A Modern HerculesFront matterReading editionChapter navigation32 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matter“A MODERN HERCULES,”PREFACE.Chapter I · “THE NUDE IN ART.”Chapter II · FROM POVERTY TO WEALTH.Chapter III · PAUL BECOMES A THIEF.Chapter IV · THE GREAT SENSATION.Chapter V · SATAN REBUKING SIN.Chapter VI · A LAWYER’S STUBBORNNESS.Chapter VII · OUIDA WILL NOT BE INTERVIEWED.Chapter VIII · PAUL HEARS GOOD TIDINGS.Chapter IX · DECIDED BY LOT.Chapter X · A LOVERS’ QUARREL.Chapter XI · A PREACHER’S PASSION.Chapter XII · OUIDA PROPOSES MARRIAGE.Chapter XIII · A RICH MAN’S BALL.Chapter XIV · AN ANGRY FATHER.Chapter XV · THE LOVERS CLASH.Chapter XVI · PAUL COMPLETES A STORY.Chapter XVII · AN UNCANNY WEDDING.Chapter XVIII · THE WEDDING IN THE CHURCH.Chapter XIX · THE BRIDAL CHAMBER.Chapter XX · THE METROPOLIS FROWNS.Chapter XXI · DOANE’S EXQUISITE VENGEANCE.Chapter XXII · OUIDA’S WELCOME VISITORS.Chapter XXIII · LAWYER SALMON MEETS DEFEAT.Chapter XXIV · SALE OF “THE MODERN HERCULES.”Chapter XXV · THE BEGINNING OF REDEMPTION.Chapter XXVI · DOANE TOASTS DISEASE.Chapter XXVII · THE CURSE FALLS.Chapter XXVIII · THE LAWYER SURRENDERS.Chapter XXIX · PAUL FOLLOWS CHRIST.—THE END.Beginning of this editionNext chapter →“A MODERN HERCULES,”All chapters and sections (32)Opening pagesFront matterOther sections“A MODERN HERCULES,”PREFACE.Chapters1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829Transcriber’s Note: Obvious typographic errors have been corrected.◇fronttitle page“A MODERN HERCULES,” →