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CONTENTS

BOOK I
Legree's Regime

• I. A Hero Returns . . . 3
• II. A Light Shining in Darkness . . . 19
• III. Deepening Shadows . . . 30
• IV. Mr. Lincoln's Dream . . . 34
• V. The Old and the New Church . . . 38
• VI. The Preacher and the Woman of Boston . . . 44
• VII. The Heart of a Child . . . 52
• VIII. An Experiment in Matrimony . . . 58
• IX. A Master of Men . . . 63
• X. The Man or Brute in Embryo . . . 72
• XI. Simon Legree . . . 83
• XII. Red Snow Drops . . . 93
• XIII. Dick . . . 98
• XIV. The Negro Uprising . . . 100
• XV. The New Citizen King . . . 104
• XVI. Legree Speaker of the House . . . 109
• XVII. The Second Reign of Terror . . . 118
• XVIII. The Red Flag of the Auctioneer . . . 130
• XIX. The Rally of the Clansmen . . . 143
• XX. How Civilization was Saved . . . 153
• XXI. The Old and the New Negro . . . 163
• XXII. The Danger of Playing with Fire . . . 165
• XXIII. The Birth of a Scalawag . . . 171
• XXIV. A Modern Miracle . . . 176

BOOK II
Love's Dream

• I. Blue Eyes and Black Hair . . . 187
• II. The Voice of the Tempter . . . 193
• III. Flora . . . 200
• IV. The One Woman . . . 206
• V. The Morning of Love . . . 213
• VI. Beside Beautiful Waters . . . 221
• VII. Dreams and Fears . . . 234
• VIII. The Unsolved Riddle . . . 240
• IX. The Rhythm of the Dance . . . 244
• X. The Heart of a Villain . . . 256
• XI. The Old, Old Story . . . 265
• XII. The Music of the Mills . . . 277
• XIII. The First Kiss . . . 282
• XIV. A Mysterious Letter . . . 286
• XV. A Blow in the Dark . . . 290
• XVI. The Mystery of Pain . . . 301
• XVII. Is God Omnipotent? . . . 306
• XVIII. The Ways of Boston . . . 310
• XIX. The Shadow of a Doubt . . . 317
• XX. A New Lesson in Love . . . 320
• XXI. Why the Preacher Threw His Life Away . . . 328
• XXII. The Flesh and the Spirit . . . 337

BOOK III
The Trial by Fire

• I. A Growl Beneath the Earth . . . 349
• II. Face to Face with Fate . . . 351
• III. A White Lie . . . 361
• IV. The Unspoken Terror . . . 364
• V. A Thousand-Legged Beast . . . 372
• VI. The Black Peril . . . 381
• VII. Equality with a Reservation . . . 385
• VIII. The New Simon Legree . . . 395
• IX. The New America . . . 404
• X. Another Declaration of Independence . . . 409
• XI. The Heart of a Woman . . . 417
• XII. The Splendor of Shameless Love . . . 423
• XIII. A Speech That Made History . . . 431
• XIV. The Red Shirts . . . 445
• XV. The Higher Law . . . 447
• XVI. The End of a Modern Villain . . . 455
• XVII. Wedding Bells in the Governor's Mansion . . . 457