THE SERF; OR, LOVE LEVELS ALL! CAREFULLY WRITTEN UPON THE CELEBRATED PLAY OF THAT NAME, BY TOM TAYLOR, ESQ., NOW PERFORMING WITH IMMENSE SUCCESS AT THE PRINCIPAL THEATRES OF GREAT BRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES.
NEW-YORK:
ROBERT M. DE WITT, PUBLISHER,
NO 33 ROSE STREET.
DE WITT'S ROMANCES.
- No. 1. THE SERF. 8vo. Paper. 25 cents.
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Notices of the Press:
Of No. 1 a leading critic has remarked: "Altogether a very remarkable work. It is a wonderfully true description of the tragic events that often arose from the bitter workings of serfdom in Russia."
Of No. 2 it has been justly remarked: "This book shows every sunbeam and shadow of Metropolitan Life, high and low—the wealthy sinner in purple velvets, and the poor wretch in faded calicoes are painted as they really are."
Of No. 3 it has been judiciously written: "A bold, spirited, vivid delineation of all those tragic events and incidents that threw such a halo of romance about the lovely maid of Madagascar."
Of No. 4 one of our cleverest editors has said: "A dozen such faithful books are worth a score of dull sermons. For the writer exposes all the terrible temptations incident to city life, and furnishes the antidotes."
Of No. 5 it has been truthfully related, "that this book is, by all odds, the best transcript of all the incidents that have immortalized Irving's wonderful story and Jefferson's great play."
Of No. 6 a sagacious writer observes: "Better, if possible, than even Tom Taylor's celebrated play, on which it is founded. All the pathos, and more than all the fun of the drama, is here in the story."
Of No. 7 every reader has exclaimed, or at least thought: "This book throws the calcium-light of truth upon the fierce revolving vortex in which are whelmed so much appertaining to city youth that is bright and promising."
Of No. 8 it has been freely admitted that it is the most charming romance written upon the actions of that fair frail one, whose fatal beauty was the cause of giving the walls of Illium to the flames.
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CONTENTS.
- CHAPTER I. The Merriest Knot of Students in Paris. A Dinner at Very's. The Russian Invasion. Ho! for the Opera. 9
- CHAPTER II. The Fancy Dress Ball. Too much Champagne. The Cost of a Kiss. Tossed from the Grand Tier. 13
- CHAPTER III. The Studio. The Patroness. Love the Leveler. The Interruption. 19
- CHAPTER IV. The Duel Proposed. The Intruder receives a Lesson. Old Khor turns the Tables. The Promise of Love. 27
- CHAPTER V. The "Admiral Nevskoi." A Wester on the Neva. The City on the Waves. The Wreck. The Saver! 39
- CHAPTER VI. Kalouga. Khor among his Fellows. The Ripe Fruit of Revolt. A Russian Beauty. 45
- CHAPTER VII. Ivan at Home. Brother and Sister. Lover and Loved. The Shattered Hopes. 50
- CHAPTER VIII. The Triumph of Evil. A Torture of the Damned. Khor Pours Oil on the Smouldering Embers. The Outbreak. Lashed Under Her Eyes! 55
- CHAPTER IX. The Midnight Gathering. The Death-Caves of St. George's. The Sister of the Shades. The Doom of the False Brother. 60
- CHAPTER X. The Death Struggle. The Bond of Hate. The Double Fall. The Confession. 64
- CHAPTER XI. The Ball Room. Mistigris Receives an Appointment, and Makes One. Ivan on the Search. Khor and Revenge. 67
- CHAPTER XII. The Stolen Papers. The Frustrated Outrage. The Leap to a Sister's Aid. Mistigris has a Delightful Duel on his Hands. 72
- CHAPTER XIII. The Break Down. The Countess's Return. Encaged! The Avowal at the Brink of Death. 76
- CHAPTER XIV. The Signal of Destruction. The Grapple. The Death of Khor. The Revelation. The Dead Alive. 80
- CHAPTER XV. The Last. 83
