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Peg O' My HeartJ. Hartley Manners

Peg O' My Heart

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Original author: J. Hartley Manners

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"Peg O' My Heart" by J. Hartley Manners is a play written in 1912. When an outspoken Irish-American heiress arrives at the English mansion of her socially prominent relatives, the financially desperate Chichester family must teach her refinement to secure their inheritance. But spirited young Peg, accompanied by her scruffy terrier, refuses to conform to their rigid expectations. As tensions rise and secrets emerge, an unexpected friendship offers hope amid the clash of cultures and classes.

Peg O' My Heart, by J. Hartley Manners. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #3621.

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42 Chapters

  1. 1.Preface345 words
  2. 2.Book THE FIRST: The Romance of an Irish Agitator and an English Lady of Quality47 words
  3. 3.Book THE FOURTH: Peg in England74 words
  4. 4.Chapter I: The Irish Agitator Makes His First Appearance2,596 words
  5. 5.Chapter II: The Panorama of a Lost Youth974 words
  6. 6.Chapter III: St. Kernan's Hill2,264 words
  7. 7.Chapter IV: Nathaniel Kingsnorth Visits Ireland2,740 words
  8. 8.Chapter V: Angela2,273 words
  9. 9.Chapter VI: Angela Speaks Her Mind Freely to Nathaniel1,158 words
  10. 10.Chapter VII: The Wounded Patriot2,509 words
  11. 11.Chapter VIII: Angela in Sore Distress2,034 words
  12. 12.Chapter IX: Two Letters624 words
  13. 13.Chapter X: O'connell Visits Angela in London1,263 words
  14. 14.Chapter XI: Kingsnorth in Despair844 words
  15. 15.Chapter I: Angela's Confession1,462 words
  16. 16.Chapter II: A Communication From Nathaniel Kingsnorth761 words
  17. 17.Chapter III: The Birth of Peg328 words
  18. 18.Chapter I: Peg's Childhood5,355 words
  19. 19.Chapter II: We Meet an Old Friend After Many Years937 words
  20. 20.Chapter III: Peg Leaves Her Father for the First Time1,016 words
  21. 21.Chapter I: The Chichester Family2,400 words
  1. 22.Chapter II: Christian Brent2,666 words
  2. 23.Chapter III: Peg Arrives in England2,169 words
  3. 24.Chapter IV: The Chichester Family Receives a Second Shock3,540 words
  4. 25.Chapter V: Pegs Meets Her Aunt3,700 words
  5. 26.Chapter VI: Jerry6,078 words
  6. 27.Chapter VII: The Passing of the First Month6,836 words
  7. 28.Chapter VIII: The Temple of Friendship3,353 words
  8. 29.Chapter IX: The Dance and Its Sequel1,227 words
  9. 30.Chapter X: Peg Intervenes1,724 words
  10. 31.Chapter XI: "the Rebellion of Peg"1,566 words
  11. 32.Chapter XII: A Room in New York2,882 words
  12. 33.Chapter XIII: The Morning After2,411 words
  13. 34.Chapter XIV: Alaric to the Rescue2,712 words
  14. 35.Chapter XV: Montgomery Hawkes3,226 words
  15. 36.Chapter XVI: The Chief Executor, Appears Upon the Scene1,127 words
  16. 37.Chapter XVII: Peg Learns of Her Uncle's Legacy3,053 words
  17. 38.Chapter XVIII: Peg's Farewell to England2,593 words
  18. 39.Chapter I: After Many Days2,039 words
  19. 40.Chapter II: Looking Backward907 words
  20. 41.Chapter III: An Unexpected Visitor1,410 words
  21. 42.Afterword563 words