The Female Quixote

About this eBook

Author

Lennox, Charlotte, 1729?-1804

Title

The Female Quixote; or, The Adventures of Arabella, v. 1-2

Credits

Clare Graham and Marc D'Hooghe

Language

English

LoC Class

PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

Subject

Fiction -- Appreciation -- Fiction

Category

Text

eBook-No.

50054

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50054

Release Date

September 25, 2015

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE FEMALE QUIXOTE; — OR,
2. 2.CHARLOTTE LENNOX — In Two Volumes. — The Second Edition: — Revised and Corrected. — PREFACE — THE FEMALE QUIXOTE. — VOLUME I. — BOOK I. — Chapter I. — Contains a turn at court, neither new nor surprising. Some useless additions to a fine lady's education. The bad effects of a whimsical study, which some will say is borrowed from Cervantes. — Chapter II. — Contains a description of a lady's dress, in fashion not much above two thousand years ago. The beginning of an adventure which seems to promise a great deal. — Chapter III. — In which the adventure goes on after the accustomed manner. — Chapter IV. — A mistake, which produces no great consequences. An extraordinary comment upon a behaviour natural enough. An instance of a lady's compassion for her lover, which the reader may possibly think not very compassionate. — Chapter V. — In which one would imagine the adventure concluded, but for a promise that something else is to come. — Chapter VI. — In which the adventure is really concluded; though, possibly, not as the reader expected. — Chapter VII. — In which some contradictions are very happily reconciled. — Chapter VIII. — In which a mistake, in point of ceremony, is rectified. — Chapter IX. — In which a lover is severely punished for faults which the reader never would have discovered, if he had not been told. — Chapter X. — Contains several incidents, in which the reader is expected to be extremely interested. — Chapter XI. — In which a logical argument is unseasonably interrupted. — Chapter XII. — In which the reader will find a specimen of the true pathetic, in a speech of Oroondates. The adventure of the books. — Chapter XIII. — The adventure of the books continued. — BOOK II. — Chapter I. — In which the adventure of the books is happily concluded. — Chapter II. — Which contains a very natural incident. — Chapter III. — Which treats of a consolatory visit, and other grave matters. — Chapter IV. — Which contains some common occurrences, but placed in a new light. — Chapter V. — The history of Miss Groves, interspersed with some very curious observations. — Chapter VI. — Containing what a judicious reader will hardly approve. — Chapter VII. — Which treats of the Olympic Games. — Chapter VIII. — Which concludes with an excellent moral sentence. — Chapter IX. — Containing some curious anecdotes. — Chapter X. — In which our heroine is engaged in a very perilous adventure. — Chapter XI. — In which the lady is wonderfully delivered. — BOOK III. — Chapter I. — Two conversations, out of which the reader may pick up a great deal. — Chapter II. — A solemn interview. — Chapter III. — In which the interview is ended, not much to the lover's satisfaction, but exactly conformable to the rules of romance. — Chapter IV. — In which our heroine is greatly disappointed. — Chapter V. — Some curious instructions for relating an history. — Chapter VI. — A very heroic chapter. — Chapter VII. — In which our heroine is suspected of insensibility. — Chapter VIII. — In which we hope the reader will be differently affected. — BOOK IV. — Chapter I. — In which our heroine discovers her knowledge in astronomy. — Chapter II. — In which a very pleasing conversation is left unfinished. — Chapter III. — Definition of love and beauty. The necessary qualities of a hero and heroine. — Chapter IV. — In which our heroine is engaged in a new adventure. — Chapter V. — Being a chapter of mistakes. — Chapter VI. — In which the mistakes are continued. — Chapter VII. — In which the mistakes are not yet cleared up. — Chapter VIII. — Which contains some necessary consequences of the foregoing mistakes. A soliloquy on a love-letter. — Chapter IX. — Containing a love-letter in the heroic style; with some occasional reasonings by Lucy, full of wit and simplicity. — VOLUME II. — BOOK V. — Chapter I. — A dispute very learnedly handled by two ladies, in which the reader may take what part he pleases. — Chapter II. — Chapter III. — In which our heroine is