Title: Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Wilkie Collins
Author: Wilkie Collins
Editor: David Widger
Release date: October 13, 2018 [eBook #58089]
Most recently updated: February 25, 2021
Language: English
Credits: Produced by David Widger
Part the First. THE VILLA AT HAMPSTEAD. I.
Part the Second. THE MARCH OF TIME. V.
FIRST SCENE.—THE SUMMER-HOUSE.
CHAPTER THE FIRST. -- THE OWLS.
CHAPTER THE SECOND. -- THE GUESTS.
CHAPTER THE THIRD. -- THE DISCOVERIES.
CHAPTER THE FOURTH. -- THE TWO.
CHAPTER THE FIFTH. -- THE PLAN.
CHAPTER THE SIXTH. -- THE SUITOR.
CHAPTER THE SEVENTH. -- THE DEBT.
CHAPTER THE EIGHTH. -- THE SCANDAL.
CHAPTER THE TENTH. -- MR. BISHOPRIGGS.
CHAPTER THE ELEVENTH. -- SIR PATRICK.
CHAPTER THE TWELFTH. -- ARNOLD.
CHAPTER THE THIRTEENTH. -- BLANCHE.
CHAPTER THE FOURTEENTH. -- GEOFFREY AS A LETTER-WRITER.
CHAPTER THE FIFTEENTH. -- GEOFFREY IN THE MARRIAGE MARKET.
CHAPTER THE SIXTEENTH. -- GEOFFREY AS A PUBLIC CHARACTER.
CHAPTER THE SEVENTEENTH -- NEAR IT.
CHAPTER THE EIGHTEENTH. -- NEARER STILL.
CHAPTER THE NINETEENTH. -- CLOSE ON IT.
CHAPTER THE TWENTIETH. -- TOUCHING IT.
CHAPTER THE TWENTY-FIRST. --DONE!
CHAPTER THE TWENTY-SECOND. -- GONE.
CHAPTER THE TWENTY-THIRD. -- TRACED.
CHAPTER THE TWENTY-FOURTH. -- BACKWARD.
CHAPTER THE TWENTY-FIFTH. -- FORWARD.
CHAPTER THE TWENTY-SIXTH. -- DROPPED.
CHAPTER THE TWENTY-SEVENTH. -- OUTWITTED.
CHAPTER THE TWENTY-EIGHTH. -- STIFLED.
CHAPTER THE TWENTY-NINTH. -- ANNE AMONG THE LAWYERS.
CHAPTER THE THIRTIETH. -- ANNE IN THE NEWSPAPERS.
CHAPTER THE THIRTY-FIRST -- SEEDS OF THE FUTURE (FIRST SOWING).
CHAPTER THE THIRTY-SECOND. -- SEEDS OF THE FUTURE (SECOND SOWING).
CHAPTER THE THIRTY-THIRD. -- SEEDS OF THE FUTURE (THIRD SOWING).
CHAPTER THE THIRTY-FOURTH. -- THE NIGHT BEFORE.
CHAPTER THE THIRTY-FIFTH. -- THE DAY.
CHAPTER THE THIRTY-SIXTH. -- THE TRUTH AT LAST.
CHAPTER THE THIRTY-SEVENTH. -- THE WAY OUT.
CHAPTER THE THIRTY-EIGHTH. -- THE NEWS FROM GLASGOW.
CHAPTER THE THIRTY-NINTH. -- ANNE WINS A VICTORY.
CHAPTER THE FORTIETH. -- JULIUS MAKES MISCHIEF.
CHAPTER THE FORTY-FIRST. -- LADY LUNDIE DOES HER DUTY.
ELEVENTH SCENE.—SIR PATRICK’S HOUSE.
CHAPTER THE FORTY-SECOND. -- THE SMOKING-ROOM WINDOW.
CHAPTER THE FORTY-THIRD. -- THE EXPLOSION.
CHAPTER THE FORTY-FOURTH. -- THE LETTER AND THE LAW.
CHAPTER THE FORTY-FIFTH. -- THE FOOT-RACE.
FOURTEENTH SCENE.—PORTLAND PLACE.
CHAPTER THE FORTY-SIXTH. -- A SCOTCH MARRIAGE.
FIFTEENTH SCENE.—HOLCHESTER HOUSE.
CHAPTER THE FORTY-SEVENTH. -- THE LAST CHANCE.
