The Queen of Sheba and my Cousin the Colonel

The Queen of Sheba and my Cousin the Colonel follows a young bank clerk on a horseback journey filled with romance and adventure, ultimately leading him to unexpected revelations about love and his own identity. As he navigates the complexities of his feelings for Ruth and the dynamics of her family, he faces both anticipation and anxiety about the future.

By Thomas Bailey Aldrich · First published 1876 · Genre: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction · 18 chapters

Contents

• Mary
• CHAPTER I
• CHAPTER I
• In which there is a Family Jar
• CHAPTER II
• CHAPTER II
• In which Mary Takes a New Departure
• CHAPTER III
• The Odd Adventure which Befell Young Lynde in the Hill Country
• CHAPTER IV
• Cinderella's Slipper
• CHAPTER V
• Beyond the Sea
• The Denhams
• From Geneva to Chamouni
• Montanvert
• In the Shadow of Mont Blanc
• From Chamouni to Geneva

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• Marjorie Daw (1873)
• The Shipman's Tale (1880)
• I vex me not with brooding on the years (1880)
• Act V (1880)
• Batuschka (1880)
• Tennyson (1880)
• In Westminster Abbey (1880)
• Alec Yeaton's Son (1880)
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