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A genteel southerner is thrust into the harsh, smoky reality of a northern mill town, sparking a fiery dynamic with a master of industry. Misunderstandings and prejudices fuel their intellectual battles, masking a growing, undeniable attraction. Engage with a timeless story of social divide and the bridging of two very different worlds.
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GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length19 hrs 33 mins
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Publish dateFeb 24, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I. “HASTE TO THE WEDDING.”
28CHAPTER XXVIII. COMFORT IN SORROW.
2CHAPTER II. ROSES AND THORNS.
29CHAPTER XXIX. A RAY OF SUNSHINE.
3CHAPTER III. “THE MORE HASTE THE WORSE SPEED.”
30CHAPTER XXX. HOME AT LAST.
4CHAPTER IV. DOUBTS AND DIFFICULTIES.
31CHAPTER XXXI. “SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT.”
5CHAPTER V. DECISION.
32CHAPTER XXXII. MISCHANCES.
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6CHAPTER VI. FAREWELL.
33CHAPTER XXXIII. PEACE.
7CHAPTER VII. NEW SCENES AND FACES.
34CHAPTER XXXIV. FALSE AND TRUE.
8CHAPTER VIII. HOME SICKNESS.
35CHAPTER XXXV. EXPIATION.
9CHAPTER IX. DRESSING FOR TEA.
36CHAPTER XXXVI. UNION NOT ALWAYS STRENGTH.
10CHAPTER X. WROUGHT IRON AND GOLD.
37CHAPTER XXXVII. LOOKING SOUTH.
11CHAPTER XI. FIRST IMPRESSIONS.
38CHAPTER XXXVIII. PROMISES FULFILLED.
12CHAPTER XII. MORNING CALLS.
39CHAPTER XXXIX. MAKING FRIENDS.
13CHAPTER XIII. SOFT BREEZE IN A SULTRY PLACE.
40CHAPTER XL. OUT OF TUNE.
14CHAPTER XIV. THE MEETING.
41CHAPTER XLI. THE JOURNEY’S END.
15CHAPTER XV MASTERS AND MEN.
42CHAPTER XLII. ALONE! ALONE!
16CHAPTER XVI. THE SHADOW OF DEATH.
43CHAPTER XLIII. MARGARET’S FLITTIN’.
17CHAPTER XVII. WHAT IS A STRIKE?
44CHAPTER XLIV. EASE NOT PEACE.
18CHAPTER XVIII. LIKES AND DISLIKES.
45CHAPTER XLV. NOT ALL A DREAM.
19CHAPTER XIX. ANGEL VISITS.
46CHAPTER XLVI. ONCE AND NOW.
20CHAPTER XX. MEN AND GENTLEMEN.
47CHAPTER XLVII. SOMETHING WANTING.
21CHAPTER XXI. THE DARK NIGHT.
48CHAPTER XLVIII. “NE’ER TO BE FOUND AGAIN.”
22CHAPTER XXII. A BLOW AND ITS CONSEQUENCES.
49CHAPTER XLIX. BREATHING TRANQUILLITY.
23CHAPTER XXIII. MISTAKES.
50CHAPTER L CHANGES AT MILTON.
24CHAPTER XXIV. MISTAKES CLEARED UP.
51CHAPTER LI. MEETING AGAIN.
25CHAPTER XXV. FREDERICK.
52CHAPTER LII. “PACK CLOUDS AWAY.”
26CHAPTER XXVI.
53IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
27CHAPTER XXVII. FRUIT-PIECE.
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