in 1902

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CONTENTS

• [I. The Hamiltons]
• [II. A Farewell Dinner]
• [III. The Theft]
• [IV. From a Clear Sky]
• [V. The Justice of Men]
• [VI. Outcasts]
• [VII. In New York]
• [VIII. An Evening Out]
• [IX. His Heart's Desire]
• [X. A Visitor from Home]
• [XI. Broken Hopes]
• [XII. "All the World's a Stage"]
• [XIII. The Oakleys]
• [XIV. Frankenstein]
• [XV. "Dear, Damned, Delightful Town"]
• [XVI. Skaggs's Theory]
• [XVII. A Yellow Journal]
• [XVIII. What Berry Found]

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