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Man and Wife

Wilkie Collins

Novelsabout 25 h 15 min of listening

A young woman who has been made pregnant by an unscrupulous man tries to force him to marry her secretly, but much goes wrong with her plan.

Contents

  1. Imprint
  2. Prologue: The Irish Marriage
  3. I: The Villa at Hampstead
  4. I
  5. II
  6. III
  7. IV
  8. II: The March of Time
  9. V
  10. VI
  11. VII
  12. VIII
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  1. IX
  2. First Scene: The Summerhouse
  3. I: The Owls
  4. II: The Guests
  5. III: The Discoveries
  6. IV: The Two
  7. V: The Plan
  8. VI: The Suitor
  9. VII: The Debt
  10. VIII: The Scandal
  11. Second Scene: The Inn
  12. IX: Anne
  13. X: Mr. Bishopriggs
  14. XI: Sir Patrick
  15. XII: Arnold
  16. XIII: Blanche
  17. Third Scene: London
  18. XIV: Geoffrey as a Letter-Writer
  19. XV: Geoffrey in the Marriage Market
  20. XVI: Geoffrey as a Public Character
  21. Fourth Scene: Windygates
  22. XVII: Near It
  23. XVIII: Nearer Still
  24. XIX: Close on It
  25. XX: Touching It
  26. XXI: Done!
  27. XXII: Gone
  28. XXIII: Traced
  29. XXIV: Backward
  30. XXV: Forward
  31. XXVI: Dropped
  32. XXVII: Outwitted
  33. XXVIII: Stifled
  34. Fifth Scene: Glasgow
  35. XXIX: Anne Among the Lawyers
  36. XXX: Anne in the Newspapers
  37. Sixth Scene: Swanhaven Lodge
  38. XXXI: Seeds of the Future (First Sowing)
  39. XXXII: Seeds of the Future (Second Sowing)
  40. XXXIII: Seeds of the Future (Third Sowing)
  41. Seventh Scene: Ham Farm
  42. XXXIV: The Night Before
  43. XXXV: The Day
  44. XXXVI: The Truth at Last
  45. XXXVII: The Way Out
  46. XXXVIII: The News from Glasgow
  47. Eighth Scene: The Pantry
  48. XXXIX: Anne Wins a Victory
  49. Ninth Scene: The Music-Room
  50. XL: Julius Makes Mischief
  51. Tenth Scene: The Bedroom
  52. XLI: Lady Lundie Does Her Duty
  53. Eleventh Scene: Sir Patrick’s House
  54. XLII: The Smoking-Room Window
  55. XLIII: The Explosion
  56. Twelfth Scene: Drury Lane
  57. XLIV: The Letter and the Law
  58. Thirteenth Scene: Fulham
  59. XLV: The Footrace
  60. Fourteenth Scene: Portland Place
  61. XLVI: A Scotch Marriage
  62. Fifteenth Scene: Holchester House
  63. XLVII: The Last Chance
  64. Sixteenth Scene: The Inn
  65. XLVIII: The Place
  66. XLIX: The Night
  67. L: The Morning
  68. LI: The Proposal
  69. LII: The Apparition
  70. LIII: What Had Happened in the Hours of Darkness?
  71. LIV: The Manuscript
  72. I
  73. II
  74. III
  75. IV
  76. V
  77. VI
  78. VII
  79. VIII
  80. IX
  81. X
  82. XI
  83. XII
  84. LV: The Signs of the End
  85. LVI: The Means
  86. LVII: The End
  87. Epilogue
  88. I
  89. II
  90. Endnotes
  91. Colophon
  92. Uncopyright

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