Paul Leicester Ford

Janice Meredith: A Story of the American Revolution

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It is 1774, the eve of the American War of Independence. Janice comes from a Tory household. She cavorts with American and British alike, is pursued by Charles Fownes, patriot and friend of General Washington. Fields is a comic, drunken British sergeant.

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The Project Gutenberg EBook of Janice Meredith, by Paul Leicester Ford

Janice Meredith

Paul Leicester Ford

JANICE MEREDITH

A TALE OF THE REVOLUTION VOLUME I

A HEROINE OF MANY POSSIBILITIES

II THE PRINCE FROM OVER THE SEAS

III MISS MEREDITH DISCOVERS A VILLAIN

IV AN APPLE OF DISCORD

V THE VALUE OF HAIR

VI MEN ARE DECEIVERS EVER

VII SPIDER AND FLY

VIII SEVERAL BURNING QUESTIONS

IX PARADISE AND ELSEWHERE

X A COLONIAL CHRISTMAS

XI “’T IS AN ILL WIND THAT BLOWS NOBODY GOOD”

XII A BABE IN THE WOOD

XIII THE WORLD IN MINIATURE

XIV A QUESTION CONCERNING THALIA

XV QUESTIONS OF DELICACY

XVI A VARIETY OF CONTRACTS

XVII IN THE NAME OF LIBERTY

XVIII FIGUREHEADS AND LEADERS

XIX SPIES AND COUNTER-SPIES

XX THE LOGIC OF HONOURED PARENTS AND DUTIFUL CHILDREN

XXI A SUDDEN SCARCITY OF BEAUX

XXII THE OLIVE BRANCH

XXIII HEADQUARTERS IN 1776

XXIV THE VALUE OF A FRIEND

XXV FREEDOM IN RETROGRADE

XXVI NECESSITY KNOWS NO LAWS

XXVII A CHECK TO THE ENEMY

XXVIII THE EBB-TIDE

XXIX ON CONTINENTAL SERVICE

XXX SOME DOINGS BY STEALTH

XXXI AN EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS

XXXII UNDER DURANCE

XXXIII ANOTHER CHRISTMAS PARTY

XXXIV HOLIDAY WEEK AT TRENTON

CHAPTER XXXV THE “STOLE AWAY”

JANICE MEREDITH

A TALE OF THE REVOLUTION VOLUME II

BETWIXT MILLSTONES

XXXVII BLUES AND REDS

XXXVIII BLACK AND WHITE

XXXIX SHORT COMMONS

XL THE BATTLE FOR FOOD AND FORAGE

XLI WINTER QUARTERS

XLII BARTER AND SALE

XLIII A CHOICE OF EVILS

XLIV A CARTEL OF EXCHANGE

XLV IN THE JAWS OF THE LION

XLVI THE FAREWELL TO HOWE

XLVII THE EVACUATION

XLVIII A TIME OF TERROR

XLIX PLATO vs. CUPID

L ROSES AND HONEYSUCKLE

LI A FAREWELL AND A WELCOME

LII SCANT WELCOME FOR MAN AND BEAST

LIII UNDER SHADOW OF THE GALLOWS

LIV A GAIN AND A LOSS

LV PRISONERS OF WAR

LVI A LIFE OF CAPTIVITY

LVII A PAPER MONEY AND MILITIA WAR

LVIII FROM BLUE RIDGE TO TIDE WATER

LIX TRAITORS IN THE REAR

LX THE SPINNING OF THE WEB

LXI IN THE TOILS

LXII WITHIN THE LINES

LXIII ON BRUNSWICK GREEN

LXIV A SETTLING OF OLD SCORES

LXV PEACE IN SIGHT

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