in some little confusion. — Chapter V. — In which will be found one of the former mistakes pursued, and another cleared up, to the great satisfaction of two persons; among whom the reader, we expect, will make a third. — Chapter VI. — Containing some account of Thalestris, queen of the Amazons, with other curious anecdotes. — BOOK VI. — Chapter I. — Containing the beginning of Sir George's history; in which the ingenious relator has exactly copied the style of romance. — Chapter II. — In which Sir George, continuing his surprising history, relates a most stupendous instance of a valour only to be paralleled by that of the great Oroondates, Cæsareo, &c. &c. &c. — Chapter III. — A love adventure, after the romantic taste. — Chapter IV. — The adventure continued. — Chapter V. — An extraordinary instance of generosity in a lover, somewhat resembling that of the great Artaxerxes in Cassandra. — Chapter VI. — In which it will be seen, that the lady is as generous as her lover. — Chapter VII. — Containing an incident full as probable as any in Scudery's Romances. — Chapter VIII. — A single combat fought with prodigious valour, and described with amazing accuracy. — Chapter IX. — In which the reader will find a description of a beauty, in a style truly sublime. — Chapter X. — Wherein Sir George concludes his history; which produces an unexpected effect. — Chapter XI. — Containing only a few inferences, drawn from the foregoing chapters. — BOOK VII. — Chapter I. — For the shortness of which the length of the next shall make some amends. — Chapter II. — Not so long as was first intended; but contains, however, a surprising adventure on the road — Chapter III. — Which concludes with an authentic piece of history. — Chapter IV. — In which one of our heroine's whims is justified, by some others full as whimsical. — Chapter V. — Containing some historical anecdotes, the truth of which may possibly be doubted, as they are not to be found in any of the historians. — Chapter VI. — Which contains some excellent rules for raillery. — Chapter VII. — In which the author condescends to be very minute in the description of our heroine's dress. — Chapter VIII. — Some reflections very fit, and others very unfit, for an assembly-room. — Chapter IX. — Being a chapter of the satirical kind. — Chapter X. — In which our heroine justifies her own notions by some very illustrious examples. — Chapter XI. — In which our heroine, being mistaken herself, gives occasion for a great many other mistakes. — Chapter XII. — In which our heroine reconciles herself to a mortifying incident, by recollecting an adventure in a romance, similar to her own. — Chapter XIII. — In which our heroine's extravagance will be thought, perhaps, to be carried to an extravagant length. — Chapter XIV. — A dialogue between Arabella and Lucy, in which the latter seems to have the advantage. — BOOK VIII. — Chapter I. — Contains the conversation referred to in the last chapter of the preceding book. — Chapter II. — In which our heroine, as we presume, shows herself in two very different lights. — Chapter III. — The contrast continued. — Chapter IV. — In which Mr. Glanville makes an unsuccessful attempt upon Arabella. — Chapter V. — In which is introduced a very singular character. — Chapter VI. — Containing something which at first sight may possibly puzzle the reader. — Chapter VII. — In which, if the reader has not anticipated it, he will find an explanation of some seeming inconsistencies in the foregoing chapter. — Chapter VIII. — Which concludes book the eighth. — BOOK IX. — Chapter I. — In which is related an admirable adventure. — Chapter II. — Which ends with a very unfavourable prediction for our heroine. — Chapter III. — In which Arabella meets with another admirable adventure. — Chapter IV. — In which is related the history of the princess of Gaul. — Chapter V. — A very mysterious chapter. — Chapter VI. — Not much plainer than the former. — Chapter VII. — Containing indeed no great matters, but being a prelude to greater. — Chapter VIII. — Which acquaints the reader with two very extraordinary accidents. — Chapter IX. — Which will be found to contain information absolutely necessary for the right understanding of this history. — Chapter X. — A short chapter indeed, but full of matter. — Chapter XI. — Being, in the author's opinion, the best chapter in this history. — Chapter XII. — In which the history is concluded. — FINIS.

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