From Jest to Earnest

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From Jest to Earnest

by Edward Payson Roe

EN·~12 hours·39 chapters

Chapters

39 total
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FROM JEST TO EARNEST - DEDICATION.

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CHAPTER I. A PRACTICAL JOKE - CHAPTER II. THE VICTIM - CHAPTER III. PUZZLED AND INTERESTED - CHAPTER IV. A LITTLE PAGAN - CHAPTER V. PLAIN TALK - CHAPTER VI. A SLEIGH-RIDE AND SOMETHING MORE - CHAPTER VII. ANOTHER SPELL THAN BEAUTY'S - CHAPTER VIII. FINDING ONE'S LEVEL - CHAPTER IX. "THE OTHER SET" - CHAPTER X. HUMAN NATURE - CHAPTER XI. A POSSIBLE TRAGEDY - CHAPTER XII. MISS MARSDEN ASKS SOMBRE QUESTIONS - CHAPTER XIII. A LOVER QUENCHED - CHAPTER XIV. LOTTIE A MYSTERIOUS PROBLEM - CHAPTER XV. HEMSTEAD SEES "OUR SET" - CHAPTER XVI. HOW WOMAN MAKES OR MARS - CHAPTER XVII. MIDNIGHT VIGILS - CHAPTER XVIII. HEMSTEAD'S HEAVY GUN AND ITS RECOIL - CHAPTER XIX. THE PREACHER TAUGHT BY THE PAGAN - CHAPTER XX. THE DAWNING LIGHT - CHAPTER XXI. MISUNDERSTOOD - CHAPTER XXII. "YOU MUST WAIT AND SEE" - CHAPTER XXIII. A RATIONALIST OF THE OLD SCHOOL - CHAPTER XXIV. THE TERROR OF A GREAT FEAR - CHAPTER XXV. A TRUE KNIGHT - CHAPTER XXVI. ON A CRUMBLING ICE-FLOE - CHAPTER XXVII. THE MEETING AND GREETING - CHAPTER XXVIII. THE TRIAL OF LOVE - CHAPTER XXIX. HEMSTEAD'S ADVICE, AND LOTTIE'S COLORS - CHAPTER XXX. AROUND THE YULE-LOG - CHAPTER XXXI. UNDER THE MISTLETOE - CHAPTER XXXII. THE CHRISTMAS SUNDAY - CHAPTER XXXIII. THE END OF THE "JEST" - CHAPTER XXXIV. LOYAL - CHAPTER XXXV. MR. DIMMERLY CONCLUDES TO "MEDDLE" - CHAPTER XXXVI. A NIGHT IN THE SNOW - CHAPTER XXXVII. IN EARNEST - FROM JEST TO EARNEST. - CHAPTER I. - A PRACTICAL JOKE.

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CHAPTER II. - THE VICTIM.

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CHAPTER III. - PUZZLED AND INTERESTED.

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CHAPTER IV. - A LITTLE PAGAN.

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CHAPTER V. - PLAIN TALK.

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CHAPTER VI. - A SLEIGH-RIDE AND SOMETHING MORE.

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CHAPTER VII. - ANOTHER SPELL THAN BEAUTY'S.

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CHAPTER VIII. - FINDING ONE'S LEVEL.

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CHAPTER IX. - "THE OTHER SET."

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Description

In a crisp December dawn, a gentleman, two sisters and a chatty boy alight from an express train near the Hudson Highlands, embarking on a sleight ride that feels both elegant and uneasy. The rider

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en

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~12 hours (714K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2004-07-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

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About the author

Edward Payson Roe

Edward Payson Roe

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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