The Crisis (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Winston Churchill
- First Published: 1901
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical
- Time of Work: 1860’s
- Setting: Missouri and Virginia
- Principal Characters: Stephen Brice, Virginia Carvel, Clarence Colfax, Judge Whipple, Colonel Carvel, Abraham Lincoln
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: Love or romance, South or Southerners, Abolitionists, Nineteenth century, Slavery or slaves, Civil War, Lawyers, Judges, Soldiers, Battles
- Locales: St. Louis, MO
The Story:
In 1858, Stephen Brice moved from Boston to St. Louis with his widowed mother. He went to accept the offer of Judge Whipple, his father’s friend, who had promised Stephen an opportunity to enter his law firm. A personable young man, Stephen Brice found favor among the people of St. Louis, including Colonel Carvel, and the colonel’s daughter, Virginia. Stephen promptly fell in love with Virginia Carvel. He was not encouraged by the young woman at first because he was a New Englander.
One day, Judge Whipple sent Stephen to Springfield, Illinois, with a...
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