Lady Estelle Morelle finally agrees to marry the persistent Viscount Montressor, but the marriage is blighted at the outset. Lord Montressor pursues legal recourse and travels the globe to vindicate his new bride in the eyes of the world.
Written by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth (18191899) and copyright in 1859 by T. B. Peterson & Brothers. Transcribed and edited by Jeffrey Merrow from the 1859 Philadelphia edition. 47 chapters. 576 pages. 168,000 words.
CONTENTS.
Chapter I. - An Interrupted Wedding.
Chapter II. - The Arrested Bride.
Chapter III. - The World.
Chapter IV. - Estelle.
Chapter V. - The Assizes.
Chapter VI. - The Arraignment.
Chapter VII. - The Flight of Estelle.
Chapter VIII. - The Forsaken.
Chapter IX. - Shipwreck.
Chapter X. - Recognition of the Dead Body.
Chapter XI. - His Majesty the King of the Isle.
Chapter XII. - The Skipper's Daughter.
Chapter XIII. - The Island Princess.
Chapter XIV. - Barbara Brande.
Chapter XV. - The Girl-Captain.
Chapter XVI. - Pursuit.
Chapter XVII. - Captain Barbara's First Voyage.
Chapter XVIII. - The Recluse.
Chapter XIX. - The Grave-Yard Ghost.
Chapter XX. - Lord Montressor's Arrival.
Chapter XXI. - The Last Struggle.
Chapter XXII. - Julius Luxmore.
Chapter XXIII. - Etoile L'Orient.
Chapter XXIV. - Barbara's Voyage.
Chapter XXV. - Glorious Uncertainty of the Law.
Chapter XXVI. - Christmas in the Village.
Chapter XXVII. - Christmas in the Desolate House.
Chapter XXVIII. - The Evening Feast.
Chapter XXIX. - Captain Barbara may be a Baroness.