BOOK I. | THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER MARMADUKE NEVILE |
CHAPTER I. | THE PASTIME-GROUND OF OLD COCKAIGNE |
CHAPTER II. | THE BROKEN GITTERN |
CHAPTER III. | THE TRADER AND THE GENTLE; OR, THE CHANGING GENERATION |
CHAPTER IV. | ILL FARES THE COUNTRY MOUSE IN THE TRAPS OF TOWN |
CHAPTER V. | WEAL TO THE IDLER, WOE TO THE WORKMAN |
CHAPTER VI. | MASTER MARMADUKE NEVILE FEARS FOR THE SPIRITUAL WEAL OF HIS HOST AND HOSTESS |
CHAPTER VII. | THERE IS A ROD FOR THE BACK OF EVERY FOOL WHO WOULD BE WISER THAN HIS GENERATION |
CHAPTER VIII. | MASTER MARMADUKE NEVILE MAKES LOVE, AND IS FRIGHTENED |
CHAPTER IX. | MASTER MARMADUKE NEVILE LEAVES THE WIZARD'S HOUSE FOR THE GREAT WORLD |
BOOK II. | THE KING'S COURT |
CHAPTER I. | EARL WARWICK THE KING-MAKER |
CHAPTER II. | KING EDWARD THE FOURTH |
CHAPTER III. | THE ANTECHAMBER |
BOOK III. | IN WHICH THE HISTORY PASSES FROM THE KING'S COURT TO THE STUDENT'S CELL, AND RELATES THE PERILS THAT BEFELL A PHILOSOPHER FOR MEDDLING WITH THE AFFAIRS OF THE WORLD |
CHAPTER I. | THE SOLITARY SAGE AND THE SOLITARY MAID |
CHAPTER II. | MASTER ADAM WARNER GROWS A MISER, AND BEHAVES SHAMEFULLY |
CHAPTER III. | A STRANGE VISITOR.—ALL AGES OF THE WORLD BREED WORLD-BETTERS |
CHAPTER IV. | LORD HASTINGS |
CHAPTER V. | MASTER ADAM WARNER AND KING HENRY THE SIXTH |
CHAPTER VI. | HOW, ON LEAVING KING LOG, FOOLISH WISDOM RUNS A-MUCK ON KING STORK |
CHAPTER VII. | MY LADY DUCHESS'S OPINION OF THE UTILITY OF MASTER WARNER'S INVENTION, AND HER ESTEEM FOR ITS—EXPLOSION |
CHAPTER VIII. | THE OLD WOMAN TALKS OF SORROWS, THE YOUNG WOMAN DREAMS OF LOVE; THE COURTIER FLIES FROM PRESENT POWER TO REMEMBRANCES OF PAST HOPES, AND THE WORLD-BETTERED OPENS UTOPIA, WITH A VIEW OF |
CHAPTER IX. | HOW THE DESTRUCTIVE ORGAN OF PRINCE RICHARD PROMISES GOODLY DEVELOPMENT |
BOOK IV. | INTRIGUES OF THE COURT OF EDWARD IV |
CHAPTER I. | MARGARET OF ANJOU |
CHAPTER II. | IN WHICH ARE LAID OPEN TO THE READER THE CHARACTER OF EDWARD THE FOURTH AND THAT OF HIS COURT, WITH THE MACHINATIONS OF THE WOODVILLES AGAINST THE EARL OF WARWICK |
CHAPTER III. | WHEREIN MASTER NICHOLAS ALWYN VISITS THE COURT, AND THERE LEARNS MATTER OF WHICH THE ACUTE READER WILL JUDGE FOR HIMSELF |
CHAPTER IV. | EXHIBITING THE BENEFITS WHICH ROYAL PATRONAGE CONFERS ON GENIUS,—ALSO THE EARLY LOVES OF THE LORD HASTINGS; WITH OTHER MATTERS EDIFYING AND DELECTABLE |
CHAPTER V. | THE WOODVILLE INTRIGUE PROSPERS.—MONTAGU CONFERS WITH HASTINGS, VISITS THE ARCHBISHOP OF YORK, AND IS MET ON THE ROAD BY A STRANGE PERSONAGE |
