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John Marchmont's Legacy, Volumes 1-3

M. E. Braddon

The story revolves around Edward Arundel, a young protagonist who navigates societal expectations and personal challenges, particularly as he becomes intertwined with the fate of his former mathematics tutor, John Marchmont, whose fortunes have taken a tragic turn.

"John Marchmont's Legacy, Volumes 1-3" by M. E. Braddon is a novel. The story revolves around Edward Arundel, a young protagonist who navigates societal expectations and personal challenges, particularly as he becomes intertwined with the fate of his former mathematics tutor, John Marchmont, whose fortunes have taken a tragic turn.

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The history of Edward Arundel, second son of Christopher Arundel Dangerfield Arundel, of Dangerfield Park, Devonshire, began on a certain dark winter's night upon which the lad, still a schoolboy, went with his cousin, Martin Mostyn, to witness a blank–verse tragedy at one of the London theatres.

There are few men who, looking back at the long story of their lives, cannot point to one page in the record of the past at which the actual history of life began. The page may come in the very middle of the book, perhaps; perhaps almost at the end. But let it come where it will, it is, after all, only the actual commencement. At an appointed hour in man's existence, the overture which has been going on ever since he was born is brought to a sudden close by the sharp vibration of the prompter's signal–bell; the curtain rises, and the drama of life begins. Very insignificant sometimes are the first scenes of the play,––common–place, trite, wearisome; but watch them closely, and interwoven with every word, dimly recognisable in every action, may be seen the awful hand of Destiny. The story has begun: already we, the spectators, can make vague guesses at the plot, and predicate the solemn climax; it is only the actors who are ignorant of the meaning of their several parts, and who are stupidly reckless of the obvious catastrophe.

Contents

  1. 01Chapter I. The Man with the Banner.
  2. 02Chapter II. Little Mary.
  3. 03Chapter III. About the Lincolnshire Property.
  4. 04Chapter IV. Going Away.
  5. 05Chapter V. Marchmont Towers.
  6. 06Chapter VI. The Young Soldier's Return.
  7. 07Chapter VII. Olivia.
  8. 08Chapter VIII. "My Life Is Cold, and Dark, and Dreary."
  9. 09Chapter IX. "When Shall I Cease to Be All Alone?"
  10. 10Chapter X. Mary's Stepmother.
  11. 11Chapter XI. The Day of Desolation.
  12. 12Chapter XII. Paul.
  13. 13Chapter XIII. Olivia's Despair.
  14. 14Chapter XIV. Driven Away.
  15. 15Volume II.
  16. 16Chapter I. Mary's Letter.
  17. 17Chapter II. A New Protector.
  18. 18Chapter III. Paul's Sister.
  19. 19Chapter IV. A Stolen Honeymoon.
  20. 20Chapter V. Sounding the Depths.
  21. 21Chapter VI. Risen from the Grave.
  22. 22Chapter VII. Face to Face.
  23. 23Chapter VIII. The Painting–Room by the River.
  24. 24Chapter IX. In the Dark.
  25. 25Chapter X. The Paragraph in the Newspaper.
  26. 26Chapter XI. Edward Arundel's Despair.
  27. 27Chapter XII. Edward's Visitors.
  28. 28Chapter XIII. One More Sacrifice.
  29. 29Chapter XIV. The Child's Voice in the Pavilion by the Water.
  30. 30Volume III.
  31. 31Chapter I. Captain Arundel's Revenge.
  32. 32Chapter II. The Deserted Chambers.
  33. 33Chapter III. Taking It Quietly.
  34. 34Chapter IV. Miss Lawford Speaks Her Mind.
  35. 35Chapter V. The Return of the Wanderer.
  36. 36Chapter VI. A Widower's Proposal.
  37. 37Chapter VII. How the Tidings Were Received in Lincolnshire.
  38. 38Chapter VIII. Mr. Weston Refuses to Be Trampled Upon.
  39. 39Chapter IX. "Going to Be Married!"
  40. 40Chapter X. The Turning of the Tide.
  41. 41Chapter XI. Belinda's Wedding–Day.
  42. 42Chapter XII. Mary's Story.
  43. 43Chapter XIII. "All Within Is Dark as Night."
  44. 44Chapter XIV. There Is Confusion Worse Than Death.
  45. 45Chapter the Last. "Dear Is the Memory of Our Wedded Lives."
  46. 46The Epilogue.

About this edition

Author
M. E. Braddon
Language
English
Era
Modern (c. 1800–1945)
Reading level
Intermediate: some philosophy helps
Formats
EPUB, PDF
Length
577 pages
This edition
Modern Philosophers

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