CHAPTER THE FORTY-EIGHTH. -- THE PLACE.
CHAPTER THE FORTY-NINTH. -- THE NIGHT.
CHAPTER THE FIFTIETH. -- THE MORNING.
CHAPTER THE FIFTY-FIRST. -- THE PROPOSAL.
CHAPTER THE FIFTY-SECOND. -- THE APPARITION.
CHAPTER THE FIFTY-THIRD. -- WHAT HAD HAPPENED IN THE HOURS OF DARKNESS?
CHAPTER THE FIFTY-FOURTH. -- THE MANUSCRIPT.
CHAPTER THE FIFTY-FIFTH. -- THE SIGNS OF THE END.
CHAPTER THE FIFTY-SIXTH. -- THE MEANS.
CHAPTER THE FIFTY-SEVENTH. -- THE END.
FIRST SCENE.—BOULOGNE-SUR-MER.—THE DUEL.
SECOND SCENE.—VANGE ABBEY.—THE FOREWARNINGS
CHAPTER I. -- THE CONFIDENCES.
CHAPTER III. -- THE INTRODUCTION TO ROMAYNE.
CHAPTER IV. -- FATHER BENWELL HITS.
CHAPTER V. -- FATHER BENWELL MISSES.
CHAPTER VI. -- THE ORDER OF THE DISHES.
CHAPTER VII. -- THE INFLUENCE OF STELLA.
CHAPTER VIII. -- THE PRIEST OR THE WOMAN?
CHAPTER IX. -- THE PUBLIC AND THE PICTURES.
CHAPTER X. -- FATHER BENWELL’S CORRESPONDENCE.
CHAPTER XI. -- STELLA ASSERTS HERSELF. /a>
CHAPTER XII. -- THE GENERAL’S FAMILY.
CHAPTER XIII. –– FATHER BENWELL’S CORRESPONDENCE.
CHAPTER I. -- THE SANDWICH DANCE.
CHAPTER II. -- THE QUESTION OF MARRIAGE.
CHAPTER III. -- THE END OF THE BALL.
CHAPTER IV. -- IN THE SMALL HOURS.
CHAPTER II. -- EVENTS AT TEN ACRES.
CHAPTER III. -- FATHER BENWELL AND THE BOOK.
CHAPTER IV. -- THE END OF THE HONEYMOON.
CHAPTER V. -- FATHER BENWELL’S CORRESPONDENCE.
CHAPTER I. -- THE BREACH IS WIDENED.
CHAPTER II. -- A CHRISTIAN JESUIT.
CHAPTER III. -- WINTERFIELD RETURNS.
CHAPTER IV. --FATHER BENWELL’S CORRESPONDENCE.
CHAPTER V. -- BERNARD WINTERFIELD’S CORRESPONDENCE.
CHAPTER VI. -- THE SADDEST OF ALL WORDS.
CHAPTER VII. -- THE IMPULSIVE SEX.
CHAPTER VIII. -- FATHER BENWELL’S CORRESPONDENCE
CHAPTER I. -- MRS. EYRECOURT’S DISCOVERY.
CHAPTER II. -- THE SEED IS SOWN.
CHAPTER I. THE BRIDE’S MISTAKE.
CHAPTER II. THE BRIDE’S THOUGHTS.
CHAPTER V. THE LANDLADY’S DISCOVERY.
CHAPTER VII. ON THE WAY TO THE MAJOR.
CHAPTER VIII. THE FRIEND OF THE WOMEN.
CHAPTER IX. THE DEFEAT OF THE MAJOR.
CHAPTER XI. THE RETURN TO LIFE.
CHAPTER XII. THE SCOTCH VERDICT.
CHAPTER XIII. THE MAN’S DECISION.
CHAPTER XIV. THE WOMAN’S ANSWER.
CHAPTER XV. THE STORY OF THE TRIAL. THE PRELIMINARIES.
CHAPTER XVI. FIRST QUESTION—DID THE WOMAN DIE POISONED?
CHAPTER XVII. SECOND QUESTION—WHO POISONED HER?
CHAPTER XVIII. THIRD QUESTION—WHAT WAS HIS MOTIVE?
CHAPTER XIX. THE EVIDENCE FOR THE DEFENSE.
CHAPTER XX. THE END OF THE TRIAL.
CHAPTER XXII. THE MAJOR MAKES DIFFICULTIES.
CHAPTER XXIV. MISERRIMUS DEXTER—FIRST VIEW.
