The Traitor
The Traitor: A Story of the Fall of the Invisible Empire is the 1907 final novel of the Reconstruction trilogy by Thomas Dixon Jr. (1864-1946), following The Leopard’s Spots and The Clansman. Set in North Carolina in the last years of Reconstruction, the novel tells of the dissolution of the original Ku Klux Klan through its hero, a Klan chief who disbands the order as lawless elements corrupt it, while romance crosses the political divide through his love for the daughter of a carpetbagger judge. Like the rest of the trilogy the book romanticises the Klan and embodies the white-supremacist reading of Reconstruction that scholarship has long since demolished. It is read today as a primary source for Lost Cause ideology at the height of its literary influence. Free PDF download available on BDeBooks.
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The Traitor (1907) is a public domain work.
| # | Chapter | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.1 The Threat | 32:17 | |
| 2 | 1.2 Mr. Hoyle Receives a Shock | 10:32 | |
| 3 | 1.3 A Blow is Struck | 24:08 | |
| 4 | 1.4 The Old Code | 4:24 | |
| 5 | 1.5 Graham vs. Butler | 15:58 | |
| 6 | 1.6 Scalawag and Carpetbagger | 27:23 | |
| 7 | 1.7 The Reign of Folly..... | 4:33 | |
| 8 | 1.8 The Masqueraders | 7:41 | |
| 9 | 1.9 A Counter Stroke | 6:03 | |
| 10 | 1.10 The Strength of the Weak | 13:55 | |
| 11 | 1.11 Through the Secret Panel | 15:33 | |
| 12 | 2.1 Stella's Resolution | 8:21 | |
| 13 | 2.2 Weighed and Found Wanting | 8:34 | |
| 14 | 2.3 The Trap is Set | 14:26 | |
| 15 | 2.4 Ackerman Secures a Pledge | 2:44 | |
| 16 | 2.5 In the Toils | 8:23 | |
| 17 | 2.6 The Train for the North | 3:35 | |
| 18 | 2.7 The Daughter of Eve | 22:36 | |
| 19 | 2.8 The Tracks at the Door | 4:03 | |
| 20 | 2.9 A Test of Strength | 13:03 | |
| 21 | 2.10 Behind Bolted Doors | 8:59 | |
| 22 | 2.11 A Voice in Warning | 10:19 | |
| 23 | 2.12 The Trap is Sprung | 14:46 | |
| 24 | 2.13 For Love's Sake | 5:35 | |
| 25 | 2.14 The Judgment Hall of Fate | 19:02 | |
| 26 | 3.1 The Arrest | 18:08 | |
| 27 | 3.2 Through Prison Bars | 8:29 | |
| 28 | 3.3 A Woman's Way | 9:43 | |
| 29 | 3.4 The Hon. Stephen Hoyle | 8:23 | |
| 30 | 3.5 Ackerman Cornered | 6:34 | |
| 31 | 3.6 Through Deep Waters | 12:21 | |
| 32 | 3.7 The Prisoner at the Bar | 17:54 | |
| 33 | 3.8 The Ministry of Angels | 8:17 | |
| 34 | 3.9 The Day of Atonement | 5:46 | |
| 35 | 3.10 Under Bright Skies | 2:41 |
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