Index for Marion Harland's Autobiography The Story of a Lon

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"Marion Harland's Autobiography: The Story of a Long Life" by Marion Harland is a personal memoir written in the early 20th century. This work captures the intricate tapestry of the author’s life, weaving together her experiences that span the Old South and the reformation through the Civil War. It reflects on her upbringing, family lineage, personal relationships, and the societal changes she witnessed over the decades. At the start of the autobiography, Harland introduces herself and her family background, detailing her ancestors and the historical context of her family's roots in America. She recalls her father's beginnings and her mother's genteel lineage while providing vivid anecdotes, such as her father's Revolutionary War service. The opening chapters create a foundation of warmth, nostalgia, and nostalgia for a bygone era, as Harland's storytelling reveals the depth of her connections with familial and historical legacies, setting a personal tone for the narrative that will unfold. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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• IIIA COUNTRY EXILE—DEATH OF THE FIRST-BORN—CHANGE OF HOME—A FIRESIDE TRAGEDY—“COGITO, ERGO SUM.”
• VIOLD-FASHIONED HUSBAND’S LOVE-LETTER—AN ALMOST HOMICIDE—“SLAUGHTERED MONSTER”—A WESLEYAN SCHOOLMISTRESS.
• IXA COLLEGE NEIGHBORHOOD—THE WORLD WIDENS—A BELOVED TUTOR—COLONIZATION DREAMS AND DISAPPOINTMENT—MAJOR MORTON
• XIIELECTION DAY AND A DEMOCRATIC BARBECUE
• XVTHE COUNTRY GIRLS AT A CITY SCHOOL—VELVET HATS AND CLAY’S DEFEAT
• XVIIITHE MENACE OF SLAVE INSURRECTION
• XXITWO MONUMENTAL FRIENDSHIPS
• XXVBROUGHT FACE TO FACE WITH MY FATE
• XXVIIIMY FIRST OPERA—“PETER PARLEY”—RACHEL AS “CAMILLE”—BAYARD TAYLOR—T. B. ALDRICH—G. P. MORRIS—MARIA CUMMINS—MRS. A. D. T. WHITNEY
• XXXIWEDDING BELLS—A BRIDAL TOUR—A DISCOVERED RELATIVE—A NOBLE LIFE
• XXXVTHE STIRRED “NEST AMONG THE OAKS”—A CRUCIAL CRISIS
• XXXVIIITHE FOURTEENTH OF APRIL, 1861, IN RICHMOND
• XLIFORT DELAWARE—“OLD GLORY”—LINCOLN’S ASSASSINATION—THE RELEASED PRISONER OF WAR
• XLIVTWO YEARS OVERSEAS—LIFE IN ROME AND GENEVA
• XLVIILUCERNE—GOOD SAMARITANS AND AN ENGLISHMAN—A LECTURE TOUR—OHIOAN HOSPITALITY—MR. AND MRS. McKINLEY
• XLIXTHE GOING-OUT OF A YOUNG LIFE—PRESENT ACTIVITIES—“LITERARY HEARTHSTONES”—GRATEFUL REMINISCENCES
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