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A book of martyrs

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A book of martyrs

by Cornelia A. P. (Cornelia Atwood Pratt) Comer

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Chapters

13 total

THE IVORY SERIES

0:27

A BOOK OF MARTYRS

0:39

NOTE

0:43

WITHERLE’S FREEDOM

17:09

SERENE’S RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE; AN INLAND STORY

27:18

AN INSTANCE OF CHIVALRY

25:36

A CONSUMING FIRE

17:02

AN UNEARNED REWARD

22:04

HARDESTY’S COWARDICE

18:01

“THE HONOR OF A GENTLEMAN”

20:45

Description

A richly varied anthology, this collection brings together nine short stories that explore the quiet, often unsettling moments when ordinary lives confront extraordinary moral choices. From a minister who vanishes without a trace to a man wrestling with the weight of honor, each tale is threaded with keen observation of human character and a lingering sense of the unseen forces that shape our decisions.

The stories, first published in well‑known periodicals, range from the poignant “Witherle’s Freedom,” where a respected clergyman abandons his comfortable existence, to “The Honor of a Gentleman,” a study of reputation under pressure. Through gentle yet incisive prose, the author invites listeners to ponder themes of sacrifice, conviction, and the hidden costs of personal integrity, all while staying firmly rooted in vivid, early‑twentieth‑century settings.

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~2 hours (166K characters)

Series

The ivory series

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1896.

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The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

2023-10-13

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71872

Subjects

Short stories, American American fiction -- 19th century PS

About the author

Cornelia A. P. (Cornelia Atwood Pratt) Comer

1865–1929

A journalist-turned-fiction writer, she moved from newspaper work into stories and essays that often carry a clear moral edge. Her books range from short fiction and social reflection to an early science-fiction mystery co-written at the end of the nineteenth century.

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