{"id":1428,"date":"2020-07-12T13:51:47","date_gmt":"2020-07-12T17:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/funning.me\/?page_id=1428"},"modified":"2022-07-12T17:14:16","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T17:14:16","slug":"the-discarded-daughter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/funning.me\/?page_id=1428","title":{"rendered":"The Discarded Daughter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The old village parson is replaced, and before long love blooms between Alice Chester and the young Reverend Milton Sinclair. But Colonel Chester blocks their marriage, and grants the hand of his daughter to General Garnet.<\/p>\n<p>The Discarded Daughter or, The Children of the Isle, written by <a href=\"https:\/\/funning.me\/?page_id=522\">Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth<\/a> (1819\u20131899). Transcribed and edited by Jeffrey Merrow from the 1852 A. Hart edition. 46 Chapters, 147,800 words.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1429\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1429\" style=\"width: 188px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/funning.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Discarded300.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1429\" src=\"http:\/\/funning.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Discarded300-188x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Discarded Daughter\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1429\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Discarded Daughter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B08CTGFP69\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Discarded Daughter Kindle edition at Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Introductory. St. Clara\u2019s Isle.<\/li>\n<li>I. Mount Calm.<\/li>\n<li>II. The New Suitor.<\/li>\n<li>III. The Husband\u2019s and the Father\u2019s Tyranny.<\/li>\n<li>IV. The Madness and Flight of Alice.<\/li>\n<li>V. The Wild Appeal.<\/li>\n<li>VI. The Husband\u2019s Authority.<\/li>\n<li>VII. Country Neighbours.<\/li>\n<li>VII. Hutton of the Isles.<\/li>\n<li>IX. The Bride of the Isles.<\/li>\n<li>X. Hutton Lodge.<\/li>\n<li>XI. The Nocturnal Visitors.<\/li>\n<li>XII. The Maiden Wife.<\/li>\n<li>XIII. The Patience of Alice.<\/li>\n<li>XIV. Alice\u2019s Visit to Hutton Isle.<\/li>\n<li>XV. Night and Storm on the Isle\u2014Child of the Wreck.<\/li>\n<li>XVI. The Desolate House.<\/li>\n<li>XVII. Vanishing of Agnes.<\/li>\n<li>XVIII. The Elfin Girl.<\/li>\n<li>XIX. Elsie.<\/li>\n<li>XX. The Ball\u2014The Unexpected Guest.<\/li>\n<li>XXI. The New-found Heir.<\/li>\n<li>XXII. Devotion of Love.<\/li>\n<li>XXIII. Elsie in the Attic.<\/li>\n<li>XXIV. Cruelty\u2014A Chamber Scene.<\/li>\n<li>XXV. Marriage.<\/li>\n<li>XXVI. \u201cThe Heart Over-tasked.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>XXVII. The Wife\u2019s Trust.<\/li>\n<li>XXVIII. Life\u2019s Storm and Soul\u2019s Shelter.<\/li>\n<li>XXIX. Day After the Wedding.<\/li>\n<li>XXX. Deep Dell\u2014Country Tavern.<\/li>\n<li>XXXI. The Vault.<\/li>\n<li>XXXII. The Children of the Isle.<\/li>\n<li>XXXIII. The Maninosie Gatherers.<\/li>\n<li>XXXIV. The Footstep.<\/li>\n<li>XXXV. The Night Visit.<\/li>\n<li>XXXVI. Nettie in the Mansion.<\/li>\n<li>XXXVII. The Interview.<\/li>\n<li>XXXVIII. Elsie in the Log Cabin.<\/li>\n<li>XXXIX. What Came Next.<\/li>\n<li>XL. The Flight of Time.<\/li>\n<li>XLI. Light on the Island.<\/li>\n<li>XLII. The Beehive.<\/li>\n<li>XLIII. Hugh and Garnet.<\/li>\n<li>XLIV. The Struggle of Love and Ambition.<\/li>\n<li>XLV. Elsie\u2019s Fortunes.<\/li>\n<li>XLVI. The Secret Revealed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The old village parson is replaced, and before long love blooms between Alice Chester and the young Reverend Milton Sinclair. But Colonel Chester blocks their marriage, and grants the hand of his daughter to General Garnet. The Discarded Daughter or, The Children of the Isle, written by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth (1819\u20131899). 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