The Pearl-Maiden
H. Rider Haggard’s historical romance “The Pearl-Maiden” takes place during the Jewish uprising against the Romans. It chronicles the travels of a young Christian lady named Miriam who lives during a period of divisive politics and religion.
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Henry Rider Haggard was born in 1856 in Norfolk, England, and came from a large landed family that had largely exhausted its money by the time he was an adult. He was not a strong student and was the only Haggard son sent out into…
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The Pearl-Maiden (1901) is a public domain work.
| # | Chapter | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01 - THE PRISON AT CAESAREA | 26:45 | |
| 2 | 02 - THE VOICE OF A GOD | 24:01 | |
| 3 | 03 - THE GRAIN STORE | 26:03 | |
| 4 | 04 - THE BIRTH OF MIRIAM | 23:35 | |
| 5 | 05 - MIRIAM IS ENTHRONED | 25:12 | |
| 6 | 06 - CALEB | 34:38 | |
| 7 | 07 - MARCUS | 29:37 | |
| 8 | 08 - MARCUS AND CALEB | 35:14 | |
| 9 | 09 - THE JUSTICE OF FLORUS | 26:00 | |
| 10 | 10 - BENONI | 34:01 | |
| 11 | 11 - THE ESSENES LOSE THEIR QUEEN | 19:27 | |
| 12 | 12 - THE RING, THE NECKLACE AND THE LETTER | 34:06 | |
| 13 | 13 - WOE, WOE TO JERUSALEM | 31:00 | |
| 14 | 14 - THE ESSENES FIND THEIR QUEEN AGAIN | 29:46 | |
| 15 | 15 - WHAT PASSED IN THE TOWER | 39:44 | |
| 16 | 16 - THE SANHEDRIM | 36:05 | |
| 17 | 17 - THE GATE OF NICANOR | 30:16 | |
| 18 | 18 - THE DEATH-STRUGGLE OF ISRAEL | 34:29 | |
| 19 | 19 - PEARL-MAIDEN | 30:51 | |
| 20 | 20 - THE MERCHANT DEMETRIUS | 37:41 | |
| 21 | 21 - THE CAESARS AND PRINCE DOMITIAN | 33:33 | |
| 22 | 22 - THE TRIUMPH | 29:24 | |
| 23 | 23 - THE SLAVE-RING | 34:56 | |
| 24 | 24 - MASTER AND SLAVE | 40:42 | |
| 25 | 25 - THE REWARD OF SATURIUS | 26:43 | |
| 26 | 26 - THE JUDGMENT OF DOMITIAN | 36:55 | |
| 27 | 27 - THE BISHOP CYRIL | 33:35 | |
| 28 | 28 - THE LAMP | 31:37 | |
| 29 | 29 - HOW MARCUS CHANGED HIS FAITH | 25:10 |
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