{"id":919,"date":"2018-07-01T20:49:38","date_gmt":"2018-07-02T00:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/funning.me\/?page_id=919"},"modified":"2022-07-12T17:29:02","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T17:29:02","slug":"the-test-of-love","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/funning.me\/?page_id=919","title":{"rendered":"The Test of Love"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe Test of Love\u201d resumes the tale of the young Earl of Hawkewood and his sweetheart, Seraph Elfinstar, having been abruptly interrupted at the conclusion of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/funning.me\/?page_id=916\">A Tortured Heart<\/a>,\u201d thus concluding \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/funning.me\/?page_id=913\">The Trail of the Serpent<\/a>\u201d trilogy.<\/p>\n<p>Written by <a href=\"https:\/\/funning.me\/?page_id=522\">Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth<\/a> (1819\u20131899) and first copyright in 1879 by Robert Bonner.<\/p>\n<p>Transcribed and edited by Jeffrey Merrow from the A. L. Burt printed edition. 35 chapters. 306 pages. 122,000 words.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_920\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-920\" style=\"width: 188px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/funning.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/TestOfLove300.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-920\" src=\"http:\/\/funning.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/TestOfLove300-188x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Test of Love\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-920\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Test of Love<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B079QNMQ9G\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Test of Love for Kindle at Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/2940158927997\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Test of Love epub for Nook at Barnes and Noble<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/store.kobobooks.com\/en-US\/search\/?Query=1230002150604\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Test of Love epub at Kobo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I. &#8211; A Girl\u2019s Tragedy.<\/li>\n<li>II. &#8211; An Old Man\u2019s Fate.<\/li>\n<li>III. &#8211; \u201cAs a Spirit.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>IV. &#8211; An Embarrassing Encounter.<\/li>\n<li>V. &#8211; At the Gold Diggings.<\/li>\n<li>VI. &#8211; The Lovers.<\/li>\n<li>VII. &#8211; A Lover\u2019s Faith.<\/li>\n<li>VIII. &#8211; Another Mad Meeting.<\/li>\n<li>IX. &#8211; What Ham Gow Saw One Night.<\/li>\n<li>X. &#8211; Reviving Hope.<\/li>\n<li>XI. &#8211; On the Trail.<\/li>\n<li>XII. &#8211; Back to Hawkewood.<\/li>\n<li>XIII. &#8211; At Hawke Hall.<\/li>\n<li>XIV. &#8211; The Haunted Well.<\/li>\n<li>XV. &#8211; The Specter.<\/li>\n<li>XVI. &#8211; The Haunted Well at Midnight.<\/li>\n<li>XVII. &#8211; Within the Manor House.<\/li>\n<li>XVIII. &#8211; \u201cWeird Women.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>XIX. &#8211; The Detective and the Witness.<\/li>\n<li>XX. &#8211; Flight and Pursuit.<\/li>\n<li>XXI. &#8211; Hidden.<\/li>\n<li>XXII. &#8211; Run to Cover.<\/li>\n<li>XXIII. &#8211; In the Confessional.<\/li>\n<li>XXIV. &#8211; The Fiat.<\/li>\n<li>XXV. &#8211; The Fate.<\/li>\n<li>XXVI. &#8211; Vindication.<\/li>\n<li>XXVII. &#8211; Success!<\/li>\n<li>XXVIII. &#8211; Ham Gow\u2019s Great Grievance.<\/li>\n<li>XXIX. &#8211; The Birthday.<\/li>\n<li>XXX. &#8211; Amazement.<\/li>\n<li>XXXI. &#8211; A Dark Defense.<\/li>\n<li>XXXII. &#8211; Discharged.<\/li>\n<li>XXXIII. &#8211; The Triumphal Entry.<\/li>\n<li>XXXIV. &#8211; Love\u2019s Long Suspense.<\/li>\n<li>XXXV. &#8211; The Surprise.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe Test of Love\u201d resumes the tale of the young Earl of Hawkewood and his sweetheart, Seraph Elfinstar, having been abruptly interrupted at the conclusion of \u201cA Tortured Heart,\u201d thus concluding \u201cThe Trail of the Serpent\u201d trilogy. Written by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth (1819\u20131899) and first copyright in 1879 by Robert Bonner. 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