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The Golden Dog

William Kirby · 1877

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Novela histórica de la Nueva Francia en su ocaso, construida sobre una leyenda de Quebec y sobre la corrupción real de la administración colonial en vísperas de la Conquista.

Novela · 55 partes · unas 228 000 palabras · unos 16 h 32 de lectura

Índice

1. AUTHOR'S PREFATORY NOTE1 min
2. IMEN OF THE OLD RÉGIME15 min
3. IITHE WALLS OF QUEBEC8 min
4. IIIA CHATELAINE OF NEW FRANCE16 min
5. IVCONFIDENCES16 min
6. VTHE ITINERANT NOTARY21 min
7. VIBEAUMANOIR10 min
8. VIITHE INTENDANT BIGOT23 min
9. VIIICAROLINE DE ST. CASTIN22 min
10. IXPIERRE PHILIBERT11 min
11. XAMÉLIE DE REPENTIGNY11 min
12. XITHE SOLDIER'S WELCOME21 min
13. XIITHE CASTLE OF ST. LOUIS17 min
14. XIIITHE CHIEN D'OR23 min
15. XIVTHE COUNCIL OF WAR19 min
16. XVTHE CHARMING JOSEPHINE22 min
17. XVIANGÉLIQUE DES MELOISES22 min
18. XVIISPLENDIDE MENDAX25 min
19. XVIIITHE MEROVINGIAN PRINCESS12 min
20. XIXPUT MONEY IN THY PURSE19 min
21. XXBELMONT14 min
22. XXISIC ITUR AD ASTRA25 min
23. XXIISO GLOZED THE TEMPTER17 min
24. XXIIISEALS OF LOVE, BUT SEALED IN VAIN14 min
25. XXIVTHE HURRIED QUESTION OF DESPAIR16 min
26. XXVBETWIXT THE LAST VIOLET AND THE EARLIEST ROSE17 min
27. XXVITHE CANADIAN BOAT-SONG23 min
28. XXVIICHEERFUL YESTERDAYS AND CONFIDENT TO-MORROWS15 min
29. XXVIIIA DAY AT THE MANOR HOUSE24 min
30. XXIXFELICES TER ET AMPLIUS12 min
31. XXX“NO SPEECH OF SILK WILL SERVE YOUR TURN.”22 min
32. XXXITHE BALL AT THE INTENDANT'S PALACE13 min
33. XXXII“ON WITH THE DANCE.”14 min
34. XXXIIILA CORRIVEAU36 min
35. XXXIVWEIRD SISTERS20 min
36. XXXV“FLASKETS OF DRUGS, FULL TO THEIR WICKED LIPS.”11 min
37. XXXVITHE BROAD, BLACK GATEWAY OF A LIE17 min
38. XXXVIIARRIVAL OF PIERRE PHILIBERT9 min
39. XXXVIIIA WILD NIGHT INDOORS AND OUT22 min
40. XXXIXMÈRE MALHEUR34 min
41. XLQUOTH THE RAVEN, “NEVERMORE!”13 min
42. XLIA DEED WITHOUT A NAME19 min
43. XLII“LET'S TALK OF GRAVES AND WORMS AND EPITAPHS.”34 min
44. XLIIISILK GLOVES OVER BLOODY HANDS39 min
45. XLIVTHE INTENDANT'S DILEMMA16 min
46. XLV“I WILL FEED FAT THE ANCIENT GRUDGE I BEAR HIM.”16 min
47. XLVITHE BOURGEOIS PHILIBERT19 min
48. XLVIIA DRAWN GAME13 min
49. XLVIII“IN GOLD CLASPS LOCKS IN THE GOLDEN STORY.”13 min
50. XLIXTHE MARKET-PLACE ON ST. MARTIN'S DAY9 min
51. L“BLESSED THEY WHO DIE DOING THY WILL.”29 min
52. LIEVIL NEWS RIDES POST11 min
53. LIITHE LAMP OF REPENTIGNY25 min
54. LIII“LOVELY IN DEATH THE BEAUTEOUS RUIN LAY.”14 min
55. LIV“THE MILLS OF GOD GRIND SLOWLY.”14 min

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