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The Sword of Damocles

The Sword of Damocles

by Anna Katharine Green

A successful New York businessman, burdened with a dark secret in his past, is threatened with exposure and ruin.

Languages
English·Español
License
Public Domain
Originally published
1884
Latest release
Oct 9, 2026
Pages
492
Format
6 × 9 in (152 × 229 mm)
Book type
Novel
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Table of Contents

  1. Dedication
  2. Epigraph
  3. Book I. Two Men
  4. I. A Wanderer
  5. A Discussion
  6. III. A Mysterious Summons
  7. IV. Searchings
  8. V. The Rubicon
  9. VI. A Hand Clasp
  10. VII. Mrs. Sylvester
  11. VIII. Shadows of the Past
  12. IX. Paula
  13. The Barred Door
  14. XI. Miss Stuyvesant
  15. XII. Miss Belinda Makes Conditions
  16. XIII. The End of My Lady’s Picture
  17. Book II: Life and Death
  18. XIV. Miss Belinda Has a Question to Decide
  19. XV. An Adventure—Or Something More
  20. XVI. The Sword of Damocles
  21. XVII. Grave and Gay
  22. XVIII. In the Night Watches
  23. XIV. A Day at the Bank
  24. The Dregs in the Cup
  25. XXI. Departure
  26. XXII
  27. Book III: The Japha Mystery
  28. XXIII. The Poem
  29. The Japha Mansion
  30. XXV. Jacqueline
  31. XXVI. A Man’s Justice and a Woman’s Mercy
  32. XXVII. The Lone Watcher
  33. XXVIII. Sunshine on the Hills
  34. XXIX. Mist in the Valley
  35. Book IV
  36. Miss Belinda Presents Mr. Sylvester with a Christmas Gift
  37. XXXI. A Question
  38. Full Tide
  39. XXXIII. Two Letters
  40. XXXIV. Paula Makes Her Choice
  41. XXXV. Miss Belinda Makes Conditions
  42. XXXVI
  43. XXXVII. The Opinion of a Certain Noted Detective
  44. XXXVIII. Blue-Beard’s Chamber
  45. XXXIX
  46. XL. Half-Past Seven
  47. Book V: Woman’s Love
  48. XLI. The Work of an Hour
  49. XLII. Paula Relates a Story She Has Heard
  50. XLIII. Determination
  51. XLIV. In Mr. Stuyvesant’s Parlors
  52. XLV. The Hour of Six Is Sacred
  53. XLVI. The Man Cummins