CHAPTER XXV. MISERRIMUS DEXTER—SECOND VIEW
CHAPTER XXVI. MORE OF MY OBSTINACY.
CHAPTER XXVII. MR. DEXTER AT HOME.
CHAPTER XXX. THE INDICTMENT OF MRS. BEAULY.
CHAPTER XXXI. THE DEFENSE OF MRS. BEAULY.
CHAPTER XXXII. A SPECIMEN OF MY WISDOM.
CHAPTER XXXIII. A SPECIMEN OF MY FOLLY.
CHAPTER XXXV. MR. PLAYMORE’S PROPHECY.
CHAPTER XXXVII. AT THE BEDSIDE.
CHAPTER XXXVIII. ON THE JOURNEY BACK.
CHAPTER XXXIX. ON THE WAY TO DEXTER.
CHAPTER XLI. MR. PLAYMORE IN A NEW CHARACTER.
CHAPTER XLIV. OUR NEW HONEYMOON.
CHAPTER XLV. THE DUST-HEAP DISTURBED.
CHAPTER XLVI. THE CRISIS DEFERRED.
CHAPTER XLVII. THE WIFE’S CONFESSION.
CHAPTER XLVIII. WHAT ELSE COULD I DO?
FIRST SCENE.—The Cottage on the Frontier.
CHAPTER II. MAGDALEN—IN MODERN TIMES.
CHAPTER III. THE GERMAN SHELL.
CHAPTER V. THE GERMAN SURGEON.
SECOND SCENE.—Mablethorpe House.
CHAPTER VI. LADY JANET’S COMPANION.
CHAPTER VII. THE MAN IS COMING.
CHAPTER VIII. THE MAN APPEARS.
CHAPTER IX. NEWS FROM MANNHEIM.
CHAPTER X. A COUNCIL OF THREE.
CHAPTER XIV. COMING EVENTS CAST THEIR SHADOWS BEFORE.
CHAPTER XV. A WOMAN’S REMORSE.
CHAPTER XVII. THE GUARDIAN ANGEL.
CHAPTER XVIII. THE SEARCH IN THE GROUNDS.
CHAPTER XX. THE POLICEMAN IN PLAIN CLOTHES.
CHAPTER XXI. THE FOOTSTEP IN THE CORRIDOR.
CHAPTER XXII. THE MAN IN THE DINING-ROOM.
CHAPTER XXIII. LADY JANET AT BAY.
CHAPTER XXIV. LADY JANET’S LETTER.
CHAPTER XXVI. GREAT HEART AND LITTLE HEART.
CHAPTER XXVII. MAGDALEN’S APPRENTICESHIP.
The Prelude.
The Narrative.
GEORGE GERMAINE WRITES, AND TELLS HIS OWN LOVE STORY.
CHAPTER I. GREENWATER BROAD
CHAPTER II. TWO YOUNG HEARTS
CHAPTER III. SWEDENBORG AND THE SIBYL
CHAPTER IV. THE CURTAIN FALLS
CHAPTER V. MY STORY
CHAPTER VI. HER STORY
CHAPTER VII. THE WOMAN ON THE BRIDGE
CHAPTER VIII. THE KINDRED SPIRITS
CHAPTER IX. NATURAL AND SUPERNATURAL
CHAPTER X. SAINT ANTHONY’S WELL
CHAPTER XI. THE LETTER OF INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER XII. THE DISASTERS OF MRS. VAN BRANDT
CHAPTER XIII. NOT CURED YET
CHAPTER XIV. MRS. VAN BRANDT AT HOME
CHAPTER XV. THE OBSTACLE BEATS ME
CHAPTER XVI. MY MOTHER’S DIARY
CHAPTER XVII. SHETLAND HOSPITALITY
CHAPTER XVIII. THE DARKENED ROOM
CHAPTER XIX. THE CATS
CHAPTER XX. THE GREEN FLAG
CHAPTER XXI. SHE COMES BETWEEN US
CHAPTER XXII. SHE CLAIMS ME AGAIN
CHAPTER XXIII. THE KISS
CHAPTER XXIV. IN THE SHADOW OF ST. PAUL’S
CHAPTER XXV. I KEEP MY APPOINTMENT
CHAPTER XXVI. CONVERSATION WITH MY MOTHER
CHAPTER XXVII. CONVERSATION WITH MRS. VAN BRANDT
CHAPTER XXVIII. LOVE AND MONEY
CHAPTER XXIX. OUR DESTINIES PART US
CHAPTER XXX. THE PROSPECT DARKENS
CHAPTER XXXI. THE PHYSICIAN’S OPINION
CHAPTER XXXII. A LAST LOOK AT GREENWATER BROAD
CHAPTER XXXIII. A VISION OF THE NIGHT
CHAPTER XXXIV. BY LAND AND SEA
CHAPTER XXXV. UNDER THE WINDOW
CHAPTER XXXVI. LOVE AND PRIDE
CHAPTER XXXVII. THE TWO DESTINIES
THE WIFE WRITES, AND CLOSES THE STORY.
