
THE WORKS OF E. P. ROE - VOLUME THREE - A KNIGHT OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
THIS BOOK IS REVERENTLY DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY HONORED FATHER - PREFACE
CORNWALL ON THE HUDSON, N.Y. - CHAPTER I BAD TRAINING FOR A KNIGHT - CHAPTER II BOTH APOLOGIZE - CHAPTER III CHAINED TO AN ICEBERG - CHAPTER IV IMMATURE - CHAPTER V PASSION'S CLAMOR - CHAPTER VI "GLOOMY GRANDEUR" - CHAPTER VII BIRDS OF PREY - CHAPTER VIII THEIR VICTIM - CHAPTER IX PAT AND THE PRESS - CHAPTER X RETURNING CONSCIOUSNESS - CHAPTER XI HALDANE IS ARRESTED - CHAPTER XII A MEMORABLE MEETING - CHAPTER XIII OUR KNIGHT IN JAIL - CHAPTER XIV MR. ARNOT'S SYSTEM WORKS BADLY - CHAPTER XV HALDANE'S RESOLVE - CHAPTER XVI THE IMPULSES OF WOUNDED PRIDE - CHAPTER XVII AT ODDS WITH THE WORLD - CHAPTER XVIII THE WORLD'S VERDICT—OUR KNIGHT A CRIMINAL - CHAPTER XIX THE WORLD'S BEST OFFER—A PRISON - CHAPTER XX MAIDEN AND WOOD-SAWYER - CHAPTER XXI MAGNANIMOUS MR. SHRUMPF - CHAPTER XXII A MAN WHO HATED HIMSELF - CHAPTER XXIII MR. GROWTHER BECOMES GIGANTIC - CHAPTER XXIV HOW PUBLIC OPINION IS OFTEN MADE - CHAPTER XXV A PAPER PONIARD - CHAPTER XXVI A SORRY KNIGHT - CHAPTER XXVII GOD SENT HIS ANGEL - CHAPTER XXVIII FACING THE CONSEQUENCES - CHAPTER XXIX HOW EVIL ISOLATES - CHAPTER XXX IDEAL KNIGHTHOOD - CHAPTER XXXI THE LOW STARTING-POINT - CHAPTER XXXII A SACRED REFRIGERATOR - CHAPTER XXXIII A DOUBTFUL BATTLE IN PROSPECT - CHAPTER XXXIV A FOOT-HOLD - CHAPTER XXXV THAT SERMON WAS A BOMB-SHELL - CHAPTER XXXVI MR. GROWTHER FEEDS AN ANCIENT GRUDGE - CHAPTER XXXVII HOPING FOR A MIRACLE - CHAPTER XXXVIII THE MIRACLE TAKES PLACE - CHAPTER XXXIX VOTARIES OF THE WORLD - CHAPTER XL HUMAN NATURE - CHAPTER XLI MRS. ARNOT'S CREED - CHAPTER XLII THE LEVER THAT MOVES THE WORLD - CHAPTER XLIII MR. GROWTHER "STUMPED" - CHAPTER XLIV GROWTH - CHAPTER XLV LAURA ROMEYN - CHAPTER XLVI MISJUDGED - CHAPTER XLVII LAURA CHOOSES HER KNIGHT - CHAPTER XLVIII MRS. ARNOT'S KNIGHT - CHAPTER XLIX A KNIGHTLY DEED - CHAPTER L "O DREADED DEATH!" - CHAPTER LI "O PRICELESS LIFE!" - CHAPTER LII A MAN VERSUS A CONNOISSEUR - CHAPTER LIII EXIT OF LAURA'S FIRST KNIGHT - CHAPTER LIV ANOTHER KNIGHT APPEARS - A KNIGHT OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY - CHAPTER I - BAD TRAINING FOR A KNIGHT
CHAPTER II - BOTH APOLOGIZE
"ZEBULON MARKS."
CHAPTER III - CHAINED TO AN ICEBERG
CHAPTER IV - IMMATURE
CHAPTER V - PASSION'S CLAMOR
CHAPTER VI - "GLOOMY GRANDEUR"
CHAPTER VII - BIRDS OF PREY
The story follows Egbert Haldane, a privileged young man whose upbringing is a paradox of devotion and discipline. His mother, a devout Christian, fills his infancy with Bible lessons and constant moral oversight, hoping to forge a knightly spirit. Yet her fierce devotion turns into an unrelenting demand for obedience, shaping Egbert into a child who commands rather than follows, treating even his sisters as subjects to his whims.
As Egbert grows, the contrast between his outward respectability and the violent, authoritarian streak within him becomes increasingly evident. The novel sketches the social expectations of a nineteenth‑century gentleman while probing the fragile line between noble ambition and tyrannical impulse. Listeners are invited to watch how the seeds of his early training begin to sprout, setting the stage for conflicts that will test both his conscience and the world’s judgment of what a true knight should be.
Language
en
Duration
~14 hours (806K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2004-08-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1838–1888
A Civil War chaplain turned bestselling novelist, he wrote warm, moral stories that connected everyday life, faith, and the changing world around him. His books reached a wide audience in the late 19th century, especially readers drawn to historical drama and domestic fiction.
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