The Newcomes
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863
English
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THE NEWCOMES
Memoirs of a most Respectable Family
Edited by Arthur Pendennis, Esq.
by William Makepeace Thackeray
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
I The Overture--After which the Curtain rises upon a Drinking
Chorus
II Colonel Newcome's Wild Oats
III Colonel Newcome's Letter-box
IV In which the Author and the Hero resume their Acquaintance
V Clive's Uncles
VI Newcome Brothers
VII In which Mr. Clive's School-days are over
VIII Mrs. Newcome at Home (a Small Early Party)
IX Miss Honeyman's
X Ethel and her Relations
XI At Mrs. Ridley's
XII In which Everybody is asked to Dinner
XIII In which Thomas Newcome sings his last Song
XIV Park Lane
XV The Old Ladies
XVI In which Mr. Sherrick lets his House in Fitzroy Square
XVII A School of Art
XVIII New Companions
XIX The colonel at Home
XX Contains more Particulars of the Colonel and his Brethren
XXI Is Sentimental, but Short
XXII Describes a Visit to Paris; with Accidents and Incidents
in London
XXIII In which we hear a Soprano and a Contralto
XXIV In which the Newcome Brothers once more meet together in Unity
XXV Is passed in a Public-house
XXVI In which Colonel Newcome's Horses are sold
XXVII Youth and Sunshine
XXVIII In which Clive begins to see the World
XXIX In which Barnes comes a-Wooing
XXX A Retreat
XXXI Madame la Duchesse
XXXII Barnes's Courtship
XXXIII Lady Kew at the Congress
XXXIV The End of the Congress of Baden
XXXV Across the Alps
XXXVI In which M. de Florac is promoted
XXXVII Returns to Lord Kew
XXXVIII In which Lady Kew leaves his Lordship quite Convalescent
XXXIX Amongst the Painters
XL Returns from Rome to Pall Mall
XLI An Old Story
XLII Injured Innocence
XLIII Returns to some Old Friends
XLIV In which Mr. Charles Honeyman appears in an amiable light
XLV A Stag of Ten
XLVI The Hotel de Florac
XLVII Contains two or three Acts of a little Comedy
XLVIII In which Benedick is a Married Man
XLIX Contains at least Six more Courses and Two Desserts
L Clive in New Quarters
LI An Old Friend
LII Family Secrets
LIII In which Kinsmen fall out
LIV Has a Tragical Ending
LV Barnes's Skeleton Closet
LVI Rosa quo locorum sera moratur
LVII Rosebury and Newcome
LVIII "One more Unfortunate"
LIX In which Achilles loses Briseis
LX In which we write to the Colonel
LXI In which we are introduced to a new Newcome
LXII Mr. and Mrs. Clive Newcome
LXIII Mrs. Clive at Home
LXIV Absit Omen
LXV In which Mrs. Clive comes into her Fortune
LXVI In which the Colonel and the Newcome Athenaeum are both Lectured
LXVII Newcome and Liberty
LXVIII A Letter and a Reconciliation
LXIX The Election
LXX Chiltern Hundreds
LXXI In which Mrs. Clive Newcome's Carriage is ordered
LXXII Belisarius
LXXIII In which Belisarius returns from Exile
LXXIV In which Clive begins the World
LXXV Founder's Day at Grey Friars
LXXVI Christmas at Rosebury
LXXVII The Shortest and Happiest in the whole History
LXXVIII In which the Author goes on a Pleasant Errand
LXII In which Old Friends come together
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