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Fair Mystery

Name: Fair Mystery
Author: Charlotte M. Brame

Charlotte M. Brame

Read by Lynne T, Arie, Gabriela Cowan, Elanor Sakamoto, Sandra Estenson, SamR, Petra, Marsha Payne and Mike Pelton · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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A Voice and a Face in the Night. (11:29)
A Fairy Changeling. (11:30)
A Daughter of Patricians. (10:43)
The Marble Psyche. (7:22)
'I want to be just like you.' (7:55)
Faithless and Debonair. (7:21)
All, All is Vanity. (10:38)
The Young Coquette. (14:00)
Poet and Gentleman. (10:42)
A Wasted Warning. (10:17)
The Foster-Sisters. (9:35)
Beauty Becomes Immortal. (12:31)
'Faithless and debonair.' (11:07)
'I will be true--forever.' (12:04)
A Betrothal Day. (11:36)
A Shining Memory. (11:15)
A Woman Averse to Marriage. (14:39)
A Prospective Pleasure for Doris. (14:20)
'They tell me, child, that you are really promised in marriage.' (16:19)
Her Eyes Invited Him. (17:08)
'I shall never be a model woman.' (11:31)
The Coquette and the Man of the World. (10:28)
An Impassioned Wooing. (11:53)
The False Lips of Woman. (11:08)
The Last Happy Day of His Life. (11:03)
How She was Tempted. (10:20)
A Woman Resolved. (12:12)
The Flight at Midnight. (11:30)
A Thorn in the Garden of Roses. (10:30)
'I could sooner plunge a dagger in his heart.' (11:00)
'I am a man, and I will have justice.' (11:11)
There is no True Love Except the Love of a Mother. (10:30)
'After so many years of dread has it come at last?' (9:49)
'I must tell you my secret.' (11:42)
Lady Estelle's Story. (11:12)
'He made me believe that I was the whole world to him!' (11:45)
The Punishment of Folly. (11:14)
A Mother's Confession. (11:35)
A Clew at Last. (11:36)
'I claim you as my own; I will never release you!' (11:33)
'This is your revenge--to humiliate me.' (14:42)
The Coquette's Blandishments. (13:28)
The Nobleman's Oath. (13:36)
An Appeal for Forgiveness. (14:10)
A Thunderbolt in a Ducal Palace. (14:58)
The Duke's Plan. (15:05)
An Important Letter. (14:40)
'Welcome, my daughter, to your father's heart.' (14:09)
'Only one other person knows my secret.' (14:18)
A Nobleman's Generosity. (13:39)
'Be kind to her, as though you were her own child.' (15:55)
A Young Lady Pleasantly Occupied. (14:50)
'I must bear it for his sake.' (14:29)
'My queen rose of the rosebuds.' (17:31)
'When she was young, perhaps she loved some one like me.' (16:35)
The Yearnings of a Mother's Heart. (16:43)
Before the Queen. (17:27)
The New Beauty Discussed. (17:22)
Doris Affects a Little Curiosity. (14:55)
'I might have been so happy, but for this!' (15:28)
'I have seen some one like her.' (15:45)
Lord Vivianne Perplexed. (16:03)
A Terrible Trial. (14:07)
'If she refuses, let her beware!' (19:17)
A Little Artifice. (15:02)
A Quiet Wedding Advocated. (16:41)
A Clew at Last. (16:26)
Lord Vivianne Proposes a Little Discussion. (15:09)
The Price of a Secret. (16:09)
The Coward's Threat. (16:14)
The Earl Reluctantly Assents. (15:46)
The Countess Becomes Curious. (17:20)
A Last Vain Appeal. (16:46)
'Heaven save Earle!' (15:30)
'I shall wake up and find it a dream.' (17:08)
Trying on the Wedding-Dress. (15:10)
A Midnight Visitor. (16:06)
Why He Suspected. (16:37)
What Happened After Midnight. (17:28)
The Silent Bride. (12:30)
How the News was Told. (13:10)
The Captain Asks Strange Questions. (12:58)
A Mother's Anguish. (12:21)
A Surprise for Lord Linleigh. (12:53)
Haunted by a Dead Face. (13:54)
Silent Love Rewarded. (4:58)