Romance of Private Life

Contains two tales - "The Renunciation", which presents a colourful picture of life abroad, when an English girl travels to Italy in search of kin and supports herself as an artist, offering an early feminist heroine; and, "The Hermitage", a psychological thriller involving a ruined country maiden and an unsolved murder. Chapter I Chapter I.; Chapter II Chapter II.; Chapter III Chapter III.; Chapter IV Chapter IV.; Chapter V Chapter V.; Chapter VI Chapter VI.; Chapter VII Chapter VII.; Chapter VIII Chapter VIII.; Chapter IX Chapter IX.; Chapter X Chapter X.; Chapter XI Chapter XI.; Chapter XII Chapter I.; Chapter XIII Chapter II.; Chapter XIV Chapter III.; Chapter XV Chapter IV.; Chapter XVI Chapter V.; Chapter XVII Chapter VI.; Chapter XVIII Chapter I.; Chapter XIX Chapter II.; Chapter XX Chapter III.; Chapter XXI Chapter IV.; Chapter XXII Chapter V.; Chapter XXIII Chapter VI.; Chapter XXIV Chapter VII.; Chapter XXV Chapter VIII.; Chapter XXVI Chapter IX.; Chapter XXVII Chapter X.; Chapter XXVIII Chapter XI.; Chapter XXIX Chapter XII.; Chapter XXX Chapter XIII.; Chapter XXXI Chapter XIV.; Chapter XXXII Chapter XV.; Chapter XXXIII Chapter XVI.;