Sweet Violet : or, the fairest of the fair

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Sweet Violet : or, the fairest of the fair

by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller

EN·~6 hours·53 chapters

Chapters

53 total

SWEET VIOLET

45:29

CHAPTER I. FAIREST OF THE FAIR.

3:41

CHAPTER II. LOVE’S YOUNG DREAM.

8:43

CHAPTER III. THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE NEVER DID RUN SMOOTH.

5:13

CHAPTER IV. AMBER’S TRIUMPH.

5:23

CHAPTER V. THE BRIDE OF DEATH.

3:22

CHAPTER VI. “I HAVE NEVER BEEN FALSE TO YOU, EVEN IN THE MOST SECRET THOUGHT.”

9:15

CHAPTER VII. “HOW CAN I BEAR TO BE PARTED SO CRUELLY FROM MY DARLING?”

8:43

CHAPTER VIII. “HEAVEN’S BLESSING COULD NOT FALL ON SUCH A MARRIAGE.”

5:25

CHAPTER IX. THAT FATAL SECRET.

3:21

Description

In a bustling small town where reputation often outweighs kindness, Violet—soft‑spoken yet fiercely independent—finds herself caught between the expectations of her well‑meaning family and the stirrings of her own heart. When a charming newcomer arrives, offering more than just polite conversation, Violet’s world brightens, and she begins to see a future that could let her blossom beyond the role prescribed for her.

As rumors swirl and old friendships strain, Violet must decide whether to follow the safe path laid before her or to risk everything for a love that promises both tenderness and turbulence. Along the way, she discovers the true meaning of beauty—not in outward admiration, but in the courage to stand firm for the desires that lie deep within. Listeners will be drawn into her gentle struggle, cheering each hopeful step as she learns that being “the fairest of the fair” is as much about inner strength as it is about outward charm.

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Language

en

Duration

~6 hours (377K characters)

Series

Eagle library no. 91.

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

United States: Street & Smith, 1894.

Credits

Demian Katz, Krista Zaleski and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University.)

Release date

2023-05-09

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller

Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller

1850–1937

A prolific American novelist of romance and sensation, she published around 80 dime novels over a long career and became especially known for the hit story The Bride of the Tomb. Writing under her second husband's name, she helped shape popular fiction for everyday readers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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