
THE CORSICAN LOVERS
THE CORSICAN LOVERS. - CHAPTER I. BROTHERLY LOVE.
CHAPTER II. “A MAN MUST HAVE A WIFE.”
CHAPTER III. “PYLADES AND ORESTES.”
CHAPTER IV. “BUCKHOLME.”
CHAPTER V. THE EARL OF NOXTON.
CHAPTER VI. DUAL LIVES.
CHAPTER VII. BERTHA’S ESCAPE.
CHAPTER VIII. A SORROW AND A SOLACE.
CHAPTER IX. NEWS OF THE FUGITIVES.
In a windswept castle overlooking the rugged Corsican countryside, Vivienne, barely eighteen, faces a grim choice. Her brother Pascal, bound by a solemn oath to avenge their father's murder, insists she honor a dying wish that would bind her to a marriage she cannot love. The tension between familial duty and personal desire crackles as Vivienne argues that she cannot be given away like a pawn, even as the memory of their slain father looms over every decision.
The story unfolds amid the lingering shadows of a vendetta, with the promise of retribution shaping every conversation. As the brothers grapple with loyalty, honor, and the weight of promises made to the dead, Vivienne’s fierce independence shines, challenging the expectations of her aristocratic world. Listeners are drawn into a poignant clash of love, grief, and the relentless pull of tradition in a land where the past never truly rests.
Language
en
Duration
~9 hours (559K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
United States: Grosset & Dunlap, 1906.
Credits
Steve Mattern, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
Feb 16, 2022
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1844–1923
Best remembered for the hugely popular novel Quincy Adams Sawyer, this Massachusetts writer had an unusually varied career that also included statistics, invention, and public service. His work blends small-town New England storytelling with the curiosity of a man who moved easily between literature and practical affairs.
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