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Title: The Quest of the Silver Fleece A Novel
Author: W. E. B. Du Bois
Release Date: March 5, 2005 [EBook #15265]
Language: English
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THE QUEST OF THE SILVER FLEECE
A Novel
W.E.B. DU BOIS
1911
A.C. McClurg & Co.
Contents
THE QUEST OF THE SILVER FLEECE
Note from the Author 3
One: DREAMS 5
Two: THE SCHOOL 12
Three: MISS MARY TAYLOR 16
Four: TOWN 23
Five: ZORA 33
Six: COTTON 42
Seven: THE PLACE OF DREAMS 53
Eight: MR. HARRY CRESSWELL 66
Nine: THE PLANTING 74
Ten: MR. TAYLOR CALLS 84
Eleven: THE FLOWERING OF THE FLEECE 99
Twelve: THE PROMISE 108
Thirteen: MRS. GREY GIVES A DINNER 122
Fourteen: LOVE 128
Fifteen: REVELATION 134
Sixteen: THE GREAT REFUSAL 146
Seventeen: THE RAPE OF THE FLEECE