{"id":1074,"date":"2018-10-20T12:51:38","date_gmt":"2018-10-20T16:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/funning.me\/?page_id=1074"},"modified":"2022-07-12T13:15:44","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T13:15:44","slug":"amber-the-adopted","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/funning.me\/?page_id=1074","title":{"rendered":"Amber, The Adopted"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1075\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1075\" style=\"width: 188px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/funning.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/AmberAdopted300.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1075\" src=\"http:\/\/funning.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/AmberAdopted300-188x300.jpg\" alt=\"Amber, The Adopted\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1075\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amber, The Adopted<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As the adopted daughter or Sir John Courtney, baronet, Amber Courtney has been raised to look upon Ralph Courtney, the baronet\u2019s only son, as her future husband.<br \/>\nScheming Jasper Longley and his sister Blanche have made other plans, and when Sir John is away from home, they soon have Amber ejected from the mansion to earn her own living.<\/p>\n<p>Written by <a href=\"https:\/\/funning.me\/?page_id=46\">Mrs. Harriet Newell (O&#8217;Brien) Lewis<\/a> (1841-1878),\u00a0 author of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/funning.me\/?page_id=116\">The Double Life<\/a>,\u201d \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/funning.me\/?page_id=139\">Found Guilty<\/a>,\u201d \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/funning.me\/?page_id=63\">Bailiff\u2019s Scheme<\/a>,\u201d \u201cBone of Contention,\u201d \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/funning.me\/?page_id=144\">Lady Trevor\u2019s Secret<\/a>,\u201d \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/funning.me\/?page_id=86\">Lady Chetwynd\u2019s Spectre<\/a>,\u201d \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/funning.me\/?page_id=101\">Heiress of Egremont<\/a>,\u201d \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/funning.me\/?page_id=106\">Lady Kildare<\/a>,\u201d \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/funning.me\/?page_id=129\">Neva\u2019s Three Lovers<\/a>,\u201d \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/funning.me\/?page_id=125\">Old Life\u2019s Shadows<\/a>,\u201d \u201cSundered Hearts,\u201d \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/funning.me\/title-tressilian-court\/\">Tressilian Court<\/a>,\u201d etc. and published in 1880 by J. S. Ogilvie and Company.<\/p>\n<p>Transcribed and edited by Jeffrey Merrow. 42 Chapters, 392 pages, 93,400 words.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07JL156NX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amber, The Adopted for Kindle at Amazon<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/2940161775073\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amber, The Adopted epub for Nook at Barnes and Noble<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/search\/?Query=1230002714790\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amber, The Adopted epub at Kobo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I. \u2014 A Woman and a Child.<\/li>\n<li>II. \u2014 The Baronet\u2019s Cousin.<\/li>\n<li>III. \u2014 Jasper Longley Gains Some Information.<\/li>\n<li>IV. \u2014 Brother and Sister.<\/li>\n<li>V. \u2014 Tricksters Comparing Notes.<\/li>\n<li>VI. \u2014 Captured by Brigands.<\/li>\n<li>VII. \u2014 The Father\u2019s Request.<\/li>\n<li>VIII. \u2014 The False Friend.<\/li>\n<li>IX. \u2014 Evil Tidings.<\/li>\n<li>X. \u2014 The Necklace.<\/li>\n<li>XI. \u2014 A Treacherous Scheme.<\/li>\n<li>XII. \u2014 \u201cIs He Going to be Married?\u201d<\/li>\n<li>XIII. \u2014 An Artless Girl\u2019s Gratitude.<\/li>\n<li>XIV. \u2014 The New Governess.<\/li>\n<li>XV. \u2014 A Hasty Suitor.<\/li>\n<li>XVI. \u2014 \u201cI Am Sure to Win Him!\u201d<\/li>\n<li>XVII. \u2014 The Valet\u2019s Plan.<\/li>\n<li>XVIII. \u2014 Imprisoned.<\/li>\n<li>XIX. \u2014 A Spurned Bribe.<\/li>\n<li>XX. \u2014 The Schemers in Council.<\/li>\n<li>XXI. \u2014 An Artful Damsel.<\/li>\n<li>XXII. \u2014 The Profligate\u2019s Proposal.<\/li>\n<li>XXIII. \u2014 The Drugged Wine.<\/li>\n<li>XXIV. \u2014 The Brand of Shame.<\/li>\n<li>XXV. \u2014 \u201cI Have no Friend but You!\u201d<\/li>\n<li>XXVI. \u2014 A Woman on the Rack.<\/li>\n<li>XXVII. \u2014 An Unwelcome Visitor.<\/li>\n<li>XXVIII. \u2014 A Strange Woman.<\/li>\n<li>XXIX. \u2014 Jasper Discovers a Rival.<\/li>\n<li>XXX. \u2014 The Brigands.<\/li>\n<li>XXXI. \u2014 The Invalid.<\/li>\n<li>XXXII.\u2014 A Surgical Operation.<\/li>\n<li>XXXIII.\u2014 Il Diavolo and Blanche.<\/li>\n<li>XXXIV. \u2014 \u201cShe is my Lawful Wife!\u201d<\/li>\n<li>XXXV. \u2014 The Innkeeper\u2019s News.<\/li>\n<li>XXXVI. \u2014 \u201cI Am That Woman\u201d<\/li>\n<li>XXXVII. \u2014 The Price of Silence.<\/li>\n<li>XXXVIII. \u2014 An Inopportune Arrival.<\/li>\n<li>XXXIX. \u2014 \u201cThis Woman is Already Married!\u201d<\/li>\n<li>XL. \u2014 \u201cBehold Your Daughter!\u201d<\/li>\n<li>XLI. \u2014 A General Surprise.<\/li>\n<li>XLII. \u2014 A Hasty Wooing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the adopted daughter or Sir John Courtney, baronet, Amber Courtney has been raised to look upon Ralph Courtney, the baronet\u2019s only son, as her future husband. 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