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The rose of old St. LouisMary Dillon

The rose of old St. Louis

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Original author: Mary Dillon

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"The Rose of Old St. Louis" by Mary Dillon is a historical novel published in 1904. A young boy from Philadelphia arrives in St. Louis seeking adventure and dreams of touring the world. He falls deeply in love with Pelagie, the celebrated beauty of St. Louis, and pursues her across America and Paris. Their romance becomes entangled with dangerous political intrigue involving Napoleon and the signing of a great treaty. Upon returning home, the heartbroken hero discovers that love and fate have taken an unexpected turn.

The rose of old St. Louis, by Mary Dillon. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #20911.

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32 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter241 words
  2. 2.Foreword367 words
  3. 3.Chapter I: I Make My Bow in Cahokia3,820 words
  4. 4.Chapter II: I Propose a Toast3,702 words
  5. 5.Chapter III: I Meet an Old Acquaintance3,261 words
  6. 6.Chapter IV: I Make an Engagement2,607 words
  7. 7.Chapter V: I Go to a Picnic on Chouteau's Pond6,316 words
  8. 8.Chapter VI: Whippoorwills3,528 words
  9. 9.Chapter VII: I Twine Christmas Greens3,166 words
  10. 10.Chapter VIII: I Go to Midnight Mass4,073 words
  11. 11.Chapter IX: Madame Chouteau's Ball4,409 words
  12. 12.Chapter X: La Guignolée3,014 words
  13. 13.Chapter XI: Choissez Le Roi2,728 words
  14. 14.Chapter XII: A Midnight Fray2,949 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIII: "a Pretty Boy!"3,332 words
  16. 16.Chapter XIV: A Creole Love-Song5,670 words
  1. 17.Chapter XV: "au Revoir"2,236 words
  2. 18.Chapter XVI: A Virginia Farmer3,228 words
  3. 19.Chapter XVII: A Great Debate5,238 words
  4. 20.Chapter XVIII: A Magic Coach5,402 words
  5. 21.Chapter XIX: Check to the Abbé!3,815 words
  6. 22.Chapter XX: Bonaparte Gives England a Rival7,102 words
  7. 23.Chapter XXI: A Tempest in a Bath-Tub5,119 words
  8. 24.Chapter XXII: Mr. Monroe Arrives!2,756 words
  9. 25.Chapter XXIII: The Consul's Sentence6,564 words
  10. 26.Chapter XXIV: A New Chevalier of France3,137 words
  11. 27.Chapter XXV: The Comtesse De Baloit Sends for Her Hunter2,665 words
  12. 28.Chapter XXVI: The Consul's Commission2,807 words
  13. 29.Chapter XXVII: "good-By, Sweetheart!"4,619 words
  14. 30.Chapter XXVIII: Exit Le Chevalier3,043 words
  15. 31.Chapter XXIX: Under the Old Flag5,763 words
  16. 32.Chapter XXX: The Rose of St. Louis6,681 words