Oliver Goldfinch; Or, The Hypocrite

By Bennett, Emerson

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Title:	Oliver Goldfinch; Or, The Hypocrite
Author:	Bennett, Emerson
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Language:	English
Subject:	Literature, Literature & thought, Writing.
Collections:	Classic Literature Collection, Blackmask Online Collection
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Publisher:	Blackmask Online


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Description
Excerpt: Chapter 1. THE HYPOCRITE UNMASKED. It was a dark and stormy night in the month of November, 18 . To simply say it was dark and stormy, conveys but a faint idea of what the night was in reality. The clouds were pall black, and charged with a vapor which, freezing as it descended, spread an icy mantle over every thing exposed. The wind was easterly and fierce, and drove the sleety hail with a velocity that made it any thing but pleasant to be abroad. Signs creaked, windows rattled, lamps flickered and became dim, casting here and there long ghostly shadows, that seemed to dance fantastically to the music of the rushing winds, as they whistled through some crevice, moaned down some chimney, or howled along some deserted alley on their mad career. It was, take it all in all, a dismal night, and such an one as, with a comfortable shelter over our heads and a cheerful fire before us, is apt to make us thank God we are not forced to be abroad like the poor houseless wretches who have no place to lay their heads.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents: Oliver Goldfinch; or, The Hypocrite, 1 -- Emerson Bennett, 1 -- Chapter I. THE HYPOCRITE UNMASKED, 1 -- Chapter II. THE HOUSE OF DEATH, 7 -- Chapter III. THE LIVING MOURNERS, 12 -- Chapter IV. THE PAST RECALLED, 17 -- Chapter V. PLANS FOR THE FUTURE, 21 -- Chapter VI. AN UNEXPECTED FRIEND, 26 -- Chapter VII. THE HYPOCRITE AND HIS TOOL, 31 -- Chapter VIII. NEW AND STRANGE ADVENTURES, 38 -- Chapter IX. THE ABODE OF THE UNFORTUNATE, 43 -- Chapter X. THE BETRAYER AND HIS VICTIM, 49 -- Chapter XI. THE REWARD OF DARING, 54 -- Chapter XII. FORTUNE STILL PROPITIOUS, 60 -- Chapter XIII. THE PLOT THICKENS, 66 -- Chapter XIV. THE ARREST, 73 -- Chapter XV. THE PLOT AND THE TRAITOR, 77 -- Chapter XVI. THE ABDUCTION, 83 -- Chapter XVII. THE HAPPY DELIVERANCE, 91 -- Chapter XVIII. DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND, 96 -- Chapter XIX. THE EXAMINATION, 100 -- Chapter XX. THE DAMNING DEED, 106 -- Chapter XXI. THE INQUEST, 113 -- Chapter XXII. THE GUILTY IN TROUBLE, 117 -- Chapter XXIII. THE MURDERER AND THE MURDERED, 120 -- Chapter XXIV. HYPOCRISY AND CRIME, 122 -- Chapter XXV. THE FORGERY, 125 -- Chapter XXVI. THE LOVERS, 131 -- Chapter XXVII. Conclusion, 136 -- Oliver Goldfinch; or, The Hypocrite -- i