
MOHAWKS - A Novel - BY THE AUTHOR OF "LADY AUDLEY'S SECRET," "VIXEN," "ISHMAEL," ETC.
CONTENTS OF VOL. III.
CHAPTER I. - "YOU CALLED ME, AND I CAME HOME TO YOUR HEART."
CHAPTER II. - "O, TO WHAT END, EXCEPT A JEALOUS ONE?"
CHAPTER III. - "AND ALL YOUR HONOUR IN A WHISPER LOST."
CHAPTER IV. - "SMITE HIS HARD HEART, AND SHAKE HIS REPTILE SOUL."
CHAPTER V. - "I'LL JOIN WITH THEE IN A MOST JUST REVENGE."
CHAPTER VI. - "WHEN SCREECH-OWLS CROAK UPON THE CHIMNEY-TOPS."
CHAPTER VII. - THE SMILES OF NATURE AND THE CHARMS OF ART.
CHAPTER VIII. - "STILL THE PALE DEAD REVIVES, AND LIVES TO ME."
London pulses with a restless energy as the season turns, its streets alive with theatres, operas, and endless quadrilles. The newly enthroned monarch revels in power, yet his heart lingers for distant Hanover, while courtiers dance between duty and desire. In this glittering backdrop, society’s elite gather in plush salons, their laughter echoing through Soho and Hyde Park, each gathering a stage for whispered ambitions.
At the heart of the intrigue is Lady Judith Topsparkle, a striking beauty whose card‑parties have become the season’s obsession. Her sharp tongue and keen eyes command attention, and beneath the genteel veneer of modest wagers lies a complex ledger of private debts and favors. Friends and rivals alike—Lady Hervey, Lord Hervey, and the ever‑watchful Mr. Topsparkle—navigate a world where fortunes are measured in both coin and whispered promises.
Amid the clinking glasses and rustling fans, loyalties are tested and secret alliances form, setting the scene for a tangled web of love, revenge, and ambition that promises to reshape the lives of those who dare to play the game.
Language
en
Duration
~5 hours (315K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Robert Cicconetti, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
2012-11-16
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1835–1915
Best known for the wildly popular Victorian thriller Lady Audley’s Secret, she helped define sensation fiction with stories full of mystery, scandal, and sharp social observation. Her books were page-turners in their own time and still offer a vivid glimpse of nineteenth-century reading at its most entertaining.
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