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Bessy Rane. A novel

Name: Bessy Rane. A novel
Author: Henry Wood

Henry Wood · 1897 · Scanned text

186,826 words · about 13 h 5 min to read

Period artwork: Interior of the Bodleian Library, 1845

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Author: Henry Wood
Language: English
Published: 1897
Length: 186,826 words · about 13 h 5 min
Sections: 35 reader sections
Source: British Library (003967983)
Text: Scanned text, read from page scans by OCR; may contain errors
Rights: Public Domain Mark 1.0

Contents (35)

Front matter about 2 min
Chapter I. The Anonymous Letter about 4 h 12 min
Chapter II. Mrs about 18 min
Chapter III. Morning Visitors about 13 min
Chapter IV. Three Letters For Dr about 13 min
Chapter V. Madam's Advice about 14 min
Chapter VI about 16 min
Chapter VII. Love Among The Roses about 11 min
Chapter VIII. The Tontine about 18 min
Chapter IX. At The Sea-side about 15 min
Chapter X about 36 min
Chapter XII. An Interruption about 16 min
Chapter XIII. Panic about 20 min
Chapter XIV. What about 18 min
Chapter XV. Desolation about 20 min
Chapter XVI. In The Churchyard about 11 min
Chapter XVII. At Sir Nash Bohun's about 6 min
Chapter XVIII about 13 min
Chapter XIX about 13 min
Chapter XX. Richard North's Revelation about 19 min
Chapter XXI. Under The Same Roof about 13 min
Chapter XXII. Tangled Threads about 18 min
Chapter XXIII. Jelly's Two Evening Visits about 21 min
Chapter XXIV. Mischief Brewing In North Inlet about 16 min
Chapter XXV. Days Of Pain about 9 min
Chapter XXVI. Mrs about 19 min
Chapter XXVII. Once Again about 15 min
Chapter XXVIII about 18 min
Chapter XXIX. In The Shrubbery about 11 min
Chapter XXX. Lying In Wait about 11 min
Chapter XXXI. Disturbing The Grave about 16 min
Chapter XXXII about 21 min
Chapter I. In about 32 min
Chapter III. Brought Home To Him about 6 min
Chapter IV. Conclusion about 13 min

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BESSY RANE. > BESSY RANE a Nobel. B7 MRS. HENRY WOOD, AUTHOR OF EAST LYNNE," "THE CHANNINGS," "JOHNNY LUDLOW," ETC. JFortB=secon3 TJHousanb. LONDON: RICHARD BENTLEY AND SON in ©romatg to 3£er maajtstji tfje ©uwn. 1897. (.All rights reserved.) LONDON : PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED, STAMFORD STREET AND CHARING CROSS. CONTENTS. PART THE FIRST. CBiPTEE PAQK I. The Anonymous Letter ... ... ... ... 1 II. Ellen Adair ... ... ... ... ... 15 III. In Mrs. G ass's Parlour ... ... ... ... 25 IV. Alone with the Truth .. ... ... ... 37 V. Retrospect ... ... ... ... ... ... 48 VI. Watching the Funeral .. ... ... ... 61 VII. After the Funeral ... ... ... ... 72 VIII. Madam's Listening Closet ... ... ... 82 IX. In Lawyer Dale's Office ... ... ... ... 95 X. Put to his Conscience ... ... ... ... 106 XI.

A Quiet Wedding ... ... ... ... ... 115 XII. Jelly's Indiscretion ... ... ... ... 122 SHI. Coming Home ... ... 132 PART THE SECOND. I. What was, and what misht be... ... ... 140 II. Mrs. Gass amid the Workmen ... ... ... 149 III. Morning Visitors ... ... ... ... 160 IV. Three Letters for Dr. Rane ... ... ... 168 V. Madam's Advice ... ... ... ... 175 VI. Mary Dallort ... ... ... ... ... 184 VII. Love among the Roses ... ... ... ... 194- Vni. The Tontine ... ... ... ... ... CONTENTS. VI CHAVTfclt PAGE IX At the Sea-side ... ... ... ... -•■ 211 X. A Last Proposal ... ... ... ... -£0 XL Undek the Cedar-tree ... ... ... ... 230 XII. An Interruption ... ... ... ... --11 XIII. Panic ... ... 250 XIV. What Jelly saw ... ... ... ... 202 XV. Desolation ... 272 XVI. In the Churchyard ... ... ... ... 2S4 XVII.

At Sir Nash Bohun's ... ... ... .. 290 XVIII. Jelly's Troubles ... ... ... ... 293 XIX. Coming Home to die ... ... ... ... 301 XX. Richard North's Revelation ... ... ... 309 XXI. Under the Same Roof ... ... ... ... 320 XXII. Tangled Threads ... ... .. ... 327 XXIII. Jelly's Two Evening Visits ... ... ... 337 XXIV. Mischief brewing in North Inlet ... ... 349 XXV. Days of Pain ... ... ... ... ... 358 XXVI. Mrs. Gass at Home ... 304 XXVII. Once again ... ... ... ... ... 375 XXVIII. Coming very Near ... ... ... ... 384 XXIX. In the Shrubbery ... ... ... ... 394 XXX. Lying in Wait .. ... ... ... 401 XXXI. Disturbing the Grave ... ... ... ... 407 XXXII. A Night Expedition ... ... ... ... 417 PART THE THIRD. I. In Grosvenor Place ... ... ... ... 429 II. No Hope ... ... ... ... ... 441 III. Brought Home to him ... ... ... 448 IV. Conclusion ... ... ... ... ... BESSY RANE. PART THE FIRST.

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