CONTENTS
BEFORE THE STORY. THE STORY FIRST BOOK.
Chapter I. Mrs. Presty Presents Herself.
Chapter II. The Governess Enters.
Chapter III. Mrs. Presty Changes Her Mind.
Chapter IV. Randal Receives His Correspondence.
Chapter V. Randal Writes to New York.
Chapter VI. Sydney Teaches.
Chapter VII. Sydney Suffers.
Chapter VIII. Mrs. Presty Makes a Discovery.
Chapter IX. Somebody Attends to the Door.
Chapter X. Kitty Mentions Her Birthday.
Chapter XI. Linley Asserts His Authority.
Chapter XII. Two of Them Sleep Badly.
Chapter XIII. Kitty Keeps Her Birthday.
Chapter XIV. Kitty Feels the Heartache.
SECOND BOOK.
Chapter XV. The Doctor.
Chapter XVI. The Child.
Chapter XVII. The Husband.
Chapter XVIII. The Nursemaid.
Chapter XIX. The Captain.
Chapter XX. The Mother-in-Law.
Chapter XXI. The Governess.
THIRD BOOK.
Chapter XXII. Retrospect.
Chapter XXIII. Separation.
Chapter XXIV. Hostility.
Chapter XXV. Consultation.
Chapter XXVI. Decision.
Chapter XXVII. Resolution.
FOURTH BOOK.
Chapter XXVIII. Mr. Randal Linley.
Chapter XXIX. Mr. Sarrazin.
Chapter XXX. The Lord President.
Chapter XXXI. Mr. Herbert Linley.
Chapter XXXII. Miss Westerfield.
Chapter XXXIII. Mrs. Romsey.
Chapter XXXIV. Mrs. Presty.
Chapter XXXV. Captain Bennydeck.
Chapter XXXVI. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert.
Chapter XXXVII. Mrs. Norman.
FIFTH BOOK.
Chapter XXXVIII. Hear the Lawyer.
Chapter XXXIX. Listen to Reason.
Chapter XL. Keep Your Temper.
Chapter XLI. Make the Best of It.
Chapter XLII. Try to Excuse Her.
Chapter XLIII. Know Your Own Mind.
Chapter XLIV. Think of Consequences.
Chapter XLV. Love Your Enemies.
Chapter XLVI. Nil Desperandum.
Chapter XLVII. Better Do It Than Wish It Done.
Chapter XLVIII. Be Careful!
Chapter XLIX. Keep the Secret.
Chapter L. Forgiveness to the Injured Doth Belong.
Chapter LI. Dum Spiro, Spero.
Chapter LII. L’homme propose, et Dieu dispose.
Chapter LIII. The Largest Nature, the Longest Love.
Chapter LIV. Let Bygones Be Bygones.
Chapter LV. Leave It to the Child.
| PREFACE | |
| PROLOGUE |
| XIII | IRIS AT HOME |
| XIV | THE LADY'S MAID |
| XV | MR. HENLEY'S TEMPER |
| XVI | THE DOCTOR IN FULL DRESS |
| XVII | ON HAMPSTEAD HEATH |
| XVIII | PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE |
| XIX | MR. HENLEY AT HOME |
| XX | FIRST SUSPICIONS OF IRIS |
| XXI | THE PARTING SCENE |
| XXII | THE FATAL WORDS |
| EPILOGUE |
CHAPTER I. THE SMUGGLED SUPPER.
CHAPTER II. BIOGRAPHY IN THE BEDROOM.
CHAPTER III. THE LATE MR. BROWN.
CHAPTER IV. MISS LADD’S DRAWING-MASTER.
CHAPTER V. DISCOVERIES IN THE GARDEN.
