The way of a manFront matterReading editionChapter navigation28 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterTHE WAY OF A MANChapter I · THE FESTIVAL OF EVEChapter II · THE MAN OF MONEYChapter III · THE MAN Of DREAMSChapter IV · TRAPPEDChapter V · THE LOVERSChapter VI · THE PROPOSALChapter VII · THE BATTLEChapter VIII · THE FLESH AND THE DEVILChapter IX · A BROKEN WINGChapter X · THE EAGLE’S NESTChapter XI · THE SECRETChapter XII · PROGRESSChapter XIII · THE QUARRELChapter XIV · THE AFTERMATHChapter XV · THE NEW TYRANNYChapter XVI · SELF-DEVELOPMENTChapter XVII · ROSE O’NEILChapter XVIII · THE DISCOVERYChapter XIX · BURIED ALIVEChapter XX · THE SURRENDERChapter XXI · THE REFUSALChapter XXII · THE CONFESSIONChapter XXIII · THE COLLAPSEChapter XXIV · THE OLD SOLDIERChapter XXV · COMPROMISEChapter XXVI · EPILOGUEBeginning of this editionNext chapter →THE WAY OF A MANAll chapters and sections (28)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsTHE WAY OF A MANChapters1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526A Southern man’s life is transformed by love and loss, exploring gender roles and the emergence of the New Woman in early 20th-century America.THE WAY OF A MAN◇A somber man and woman sit close in a shaded garden as another man approaches, hinting at tension or a dramatic revelation.SHE PAUSED AT THE SOUND OF A FOOTSTEP. [Page 180]◇THE WAY OF A MAN →