All these elements make "Les Oberlés" a really tragic novel—a novel full of dramatic incidents, of poignant scenes, but also full of life and love.

A. S. Rappoport.

London,
November 1911.

CONTENTS

PAGE
CHAPTER I
A February Night in Alsace 9
CHAPTER II
The Examination 36
CHAPTER III
The First Family Meeting 55
CHAPTER IV
The Guardians of the Hearth 75
CHAPTER V
Companions of the Road 88
CHAPTER VI
The Frontier 102
CHAPTER VII
The Easter Vigil 112
CHAPTER VIII
At Carolis 137
CHAPTER IX
The Meeting 150
CHAPTER X
The Dinner at the Brausigs' 163
CHAPTER XI
In Suspense 180
CHAPTER XII
The Hop-picking 184
CHAPTER XIII
The Ramparts of Obernai 216
CHAPTER XIV
The Last Evening 232
CHAPTER XV
Joining the Regiment 238
CHAPTER XVI
In the Forest of the Minières 255

THE CHILDREN OF ALSACE

CHAPTER I

A FEBRUARY NIGHT IN ALSACE