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The Sins of the Father: A Romance of the SouthJr. Thomas Dixon

The Sins of the Father: A Romance of the South

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Original author: Jr. Thomas Dixon

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"The Sins of the Father: A Romance of the South" by Thomas Dixon Jr. is a novel published in 1912. Dan Norton, a Confederate veteran and Ku Klux Klan leader, begins a forbidden relationship with Cleo, a quadroon woman hired as his family's caretaker. Their secret affair produces devastating consequences that spiral through the next generation. Dixon explores themes of miscegenation and racial separation against the backdrop of the post-Civil War South, culminating in a tragic ending that destroys Norton's entire family.

The Sins of the Father: A Romance of the South, by Jr. Thomas Dixon. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #36666.

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56 Chapters

  1. 1.Book I: SIN105 words
  2. 2.Book II: Atonement163 words
  3. 3.Chapter I: The Woman in Yellow5,869 words
  4. 4.Chapter II: Cleo Enters3,371 words
  5. 5.Chapter III: A Beast Awakes1,751 words
  6. 6.Chapter IV: The Arrest2,820 words
  7. 7.Chapter V: The Rescue3,075 words
  8. 8.Chapter VI: A Traitor's Ruse1,708 words
  9. 9.Chapter VII: The Irony of Fate1,832 words
  10. 10.Chapter VIII: A New Weapon2,170 words
  11. 11.Chapter IX: The Words That Cost1,103 words
  12. 12.Chapter X: Man to Man2,914 words
  13. 13.Chapter XI: The Unbidden Guest1,690 words
  14. 14.Chapter XII: The Judgment Bar3,629 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIII: An Old Story2,167 words
  16. 16.Chapter XIV: The Fight for Life680 words
  17. 17.Chapter XV: Cleo's Silence530 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVI: The Larger Vision3,459 words
  19. 19.Chapter XVII: The Opal Gates1,072 words
  20. 20.Chapter XVIII: Questions1,908 words
  21. 21.Chapter XIX: Cleo's Cry672 words
  22. 22.Chapter XX: The Blow Falls1,958 words
  23. 23.Chapter XXI: The Call of the Blood2,573 words
  24. 24.Chapter I: The New Life Purpose992 words
  25. 25.Chapter II: A Modern Scalawag2,807 words
  26. 26.Chapter III: His House in Order1,405 words
  27. 27.Chapter IV: The Man of the Hour1,145 words
  28. 28.Chapter V: A Woman Scorned3,005 words
  1. 29.Chapter VI: An Old Comedy2,763 words
  2. 30.Chapter VII: Trapped3,036 words
  3. 31.Chapter VIII: Behind the Bars572 words
  4. 32.Chapter IX: Andy's Dilemma3,592 words
  5. 33.Chapter X: The Best Laid Plans1,197 words
  6. 34.Chapter XI: A Reconnoitre2,195 words
  7. 35.Chapter XII: The First Whisper937 words
  8. 36.Chapter XIII: Andy's Proposal1,757 words
  9. 37.Chapter XIV: The Folly of Pity2,822 words
  10. 38.Chapter XV: A Discovery2,008 words
  11. 39.Chapter XVI: The Challenge1,330 words
  12. 40.Chapter XVII: A Skirmish1,045 words
  13. 41.Chapter XVIII: Love Laughs1,368 words
  14. 42.Chapter XIX: "fight It Out!"1,919 words
  15. 43.Chapter XX: Andy Fights2,248 words
  16. 44.Chapter XXI: The Second Blow1,501 words
  17. 45.Chapter XXII: The Test of Love3,924 words
  18. 46.Chapter XXIII: The Parting2,557 words
  19. 47.Chapter XXV: Father and Son3,213 words
  20. 48.Chapter XXV: The One Chance1,190 words
  21. 49.Chapter XXVI: Between Two Fires518 words
  22. 50.Chapter XXVII: A Surprise995 words
  23. 51.Chapter XXVIII: Via Dolorosa2,132 words
  24. 52.Chapter XXIX: The Dregs in the Cup2,386 words
  25. 53.Chapter XXX: The Mills of God1,091 words
  26. 54.Chapter XXXI: Sin Full Grown354 words
  27. 55.Chapter XXXII: Confession927 words
  28. 56.Chapter XXXIII: Healing2,732 words