CHAPTER VI. ON THE WAY TO THE VILLAGE.
CHAPTER VII. “COMING EVENTS CAST THEIR SHADOWS BEFORE.”
CHAPTER VIII. MASTER AND PUPIL.
CHAPTER IX. MRS. ROOK AND THE LOCKET.
CHAPTER X. GUESSES AT THE TRUTH.
CHAPTER XI. THE DRAWING-MASTER’S CONFESSION.
CHAPTER XIX. SIR JERVIS REDWOOD.
CHAPTER XX. THE REVEREND MILES MIRABEL.
CHAPTER XXVII. MENTOR AND TELEMACHUS.
CHAPTER XXXII. IN THE GRAY ROOM.
CHAPTER XXXIII. RECOLLECTIONS OF ST. DOMINGO.
CHAPTER XXXV. THE TREACHERY OF THE PIPE.
CHAPTER XXXVII. “THE LADY WANTS YOU, SIR.”
BOOK THE FOURTH—THE COUNTRY HOUSE.
CHAPTER XLVIII. INVESTIGATING.
CHAPTER LII. “IF I COULD FIND A FRIEND!”
CHAPTER LIII. THE FRIEND IS FOUND.
CHAPTER LIV. THE END OF THE FAINTING FIT.
BOOK THE SIXTH—HERE AND THERE.
CHAPTER LV. MIRABEL SEES HIS WAY.
CHAPTER LVI. ALBAN SEES HIS WAY.
CHAPTER LVII. APPROACHING THE END.
CHAPTER LVIII. A COUNCIL OF TWO.
CHAPTER LIX. THE ACCIDENT AT BELFORD.
CHAPTER LXIII. THE DEFENSE OF MIRABEL.
CHAPTER LXIV. ON THE WAY TO LONDON.
CHAPTER LXV. CECILIA IN A NEW CHARACTER.
MR. MEDHURST AND THE PRINCESS.
MISS JEROMETTE AND THE CLERGYMAN.
MR. MARMADUKE AND THE MINISTER.
CHAPTER III. -- THE CONSULTATION.
CHAPTER IX. -- OFFICIAL SECRETS
CHAPTER XI. -- PURSUIT AND DISCOVERY.
Part I. -- TWO REMONSTRATIONS.
Part III. -- NEWS FROM THE COLONY.
Part IV. -- NEWS FROM THE COLONY.
CHAPTER III. OUR QUEEN OF’ HEARTS.
CHAPTER IV. OUR GRAND PROJECT.
BROTHER GRIFFITH’S STORY of THE FAMILY SECRET.
BROTHER MORGAN’S STORY of THE DREAM-WOMAN.
BROTHER GRIFFITH’S STORY of MAD MONKTON
BROTHER MORGAN’S STORY of THE DEAD HAND
BROTHER GRIFFITH’S STORY of THE BITER BIT.
BROTHER OWEN’S STORY of THE PARSON’S SCRUPLE.
BROTHER GRIFFITH’S STORY of A PLOT IN PRIVATE LIFE.
BROTHER MORGAN’S STORY of FAUNTLEROY.
First Period: 1858-1859. EVENTS IN THE PRISON, RELATED BY THE GOVERNOR.
CHAPTER I. THE GOVERNOR EXPLAINS.
CHAPTER II. THE MURDERESS ASKS QUESTIONS.
CHAPTER III. THE CHILD APPEARS.
CHAPTER IV. THE MINISTER SAYS YES.
CHAPTER V. MISS CHANCE ASSERTS HERSELF.
CHAPTER VI. THE DOCTOR DOUBTS.
CHAPTER VII. THE MURDERESS CONSULTS THE AUTHORITIES.
CHAPTER VIII. THE MINISTER SAYS GOOD-BY.
CHAPTER IX. THE GOVERNOR RECEIVES A VISIT.
CHAPTER X. MISS CHANCE REAPPEARS.
Second Period: 1875. THE GIRLS AND THE JOURNALS.
CHAPTER XVIII. EUNICE’S DIARY.
CHAPTER XXIII. EUNICE’S DIARY.
CHAPTER XXVII. EUNICE’S DIARY.
CHAPTER XXVIII. HELENA’S DIARY.
CHAPTER XXXII. THE MIDDLE-AGED LADY.
CHAPTER XXXIII. THE MINISTER’S MISFORTUNE.
CHAPTER XXXIV. THE LIVELY OLD MAID.
