Simms, William Gilmore, 1806-1870 / 2008-06-26 00:00:00

EBOOK, CHARLEMONT ***


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[Illustration: no caption, but contains the word Charlemont. Two
men are riding a horse and a woman stands nearby.]
CHARLEMONT;
OR,
THE PRIDE OF THE VILLAGE
A TALE OF KENTUCKY.
BY W. GILMORE SIMMS,


"Nor will I be secure.
In any confidence of mine own strength,
For such security is oft the mother
Of negligence, and that, the occasion
Of unremedy'd ruin."
Microcosmus--THO. NABBES.



TO THE HON. JAMES HALL, OF CINCINNATI:
AS ONE OF THE ABLEST OF OUR LITERARY PIONEEERS A GENUINE REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE GREAT WEST;
WHOSE WRITINGS EQUALLY ILLUSTRATE HER HISTORY AND GENIUS:
this story of "CHARLEMONT," and its Sequel "BEAUCHAMPE" are
respectfully inscribed by
THEIR AUTHOR



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The domestic legend which follows, is founded upon actual events of
comparatively recent occurrence in the state of Kentucky. However
strange the facts may appear in the sequel--however in conflict with
what are usually supposed to be the sensibilities and characteristics
of woman--they are yet unquestionably true; most of them having
been conclusively established, by the best testimony, before a
court of justice.
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