CHAPTER VI. | THE ARRIVAL OF THE COUNT DE LA ROCHE, AND THE VARIOUS EXCITEMENT PRODUCED ON MANY PERSONAGES BY THAT EVENT |
CHAPTER VII. | THE RENOWNED COMBAT BETWEEN SIR ANTHONY WOODVILLE AND THE BASTARD OF BURGUNDY |
CHAPTER VIII. | HOW THE BASTARD OF BURGUNDY PROSPERED MORE IN HIS POLICY THAN WITH THE POLE-AXE.-AND HOW KING EDWARD HOLDS HIS SUMMER CHASE IN THE FAIR GROVES OF SHENE |
CHAPTER IX. | THE GREAT ACTOR RETURNS TO FILL THE STAGE |
CHAPTER X. | HOW THE GREAT LORDS COME TO THE KING-MAKER, AND WITH WHAT PROFFERS |
BOOK V. | |
CHAPTER I. | RURAL ENGLAND IN THE MIDDLE AGES—NOBLE VISITORS SEEK THE CASTLE OF MIDDLEHAM |
CHAPTER II. | COUNCILS AND MUSINGS |
CHAPTER III. | THE SISTERS |
CHAPTER IV. | THE DESTRIER |
BOOK VI. | |
CHAPTER I. | NEW DISSENSIONS |
CHAPTER II. | THE WOULD-BE IMPROVERS OF JOVE'S FOOTBALL, EARTH.—THE SAD FATHER AND THE SAD CHILD.—THE FAIR RIVALS |
CHAPTER III. | WHEREIN THE DEMAGOGUE SEEKS THE COURTIER |
CHAPTER IV. | SIBYLL |
CHAPTER V. | KATHERINE |
CHAPTER VI. | JOY FOR ADAM, AND HOPE FOR SIBYLL—AND POPULAR FRIAR BUNGEY! |
CHAPTER VII. | A LOVE SCENE |
BOOK VII. | THE POPULAR REBELLION |
CHAPTER I. | THE WHITE LION OF MARCH SHAKES HIS MANE |
CHAPTER II. | THE CAMP AT OLNEY |
CHAPTER III. | THE CAMP OF THE REBELS |
CHAPTER IV. | THE NORMAN EARL AND THE SAXON DEMAGOGUE CONFER |
CHAPTER V. | WHAT FAITH EDWARD IV. PURPOSETH TO KEEP WITH EARL AND PEOPLE |
CHAPTER VI. | WHAT BEFALLS KING EDWARD ON HIS ESCAPE FROM OLNEY |
CHAPTER VII. | HOW KING EDWARD ARRIVES AT THE CASTLE OF MIDDLEHAM |
CHAPTER VIII. | THE ANCIENTS RIGHTLY GAVE TO THE GODDESS OF ELOQUENCE A CROWN |
CHAPTER IX. | WEDDED CONFIDENCE AND LOVE—THE EARL AND THE PRELATE—THE PRELATE AND THE KING—SCHEMES—WILES—AND THE BIRTH OF A DARK THOUGHT DESTINED TO ECLIPSE A SUN |
BOOK VIII. | IN WHICH THE LAST LINK BETWEEN KING-MAKER AND KING SNAPS ASUNDER |
CHAPTER I. | THE LADY ANNE VISITS THE COURT |
CHAPTER II. | THE SLEEPING INNOCENCE—THE WAKEFUL CRIME |
CHAPTER III. | NEW DANGERS TO THE HOUSE OF YORK—AND THE KING'S HEART ALLIES ITSELF WITH REBELLION AGAINST THE KING'S THRONE |
CHAPTER IV. | THE FOSTER-BROTHERS |
CHAPTER V. | THE LOVER AND THE GALLANT—WOMAN'S CHOICE |
CHAPTER VI. | WARWICK RETURNS—APPEASES A DISCONTENTED PRINCE—AND CONFERS WITH A REVENGEFUL CONSPIRATOR |
CHAPTER VII. | THE FEAR AND THE FLIGHT |
CHAPTER VIII. | THE GROUP ROUND THE DEATH-BED OF THE LANCASTRIAN WIDOW |
BOOK IX. | THE WANDERERS AND THE EXILES |
CHAPTER I. | HOW THE GREAT BARON BECOMES AS GREAT A REBEL |
CHAPTER II. | MANY THINGS BRIEFLY TOLD |
CHAPTER III. | THE PLOT OF THE HOSTELRY—THE MAID AND THE SCHOLAR IN THEIR HOME |
