ClassicNovels

A novel, 1861

East Lynne

Mrs. Henry Wood

Lady Isabel Vane is left penniless when her father, Lord Mount Severn, dies.

47 chapters · about 14 hours

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How it begins

In an easy-chair of the spacious and handsome library of his town-house, sat William, Earl of Mount Severn. His hair was gray, the smoothness of his expansive brow was defaced by premature wrinkles, and his once attractive face bore the pale, unmistakable look of dissipation.

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About the book

Length

47 chapters

First published

1861

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Contents

  1. Chapter 1: The Lady Isabel14 min
  2. Chapter 2: The Broken Cross10 min
  3. Chapter 3: Barbara Hare19 min
  4. Chapter 4: The Moonlight Interview8 min
  5. Chapter 5: Mr. Carlyle’s Office12 min
  6. Chapter 6: Richard Hare, the Younger19 min
  7. Chapter 7: Miss Carlyle at Home5 min
  8. Chapter 8: Mr. Kane’s Concert12 min
  9. Chapter 9: The Song and the Dirge12 min
  10. Chapter 10: The Keepers of the Dead18 min
  11. Chapter 11: The New Peer—The Bank-Note15 min
  12. Chapter 12: Life at Castle Marling16 min
  13. Chapter 13: A Moonlight Walk5 min
  14. Chapter 14: The Earl’s Astonishment8 min
  15. Chapter 15: Coming Home8 min
  16. Chapter 16: Domestic Troubles6 min
  17. Chapter 17: Visit of the Hare Family18 min
  18. Chapter 18: Miss Carlyle—Isabel Unhappy20 min
  19. Chapter 19: Captain Thorn at West Lynne14 min
  20. Chapter 20: Going from Home17 min
  21. Chapter 21: Quitting the Danger17 min
  22. Chapter 22: Mrs. Hare’s Dream20 min
  23. Chapter 23: Captain Thorn in Trouble About “a Bill.”23 min
  24. Chapter 24: Richard Hare at Mr. Dill’s Window36 min
  25. Chapter 25: Charming Results21 min
  26. Chapter 26: Alone for Evermore15 min
  27. Chapter 27: Barbara’s Misdoings22 min
  28. Chapter 28: An Unexpected Visitor at East Lynne11 min
  29. Chapter 29: A Night Invasion of East Lynne25 min
  30. Chapter 30: Barbara’s Heart at Rest30 min
  31. Chapter 31: Mr. Dill in an Embroidered Shirt-Front18 min
  32. Chapter 32: Meeting of Lady Isabel and Afy34 min
  33. Chapter 33: The Yearning of a Breaking Heart19 min
  34. Chapter 34: An M. P. for West Lynne31 min
  35. Chapter 35: A Mishap to the Blue Spectacles22 min
  36. Chapter 36: Appearance of a Russian Bear at West Lynne37 min
  37. Chapter 37: Mr. Carlyle Invited to Some Pate De Foie Gras19 min
  38. Chapter 38: The World Turned Upside Down17 min
  39. Chapter 39: Mrs. Carlyle in Full Dress, Afy Also19 min
  40. Chapter 40: The Justice-Room21 min
  41. Chapter 41: Firm!19 min
  42. Chapter 42: The Trial18 min
  43. Chapter 43: The Death Chamber20 min
  44. Chapter 44: Lord Vane Dating Forward18 min
  45. Chapter 45: “It Won’t Do, Afy!”12 min
  46. Chapter 46: Until Eternity17 min
  47. Chapter 47: I. M. V10 min

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