title: A Western Tale: Part One: The Overture (Volume 1)
author: C R Blevins
description: Clinton Rowntree Blevins was born in Jackson, Mississippi. On a trip to England in 1990, he began writing his first book at the age of eight, which was a thrilling success, and international bestseller, in his eight-year old mind. Since that time he has felt an urgency to get his stories out of his head, in some format, before they steal all of his sleep, and drive him mad. In 2008 he began writing screenplays for Luminarium Pictures, owned by award winning producer Mark Fincannon and Tamara Bracken. C. R. Blevins lives in northeast Tennessee with his wife Ally and two children Tristan and Ada.
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  [CHAPTER I - THE OVERTURE - ABOUT THAT
  DATE](A%20Duet_split_001.html#filepos6457)
  
  [CHAPTER II - THE OVERTURE CONTINUED - IN A MINOR
  
  
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  [CHAPTER III - THE OVERTURE CONCLUDED](A%20Duet_split_001.html#filepos37490)
  
  [CHAPTER IV - THE TWO SOLOS](A%20Duet_split_001.html#filepos51539)
  
  [CHAPTER V - IN BRITAIN'S VALHALLA](A%20Duet_split_001.html#filepos70868)
  
  [CHAPTER VI - TWO SOLOS AND A DUET](A%20Duet_split_001.html#filepos102418)
  
  [CHAPTER VII - KEEPING UP APPEARANCES](A%20Duet_split_001.html#filepos126933)
  
  [CHAPTER VIII - THE HOME-COMING](A%20Duet_split_001.html#filepos143506)
  
  [CHAPTER IX - LAYING A COURSE](A%20Duet_split_001.html#filepos160539)
  
  [CHAPTER X - CONFESSIONS](A%20Duet_split_001.html#filepos184432)
  
  [CHAPTER XI - CONCERNING MRS. BEETON](A%20Duet_split_002.html#filepos210385)
  
  [CHAPTER XII - MR. SAMUEL PEPYS](A%20Duet_split_002.html#filepos227604)
  
  [CHAPTER XIII - A VISIT TO MR. SAMUEL
  PEPYS](A%20Duet_spli