CHAPTER XXXV. THE FUTURE LOOKS GLOOMY.
CHAPTER XXXVI. THE WANDERING MIND.
CHAPTER XXXVII. THE SHAMELESS SISTER.
CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE GIRLS’ AGES.
CHAPTER XXXIX. THE ADOPTED CHILD
CHAPTER XL. THE BRUISED HEART.
CHAPTER XLI. THE WHISPERING VOICE.
CHAPTER XLII. THE QUAINT PHILOSOPHER.
CHAPTER XLIII. THE MASTERFUL MASSEUSE.
CHAPTER XLIV. THE RESURRECTION OF THE PAST.
CHAPTER XLV. THE FATAL PORTRAIT.
CHAPTER XLVI. THE CUMBERSOME LADIES.
CHAPTER XLVII. THE JOURNEY TO THE FARM.
CHAPTER XLVIII. THE DECISION OF EUNICE.
CHAPTER XLIX. THE GOVERNOR ON HIS GUARD.
CHAPTER L. THE NEWS FROM THE FARM.
CHAPTER LI. THE TRIUMPH OF MRS. TENBRUGGEN.
Third period: 1876. HELENA’S DIARY RESUMED.
CHAPTER LII. HELENA’S DIARY RESUMED.
CHAPTER LIII. HELENA’S DIARY RESUMED.
CHAPTER LIV. HELENA’S DIARY RESUMED.
CHAPTER LV. HELENA’S DIARY RESUMED.
CHAPTER LVI. HELENA’S DIARY RESUMED.
CHAPTER LVII. HELENA’S DIARY RESUMED.
CHAPTER LXII. THE SENTENCE PRONOUNCED.
CHAPTER LXIII. THE OBSTACLE REMOVED.
| CHAPTER I. | THE SICK MAN |
| CHAPTER II. | THE NEW FACES |
| CHAPTER III. | THE MOONLIGHT MEETING |
| CHAPTER IV. | THE BEECHEN STICK |
| CHAPTER V. | THE NEWS FROM NARRABEE |
| CHAPTER VI. | THE LIME-KILN |
| CHAPTER VII. | THE MATERIALS IN THE DEFENSE |
| CHAPTER VIII. | THE CONFESSION |
| CHAPTER IX. | THE ADVERTISEMENT |
| CHAPTER X. | THE SHERIFF AND THE GOVERNOR |
| CHAPTER XI. | THE PEBBLE AND THE WINDOW |
| CHAPTER XII. | THE END OF IT |
PREFACE TO THE REVISED EDITION
| OPENING CHAPTER. | A CHILD’S SUNDAY |
| BOOK I. | THE HIDING |
| CHAPTER I. | A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD, AND A STRANGE CHARACTER |
| CHAPTER II. | MR. BLYTH IN HIS STUDIO |
| CHAPTER III. | MADONNA’S CHILDHOOD |
| CHAPTER IV. | MADONNA’S MOTHER |
| CHAPTER V. | MADONNA’S MISFORTUNE |
| CHAPTER VI. | MADONNA GOES TO LONDON |
| CHAPTER VII. | MADONNA IN HER NEW HOME |
| CHAPTER VIII. | MENTOR AND TELEMACHUS |
| CHAPTER IX. | THE TRIBULATIONS OF ZACK |
| CHAPTER X. | MR. BLYTH’S DRAWING ACADEMY |
| CHAPTER XI. | THE BREWING OF THE STORM |
| BOOK II. | THE SEEKING |
| CHAPTER I. | THE MAN WITH THE BLACK SKULL-CAP |
| CHAPTER II. | THE PRODIGAL’S RETURN |
| CHAPTER III. | THE SEARCH BEGUN |
| CHAPTER IV. | FATE WORKS, WITH ZACK FOR AN INSTRUMENT |
| CHAPTER V. | FATE WORKS, WITH MR. BLYTH FOR AN INSTRUMENT |
| CHAPTER VI. | THE FINDING OF THE CLUE |
| CHAPTER VII. | THE BOX OF LETTERS |
| CHAPTER VIII. | JOANNA GRICE’S NARRATIVE |
| CHAPTER IX. | MORE DISCOVERIES |
| CHAPTER X. | THE SQUAW’S MIXTURE |
| CHAPTER XI. | THE GARDEN DOOR |
| CHAPTER XII. | THE HAIR BRACELET |
| CHAPTER XIII. | THE SEARCH FOR ARTHUR CARR |
| CHAPTER XIV. | MARY’S GRAVE |
| CHAPTER XV. | THE DISCOVERY OF ARTHUR CARR |
| CHAPTER XVI. | THE DAY OF RECKONING |
| CHAPTER XVII. | MATTHEW GRICE’S REVENGE |
| CLOSING CHAPTER. | A YEAR AND A HALF AFTERWARDS |
| CHAPTER I | CHAPTER II | CHAPTER III | CHAPTER IV |
| CHAPTER V | CHAPTER VI | CHAPTER VII | CHAPTER VIII | CHAPTER IX |
| CHAPTER X | CHAPTER XI | CHAPTER XII |
| CHAPTER XIII | CHAPTER XIV | CHAPTER XV |
| CHAPTER XVI | CHAPTER XVII | CHAPTER XVIII | CHAPTER XIX | CHAPTER XX |
| CHAPTER XXI | CHAPTER XXII | CHAPTER XXIII | CHAPTER XXIV | CHAPTER XXV |
| CHAPTER XXVI | CHAPTER XXVII | CHAPTER XXVIII |
The Prelude.
