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Joseph and His Friend: A Story of PennsylvaniaBayard Taylor

Joseph and His Friend: A Story of Pennsylvania

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Original author: Bayard Taylor

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"Joseph and His Friend: A Story of Pennsylvania" by Bayard Taylor is a novel published in 1870. Young farmer Joseph Aston lives a sheltered life in rural Pennsylvania until he meets two people who will transform his world: Julia Blessing, a manipulative city woman he hastily marries, and Philip Held, a worldly man who offers him profound friendship. As Joseph's marriage unravels amid financial schemes and tragedy, he must navigate scandal, a criminal investigation, and questions about the nature of love itself.

Joseph and His Friend: A Story of Pennsylvania, by Bayard Taylor. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #54863.

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34 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter301 words
  2. 2.Chapter I: Joseph2,666 words
  3. 3.Chapter II: Miss Blessing3,129 words
  4. 4.Chapter III: The Place and People2,574 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV: Miss Blessing Calls on Rachel Miller3,325 words
  6. 6.Chapter V: Elwood's Evening, and Joseph's2,822 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI: In the Garden3,676 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII: The Blessing Family4,307 words
  9. 9.Chapter VIII: A Consultation2,110 words
  10. 10.Chapter IX: Joseph and His Friend3,527 words
  11. 11.Chapter X: Approaching Fate3,451 words
  12. 12.Chapter XI: A City Wedding2,803 words
  13. 13.Chapter XII: Clouds2,740 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIII: Presentiments2,246 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIV: The Amaranth3,603 words
  16. 16.Chapter XV: A Dinner Party3,479 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVI: Joseph's Trouble, and Philip's2,914 words
  1. 18.Chapter XVII: A Storm2,989 words
  2. 19.Chapter XVIII: On the Railroad Track3,146 words
  3. 20.Chapter XIX: The "wharf-Rat."1,946 words
  4. 21.Chapter XX: A Crisis2,918 words
  5. 22.Chapter XXI: Under the Water3,771 words
  6. 23.Chapter XXII: Kanuck3,010 words
  7. 24.Chapter XXIII: Julia's Experiment3,943 words
  8. 25.Chapter XXIV: Fate3,338 words
  9. 26.Chapter XXV: The Mourners3,371 words
  10. 27.Chapter XXVI: The Accusation2,707 words
  11. 28.Chapter XXVII: The Labels3,426 words
  12. 29.Chapter XXVIII: The Trial3,249 words
  13. 30.Chapter XXIX: New Evidence2,637 words
  14. 31.Chapter XXX: Mr. Blessing's Testimony3,132 words
  15. 32.Chapter XXXI: Beginning Another Life3,149 words
  16. 33.Chapter XXXII: Letters2,568 words
  17. 34.Chapter XXXIII: All Are Happy2,241 words