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Men's Wives
The story revolves around the lives of the Crump family, particularly their daughter Morgiana, who attracts the attention of multiple suitors, including the ambitious Captain Howard Walker and rival tradesmen, the perfumer Mr. Archibald Eglantine and the tailor Mr. Woolsey.
"Men's Wives" by William Makepeace Thackeray is a novel. The story revolves around the lives of the Crump family, particularly their daughter Morgiana, who attracts the attention of multiple suitors, including the ambitious Captain Howard Walker and rival tradesmen, the perfumer Mr. Archibald Eglantine and the tailor Mr. Woolsey.
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In a certain quiet and sequestered nook of the retired village of London—perhaps in the neighbourhood of Berkeley Square, or at any rate somewhere near Burlington Gardens—there was once a house of entertainment called the “Bootjack Hotel.” Mr. Crump, the landlord, had, in the outset of life, performed the duties of Boots in some inn even more frequented than his own, and, far from being ashamed of his origin, as many persons are in the days of their prosperity, had thus solemnly recorded it over the hospitable gate of his hotel.
Contents
- 01Men's Wives, by G. Fitz-Boodle
- 02The Ravenswing
- 03Chapter I. Which Is Entirely Introductory—Contains an Account of Miss Crump, Her Suitors, and Her Family Circle.
- 04Chapter II. In Which Mr. Walker Makes Three Attempts to Ascertain the Dwelling of Morgiana.
- 05Chapter III. What Came of Mr Walker's Discovery of the “Bootjack.”
- 06Chapter IV. In Which the Heroine Has a Number More Lovers, and Cuts a Very Dashing Figure in the World.
- 07Chapter V. In Which Mr. Walker Falls Into Difficulties, and Mrs. Walker Makes Many Foolish Attempts to Rescue Him.
- 08Chapter VI. In Which Mr. Walker Still Remains in Difficulties, but Shows Great Resignation Under His Misfortunes.
- 09Chapter VII. In Which Morgiana Advances Towards Fame and Honour, and in Which Several Great Literary Characters Make Their Appearance.
- 10Chapter VIII. In Which Mr. Walker Shows Great Prudence and Forbearance.
- 11Mr. And Mrs. Frank Berry.
- 12Chapter I. The Fight at Slaughter House.
- 13Chapter II. The Combat at Versailles.
- 14Dennis Haggarty's Wife.
- 15Footnotes
About this edition
- Author
- William Makepeace Thackeray
- Language
- English
- Era
- Modern (c. 1800–1945)
- Reading level
- Intermediate: some philosophy helps
- Formats
- EPUB, PDF
- Length
- 146 pages
- This edition
- Modern Philosophers
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