The Adventures of Harry Richmond George Meredith The Adventures of Harry Richmond Table of Contents The Adventures of Harry Richmond.......................................................................................................................1 George Meredith............................................................................................................................................1 BOOK 1......................................................................................................................................................................2 CHAPTER I. I AM A SUBJECT OF CONTENTION..................................................................................3 CHAPTER II. AN ADVENTURE ON MY OWN ACCOUNT.................................................................10 CHAPTER III. DIPWELL FARM...............................................................................................................15 CHAPTER IV. I HAVE A TASTE OF GRANDEUR................................................................................18 CHAPTER V. I MAKE A DEAR FRIEND................................................................................................23 CHAPTER VI. A TALE OF A GOOSE......................................................................................................35 BOOK 2....................................................................................................................................................................41 CHAPTER VII. A FREE LIFE ON THE ROAD........................................................................................41 CHAPTER VIII. JANET ILCHESTER.......................................................................................................50 CHAPTER IX. AN EVENING WITH CAPTAIN BULSTED...................................................................54 CHAPTER X. AN EXPEDITION...............................................................................................................63 CHAPTER XI. THE GREAT FOG AND THE FIRE AT MIDNIGHT.....................................................66 CHAPTER XII. WE FIND OURSELVES BOUND ON A VOYAGE......................................................70 CHAPTER XIII. WE CONDUCT SEVERAL LEARNED ARGUMENTS WITH THE CAPTAIN OF THE PRISCILLA..................................................................................................................................76 CHAPTER XIV. I MEET OLD FRIENDS.................................................................................................80 BOOK 3....................................................................................................................................................................85 CHAPTER XV. WE ARE ACCOSTED BY A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE LADY IN THE FOREST...........85 CHAPTER XVI. THE STATUE ON THE PROMONTORY.....................................................................91 CHAPTER XVII. MY FATHER BREATHES, MOVES, AND SPEAKS.................................................96 CHAPTER XVIII. WE PASS A DELIGHTFUL EVENING, AND I HAVE A MORNING VISION......98 CHAPTER XIX. OUR RETURN HOMEWARD.....................................................................................104 CHAPTER XX. NEWS OF A FRESH CONQUEST OF MY FATHER'S...............................................109 CHAPTER XXI. A PROMENADE IN BATH.........................................................................................113 CHAPTER XXII. CONCLUSION OF THE BATH EPISODE................................................................119 BOOK 4..................................................................................................................................................................124 CHAPTER XXIII. MY TWENTY−FIRST BIRTHDAY..........................................................................124 CHAPTER XXIV. I MEET THE PRINCESS...........................................................................................130 CHAPTER XXV. ON BOARD A YACHT..............................................................................................134 CHAPTER XXVI. IN VIEW OF THE HOHENZOLLERN'S BIRTHPLACE........................................137 CHAPTER XXVII. THE TIME OF ROSES.............................................................................................140 CHAPTER XXVIII. OTTILIA..................................................................................................................147 CHAPTER XXIX. AN EVENING WITH DR. JULIUS VON KARSTEG.............................................150 CHAPTER XXX. A SUMMER STORM, AND LOVE...........................................................................154 CHAPTER XXXI. PRINCESS OTTILIA'S LETTER..............................................................................158 CHAPTER XXXII. AN INTERVIEW WITH PRINCE ERNEST AND A MEETING WITH PRINCE OTTO.........................................................................................................................................161 BOOK 5..................................................................................................................................................................165 CHAPTER XXXIII. WHAT CAME OF A SHILLING............................................................................165 CHAPTER XXXIV. I GAIN A PERCEPTION OF PRINCELY STATE................................................175 CHAPTER XXXV. THE SCENE IN THE LAKE−PALACE LIBRARY...............................................185 CHAPTER XXXVI. HOMEWARD AND HOME AGAIN.....................................................................190 CHAPTER XXXVII. JANET RENOUNCES ME....................................................................................197 CHAPTER XXXVIII. MY BANKERS' BOOK........................................................................................202 BOOK 6..................................................................................................................................................................211 i The Adventures of Harry Richmond Table of Contents The Adventures of Harry Richmond CHAPTER XXXIX. I SEE MY FATHER TAKING THE TIDE AND AM CARRIED ON IT MYSELF...................................................................................................................................................211 CHAPTER XL. MY FATHER'S MEETING WITH MY GRANDFATHER...........................................220 CHAPTER XLI. COMMENCEMENT OF THE SPLENDOURS AND PERPLEXITIES OF MY FATHER'S GRAND PARADE................................................................................................................223 CHAPTER XLII. THE MARQUIS OF EDBURY AND HIS PUPPET...................................................231 CHAPTER XLIII. I BECOME ONE OF THE CHOSEN OF THE NATION..........................................238 CHAPTER XLIV. MY FATHER IS MIRACULOUSLY RELIEVED BY FORTUNE..........................244 BOOK 7..................................................................................................................................................................250 CHAPTER XLV. WITHIN AN INCH OF MY LIFE...............................................................................250 CHAPTER XLVI. AMONG GIPSY WOMEN.........................................................................................252 CHAPTER XLVII. MY FATHER ACTS THE CHARMER AGAIN......................................................257 CHAPTER XLVIII. THE PRINCESS ENTRAPPED...............................................................................265 CHAPTER XLIX. WHICH FORESHADOWS A GENERAL GATHERING........................................272 CHAPTER L. WE ARE ALL IN MY FATHER'S NET...........................................................................275 CHAPTER LI. AN ENCOUNTER SHOWING MY FATHER'S GENIUS IN A STRONG LIGHT......286 BOOK 8..................................................................................................................................................................297 CHAPTER LII. STRANGE REVELATIONS, AND MY GRANDFATHER HAS HIS LAST OUTBURST..............................................................................................................................................298 CHAPTER LIII. THE HEIRESS PROVES THAT SHE INHERITS THE FEUD AND I GO DRIFTING................................................................................................................................................307 CHAPTER LIV. MY RETURN TO ENGLAND......................................................................................316 CHAPTER LV. I MEET MY FIRST PLAYFELLOW AND TAKE MY PUNISHMENT.....................320 CHAPTER LVI. CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................326 ii The Adventures of Harry Richmond George Meredith This page copyright © 2002 Blackmask Online. http://www.blackmask.com • BOOK 1. • CHAPTER I. I AM A SUBJECT OF CONTENTION • CHAPTER II. AN ADVENTURE ON MY OWN ACCOUNT • CHAPTER III. DIPWELL FARM • CHAPTER IV. I HAVE A TASTE OF GRANDEUR • CHAPTER V. I MAKE A DEAR FRIEND • CHAPTER VI. A TALE OF A GOOSE • BOOK 2. • CHAPTER VII. A FREE LIFE ON THE ROAD • CHAPTER VIII. JANET ILCHESTER • CHAPTER IX. AN EVENING WITH CAPTAIN BULSTED • CHAPTER X. AN EXPEDITION • CHAPTER XI. THE GREAT FOG AND THE FIRE AT MIDNIGHT • CHAPTER XII. WE FIND OURSELVES BOUND ON A VOYAGE • CHAPTER XIII. WE CONDUCT SEVERAL LEARNED ARGUMENTS WITH THE CAPTAIN OF THE PRISCILLA • CHAPTER