Fair play, or, The test of the lone isle by E.D.E.N. Southworth
Upon graduation from Bellemont College, four fast friends, the four ?Belles of Bellemont? agree to maintain communications with each other. Britomarte Conyers, the ?man-hater? among the four, decides to remove herself from society by joining a missionary party to remote India.Written by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth (1819?1899). Transcribed and edited by Jeffrey Merrow from the 1868 T. B. Peterson edition. 52 Chapters, 643 pages, 199,000 words.Chapters:I. - The Four Belles of Bellemont.II. - The Man-Hater?s Lover.III. - A Mysterious Letter.IV. - The Witch of Witch Elms.V. - The Rainbows.VI. - Britomarte?s Fate.VII. - Woman?s Love and Woman?s Rights.VIII. - Britomarte?s Plan.IX. - Britomarte Embarks.X. - Life on the Ship.XI. - A Stunning Encounter?A Lover?s Persistence.XII. - A Lover?s Boundless Faith and Hope.XIII. - Misadventure of the Man-Hater.XIV. - Porto Praya.XV. - Once More Upon the Waters.XVI. - The Gale.XVII. - A Villa in Cape Colony.XVIII. - The Hurricane.XIX. - The