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The breath of slander

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The narrative opens in a small mountain village and introduces a convalescent stranger and local women whose lives intersect after a spring storm. Rumors and a damaging accusation unsettle families and provoke legal, romantic, and social complications for figures such as Lettie Allan, Norine, Clinton, and Elwell. The story moves through weddings, a contested divorce, speculative ventures, political aspirations, and shifting alliances that expose motives and test loyalties. A series of confrontations, revelations, and reconciliations gradually undoes falsehoods and restores reputation, resolving tensions through honesty and perseverance.

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Title: The breath of slander

or, Virtue triumphs

Author: Ida Reade Allen

Release date: June 14, 2025 [eBook #76289]

Language: English

Original publication: New York: Street & Smith, 1899

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The BREATH of
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Ida
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Allen