Simms, William Gilmore, 1806-1870 [1856], Charlemont, or, The pride of the village: a tale of Kentucky. (Redfield, New York) [word count] [eaf681T].

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Charlemont; or, The pride of the village. A tale of Kentucky. By W. Gilmore Simms, Esq. ...

Front Matter Front matter Covers, Edges and Spine Preliminaries IN PRESS. BORDER NOVELS AND ROMANCES OF THE SOUTH. Preliminaries Title Page Dedication Preliminaries ADVERTISEMENT. Main text CHAPTER I. THE SCENE. CHAPTER II. THE TRAVELLERS. CHAPTER III. THE STRONG-MINDED WOMAN. CHAPTER IV. SIMPLICITY AND THE SERPENT. CHAPTER V. THE SERPENT IN THE GARDEN. CHAPTER VI. THE TOAD ON THE ALTAR. CHAPTER VII. THE GOOD YOUNG MAN IN MEDITATION. CHAPTER VIII. PAROCHIAL PERFORMANCES. CHAPTER IX. HOW THE TOAD GRINS UPON THE ALTAR. CHAPTER X. THE MOTHER'S GRIEFS. CHAPTER XI. WRESTLING. CHAPTER XII. THE MASTER AND HIS PUPILS. CHAPTER XIII. THE HISTORY OF A FAILURE. CHAPTER XIV. THE ENTHUSIAST. CHAPTER XV. A CATASTROPHE. CHAPTER XVI. SOUSING A GURNET. CHAPTER XVII. PHILOSOPHY OF FIGHTING. CHAPTER XVIII. TRAILING THE FOX. CHAPTER XIX. THE DOOM. CHAPTER XX. BLOWS — A CRISIS. CHAPTER XXI. CHALLENGE. CHAPTER XXII. FOOT TO FOOT. CHAPTER XXIII. UNEXPECTED ISSUES. CHAPTER XXIV. EXILE. CHAPTER XXV. CONQUEST. CHAPTER XXVI. FALL. CHAPTER XXVII. THE BIRTH OF THE AGONY. CHAPTER XXVIII. STRENGTH AFTER FALL. CHAPTER XXIX. BULL-PUPS IN TRAINING. CHAPTER XXX. THE FOX IN THE TRAP. CHAPTER XXXI. “ABSQUATULATING. ” CHAPTER XXXII. THE REVELATION. CHAPTER XXXIII. STORM AND CONVULSION. CHAPTER XXXIV. THE FATES FIND THE DAGGER AND THE BOWL. CHAPTER XXXV. FOLDING THE ROBES ABOUT HER. CHAPTER XXXVI. SUSPENSE AND AGONY. CHAPTER XXXVII. SHAME AND DEATH — THE OATH. CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE PALL UPON THE COFFIN. Back matter POETRY AND THE DRAMA. HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY BELLES-LETTRES.