THE LAST TENANT
Reading edition
BY
B. L. Farjeon.
In crown 8vo, cloth gilt, gilt top, 2s. 6d.; picture boards, 2s.
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"A well written novel of absorbing interest."
Scotsman.
"The story enchains the reader's attention from the first page to the last."--Yorkshire Post.
"Must be pronounced a successful piece of detective narration. Those who like a good detective story will find what they want in 'The Last Tenant.'"
Manchester Guardian.
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London: HUTCHINSON & CO., Paternoster Row.
CONTENTS.
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BOOK THE FIRST. MOTHER AND CHILD. * * * *
CHAP.
I. THE POOR DOCTOR.
II. DR. SPENLOVE'S VISITOR.
III. DR. SPENLOVE UNDERTAKES A DELICATE MISSION.
IV. FLIGHT.
V. DEATH BETTER THAN LIFE.
VI. THE FRIEND IN NEED.
VII. DR. SPENLOVE ADVISES.
VIII. WHAT WAS PUT IN THE IRON BOX.
IX. MR. MOSS PLAYS HIS PART.
BOOK THE SECOND. RACHEL. * * * *
X. THE VISION IN THE CHURCHYARD.
XI. MR. WHIMPOLE INTRODUCES HIMSELF.
XII. THE COURSE OF THE SEASONS.
XIII. AARON COHEN PREACHES A SERMON ON LARGE NOSES.
XIV. A PROCLAMATION OF WAR.
XV. THE BATTLE IS FOUGHT AND WON.
XVI. JOY AND SORROW.
XVII. DIVINE CONSOLATION.
BOOK THE THIRD. THE TEMPTATION AND THE FALL. * * * *
XVIII. UNTO THEM A CHILD IS BORN.
XIX. BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.
XX. A MOMENTOUS NIGHT.
XXI. OVER A BRIGHT CLOUD A BLACK SHADOW FALLS.
XXII. THE LIVING AND THE DEAD.
XXIII. PLUCKED FROM THE JAWS OF DEATH.
XXIV. THE CURTAIN FALLS AWHILE.
BOOK THE FOURTH. HONOUR AND PROGRESS. * * * *
XXV. AFTER MANY YEARS.
XXVI. THE FOUNDATION OF AARON'S FORTUNE.
XXVII. THE FEAST OF PASSOVER.
XXVIII. RACHEL'S LIFE IN THE NEW LAND.
XXIX. THE FAREWELL.
XXX. AT THE GRAVE OF HIS CHILD.
BOOK THE FIFTH. THE GATHERING OF THE CLOUD. * * * *
XXXI. AARON IS ASKED FOR A SUBSCRIPTION, AND RELATES THE STORY OF A CONVERT.
XXXII. AARON COHEN ADDRESSES A JEWISH AUDIENCE.
XXXIII. WHAT SHALL BE DONE TO THE MAN WHOM THE KING DELIGHTETH TO HONOUR?
XXXIV. THE HONOURABLE PERCY STORNDALE.
XXXV. THE SPIRIT OF THE DEAD PAST.
XXXVI. BEFORE ALL, DUTY.
BOOK THE SIXTH. RETRIBUTION. * * * *
XXXVII. ESTHER MOSS RECEIVES A LETTER.
XXXVIII. RUTH'S SECRET.
XXXIX. THE HONOURABLE PERCY STORNDALE MAKES AN APPEAL TO AARON COHEN.
XL. A DUTY PERFORMED.
XLI. THERE IS A PROVIDENCE THAT SHAPES OUR ENDS.
XLII. A MOTHER'S JOY.
XLIII. A PANIC IN THE CITY.
XLIV. THE CONFESSION.
XLV. A POISONED ARROW.
XLVI. RETRIBUTION.