Senator North

Gertrude Atherton (1857 - 1948)

"When, Mr. President, a man, however eminent in other pursuits and whatever claims he may have to public confidence, becomes a member of this body, he has much to learn and much to endure. Little does he know of what he will have to encounter. He may be well read in public affairs, but he is unaware of the difficulties which must attend and embarrass every effort to render what he may know available and useful. He may be upright in purpose and strong in the belief of his own integrity, but he cannot even dream of the ordeal to which he cannot fail to be exposed; of how much courage he must possess to resist the temptations which must daily beset him; of that sensitive shrinking from undeserved censure which he must learn to control; of the ever recurring contest between a natural desire for public approbation and a sense of public duty; of the load of injustice he must be content to bear even from those who should be his friends; the imputations on his motives; the sneers and sarcasms of ignorance and malice; all the manifold injuries which partisan or private malignity, disappointed of its object, may shower upon his unprotected head. All this, if he would retain his integrity, he must learn to ear unmoved and walk steadily onward in the path of public duty, sustained only by the reflection that time may do him justice; or if not, that his individual hopes and aspirations and even his name among men should be of little account to him when weighed in the balance of a people of whose destiny he is a constituted guardian and defender." —WILLIAM PITT FESSENDEN

Miss Betty Madison embarks on an adventure in Washington and has much to learn before she can enjoy the triumph of success. (Summary from Foreword)

Genre(s): Published 1900 onward

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 01 - Part 1, Chapter 1 Lynne T
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Play 02 02 - Part 1, Chapter 2 Lynne T
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Play 03 03 - Part 1, Chapter 3 Lynne T
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Play 04 04 - Part 1, Chapter 4 Lynne T
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Play 05 05 - Part 1, Chapter 5 Lynne T
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Play 06 06 - Part 1, Chapter 6 Lynne T
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Play 07 07 - Part 1, Chapter 7 Lynne T
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Play 08 08 - Part 1, Chapter 8 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 09 09 - Part 1, Chapter 9 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
00:15:14
Play 10 10 - Part 1, Chapter 10 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 11 11 - Part 1, Chapter 11 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 12 12 - Part 1, Chapter 12 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 13 13 - Part 1, Chapter 13 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 14 14 - Part 1, Chapter 14 Lynne T
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Play 15 15 - Part 1, Chapter 15 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 16 16 - Part 1, Chapter 16 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 17 17 - Part 1, Chapter 17 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 18 18 - Part 1, Chapter 18 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 19 19 - Part 1, Chapter 19 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 20 20 - Part 1, Chapter 20 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 21 21 - Part 1, Chapter 21 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 22 22 - Part 1, Chapter 22 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 23 23 - Part 2, Chapter 1 Kimberly Krause
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Play 24 24 - Part 2, Chapter 2 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 25 25 - Part 2, Chapter 3 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 26 26 - Part 2, Chapter 4 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 27 27 - Part 2, Chapter 5 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 28 28 - Part 2, Chapter 6 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 29 29 - Part 2, Chapter 7 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 30 30 - Part 2, Chapter 8 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 31 31 - Part 2, Chapter 9 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 32 32 - Part 2, Chapter 10 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 33 33 - Part 2, Chapter 11 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 34 34 - Part 2, Chapter 12 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 35 35 - Part 2, Chapter 13 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 36 36 - Part 2, Chapter 14 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 37 37 - Part 2, Chapter 15 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 38 38 - Part 2, Chapter 16 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 39 39 - Part 2, Chapter 17 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 40 40 - Part 2, Chapter 18 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 41 41 - Part 2, Chapter 19 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 42 42 - Part 2, Chapter 20 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 43 43 - Part 2, Chapter 21 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 44 44 - Part 2, Chapter 22 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 45 45 - Part 2, Chapter 23 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 46 46 - Part 2, Chapter 24 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 47 47 - Part 2, Chapter 25 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 48 48 - Part 3, Chapter 1 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 49 49 - Part 3, Chapter 2 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 50 50 - Part 3, Chapter 3 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 51 51 - Part 3, Chapter 4 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 52 52 - Part 3, Chapter 5 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 53 53 - Part 3, Chapter 6 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 54 54 - Part 3, Chapter 7 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 55 55 - Part 3, Chapter 8 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 56 56 - Part 3, Chapter 9 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 57 57 - Part 3, Chapter 10 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 58 58 - Part 3, Chapter 11 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 59 59 - Part 3, Chapter 12 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 60 60 - Part 3, Chapter 13 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 61 61 - Part 3, Chapter 14 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 62 62 - Part 3, Chapter 15 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 63 63 - Part 3, Chapter 16 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 64 64 - Part 3, Chapter 17 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 65 65 - Part 3, Chapter 18 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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Play 66 66 - Part 3, Chapter 19 Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
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