Dread; A tale of the great dismal swamp -- I: The mistress of Canema -- Clayton -- The Clayton family and sister Anne -- The Gordon family -- Harry and his wife -- The dilemma -- Consultation -- Old tiff -- The death -- The preparation -- The lovers -- Explanations -- Tom Gordon -- Aunt Nesbit's loss -- Mr. Jekyl's opinions -- Milly's story -- Uncle John -- Dread -- The conspirators -- Summer talk at Canema -- Tiff's preparations -- The worshippers -- The camp-meeting -- II: Life in the swamps -- More summer talk -- Milly's return -- The trial -- Magnolia grove -- The troubadour -- Tiff's garden -- The warning -- The morning star -- The legal decision -- The cloud bursts -- The voice in the wilderness -- The evening star -- The tie breaks -- The purpose -- The new mother -- The flight into Egypt -- The clerical conference -- The result -- The slave's argument -- The desert -- Jegar Sahadutha -- Frank Russel's opinion -- Tom Gordon's plans -- Lynch law -- More violence -- Engedi -- The slave hunt -- "All over" -- The burial -- The escape -- Lynch law again -- Flight -- Clear shining after rain
Summary
Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages xxxi-xxxviii)
