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Title: The Eagle's Shadow

Author: James Branch Cabell

Release Date: January 31, 2004 [EBook #10882]

Language: English

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[Illustration: "Margaret"]

THE

EAGLE'S SHADOW

By

JAMES BRANCH CABELL

1904

To

Martha Louise Branch

_In trust that the enterprise may be judged less by the merits of its
factor than by those of its patron_

CONTENTS

CHAPTER

I.

II.

III.

IV.

V.

VI.

VII.

VIII.

IX.

X.

XI.

XII.

XIII.

XIV.

XV.

XVI.

XVII.

XVIII.

XIX.

XX.

XXI.

XXII.

XXIII.

XXIV.

XXV.

XXVI.

XXVII.

XXVIII.

XXIX.

XXX.

XXXI.

XXXII.

XXXIII.

THE CHARACTERS

Colonel Thomas Hugonin, formerly in the service of Her Majesty the
Empress of India, Margaret Hugonin's father.

Frederick R. Woods, the founder of Selwoode, Margaret's uncle by
marriage.

Billy Woods, his nephew, Margaret's quondam fiance.

Hugh Van Orden, a rather young young man, Margaret's adorer.

Martin Jeal, M.D., of Fairhaven, Margaret's family physician.

Cock-Eye Flinks, a gentleman of leisure, Margaret's chance
acquaintance.

Petheridge Jukesbury, president of the Society for the Suppression of
Nicotine and the Nude, Margaret's almoner in furthering the cause of
education and temperance.

Felix Kennaston, a minor poet, Margaret's almoner in furthering the
cause of literature and art.

Sarah Ellen Haggage, Madame President of the Ladies' League for the
Edification of the Impecunious, Margaret's almoner in furthering the
cause of charity and philanthropy. Kathleen Eppes Saumarez, a lecturer
before women's clubs, Margaret's almoner in furthering the cause of
theosophy, nature study, and rational dress.

Adele Haggage, Mrs. Haggage's daughter, Margaret's rival with Hugh Van
Orden.

And Margaret Hugonin.

The other participants in the story are Wilkins, Celestine, The Spring
Moon and The Eagle.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS