The Gilded Age : A Tale of To-Day

Introduction xi Suggestions for Further Reading xxxiii Note on the Text xxxv The Gilded Age Preface 5(2) Squire Hawkins and His Tennessee Land---He Decides to Remove to Missouri 7(9) He Meets with and Adopts the Boy Clay 16(4) Uncle Daniel's Apparition and Prayer 20(4) The Steamboat Explosion 24(10) Adoption of the Little Girl Laura---Arrival at Missouri---Reception by Col. Beriah Sellers 34(8) Trouble and Darkness in the Hawkins Family---Proposed Sale of the Tennessee Land 42(10) Col. Sellers at Home---His Wonderful Clock and Cure for Rheumatism 52(7) Col. Sellers Makes Known His Magnificent Speculation Schemes and Astonishes Washington Hawkins 59(8) Death of Judge Hawkins 67(6) Laura Hawkins Discovers a Mystery in Her Parentage and Grows Morbid Under the Village Gossip 73(8) A Dinner with Col. Sellers---Wonderful Effects of Raw Turnips 81(5) Philip Sterling and Henry Brierly---Arrangements to Go West As Engineers 86(7) Railroad Contractors and Party Traveling---Philip and Harry Form the Acquiantance of Col. Sellers 93(8) Ruth Bolton and Her Parents 101(6) Visitors of the Boltons---Mr. Bigler ``Sees the Legislature''---Ruth Bolton Commences Medical Studies 107(8) The Engineers Detained at St. Louis---Off for Camp---Reception by Jeff Thompson 115(8) The Engineer Corps Arrive at Stone's Landing 123(7) Laura and Her Marriage to Col. Selby---Deserted and Returns to Hawkeye 130(8) Harry Brierly Infatuated with Laura and Proposes She Visit Washington 138(8) Senator Abner Dilworthy Visits Hawkeye---Addresses the People and Makes the Acquaintance of Laura 146(6) Ruth Bolton at Fallkill Seminary---The Montagues---Ruth Becomes Quite Gay---Alice Montague 152(6) Philip and Harry Visit Fallkill---Harry Does the Agreeable to Ruth 158(9) Harry at Washington Lobbying for an Appropriation for Stone's Landing---Philip in New York Studying Engineering 167(3) Washington and Its Sights---The Appropriation Bill Reported from the Committee and Passed 170(8) Energetic Movements at Stone's Landing---Everything Booming---A Grand Smash Up 178(5) The Boltons---Ruth at Home---Visitors and Speculations 183(7) Col. Sellers Comforts His Wife with His Views of the Prospects 190(7) Visit to Headquarters in Wall Street---How Appropriations Are Obtained and Their Cost 197(10) Philip's Experience with the Railroad Conductor---Surveys His Mining Property 207(8) Laura and Col. Sellers Go to Washington on Invitation of Senator Dilworthy 215(3) Philip and Harry at the Boltons'---Philip Seriously Injured---Ruth's First Case of Surgery 218(8) Laura Becomes a Famous Belle at Washington 226(6) Society in Washington---The Antiques, the Parvenus, and the Middle Aristocracy 232(15) Grand Scheme for Disposing of the Tennessee Land---Laura and Washington Hawkins Enjoying the Reputation of Being Millionaries 247(5) About Senators---Their Privileges and Habits 252(6) An Hour in a Book Store 258(5) Representative Buckstone and Laura's Strategic Coquetry 263(4) Reception Day in Washington---Laura Again Meets Col. Selby and the Effect upon Her 267(7) Col. Selby Visits Laura and Effects a Reconciliation 274(5) Col. Sellers's Career in Washington---Laura's Intimacy With Col. Selby Is Talked About 279(6) Harry Brierly Becomes Entirely Infatuated with Laura---Declares His Love and Gets Laughed At 285(7) How the Hon. Mr. Trollop Was Induced to Vote for Laura's Bill 292(14) Progress of the Bill in the House 306(5) Philip in Washington---Visits Laura 311(6) The Passsage of the Bill in the House of Representatives 317(10) Disappearance of Laura, and Murder of Col. Selby in New York 327(8) Laura in the Tombs and Her Visitors 335(7) Mr. Bolton Says Yes Again---Philip Returns to the Mines 342(7) The Coal Vien Found and Lost Again---Philip and the Boltons---Elated and Then Cruelly Disappointed 349(7) Philip Visits Fallkill and Proposes Studying Law with Mr. Montague---The 'Squire Invests in the Mine---Ruth Declares Her Love for Philip 356(8) Col. Sellers Enlightens Washington Hawkins on the Customs of Congress 364(7) How Senator Dilworthy Advanced Washington's Interests 371(2) Senator Dilworthy Goes West to See About His Re-election---He Becomes a Shining Light 373(6) The Trial of Laura for Murder 379(8) The Trial Continued---Evidence of Harry Brierly 387(8) The Trial Continued---Col. Sellers on the Stand and Takes Advantage of the Situation 395(8) The Momentous Day---Startling News---Dilworthy Denounced As a Briber and Defeated---The Bill Lost in the Senate 403(6) Verdict, Not Guilty!---Laura Free and Receives Propositions to Lecture---Philip Back at the Mines 409(7) The Investigation of the Dilworthy Bribery Case and Its Results 416(10) Laura Decides on Her Course---Attempts to Lecture and Fails---Found Dead in Her Chair 426(7) Col. Sellers and Washington Hawkins Review the Situation and Leave Washington 433(6) Philip Discouraged---One More Effort---Finds Coal at Last 439(5) Philip Leaves Ilium to See Ruth---Ruth Convalescent---Alice 444(6) Appendix 450(15) Editor's Appendices Appendix A Author's Preface to the London Edition 451(2) Appendix B Translations of Chapter-Head Mottoes 453(12) Explanatory Notes 465