The Legacy of Cain
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The Legacy of Cain

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The Legacy of Cain

About this book

A prison governor takes in the infant daughter of a woman he has just seen hanged for murder, raises her with his own child, and tells neither which is which — then watches for the inheritance to show. Collins invented the detective novel with The Moonstone; this late book of 1888 is his attack on the fashionable science of criminal heredity, and the experiment is conducted on the reader as much as on the girls.

Information

Publisher
Aeneas Press
Year
2026
Topic
Literature
eBook ISBN
9785501353923
Subtopic
Classics
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Copyright
  3. Chapter I. The Governor Explains
  4. Chapter II. The Murderess Asks Questions
  5. Chapter III. The Child Appears
  6. Chapter IV. The Minister Says Yes
  7. Chapter V. Miss Chance Asserts Herself
  8. Chapter VI. The Doctor Doubts
  9. Chapter VII. The Murderess Consults the Authorities
  10. Chapter VIII. The Minister Says Good-By
  11. Chapter IX. The Governor Receives a Visit
  12. Chapter X. Miss Chance Reappears
  13. Second Period: 1875. THE GIRLS AND THE JOURNALS. Chapter XI. Helena’s Diary
  14. Chapter XII. Eunice’s Diary
  15. Chapter XIII. Eunice’s Diary
  16. Chapter XIV. Helena’s Diary
  17. Chapter XV. Helena’s Diary
  18. Chapter XVI. Helena’s Diary
  19. Chapter XVII. Helena’s Diary
  20. Chapter XVIII. Eunice’s Diary
  21. Chapter XIX. Eunice’s Diary
  22. Chapter XX. Eunice’s Diary
  23. Chapter XXI. Helena’s Diary
  24. Chapter XXII. Eunice’s Diary
  25. Chapter XXIII. Eunice’s Diary
  26. Chapter XXIV. Eunice’s Diary
  27. Chapter XXV. Helena’s Diary
  28. Chapter XXVI. Helena’s Diary
  29. Chapter XXVII. Eunice’s Diary
  30. Chapter XXVIII. Helena’s Diary
  31. Chapter XXIX. Helena’s Diary
  32. Chapter XXX. Eunice’s Diary
  33. Chapter XXXI. Eunice’s Diary
  34. Chapter XXXII. The Middle-Aged Lady
  35. Chapter XXXIII. The Minister’s Misfortune
  36. Chapter XXXIV. The Lively Old Maid
  37. Chapter XXXV. The Future Looks Gloomy
  38. Chapter XXXVI. The Wandering Mind
  39. Chapter XXXVII. The Shameless Sister
  40. Chapter XXXVIII. The Girls’ Ages
  41. Chapter XXXIX. The Adopted Child
  42. Chapter XL. The Bruised Heart
  43. Chapter XLI. The Whispering Voice
  44. Chapter XLII. The Quaint Philosopher
  45. Chapter XLIII. The Masterful Masseuse
  46. Chapter XLIV. The Resurrection of the Past
  47. Chapter XLV. The Fatal Portrait
  48. Chapter XLVI. The Cumbersome Ladies
  49. Chapter XLVII. The Journey to the Farm
  50. Chapter XLVIII. The Decision of Eunice
  51. Chapter XLIX. The Governor on His Guard
  52. Chapter L. The News from the Farm
  53. Chapter LI. The Triumph of Mrs. Tenbruggen
  54. Third period: 1876. HELENA’S DIARY RESUMED. Chapter LII. Helena’s Diary Resumed
  55. Chapter LIII. Helena’s Diary Resumed
  56. Chapter LIV. Helena’s Diary Resumed
  57. Chapter LV. Helena’s Diary Resumed
  58. Chapter LVI. Helena’s Diary Resumed
  59. Chapter LVII. Helena’s Diary Resumed
  60. Chapter LVIII. Danger
  61. Chapter LIX. Defense
  62. Chapter LX. Discovery
  63. Chapter LXI. Atrocity
  64. Chapter LXII. The Sentence Pronounced
  65. Chapter LXIII. The Obstacle Removed
  66. Chapter LXIV. The Truth Triumphant
  67. Postscript
  68. About the Author

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