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Title: The Trail of the Hawk
A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life

Author: Sinclair Lewis

Release Date: September 14, 2008 [EBook #26610]

Language: English

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[Illustration: [See page 290
THE COLD BREEZE ENLIVENED THEM, THE STERNNESS OF THE SWIFT, CRUEL
RIVER AND MILES OF BROWN SHORE MADE THEM GRAVELY HAPPY.]

THE TRAIL OF

THE HAWK

A COMEDY

OF THE SERIOUSNESS

OF LIFE

BY

SINCLAIR LEWIS

AUTHOR OF

OUR MR. WRENN

HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS

NEW YORK AND LONDON

THE TRAIL OF THE HAWK

Copyright, 1915, by Harper & Brothers

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CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

Part I 1

CHAPTER I 3
CHAPTER II 16
CHAPTER III 26
CHAPTER IV 35
CHAPTER V 46
CHAPTER VI 58
CHAPTER VII 71
CHAPTER VIII 78
CHAPTER IX 86
CHAPTER X 100
CHAPTER XI 106
CHAPTER XII 115

Part II 125

CHAPTER XIII 127
CHAPTER XIV 135
CHAPTER XV