A Modern Chronicle — Volume 01

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A Modern Chronicle — Volume 01

by Winston Churchill

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CONTENTS OF THE ENTIRE SET: - BOOK I. - Volume 1. I. WHAT'S IN HEREDITY? II. PERDITA RECALLED III. CONCERNING PROVIDENCE IV. OF TEMPERAMENT V. IN WHICH PROVIDENCE BEEPS FAITH VI. HONORA HAS A GLIMPSE OF THE WORLD - Volume 2. VII. THE OLYMPIAN ORDER VIII. A CHAPTER OF CONQUESTS IX. IN WHICH THE VICOMTE CONTINUES HIS STUDIES X. IN WHICH HONORA WIDENS HER HORIZON XI. WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN XII. WHICH CONTAINS A SURPRISE FOR MRS. HOLT - BOOK II - Volume 3. I. SO LONG AS YE BOTH SHALL LIVE II. "STAFFORD PARK" III. THE GREAT UNATTACHED IV. THE NEW DOCTRINE V. QUICKSANDS VI. GAD AND MENI - Volume 4. VII. OF CERTAIN DELICATE MATTERS VIII. OF MENTAL PROCESSES-FEMININE AND INSOLUBLE IX. INTRODUCING A REVOLUTIONIZING VEHICLE X. ON THE ART OF LION TAMING XI. CONTAINING SOME REVELATIONS - BOOK III - Volume 5. I. ASCENDI II. THE PATH OF PHILANTHROPY III. VINELAND IV. THE VIKING V. THE SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST - Volume 6. VI. CLIO, OR THALIA? VII "LIBERTY, AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS" VIII. IN WHICH THE LAW BETRAYS A HEART IX. WYLIE STREET X. THE PRICE OF FREEDOM - Volume 7. XI. IN WHICH IT IS ALL DONE OVER AGAIN XII. THE ENTRANCE INTO EDEN XIII. OF THE WORLD BEYOND THE GATES. XIV. CONTAINING PHILOSOPHY FROM MR. GRAINGER XV. THE PILLARS OF SOCIETY - Volume 8. XVI. IN WHICH A MIRROR IS HELD UP XVII. THE RENEWAL OF AN ANCIENT HOSPITALITY XVIII. IN WHICH MR. ERWIN SEES PARIS - A MODERN CHRONICLE - CHAPTER I - WHAT'S IN HEREDITY

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CHAPTER II - PERDITA RECALLED

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CHAPTER III - CONCERNING PROVIDENCE

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CHAPTER IV - OF TEMPERAMENT

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CHAPTER V - IN WHICH PROVIDENCE BEEPS FAITH

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CHAPTER VI - HONORA HAS A GLIMPSE OF THE WORLD

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"HONORA."

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Honora Leffingwell, born in the glitter of Nice and raised amid the modest streets of St. Louis, straddles two worlds at the turn of the twentieth century. The daughter of a charismatic U.S. consul, she inherits a blend of Southern gentility and European polish, yet her childhood is tinged with the loss of her father and the quiet expectations of a respectable family.

Caught between the vivid fantasies of grand villas along the Riviera and the disciplined propriety of her Midwestern upbringing, Honora immerses herself in the literature of Ouida and the Duchess, shaping a cosmopolitan outlook that seems at odds with her surroundings. A chance encounter on an Italian excursion—when the horses bolting from her carriage spark a sudden crisis—offers a glimpse of the adventurous path that may yet carry her beyond the familiar banks of the Mississippi toward a life of intrigue, society, and self‑discovery.

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en

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~2 hours (140K characters)

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Project Gutenberg

Release date

2004-10-19

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill

1871–1947

Best known for historical novels that once drew a huge American readership, this Winston Churchill was a very different figure from the British statesman who shared his name. His books mixed adventure, politics, and social observation, and several became major bestsellers in the early 1900s.

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