The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today

The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today

CHAPTER I. Squire Hawkins and His Tennessee LandHe Decides to Remove to Missouri CHAPTER II. He Meets With and Adopts the Boy Clay CHAPTER III Uncle Daniels Apparition and PrayeR CHAPTER IV The Steamboat Explosion CHAPTER V Adoption of the Little Girl LauraArrival at MissouriReception by Colonel Beriah Sellers CHAPTER VI Trouble and Darkness in the Hawkins FamilyProposed Sale of the Tennessee Land CHAPTER VII Colonel Sellers at HomeHis Wonderful Clock and Cure for Rheumatism CHAPTER VIII Colonel Sellers Makes Known His Magnificent Speculation Schemes and Astonishes Washington Hawkins CHAPTER IX Death of Judge Hawkins CHAPTER X Laura Hawkins Discovers a Mystery in Her Parentage and Grows Morbid Under the Village Gossip CHAPTER XI A Dinner with Col SellersWonderful Effects of Raw Turnips CHAPTER XII Philip Sterling and Henry BrierlyArrangements to Go West as Engineers CHAPTER XIII RailRoad Contractors and Party TravelingPhilip and Harry form the Acquaintance of Col Sellers CHAPTER XIV Ruth Bolton and Her Parents CHAPTER XV Visitors of the BoltonsMr Bigler Sees the LegislatureRuth Bolton Commences Medical Studies CHAPTER XVI The Engineers Detained at St LouisOff for CampReception by Jeff CHAPTER XVII The Engineer Corps Arrive at Stones Landing CHAPTER XVIII Laura and Her Marriage to Colonel SelbyDeserted and Returns to Hawkeye CHAPTER XIX Harry Brierly Infatuated With Laura and Proposes She Visit Washington CHAPTER XX Senator Abner Dilwortliy Visits HawkeyeAddresses the People and Makes the Acquaintance of Laura 186 CHAPTER XXI Ruth Bolton at Fallkill SeminaryThe MontaguesRuth Becomes Quite GayAlice Montague CHAPTER XXII Philip and Harry Visit FallkillHarry Does the Agreeable to Ruth CHAPTER XXIII Harry at Washington Lobbying For An Appropriation For Stones Landing Philip in New York Studying Engineering CHAPTER XXIV Washington and Its SightsThe Appropriation Bill Reported From the Committee and Passed CHAPTER XXV Energetic Movements at Stones LandingEverything BoomingA Grand Smash Up CHAPTER XXVI The BoltonsRuth at HomeVisitors and Speculations CHAPTER XXVII Col Sellers Comforts His Wife With His Views on the Prospects CHAPTER XXVIII Visit to Headquarters in Wall StreetHow Appropriations Are Obtained and Their Cost CHAPTER XXIX Philips Experience With the RailRoad ConductorSurveys His Mining Property CHAPTER XXX Laura and Col Sellers Go To Washington On Invitation of Senator Dilworthy CHAPTER XXXI Philip and Harry at the BoltonsPhilip Seriously InjuredRuths First Case of Surgery CHAPTER XXXII Laura Becomes a Famous Belle at Washington CHAPTER XXXIII Society in WashingtonThe Antiques, the Parvenus, and the Middle Aristocracy CHAPTER XXXIV Grand Scheme For Disposing of the Tennessee LandLaura and Washington Hawkins Enjoying the Reputation of Being Millionaires CHAPTER XXXV About SenatorsTheir Privileges and Habits CHAPTER XXXVI An Hour in a Book Store CHAPTER XXXVII Representative Buckstone and Lauras Strategic Coquetry CHAPTER XXXVIII Reception Day in WashingtonLaura Again Meets Col. Selby and the Effect Upon Her CHAPTER XXXIX Col. Selby Visits Laura and Effects a Reconciliation CHAPTER XL Col. Sellers Career in WashingtonLauras Intimacy With Col. Selby is Talked About CHAPTER XLI Harry Brierly Becomes Entirely Infatuated With LauraDeclares His Love and Gets Laughed At CHAPTER XLII How The Hon Mr Trollop Was Induced to Vote For Lauras Bill CHAPTER XLIII Progress of the Bill in the House CHAPTER XLIV Philip in WashingtonVisits Laura CHAPTER XLV The Passage of the Bill in the House of Representatives CHAPTER XLVI Disappearance of Laura, and Murder of Col. Selby in New York CHAPTER XLVII Laura in the Tombs and Her Visitors CHAPTER XLVIII Mr Bolton Says Yes AgainPhilip Returns to the Mines CHAPTER XLIX The Coal Vein Found and Lost AgainPhilip and the BoltonsElated and Then Cruelly Disappointed 443 CHAPTER L Philip Visits Fallkill and Proposes Studying Law With Mr MontagueThe Squire Invests in the MineRuth Declares Her Love for Philip CHAPTER LI Col Sellers Enlightens Washington Hawkins on the Customs of Congress CHAPTER LII How Senator Dilworthy Advanced Washingtons Interests CHAPTER LIII Senator Dilworthy Goes West to See About His ReelectionHe Becomes a Shining Light CHAPTER LIV The Trial of Laura for Murder CHAPTER LV The Trial ContinuedEvidence of Harry Brierly CHAPTER LVI The Trial ContinuedCol Sellers on the Stand and Takes Advantage of the Situation CHAPTER LVII The Momentous DayStartling NewsDilworthy Denounced as a Briber and DefeatedThe Bill Lost in the Senate CHAPTER LVIII Verdict, Not Guilty !Laura Free and Receives Propositions to LecturePhilip back at the Mines CHAPTER LIX The Investigation of the Dilworthy Bribery Case and Its Results CHAPTER LX Laura Decides on her CourseAttempts to Lecture and FailsFound Dead in her Chair CHAPTER LXI Col Sellers and Washington Hawkins Review the Situation and Leave Washington CHAPTER LXII Philip DiscouragedOne More EffortFinds Coal at Last CHAPTER LXIII Philip Leaves Ilium to see RuthRuth ConvalescentAlice APPENDIX ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 3178
Author: Twain, Mark
Release Date: Jun 21, 2004
Format: eBook
Language: English

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Contributor (Author): Warner, Charles Dudley, 1829-1900