Lady Good-for-Nothing: A Man's Portrait of a Woman
by Arthur Quiller-Couch
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About this eBook
- Author
- Quiller-Couch, Arthur, 1863-1944
- Credits
- E-text prepared by Lionel Sear
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
- Subject
- Historical fiction
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 15228
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15228
- Release Date
- March 2, 2005
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.LADY GOOD-FOR-NOTHING — NOTE — CONTENTS. — BOOK I.—PORT NASSAU. — I. THE BEACH. — BOOK II.—PROBATION. — I. AFTER TWO YEARS. — BOOK III.—THE BRIDALS. — I. BETROTHED. — BOOK IV.—LADY GOOD-FOR-NOTHING. — I. BATTY LANGTON, CHRONICLER. — BOOK V.—LISBON AND AFTER. — I. ACT OF FAITH. — EPILOGUE — BOOK I.
- 2.PORT NASSAU. — Chapter I. — THE BEACH. — Chapter II. — PORT NASSAU. — Chapter III. — TWO GUINEAS. — Chapter IV. — FATHER AND SON. — Chapter V. — RUTH. — Chapter VI. — PARENTHETICAL—OF THE FAMILY OF VYELL. — Chapter VII. — A SABBATH-BREAKER. — Chapter VIII. — ANOTHER SABBATH-BREAKER. — Chapter IX. — THE SCOURGE. — Chapter X. — THE BENCH. — FID DEF. — Chapter XI. — THE STOCKS. — Chapter XII. — THE HUT BY THE BEACH. — Chapter XIII. — RUTH SETS OUT. — BOOK II. — PROBATION.
- 3.Chapter I. — AFTER TWO YEARS. — Chapter II. — MR. SILK. — Chapter III. — MR. HICHENS. — Chapter IV. — VASHTI. — Chapter V. — SIR OLIVER'S HEALTH. — Chapter VI. — CAPTAIN HARRY AND MR. HANMER. — Chapter VII. — FIRST OFFER. — Chapter VIII. — CONCERNING MARGARET. — Chapter IX. — THE PROSPECT. — Chapter X. — THREE LADIES. — Chapter XI. — THE ESPIAL. — Chapter XII. — LADY CAROLINE. — Chapter XIII. — DIANA VYELL. — Chapter XIV. — MR. SILK PROPOSES. — Chapter XV. — THE CHOOSING.
- 4.Chapter I. — BETROTHED. — Chapter II. — THE RETURN. — Chapter III. — NESTING. — Chapter IV. — THE BRIDEGROOM. — Chapter V. — RUTH'S WEDDING DAY. — Chapter VI. — "YET HE WILL COME—". — Chapter VII. — HOUSEKEEPING. — Chapter VIII. — HOME-COMING.
- 5.Chapter I. — BATTY LANGTON, CHRONICLER. — Chapter II. — SIR OLIVER SAILS. — Chapter III. — MISCALCULATING WRATH. — Chapter IV. — THE TERRACE. — Chapter V. — A PROLOGUE TO NOTHING. — Chapter VI. — CHILDLESS MOTHER. — "MY DEAR MRS. HARRY,—"
- 6.Chapter I. — ACT OF FAITH. — Chapter II. — DONNA MARIA. — Chapter III. — EARTHQUAKE. — Chapter IV. — THE SEARCH. — Chapter V. — THE FINDING. — Chapter VI. — DOCUMENTS. — II. — III. — IV. — Chapter VII. — THE LAST OFFER — EPILOGUE
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