The Narrative.
GEORGE GERMAINE WRITES, AND TELLS HIS OWN LOVE STORY.
CHAPTER I. GREENWATER BROAD
CHAPTER II. TWO YOUNG HEARTS
CHAPTER III. SWEDENBORG AND THE SIBYL
CHAPTER IV. THE CURTAIN FALLS
CHAPTER V. MY STORY
CHAPTER VI. HER STORY
CHAPTER VII. THE WOMAN ON THE BRIDGE
CHAPTER VIII. THE KINDRED SPIRITS
CHAPTER IX. NATURAL AND SUPERNATURAL
CHAPTER X. SAINT ANTHONY’S WELL
CHAPTER XI. THE LETTER OF INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER XII. THE DISASTERS OF MRS. VAN BRANDT
CHAPTER XIII. NOT CURED YET
CHAPTER XIV. MRS. VAN BRANDT AT HOME
CHAPTER XV. THE OBSTACLE BEATS ME
CHAPTER XVI. MY MOTHER’S DIARY
CHAPTER XVII. SHETLAND HOSPITALITY
CHAPTER XVIII. THE DARKENED ROOM
CHAPTER XIX. THE CATS
CHAPTER XX. THE GREEN FLAG
CHAPTER XXI. SHE COMES BETWEEN US
CHAPTER XXII. SHE CLAIMS ME AGAIN
CHAPTER XXIII. THE KISS
CHAPTER XXIV. IN THE SHADOW OF ST. PAUL’S
CHAPTER XXV. I KEEP MY APPOINTMENT
CHAPTER XXVI. CONVERSATION WITH MY MOTHER
CHAPTER XXVII. CONVERSATION WITH MRS. VAN BRANDT
CHAPTER XXVIII. LOVE AND MONEY
CHAPTER XXIX. OUR DESTINIES PART US
CHAPTER XXX. THE PROSPECT DARKENS
CHAPTER XXXI. THE PHYSICIAN’S OPINION
CHAPTER XXXII. A LAST LOOK AT GREENWATER BROAD
CHAPTER XXXIII. A VISION OF THE NIGHT
CHAPTER XXXIV. BY LAND AND SEA
CHAPTER XXXV. UNDER THE WINDOW
CHAPTER XXXVI. LOVE AND PRIDE
CHAPTER XXXVII. THE TWO DESTINIES
THE WIFE WRITES, AND CLOSES THE STORY.