CHAPTER IV. | THE WORLD'S JUSTICE, AND THE WISDOM OF OUR ANCESTORS |
CHAPTER V. | THE FUGITIVES ARE CAPTURED—THE TYMBESTERES REAPPEAR—MOONLIGHT ON THE REVEL OF THE LIVING—MOONLIGHT ON THE SLUMBER OF THE DEAD |
CHAPTER VI. | THE SUBTLE CRAFT OF RICHARD OF GLOUCESTER |
CHAPTER VII. | WARWICK AND HIS FAMILY IN EXILE |
CHAPTER VIII. | HOW THE HEIR OF LANCASTER MEETS THE KING-MAKER |
CHAPTER IX. | THE INTERVIEW OF EARL WARWICK AND QUEEN MARGARET |
CHAPTER X. | LOVE AND MARRIAGE—DOUBTS OF CONSCIENCE—DOMESTIC JEALOUSY—AND HOUSEHOLD TREASON |
BOOK X. | THE RETURN OF THE KING-MAKER |
CHAPTER I. | THE MAID'S HOPE, THE COURTIER'S LOVE, AND THE SAGE'S COMFORT |
CHAPTER II. | THE MAN AWAKES IN THE SAGE, AND THE SHE-WOLF AGAIN HATH TRACKED THE LAMB |
CHAPTER III. | VIRTUOUS RESOLVES SUBMITTED TO THE TEST OF VANITY AND THE WORLD |
CHAPTER IV. | THE STRIFE WHICH SIBYLL HAD COURTED, BETWEEN KATHERINE AND HERSELF, COMMENCES IN SERIOUS EARNEST |
CHAPTER V. | THE MEETING OF HASTINGS AND KATHERINE |
CHAPTER VI. | HASTINGS LEARNS WHAT HAS BEFALLEN SIBYLL, REPAIRS TO THE KING, AND ENCOUNTERS AN OLD RIVAL |
CHAPTER VII. | THE LANDING OF LORD WARWICK, AND THE EVENTS THAT ENSUE THEREON |
CHAPTER VIII. | WHAT BEFELL ADAM WARNER AND SIBYLL WHEN MADE SUBJECT TO THE GREAT FRIAR BUNGEY |
CHAPTER IX. | THE DELIBERATIONS OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL, WHILE LORD WARWICK MARCHES UPON LONDON |
CHAPTER X. | THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY OF THE EARL—THE ROYAL CAPTIVE IN THE TOWER—THE MEETING BETWEEN KING-MAKER AND KING |
CHAPTER XI. | THE TOWER IN COMMOTION |
BOOK XI. | THE NEW POSITION OF THE KING-MAKER |
CHAPTER I. | WHEREIN MASTER ADAM WARNER IS NOTABLY COMMENDED AND ADVANCED—AND GREATNESS SAYS TO WISDOM, "THY DESTINY BE MINE, AMEN." |
CHAPTER II. | THE PROSPERITY OF THE OUTER SHOW—THE CARES OF THE INNER MAN |
CHAPTER III. | FURTHER VIEWS INTO THE HEART OF MAN, AND THE CONDITIONS OF POWER |
CHAPTER IV. | THE RETURN OF EDWARD OF YORK |
CHAPTER V. | THE PROGRESS OF THE PLANTAGENET |
CHAPTER VI. | LORD WARWICK, WITH THE FOE IN THE FIELD AND THE TRAITOR AT THE HEARTH |
BOOK XII. | THE BATTLE OF BARNET |
CHAPTER I. | A KING IN HIS CITY HOPES TO RECOVER HIS REALM—A WOMAN IN HER CHAMBER FEARS TO FORFEIT HER OWN |
CHAPTER II. | SHARP IS THE KISS OF THE FALCON'S BEAR |
CHAPTER III. | A PAUSE |
CHAPTER IV. | THE BATTLE |
CHAPTER V. | THE BATTLE |
CHAPTER VI. | THE BATTLE |
CHAPTER VII. | THE LAST PILGRIMS IN THE LONG PROCESSION TO THE COMMON BOURNE |
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