Jane Cable (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Bogardus, Emory S. Barr

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1451013019 ISBN 13 : 9781451013016

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

When a secret of birth and belonging roils a high-society family, the truth comes at a steep price.

A mesmerizing tale of hidden lineage, blackmail, and the cost of honesty, this historical novel follows a world where lineage and reputation can shape a life—and ruin it. In this gripping narrative, loyalties are tested, and long-buried questions about family, love, and justice surface under pressure. Characters move through a web of manipulation, public scrutiny, and personal reckonings as they seek truth, restitution, and a place to belong.

• Explore a family drama built on secrecy, power, and social expectation.
• Follow bold moves and sharp blows of fate that shift centuries-old fortunes.
• Witness moral dilemmas where love and duty collide with scandal and duty.
• See how proofs, letters, and confrontations alter every character’s path.

Ideal for readers who crave intricate plots, atmospheric depictions of high society, and enduring questions about truth and loyalty.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

IT was a bright, clea.r afternoon in the late fall that
pretty l:Iiss Cable dro,~c up in her trap and waited at
the curb for her father to come forth from his office
in one of Chicago's tap est buildings. The crisp, caressing
wind that came up the street from the lake put
the pink into her smooth cheeks, but it did not disturb
the brown hair thAt crowned her head. 'Vell-groomed
and graceful, she sa.t straight and sure upon the box,
her gloved hand grasping the yellow reins firmly and
confidently. l.1iss Cable looked neither to right nor to
left, but at the tips of her thoroughbred's ears. Slender
and tall and ,~ery aristocratic she nppeared, her profile
alone visible to the pa.ssers~by.
After a very few moments, waiting in her trap, the
smart young woman became impatient. A severe, little
pucker settled upon her brow, and not once, but
many times her eyes turned to the broa.d entrance
.across the sidewalk. She had telephoned to her father
earlier in the afterno

Table of Contents

Chapter; I; II; III; CONrrEN TS; 'Vhen Jane Goes Driving; 'I'he Cables • _ ; James Rrulsemcr • • • •; • • •; • • •; • •; IV The Foundling • , ; ' V The Bansemcr Crash ; VI In Sight of tIle Fangs ; VII llrs Cable Entertains; VII! The Telegram • •; IX The Proposal ; • •; ; • • •; Page; 1; 9; 1~; 22; SO; 38; 49; 68; 65; X The Four Initials •• a 79; XI An Evening with Droom a • 90; xn James Dansemer Calls _ 101; XlII Jane Sees with New Eyes • 113; XIV The Canker a _ 131; XV TIle Tragedy of the Sea Wan 138; XVI Hours of Terror • 148; XVII David Cable's De

Biographie de l'auteur

George Barr McCutcheon (1866-1928), an American novelist and playwright, was born in Tippecanoe County, Indiana. He attended Purdue University but was dismissed when he failed his exams in second year. He then began working as a reporter for the Lafayette Journal and became City Editor of the Lafayette Daily Courier in 1893. He is famous largely because of his Graustark series of novels. In total, McCutcheon wrote forty novels and also wrote plays, Brood House (1910), and Mary Midthorne (1911).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1451013019
• ISBN 13: 9781451013016
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 362
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