Category: Novels

Venus in Boston: A Romance of City Life

I conceive it to be a prominent fault of most of the tales of fiction that are written and published at the present day, that they are not sufficiently _natural_--their style is too much exaggerated--and in aiming to produce startling effects, they depart too widely from the r...

Chapters

5. Chapter 5

Great was the consternation and alarm of the blind basket-maker and little Charley, as the day passed away and evening came on, without the return of Fanny. They were agitated w...

6. Chapter 6

A period of six months elapsed, and it was now the month of June--voluptuous June, clad in the gorgeous livery of summer. A great change had taken place in the circumstances of...

7. Chapter 7

A very merry party were assembled in the elegant parlor of Mr. Goldworthy's superb mansion in Howard street about two weeks after the events described in the last chapter. There...

3. Chapter 3

The day which succeeded the stormy night described in the last chapter, was an unusually fine one. The sun shone clear and bright, and many people were abroad to enjoy the fine...

8. Chapter 8

We have seen in what manner Jew Mike escaped from the house of Mr. Goldworthy, bearing off the insensible form of Fanny Aubrey; but as the reader may be curious to learn how the...

9. Chapter 9

On entering the house in Warren street with his burden, Jew Mike passed through a dark passage, and entered a large, well-lighted and well-furnished room. Here he was received b...

2. Chapter 2

It was a winter's day, and piercing cold; very few pedestrians were to be seen in Boston, and those few were carefully enveloped in warm cloak and great coats, for the weather w...

4. Chapter 4

"By the nose of Napoleon!" cried the worthy Corporal, clasping Fanny in his arms,--"this is fortunate. Attacked the enemy in the rear--drove him from his position,--completely r...

1. Chapter 1

I conceive it to be a prominent fault of most of the tales of fiction that are written and published at the present day, that they are not sufficiently _natural_--their style is...