- 464 pages
- English
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Alice of Old Vincennes
About this book
Originally published in 1900, 'Alice of Old Vincennes' was Maurice Thompson's most popular work. Set in Vincennes, Indiana, during the American Revolutionary War, it tells the story of an orphan girl named and her brave battle for liberty and love. It became a bestseller and in 1901 was the second biggest selling book in the United States. We are republishing this work with a brand new introductory biography of the author.
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Table of contents
- Alice of Old Vincennes
- Maurice Thompson
- ALICE OF OLD VINCENNES
- CHAPTER I. UNDER THE CHERRY TREE
- CHAPTER II. A LETTER FROM AFAR
- CHAPTER III. THE RAPE OF THE DEMIJOHN
- CHAPTER IV. THE FIRST MAYOR OF VINCENNES
- CHAPTER V. FATHER GIBAULT
- CHAPTER VI. A FENCING BOUT
- CHAPTER VII. THE MAYOR’S PARTY
- CHAPTER VIII. THE DILEMMA OF CAPTAIN HELM
- CHAPTER IX. THE HONORS OF WAR
- CHAPTER X. M. ROUSSILLON ENTERTAINS COLONEL HAMILTON
- CHAPTER XI. A SWORD AND A HORSE PISTOL
- CHAPTER XII. MANON LESCAUT. AND A RAPIER-THRUST
- CHAPTER XIII. A MEETING IN THE WILDERNESS
- CHAPTER XIV. A PRISONER OF LOVE
- CHAPTER XV. VIRTUE IN A LOCKET
- CHAPTER XVI. FATHER BERET’S OLD BATTLE
- CHAPTER XVII. A MARCH THROUGH COLD WATER
- CHAPTER XVIII. A DUEL BY MOONLIGHT
- CHAPTER XIX. THE ATTACK
- CHAPTER XX. ALICE’S FLAG
- CHAPTER XXI. SOME TRANSACTIONS IN SCALPS
- CHAPTER XXII. CLARK ADVISES ALICE
- CHAPTER XXIII. AND SO IT ENDED
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