THE BLACK ROBE

by Wilkie Collins



CONTENTS


BEFORE THE STORY.

FIRST SCENE.—BOULOGNE-SUR-MER.—THE DUEL.

SECOND SCENE.—VANGE ABBEY.—THE FOREWARNINGS


 

THE STORY.

BOOK THE FIRST.

CHAPTER I. -- THE CONFIDENCES.

CHAPTER II. -- THE JESUITS.

CHAPTER III. -- THE INTRODUCTION TO ROMAYNE.

CHAPTER IV. -- FATHER BENWELL HITS.

CHAPTER V. -- FATHER BENWELL MISSES.

CHAPTER VI. -- THE ORDER OF THE DISHES.

CHAPTER VII. -- THE INFLUENCE OF STELLA.

CHAPTER VIII. -- THE PRIEST OR THE WOMAN?

CHAPTER IX. -- THE PUBLIC AND THE PICTURES.

CHAPTER X. -- FATHER BENWELL’S CORRESPONDENCE.

CHAPTER XI. -- STELLA ASSERTS HERSELF. /a>

CHAPTER XII. -- THE GENERAL’S FAMILY.

CHAPTER XIII. –– FATHER BENWELL’S CORRESPONDENCE.


BOOK THE SECOND.

CHAPTER I. -- THE SANDWICH DANCE.

CHAPTER II. -- THE QUESTION OF MARRIAGE.

CHAPTER III. -- THE END OF THE BALL.

CHAPTER IV. -- IN THE SMALL HOURS.

BOOK THE THIRD.

CHAPTER I. -- THE HONEYMOON.

CHAPTER II. -- EVENTS AT TEN ACRES.

CHAPTER III. -- FATHER BENWELL AND THE BOOK.

CHAPTER IV. -- THE END OF THE HONEYMOON.

CHAPTER V. -- FATHER BENWELL’S CORRESPONDENCE.


BOOK THE FOURTH.

CHAPTER I. -- THE BREACH IS WIDENED.

CHAPTER II. -- A CHRISTIAN JESUIT.

CHAPTER III. -- WINTERFIELD RETURNS.

CHAPTER IV. --FATHER BENWELL’S CORRESPONDENCE.

CHAPTER V. -- BERNARD WINTERFIELD’S CORRESPONDENCE.

CHAPTER VI. -- THE SADDEST OF ALL WORDS.

CHAPTER VII. -- THE IMPULSIVE SEX.

CHAPTER VIII. -- FATHER BENWELL’S CORRESPONDENCE


BOOK THE FIFTH.

CHAPTER I. -- MRS. EYRECOURT’S DISCOVERY.

CHAPTER II. -- THE SEED IS SOWN.

CHAPTER III. -- THE HARVEST IS REAPED.

CHAPTER IV. -- ON THE ROAD TO ROME.








A ROGUE’S LIFE

by Wilkie Collins



CONTENTS


INTRODUCTORY WORDS.

A ROGUE’S LIFE.


CHAPTER I.

CHAPTER II.

CHAPTER III.

CHAPTER IV.

CHAPTER V.

CHAPTER VI.

CHAPTER VII.

CHAPTER VIII.

CHAPTER IX.

CHAPTER X.

CHAPTER XI.

CHAPTER XII.

CHAPTER XIII.

CHAPTER XIV.

CHAPTER XV.

CHAPTER XVI.








MISS OR MRS.?

by Wilkie Collins



CONTENTS

FIRST SCENE -- At Sea.

SECOND SCENE. -- The Store-Room.

THIRD SCENE. -- The Money Market.

FOURTH SCENE. -- Muswell Hill.

FIFTH SCENE. -- The Square.

SIXTH SCENE. -- The Church.

SEVENTH SCENE. -- The Evening Party.

EIGHTH SCENE. -- The Library.

NINTH SCENE. -- The Drawing-Room.

TENTH SCENE. -- Green Anchor Lane.

ELEVENTH SCENE. -- Outside the House

TWELFTH SCENE. -- Inside the House.

DOCUMENTARY HINTS, IN CONCLUSION.








THE LAW AND THE LADY

by Wilkie Collins



CONTENTS


NOTE:


THE LAW AND THE LADY.


PART I. PARADISE LOST.

CHAPTER I. THE BRIDE’S MISTAKE.

