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Bonnie May

Bonnie May is a child raised in the theater. To her, the theater is real life, and she watches the conventions of society unfold as if she were watching a play.
This novel was rejected by two publishers before being published in installments in a periodical. - Summary by LynneT (10 hr 7 min)

Chapters

The Intrusion of an Actress

26:15

A Momentous Decision

10:42

Mrs. Baron Decides

20:35

A Crisis

15:29

Bonnie May Opens the Door

22:55

Concerning a Frock

27:10

A Sunday Morning

20:01

Still Unclaimed

15:54

A Disappointing Performance

27:36

The White Elephant

19:55

How a Conveyance Came for Bonnie May—and How It Went Away

28:38

Relates To the Playing of Parts

16:08

A Mysterious Search Begins

17:08

Mr. Addis Receives Support

25:03

A Question of Reconstruction

27:33

Mrs. Thornburg Reveals a Secret

15:25

“A Kind of Duel”

14:06

Mrs. Baron Takes Up the Gauntlet

26:31

Bonnie May Looks Back

19:50

Concerning Laughter

23:14

An Exit and an Entrance

20:35

Baggot’s Play

16:21

Baron Comes Home on a Beer-Dray

20:03

Bonnie May Hides Something

16:49

Bonnie May Sees Two Faces at a Window

16:24

A Gathering in the Attic

20:30

What Happened in the Attic

12:36

After the Curtain Was Lowered

17:45

The Mansion in Shadow

14:29

“The Break of Day”

31:48