  CHAPTER I The blind Basket-maker and his family. CHAPTER II Innocence in the Grip of Lust. CHAPTER IV A night in Ann street. CHAPTER V The Chevalier and the Duchess. CHAPTER VI The Stolen Package. The Midnight Outrage. The Marriage, and Awful Discovery. CHAPTER VII Showing the operations of Jew Mike and his CHAPTER VIII The Chambers of Love. Conclusion. Title: Venus in Boston; A Romance of City Life Author: George Thompson Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 Venus in Boston;A ROMANCE OF CITY LIFE."Ah, Vice! how soft are thy voluptuous ways! While boyish blood is mantling, who can 'scape The fascination of thy magic gaze? A Cherub-hydra round us dost thou gape, And mould to every taste, thy dear, delusive shape." BYRON'S CHILDE HAROLD {First published 1849} |
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