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Across the Chasm

Chapter 26: Harold Frederic’s Novels
By Julia Magruder
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The narrative follows Margaret Trevennon, a young Southern woman whose beauty, intelligence, and reforming opinions set her apart in a small town. Through her relationships with an idle suitor, an aging relative she cares for, and the local social circle, the story examines tensions between ambition and indolence, individual conviction and communal expectation, and the social codes that shape courtship and duty. Episodic scenes of family life, local gossip, and moral reflection portray the challenges of bridging social and moral divides while charting the protagonist's efforts to assert principle in everyday choices.

Harold Frederic’s
Novels

“The Scribners have in press a new uniform edition of novels and short stories by Mr. Harold Frederic. This is a well-deserved tribute to the abilities of a writer whose worth was recognized by discerning critics long before ‘The Damnation of Theron Ware’ occasioned something of a furor.”—New York Tribune.

In the Valley $1.50
Seth’s Brother’s Wife 1.50
The Lawton Girl 1.50
In the Sixties 1.50
The above four volumes are issued in a handsome uniform binding, gilt top, deckle edges, etc.
Marsena, and Other Stories $1.00
The Copperhead 1.00
In the Valley. Illustrated Edition. With 16 full-page illustrations by Howard Pyle 1.50

“Mr. Frederic’s stories of the wartime (‘In the Sixties’) are constructed thoughtfully and written admirably. They are full of feeling.”—New York Evening Post.

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CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS
153-157 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK