ST JOHN, Vane Ireton: The Chain of Destiny (1862). [Second Edition?, Shilling Volume Library No 21]: Ward and Lock, 1863. Bound with: WHITEHEAD, Sarah R.: Rose Douglas; or Sketches of a Country Parish: being the Autobiography of a Scotch Minister's Daughter (1851 as Rose Douglas; or, Sketches of a Country Parish). New Edition: Smith, Elder & Co., 1862. Two volumes (yellowbacks) bound as one in mid-C19th green binder's cloth. One corner and foot of spine rubbed, first volume has strong foxing, good. St John's novel is a strong melodrama of family feuds, thwarted love and murder, while Whitehead's (as the title makes clear) is more gently domestic in tone.