An Outcast

An Outcast; or, virtue and faith  (1861)  by Francis Colburn Adams

Contents

• Preface.
• Chapter I— Charleston.
• Chapter II— The house of a very distinguished lady.
• Chapter III— In which the reader is presented with a varied picture.
• Chapter IV— A few reflections on the cure of vice.
• Chapter V— In which Mr. Snivel, commonly called the accommodation man, is introduced, and what takes place between him and Mrs. Swiggs.
• Chapter VI— Containing sundry matters appertaining to this history.
• Chapter VII— In which is seen a commingling of citizens.
• Chapter VIII— What takes place between George Mullholland and Mr. Snivel.
• Chapter IX— In which a gleam of light is shed on the history of Anna Bonard.
• Chapter X— A continuation of George Mullholland's history.
• Chapter XI— In which the reader is introduced to Mr. Absalom Mcarthur.
• Chapter XII— In which are matters the reader may have anticipated.
• Chapter XIII— Mrs. Swiggs comes to the rescue of the house of the foreign missions.
• Chapter XIV— Mr. Mcarthur makes a discovery.
• Chapter XV— What Madame Flamingo wants to be.
• Chapter XVI— In which Tom Swiggs gains his liberty, and what befalls him.
• Chapter XVII— In which there is an interesting meeting.
• Chapter XVIII— Anna Bonard seeks an interview with the antiquary.
• Chapter XIX— A secret interview.
• Chapter XX— Lady Swiggs encounters difficulties on her arrival in New York.
• Chapter XXI— Mr. Snivel pursues his search for the vote-cribber.
• Chapter XXII— Mrs. Swiggs falls upon a modern heathen world.
• Chapter XXIII— In which the very best intentions are seen to fail.
• Chapter XXIV— Mr. Snivel advises George Mullholland how to make strong love.
• Chapter XXV— A slight change in the picture.
• Chapter XXVI— In which a high functionary is made to play a singular part.
• Chapter XXVII— The house of the nine nations, and what may be seen in it.
• Chapter XXVIII— In which is presented another picture of the house of the nine nations.
• Chapter XXIX— In which may be seen a few of our common evils.
• Chapter XXX— Containing various things appertaining to this history.
• Chapter XXXI— The keno den, and what may be seen in it.
• Chapter XXXII— Which a state of society is slightly revealed.
• Chapter XXXIII— In which there is a singular revelation.
• Chapter XXXIV— The two pictures.
• Chapter XXXV— In which a little light is shed upon the character of our chivalry.
• Chapter XXXVI— In which a law is seen to serve base purposes.
• Chapter XXXVII— A short chapter of ordinary events.
• Chapter XXXVIII— A story without which this history would be found wanting.
• Chapter XXXIX— A story with many counterparts.
• Chapter XL— In which the law is seen to conflict with our cherished chivalry.
• Chapter XLI— In which justice is seen to be very accommodating.
• Chapter XLII— In which some light is thrown on the plot of this history.
• Chapter XLIII— In which is revealed the one error that brought so much suffering upon many.
• Chapter XLIV— In which is recorded events the reader may not have expected.
• Chapter XLV— Another shade of the picture.
• Chapter XLVI— Gaining strength from persecution.
• Chapter XLVII— An excitement.
• Chapter XLIX— All's well.

This work published before January 1, 1923 is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.