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The Ordeal of Richard Feverel — Complete

by George Meredith

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about 610
Category
Literature & Fiction
Language
English
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CHAPTER I. THE INMATES OF RAYNHAM ABBEY CHAPTER II. THE FOURTEENTH BIRTHDAY TO TRY THE STRENGTH OF THE SYSTEM CHAPTER III. THE MAGIAN CONFLICT CHAPTER IV. ARSON CHAPTER V. ADRIAN PLIES HIS HOOK CHAPTER VI. JUVENILE STRATAGEMS CHAPTER VII. DAPHNE’S BOWER CHAPTER VIII. THE BITTER CUP CHAPTER IX. A FINE DISTINCTION CHAPTER X. RICHARD PASSES THROUGH HIS PRELIMINARY ORDEAL CHAPTER XI. THE LAST ACT OF THE BAKEWELL COMEDY IS CLOSED IN A LETTER CHAPTER XII. THE BLOSSOMING SEASON CHAPTER XIII. THE MAGNETIC AGE CHAPTER XIV. AN ATTRACTION CHAPTER XV. FERDINAND AND MIRANDA CHAPTER XVI. UNMASKING OF MASTER RIPTON THOMPSON CHAPTER XVII. GOOD WINE AND GOOD BLOOD CHAPTER XVIII. THE SYSTEM ENCOUNTERS THE WILD OATS SPECIAL PLEA CHAPTER XIX. A DIVERSION PLAYED ON A PENNY WHISTLE CHAPTER XX. CELEBRATES THE TIME-HONOURED TREATMENT OF A DRAGON BY THE HERO CHAPTER XXI. RICHARD IS SUMMONED TO TOWN TO HEAR A SERMON CHAPTER XXII. INDICATES THE APPROACHES OF FEVER CHAPTER XXIII. CRISIS IN THE APPLE-DISEASE CHAPTER XXIV. OF THE SPRING PRIMROSE AND THE AUTUMNAL CHAPTER XXV. IN WHICH THE HERO TAKES A STEP CHAPTER XXVI. RECORDS THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF THE HERO CHAPTER XXVII. CONTAINS AN INTERCESSION FOR THE HEROINE CHAPTER XXVIII. PREPARATIONS FOR ACTION WERE CONDUCTED UNDER THE APRIL OF LOVERS CHAPTER XXIX. IN WHICH THE LAST ACT OF THE COMEDY TAKES THE PLACE OF THE FIRST CHAPTER XXX. CELEBRATES THE BREAKFAST CHAPTER XXXI. THE PHILOSOPHER APPEARS IN PERSON CHAPTER XXXII. PROCESSION OF THE CAKE CHAPTER XXXIII. NURSING THE DEVIL CHAPTER XXXIV. CONQUEST OF AN EPICURE CHAPTER XXXV. CLARE’S MARRIAGE CHAPTER XXXVI. A DINNER-PARTY AT RICHMOND CHAPTER XXXVII. MRS. BERRY ON MATRIMONY CHAPTER XXXVIII. AN ENCHANTRESS CHAPTER XXXIX. THE LITTLE BIRD AND THE FALCON: A BERRY TO THE RESCUE! CHAPTER XL. CLARE’S DIARY CHAPTER XLI. AUSTIN RETURNS CHAPTER XLII. NATURE SPEAKS CHAPTER XLIII. AGAIN THE MAGIAN CONFLICT CHAPTER XLIV. THE LAST SCENE CHAPTER XLV. LADY BLANDISH TO AUSTIN WENTWORTH

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