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Hidden handEmma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth

Hidden hand

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Original author: Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth

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"Hidden Hand" by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth is a serial novel first published in 1859. The story follows Capitola Black, a tomboyish orphan discovered living as a newsboy on New York's streets. When wealthy Major Warfield adopts her and makes her his heir, she becomes the target of villainous Colonel Le Noir, who hires notorious bandit Black Donald to eliminate her. Through numerous adventures, Capitola must outwit her enemies while uncovering the mysteries of her own origins in this wildly popular tale.

Hidden hand, by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #29866.

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30 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I: The Nocturnal Visit3,017 words
  2. 2.Chapter II: The Masks6,232 words
  3. 3.Chapter III: The Quest777 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV: Capitola1,523 words
  5. 5.Chapter V: The Discovery1,155 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI: A Short, Sad Story2,411 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII: Metamorphosis of the Newsboy1,962 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII: Herbert Greyson2,451 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX: Marah Rocke4,119 words
  10. 10.Chapter X: The Room of the Trap-Door2,419 words
  11. 11.Chapter XI: A Mystery and a Storm at Hurricane Hall3,218 words
  12. 12.Chapter XII: Marah's Dream2,059 words
  13. 13.Chapter XIII: Marah's Memories2,903 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIV: The Wasting Heart2,979 words
  15. 15.Chapter XV: Cap's Country Capers2,154 words
  1. 16.Chapter XVI: Cap's Fearful Adventure1,581 words
  2. 17.Chapter XVII: Another Storm at Hurricane Hall3,542 words
  3. 18.Chapter XVIII: The Doctor's Daughter2,054 words
  4. 19.Chapter XIX: The Resigned Soul1,660 words
  5. 20.Chapter XX: The Outlaw's Rendezvous2,366 words
  6. 21.Chapter XXI: Gabriel Le Noir1,326 words
  7. 22.Chapter XXII: The Smuggler and Capitola5,099 words
  8. 23.Chapter XXIII: The Boy's Love3,091 words
  9. 24.Chapter XXIV: Capitola's Mother3,472 words
  10. 25.Chapter XXV: Cap's Tricks and Perils3,703 words
  11. 26.Chapter XXVI: The Peril and the Pluck of Cap2,911 words
  12. 27.Chapter XXVII: Seeking His Fortune3,372 words
  13. 28.Chapter XXVIII: A Panic in the Outlaw's Den4,286 words
  14. 29.Chapter XXIX: The Victory Over Death4,504 words
  15. 30.Chapter XXX: The Orphan3,170 words