CHAPTER II. THE BRIDE’S THOUGHTS.

CHAPTER III. RAMSGATE SANDS.

CHAPTER IV. ON THE WAY HOME.

CHAPTER V. THE LANDLADY’S DISCOVERY.

CHAPTER VI. MY OWN DISCOVERY.

CHAPTER VII. ON THE WAY TO THE MAJOR.

CHAPTER VIII. THE FRIEND OF THE WOMEN.

CHAPTER IX. THE DEFEAT OF THE MAJOR.

CHAPTER X. THE SEARCH.

CHAPTER XI. THE RETURN TO LIFE.

CHAPTER XII. THE SCOTCH VERDICT.

CHAPTER XIII. THE MAN’S DECISION.

CHAPTER XIV. THE WOMAN’S ANSWER.


PART II. PARADISE REGAINED.

CHAPTER XV. THE STORY OF THE TRIAL. THE PRELIMINARIES.

CHAPTER XVI. FIRST QUESTION—DID THE WOMAN DIE POISONED?

CHAPTER XVII. SECOND QUESTION—WHO POISONED HER?

CHAPTER XVIII. THIRD QUESTION—WHAT WAS HIS MOTIVE?

CHAPTER XIX. THE EVIDENCE FOR THE DEFENSE.

CHAPTER XX. THE END OF THE TRIAL.

CHAPTER XXI. I SEE MY WAY.

CHAPTER XXII. THE MAJOR MAKES DIFFICULTIES.

CHAPTER XXIII

CHAPTER XXIV. MISERRIMUS DEXTER—FIRST VIEW.

CHAPTER XXV. MISERRIMUS DEXTER—SECOND VIEW

CHAPTER XXVI. MORE OF MY OBSTINACY.

CHAPTER XXVII. MR. DEXTER AT HOME.

CHAPTER XXVIII. IN THE DARK.

CHAPTER XXIX. IN THE LIGHT.

CHAPTER XXX. THE INDICTMENT OF MRS. BEAULY.

CHAPTER XXXI. THE DEFENSE OF MRS. BEAULY.

CHAPTER XXXII. A SPECIMEN OF MY WISDOM.

CHAPTER XXXIII. A SPECIMEN OF MY FOLLY.

CHAPTER XXXIV. GLENINCH.

CHAPTER XXXV. MR. PLAYMORE’S PROPHECY.

CHAPTER XXXVI. ARIEL.

CHAPTER XXXVII. AT THE BEDSIDE.

CHAPTER XXXVIII. ON THE JOURNEY BACK.

CHAPTER XXXIX. ON THE WAY TO DEXTER.

CHAPTER XL. NEMESIS AT LAST.

CHAPTER XLI. MR. PLAYMORE IN A NEW CHARACTER.

CHAPTER XLII. MORE SURPRISES.

CHAPTER XLIII. AT LAST!

CHAPTER XLIV. OUR NEW HONEYMOON.

CHAPTER XLV. THE DUST-HEAP DISTURBED.

CHAPTER XLVI. THE CRISIS DEFERRED.

CHAPTER XLVII. THE WIFE’S CONFESSION.

CHAPTER XLVIII. WHAT ELSE COULD I DO?

CHAPTER XLIX. PAST AND FUTURE.

CHAPTER L.








THE NEW MAGDALEN

by Wilkie Collins



CONTENTS


FIRST SCENE.—The Cottage on the Frontier.

CHAPTER I. THE TWO WOMEN.

CHAPTER II. MAGDALEN—IN MODERN TIMES.

CHAPTER III. THE GERMAN SHELL.

CHAPTER IV. THE TEMPTATION.

CHAPTER V. THE GERMAN SURGEON.


SECOND SCENE.—Mablethorpe House.

CHAPTER VI. LADY JANET’S COMPANION.

CHAPTER VII. THE MAN IS COMING.

CHAPTER VIII. THE MAN APPEARS.

CHAPTER IX. NEWS FROM MANNHEIM.

CHAPTER X. A COUNCIL OF THREE.

CHAPTER XI. THE DEAD ALIVE.

CHAPTER XII. EXIT JULIAN.

CHAPTER XIII. ENTER JULIAN.

CHAPTER XIV. COMING EVENTS CAST THEIR SHADOWS BEFORE.

CHAPTER XV. A WOMAN’S REMORSE.

