Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-364).
The rival painters : a tale of Rome -- The masked marriage -- The rival prima donnas -- The little seed -- A New Year's blessing -- The sisters' trial -- Little Genevieve -- Bertha -- Mabel's May Day -- The lady and the woman -- Ruth's secret -- The cross on the church tower -- Agatha's confession -- Little sunbeam -- Marion Earle; or, Only an actress! -- Mark Field's mistake -- Mark Field's success -- The monk's island : a legend of the Rhine -- Love and self-love