 The Hidden Hand (novel)

The Hidden Hand (or Capitola the Madcap) is a serial novel by E. D. E. N. Southworth first published in the "New York Ledger" in 1859, and was Southworth's most popular novel.It was serialized twice more, first in 1868–69 and then again 1883 (in slightly revised form), before first appearing in book form in 1888.