Kennedy, John Pendleton, 1795-1870 [1835], Horse shoe Robinson: a tale of the Tory ascendency (Carey, Lea, & Blanchard, Philadelphia) [word count] [eaf237].

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Horse Shoe Robinson: A Tale of the Tory Ascendency . . .

Front Matter Front matter Covers, Edges and Spine Preliminaries Title Page Acknowledgment Acknowledgment Preliminaries INTRODUCTION. PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION. Main text CHAPTER I. A TOPOGRAPHICAL DISCOURSE. CHAPTER II. WHEREIN THE READER IS INTRODUCED TO TWO WORTHIES WITH WHOM HE IS LIKELY TO FORM AN INTIMATE ACQUAINTANCE. CHAPTER III. AN INCIDENT THAT SAVORS OF ROMANCE. CHAPTER IV. A MEETING OF LOVERS—SOME INSIGHT INTO THE FUTURE. CHAPTER V. A COMFORTABLE INN, AND A GOOD LANDLADY—THE MISFORTUNES OF HEROES DO NOT ALWAYS DESTROY THE APPETITE. CHAPTER VI. CHAPTER VII. SOME ACCOUNT OF PHILIP LINDSAY—SENSIBILITY AND RETIREMENT APT TO ENGENDER A PERNICIOUS PHILOSOPHY. CHAPTER VIII. THE MANSION OF A GENTLEMAN AND A SCHOLAR. CHAPTER IX. AN INTRIGUE. CHAPTER X. TYRREL RETREATS. CHAPTER XI. A SCENE BETWEEN A FATHER AND DAUGHTER. CHAPTER XII. A POLITICAL RETROSPECT. —BUTLER ENTERS SOUTH CAROLINA. CHAPTER XIII. A WOODMAN'S FAMILY. CHAPTER XIV. SOMETHING VERY LIKE A DREAM. CHAPTER XV. HORSE SHOE AND BUTLER RESUME THEIR JOURNEY, WHICH IS DELAYED BY A SAVAGE INCIDENT. CHAPTER XVI. TORY TROOPERS, A DARK ROAD AND A FRAY. CHAPTER XVII. SCENE IN THE BIVOUAC. CHAPTER XVIII. THE TROOPERS MOVE WITH THEIR PRISONERS. CHAPTER XIX. CHAPTER XX. CHAPTER XXI. CHAPTER XXII. AN ADVENTURE WHEREIN IT IS APPARENT THAT THE ACTIONS OF REAL LIFE ARE FULL AS MARVELLOUS AS THE INVENTIONS OF ROMANCE. CHAPTER XXIII. SHOWING HOW A GOOD SOLDIER WILL TURN THE ACCIDENTS OF WAR TO THE BEST ACCOUNT. ENSIGN ST. JERMYN IN A DISAGREEABLE DILEMMA. CHAPTER XXIV. NEW DIFFICULTIES OPEN UPON BUTLER. CHAPTER XXV. CHAPTER XXVI. THE SERGEANT AND HIS COMRADE PROJECT AN EXPEDITION WHICH FURNISHES THE ENSIGN AN OPPORTUNITY OF ENJOYING THE PICTURESQUE. CHAPTER XXVII. A RETREAT AFTER THE MANNER OF XENOPHON. CHAPTER XXVIII. CHAPTER XXIX. CHAPTER XXX. CHAPTER XXXI. BUTLER FINDS A GLEAM OF SUNSHINE IN HIS DISTRESS. CHAPTER XXXII. MARY MUSGROVE'S PERPLEXITIES. CHAPTER XXXIII. CHAPTER XXXIV. MILDRED PUT TO A SEVERE TRIAL: —HER FIRMNESS. CHAPTER XXXV. CHAPTER XXXVI. CIRCUMSTANCES FAVOR TYRREL'S INFLUENCE OVER LINDSAY. CHAPTER XXXVII. A DOMESTIC SCENE AT THE DOVE COTE. CHAPTER XXXVIII. AN ARRIVAL AT THE DOVE COTE. MILDRED RESOLVES ON A PERILOUS ADVENTURE. CHAPTER XXXIX. MILDRED BEGINS HER JOURNEY. CHAPTER XL. CHAPTER XLI. CHAPTER XLII. CHAPTER XLIII. OCCURRENCES AT MUSGROVE'S MILL. CHAPTER XLIV. A MELANCHOLY INCIDENT. CHAPTER XLV. CHAPTER XLVI. A RUSTIC FUNERAL. CHAPTER XLVII. A COUNCIL OF WAR AT MRS. MARKHAM'S. THE SERGEANT SETS FORTH ON AN ADVENTURE. CHAPTER XLVIII. AN INCIDENT OF THE WAR NOT UNFAMILIAR TO THE TIME. CHAPTER XLIX. CHAPTER L. A BRITISH PARTISAN. CHAPTER LI. MILDRED TURNS HER STEPS HOMEWARDS. CHAPTER LII. CHAPTER LIII. MILDRED MEETS AN AGREEABLE ADVENTURE. CHAPTER LIV. CHAPTER LV. CHAPTER LVI. AFFAIRS BEGIN TO DRAW TO A HEAD. PREPARATIONS FOR BATTLE. A PICTURE OF THE TWO ARMIES. CHAPTER LVII. THE BATTLE OF KING'S MOUNTAIN. CHAPTER LVIII. THE CONCLUSION. Back matter