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A Heart-Song of To-day (Disturbed by Fire from the 'Unruly Member'): A Novel

Annie G. Savigny

  • Novel
  • Book language: English
  • 375 pages

A Heart-Song of To-day is a society novel by Annie G. Savigny. Its chapter titles suggest a world of love, social intrigue, card-playing, and Alpine romance, with characters such as Vaura, Lionel Trevalyon, and Madame moving through courtship, rivalry, and the power of speech. It is worth listening to for its lively period atmosphere and tangled human hearts.

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A HEART-SONG OF TO-DAY

(DISTURBED BY FIRE FROM THE

'UNRULY MEMBER')

A NOVEL.

BY MRS. ANNIE G. SAVIGNY.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I. A PRETTY WOMAN LAYS A PLOT, AND HIRES A

GARDENER

CHAPTER II. A RARE SOCIETY BOUQUET

CHAPTER III. THE FATES SPIN WITH THREADS OF BLACK
CHAPTER IV. OF MADAME
CHAPTER V. MADAME SHUFFLES THE CARDS
CHAPTER VI. LOVE AND LOVE-MAKING
CHAPTER VII. ORESTES AND PYLADES
CHAPTER VIII. MADAME AND HER GARDENER
CHAPTER IX. VAURA IN A MEDLEY
CHAPTER X. VELVET PAWS CONCEAL CLAWS
CHAPTER XI. ON THE WING
CHAPTER XII. SOARING!—THENCE TO THINGS OF EARTH
CHAPTER XIII. ADAM
CHAPTER XIV. OF LIONEL TREVALYON
CHAPTER XV. HEART-STIRS
CHAPTER XVI. LIFTING THE VAIL
CHAPTER XVII. CHIC AUJOURD'HUI
CHAPTER XVIII. THEATRE FRANCAIS
CHAPTER XIX. FOR A FAIR WOMAN FACE
CHAPTER XX. QUICKENED HEART-BEATS
CHAPTER XXI. LA BELLE VERNON
CHAPTER XXII. THE BLIND GOD TAKES SURE AIM

CHAPTER XXIII. THE WEB OF DIFFICULTY
CHAPTER XXIV. SLAIN BY A WOMAN
CHAPTER XXV. IN THE SUNBEAMS
CHAPTER XXVI. A MOUNTAIN IDYL, OR AN ALPINE ROMANCE
CHAPTER XXVII. GRUNDY'S LASH CAUSES HEART-ACHE
CHAPTER XXVIII. HEART-STIRS TO DIVINE MUSIC
CHAPTER XXIX. THE UNRULY MEMBER IS HEARD
CHAPTER XXX. WOMAN AGAINST WOMAN
CHAPTER XXXI. SOCIETY'S VOTARIES SMILE THOUGH THEY DIE
CHAPTER XXXII. TREVALYON GONE, VAURA KILLS TIME
CHAPTER XXXIII. WARM WORDS BRIDGE CRUEL DISTANCE
CHAPTER XXXIV. BRIC-A-BRAC
CHAPTER XXXV. HEART TO HEART
CHAPTER XXXVI. KNAVES ARE TRUMPS
CHAPTER XXXVII. WEE WHITE MOUSE WINS A POINT
CHAPTER XXXVIII. MADAME IN A FELINE MOOD
CHAPTER XXXIX. TREVALYON THROWS DOWN THE GLOVE
CHAPTER XL. BLACK DELROSE USES EMPHATIC LANGUAGE
CHAPTER XLI. AN EXPOSE, SOCIETY ON TIP-TOE
CHAPTER XLII. "ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE."

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Contents

  1. A HEART-SONG OF TO-DAY (DISTURBED BY FIRE FROM THE 'UNRULY MEMBER')
  2. A NOVEL.
  3. CONTENTS.
  4. A HEART-SONG OF TO-DAY
  5. CHAPTER I.
  6. CHAPTER II.
  7. CHAPTER III.
  8. CHAPTER IV.
  9. CHAPTER V.
  10. CHAPTER VI.
  11. CHAPTER VII.
  12. CHAPTER VIII.
  13. CHAPTER IX.
  14. CHAPTER X.
  15. CHAPTER XI.
  16. CHAPTER XII.
  17. CHAPTER XIII.
  18. CHAPTER XIV.
  19. CHAPTER XV.
  20. CHAPTER XVI.
  21. CHAPTER XVII.
  22. CHAPTER XVIII.
  23. CHAPTER XIX.
  24. CHAPTER XX.
  25. CHAPTER XXI.
  26. CHAPTER XXII.
  27. CHAPTER XXIII.
  28. CHAPTER XXIV.
  29. CHAPTER XXV.
  30. CHAPTER XXVI.

and 20 more chapters

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