CHAPTER XVI. THEY MEET AGAIN.

CHAPTER XVII. THE GUARDIAN ANGEL.

CHAPTER XVIII. THE SEARCH IN THE GROUNDS.

CHAPTER XIX. THE EVIL GENIUS.

CHAPTER XX. THE POLICEMAN IN PLAIN CLOTHES.

CHAPTER XXI. THE FOOTSTEP IN THE CORRIDOR.

CHAPTER XXII. THE MAN IN THE DINING-ROOM.

CHAPTER XXIII. LADY JANET AT BAY.

CHAPTER XXIV. LADY JANET’S LETTER.

CHAPTER XXV. THE CONFESSION

CHAPTER XXVI. GREAT HEART AND LITTLE HEART.

CHAPTER XXVII. MAGDALEN’S APPRENTICESHIP.

CHAPTER XXVIII. SENTENCE IS PRONOUNCED ON HER.

CHAPTER XXIX. THE LAST TRIAL.

EPILOGUE:








THE TWO DESTINIES

By Wilkie Collins



CONTENTS


The Prelude.

The Narrative.

GEORGE GERMAINE WRITES, AND TELLS HIS OWN LOVE STORY.

CHAPTER I.   GREENWATER BROAD

CHAPTER II.   TWO YOUNG HEARTS

CHAPTER III.   SWEDENBORG AND THE SIBYL

CHAPTER IV.   THE CURTAIN FALLS

CHAPTER V.   MY STORY

CHAPTER VI.   HER STORY

CHAPTER VII.   THE WOMAN ON THE BRIDGE

CHAPTER VIII.   THE KINDRED SPIRITS

CHAPTER IX.   NATURAL AND SUPERNATURAL

CHAPTER X.   SAINT ANTHONY’S WELL

CHAPTER XI.   THE LETTER OF INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER XII.   THE DISASTERS OF MRS. VAN BRANDT

CHAPTER XIII.   NOT CURED YET

CHAPTER XIV.   MRS. VAN BRANDT AT HOME

CHAPTER XV.   THE OBSTACLE BEATS ME

CHAPTER XVI.   MY MOTHER’S DIARY

CHAPTER XVII.   SHETLAND HOSPITALITY

CHAPTER XVIII.   THE DARKENED ROOM

CHAPTER XIX.   THE CATS

CHAPTER XX.   THE GREEN FLAG

CHAPTER XXI.   SHE COMES BETWEEN US

CHAPTER XXII.   SHE CLAIMS ME AGAIN

CHAPTER XXIII.   THE KISS

CHAPTER XXIV.   IN THE SHADOW OF ST. PAUL’S

CHAPTER XXV.   I KEEP MY APPOINTMENT

CHAPTER XXVI.   CONVERSATION WITH MY MOTHER

CHAPTER XXVII.   CONVERSATION WITH MRS. VAN BRANDT

CHAPTER XXVIII.   LOVE AND MONEY

CHAPTER XXIX.   OUR DESTINIES PART US

CHAPTER XXX.   THE PROSPECT DARKENS

CHAPTER XXXI.   THE PHYSICIAN’S OPINION

CHAPTER XXXII.   A LAST LOOK AT GREENWATER BROAD

CHAPTER XXXIII.   A VISION OF THE NIGHT

CHAPTER XXXIV.   BY LAND AND SEA

CHAPTER XXXV.   UNDER THE WINDOW

CHAPTER XXXVI.   LOVE AND PRIDE

CHAPTER XXXVII.     THE TWO DESTINIES


THE WIFE WRITES, AND CLOSES THE STORY.








THE FROZEN DEEP

by Wilkie Collins



CONTENTS


First Scene—The Ball-room

      Chapter 1.

      Chapter 2.

      Chapter 3.

      Chapter 4.

Between the Scenes—The Landing Stage

      Chapter 5.

Second Scene—The Hut of the Sea-mew.

      Chapter 6.

      Chapter 7.

      Chapter 8.

      Chapter 9.

      Chapter 10.

      Chapter 11.

Third Scene—The Iceberg.

      Chapter 12.

Fourth Scene—The Garden.

      Chapter 13.

      Chapter 14.

      Chapter 15.

Fifth Scene—The Boat-House.

      Chapter 16.

      Chapter 17.

      Chapter 18.