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The intoxicating allure of public adoration clashes violently with the quiet sanctity of private life. Ambition drives a talented soul toward the pinnacle of success, but the cost of achieving greatness proves steeper than ever imagined. As rumors spread and reputations teeter on the edge of ruin, the fragile nature of societal approval is ruthlessly exposed. Dive into a dramatic narrative that questions what we are truly willing to sacrifice in the pursuit of a lasting legacy.
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GenreFantasy
Length15 hrs 29 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 8, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2BOOK I
3CHAPTER I.: HUSBAND AND WIFE.
4CHAPTER II.: AT THE RECTORY.
5CHAPTER III.: PROGRESS.
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6CHAPTER IV.: FATHER AND SON.
7CHAPTER V.: SEVERANCE.
8BOOK II.: CHANGE.
9CHAPTER VI.: NEW BEGINNINGS.
10CHAPTER VII.: MRS. HARTLEY AT HOME.
11CHAPTER VIII.: AT THE OLIGARCHY CLUB.
12CHAPTER IX.: LETTICE RECEIVES A VISITOR.
13CHAPTER X.: THE POET SPEAKS.
14CHAPTER XI.: SYDNEY GIVES ADVICE.
15BOOK III.: AMBITION.
16CHAPTER XII.: ALAN WALCOTT.
17CHAPTER XIII.: SIR JOHN PYNSENT PROPHESIES.
18CHAPTER XIV.: SYDNEY MAKES A MISTAKE.
19CHAPTER XV.: SOME UNEXPECTED MEETINGS.
20CHAPTER XVI.: CONCEIVED IN SORROW.
21CHAPTER XVII.: "TO THY CHAMBER WINDOW, SWEET!"
22CHAPTER XVIII.: A SLEEPY NOOK.
23CHAPTER XIX.: SIR JOHN'S GLOXINIAS.
24BOOK IV.: SORROW.
25CHAPTER XX.: "I WAS THE MORE DECEIVED."
26CHAPTER XXI.: THE TONGUE OF SCANDAL.
27CHAPTER XXII.: LETTICE TRIUMPHS.
28CHAPTER XXIII.: "AM I A MURDERER?"
29CHAPTER XXIV.: HOPELESS.
30CHAPTER XXV.: MR. LARMER GIVES A BRIEF.
31CHAPTER XXVI.: IN COURT.
32BOOK V.: LOVE.
33CHAPTER XXVII.: COURTSHIP.
34CHAPTER XXVIII.: A SLUMBERING HEART.
35CHAPTER XXIX.: "IT WAS A LIE!"
36CHAPTER XXX.: AWAKENED.
37CHAPTER XXXI.: AMBITION AT THE HELM.
38CHAPTER XXXII.: AT MRS. CHIGWIN'S COTTAGE.
39BOOK VI.: SUCCESS.
40CHAPTER XXXIII.: AT THE PRISON GATE.
41CHAPTER XXXIV.: A BRAVE PURPOSE.
42CHAPTER XXXV.: FROM PRISON TO PARADISE.
43CHAPTER XXXVI.: MISTRESS AND MAID.
44CHAPTER XXXVII.: "COURAGE!"
45CHAPTER XXXVIII.: SYDNEY PAYS HIS DEBTS.
46CHAPTER XXXIX.: "SO SHALL YE ALSO REAP."
47CHAPTER XL.: "WHO WITH REPENTANCE IS NOT SATISFIED—."
48CHAPTER XLI.
49A FREE PARDON.
50THE END.
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