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BOUGHT WITH THE INCOME FROM THE
SAGE ENDOWMENT FUND
THE GIFT OF
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Essays and a drama in five acts
E. G. Holland · 1852 · Scanned text · Free in the US
101,699 words · about 7 h 7 min to read
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- E. G. Holland
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1852
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- 101,699 words · about 7 h 7 min
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- 29 reader sections
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- Public domain in the United States
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Contents (29)
- Front matter about 2 min
- Contents about 4 h 39 min
- Scene I. — Boston. A Street. Three Citizens about 3 min
- Scene II. — Cambridge. An Open Place. Two Tories about 2 min
- Scene III. — The same. Six men, the Committee of Safety for Massachusetts about 7 min
- Scene V. — Boston. A Street. Seven Officers about 6 min
- Scene VII. — Plains of Abraham. An open place hefore the City. Enter Aenold and Montgomery about 2 min
- Scene VIII. — Mar Quebec. A Boom about 3 min
- Scene I. — Hartford. A room. Enter two Citizens about 3 min
- Scene II. — Providence. A Room. Enter Arnold about 1 min
- Scene III. — PMladdphia. A Street. Enter three Congressmen about 4 min
- Scene IV. — Same. A Boom. Unter Rustic and a Soldier about 3 min
- Scene V. — Same. A larger room. The Board of War in Session about 2 min
- Scene VI. — JSnter two old men about 6 min
- Scene I. — Stillwater. Enter two Officers about 3 min
- Scene III. — Behmus Heights. An open place. An Officer about 33 min
- Scene I. — Philadelphia. A room in PenvUs house. Arnold about 2 min
- Scene II. — Wed side of Sudson River. Enter Washington, La Fayette, Officers, Soldiers about 2 min
- Scene III. — Banks of the Hudson. Enter a Yankee and an Englishman about 1 min
- Scene IV. — Mobinson's House in the Highlands. A room, Arnold is meditating about 2 min
- Scene V. — New Tork. Room in Sir Senry QlintorCs house. Sir Henry Clinton and Andre' about 4 min
- Scene VI. — King's Ferry. Banks of the Sudson about 1 min
- Scene VII. — Near Long Qlove, on the Western Bank of the Sudson, at the foot of a mountain about 10 min
- Act V about 19 min
- Scene VIII. — Tappan. An open place about 2 min
- Scene IX. — New York, A room in Sir Henry Olinton^s house. Arnold, alone about 3 min
- Scene X. — Same, An open place. Enter the Yankee and the Englishman about 2 min
- Scene XI. — Same. A lonely place, at twilight. Enter Arnold about 8 min
- Scene XIII. — London. A street. Arnold and two Nollemen about 11 min
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