From Kingdom to Colony is a historical novel by Mary Devereux, first published in 1899. It follows the Devereux family from Norman roots to colonial America, with Dorothy Devereux Southorn and George Washington appearing in the story. It offers a gentle, old-fashioned glimpse of the passage from kingdom to colony.
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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).
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Opening of the book
Dorothy Devereux Southorn with George Washington Dorothy Devereux Southorn with George Washington FROM KINGDOM TO COLONY BY MARY DEVEREUX ILLUSTRATED BY HENRY SANDHAM
BOSTON LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY 1904 Copyright, 1899, BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY. All rights reserved. PRESSWORK BY S. J. PARKHILL & CO., BOSTON, U. S. A. TO MY FATHER OF WHOM IT IS INSCRIBED "EMINENT IN LIFE AND NOBLE IN HEART, LOVING TO MEN AND LOYAL TO CHRIST, HE WAS A BLESSING TO THE WORLD AND AN HONOR TO THE CHURCH" PROLOGUE CHAPTER I CHAPTER II CHAPTER III CHAPTER IV CHAPTER V CHAPTER VI CHAPTER VII CHAPTER VIII CHAPTER IX CHAPTER X CHAPTER XI CHAPTER XII CHAPTER XIII CHAPTER XIV CHAPTER XV CHAPTER XVI CHAPTER XVII CHAPTER XVIII CHAPTER XIX CHAPTER XX CHAPTER XXI CHAPTER XXII CHAPTER XXIII CHAPTER XXIV CHAPTER XXV CHAPTER XXVI CHAPTER XXVII CHAPTER XXVIII CHAPTER XXIX CHAPTER XXX CHAPTER XXXI CHAPTER XXXII CHAPTER XXXIII CHAPTER XXXIV CHAPTER XXXV