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Confessions of a Drunkard's Downward Life and Death
A first person narrative recalls a young man's rise in New York business and marriage to Amelia Montfort, then his gradual slide into intemperance. His wife clings to hope, his ruin follows, and she dies as he becomes a beggar and drunkard. He endures years of misery, guilt, and murder accusations toward his wife and father, pleading for repentance before death.
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James H Miller
Gettysburg
New York
New Haven
Amelia Montfort
Amelia
Bacchus
Tama