PREFACE TO THE REVISED EDITION
| OPENING CHAPTER. | A CHILD’S SUNDAY |
| BOOK I. | THE HIDING |
| CHAPTER I. | A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD, AND A STRANGE CHARACTER |
| CHAPTER II. | MR. BLYTH IN HIS STUDIO |
| CHAPTER III. | MADONNA’S CHILDHOOD |
| CHAPTER IV. | MADONNA’S MOTHER |
| CHAPTER V. | MADONNA’S MISFORTUNE |
| CHAPTER VI. | MADONNA GOES TO LONDON |
| CHAPTER VII. | MADONNA IN HER NEW HOME |
| CHAPTER VIII. | MENTOR AND TELEMACHUS |
| CHAPTER IX. | THE TRIBULATIONS OF ZACK |
| CHAPTER X. | MR. BLYTH’S DRAWING ACADEMY |
| CHAPTER XI. | THE BREWING OF THE STORM |
| BOOK II. | THE SEEKING |
| CHAPTER I. | THE MAN WITH THE BLACK SKULL-CAP |
| CHAPTER II. | THE PRODIGAL’S RETURN |
| CHAPTER III. | THE SEARCH BEGUN |
| CHAPTER IV. | FATE WORKS, WITH ZACK FOR AN INSTRUMENT |
| CHAPTER V. | FATE WORKS, WITH MR. BLYTH FOR AN INSTRUMENT |
| CHAPTER VI. | THE FINDING OF THE CLUE |
| CHAPTER VII. | THE BOX OF LETTERS |
| CHAPTER VIII. | JOANNA GRICE’S NARRATIVE |
| CHAPTER IX. | MORE DISCOVERIES |
| CHAPTER X. | THE SQUAW’S MIXTURE |
| CHAPTER XI. | THE GARDEN DOOR |
| CHAPTER XII. | THE HAIR BRACELET |
| CHAPTER XIII. | THE SEARCH FOR ARTHUR CARR |
| CHAPTER XIV. | MARY’S GRAVE |
| CHAPTER XV. | THE DISCOVERY OF ARTHUR CARR |
| CHAPTER XVI. | THE DAY OF RECKONING |
| CHAPTER XVII. | MATTHEW GRICE’S REVENGE |
| CLOSING CHAPTER. | A YEAR AND A HALF AFTERWARDS |
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| I. | A Letter of Introduction | 1 |
| II. | A Cornish Fishing Town | 5 |
| III. | Holy Wells and Druid Relics | 23 |
| IV. | Cornish People | 55 |
| V. | Loo-pool | 86 |
| VI. | The Lizard | 97 |
| VII. | The Pilchard Fishery | 120 |
| VIII. | The Land's End | 139 |
| IX. | Botallack Mine | 155 |
| X. | The Modern Drama in Cornwall | 180 |
| XI. | The Ancient Drama in Cornwall | 197 |
| XII. | The Nuns of Mawgan | 216 |
| XIII. | Legends of the Northern Coast | 231 |
| POSTSCRIPT. | ||
| The Cruise of the Tomtit to the Scilly Islands | 253 | |
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| Sketches of Character: I. | ||
| Talk-Stoppers | 1 | |
| Social Grievances: I. | ||
| A Journey in Search of Nothing | 22 | |
| Nooks and Corners of History: I. | ||
| A Queen's Revenge | 48 | |
| Social Grievances: II. | ||
| A Petition to the Novel-Writers | 72 | |
| Fragments of Personal Experience: I. | ||
| Laid Up in Lodgings | 90 | |
| Sketches of Character: II. | ||
| A Shockingly Rude Article | 135 | |
| Nooks and Corners of History: II. | ||
| The Great (Forgotten) Invasion | 152 | |
| Curiosities of Literature: I. | ||
| The Unknown Public | 169 | |
| Social Grievances: III. | ||
| Give us Room! | 192 | |
| Curiosities of Literature: II. | ||
| Portrait of an Author, Painted by his Publisher | 205 | |
| Fragments of Personal Experience: II. | ||
| My Black Mirror | 250 | |
| Sketches of Character: III. | ||
| Mrs. Badgery | 274 | |
| PAGE | ||
| Cases Worth Looking At: I. | ||
| Memoirs of an Adopted Son | 1 | |
| Sketches of Character: IV. | ||
| The Bachelor Bedroom | 30 | |
| Nooks and Corners of History: III. | ||
| A remarkable Revolution | 55 | |
| Douglas Jerrold | 75 | |
| Sketches of Character: V. | ||
| Pray employ Major Namby! | 95 | |
| Cases Worth Looking At: II. | ||
| The Poisoned Meal | 114 | |
| Sketches of Character: VI. | ||
| My Spinsters | 173 | |
| Dramatic Grub Street. (Explored in Two Letters) | 193 | |
| To Think, or Be Thought For? | 211 | |
| Social Grievances: IV. | ||
| Save Me from my Friends | 230 | |
| Cases Worth Looking At: III. | ||
| The Cauldron of Oil | 250 | |
| Bold Words by a Bachelor | 281 | |
| Social Grievances: V. | ||
| Mrs. Bullwinkle | 292 | |