The History of Pendennis

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Contents

1. 01Preface
2. 02Pendennis
3. 03Chapter I. Shows how First Love may interrupt Breakfast
4. 04Chapter II. A Pedigree and other Family Matters
5. 05Chapter III. In which Pendennis appears as a very young Man indeed
6. 06Chapter IV. Mrs. Haller
7. 07Chapter V. Mrs. Haller at Home
8. 08Chapter VI. Contains both Love and War
9. 09Chapter VII. In which the Major makes his Appearance
10. 10Chapter VIII. In which Pen is kept waiting at the Door, while the Reader is informed who little Laura was.
11. 11Chapter IX. In which the Major opens the Campaign
12. 12Chapter X. Facing the Enemy
13. 13Chapter XI. Negotiation
14. 14Chapter XII. In which a Shooting Match is proposed
15. 15Chapter XIII. A Crisis
16. 16Chapter XIV. In which Miss Fotheringay makes a new Engagement
17. 17Chapter XV. The happy Village
18. 18Chapter XVI. More Storms in the Puddle
19. 19Chapter XVII. Which concludes the first Part of this History
20. 20Chapter XVIII. Alma Mater
21. 21Chapter XIX. Pendennis of Boniface
22. 22Chapter XX. Rake’s Progress
23. 23Chapter XXI. Flight after Defeat
24. 24Chapter XXII. Prodigal’s Return
25. 25Chapter XXIII. New Faces
26. 26Chapter XXIV. A Little Innocent
27. 27Chapter XXV. Contains both Love and Jealousy
28. 28Chapter XXVI. A House full of Visitors
29. 29Chapter XXVII. Contains some Ball-practising
30. 30Chapter XXVIII. Which is both Quarrelsome and Sentimental
31. 31Chapter XXIX. Babylon
32. 32Chapter XXX. The Knights of the Temple
33. 33Chapter XXXI. Old and new Acquaintances
34. 34Chapter XXXII. In which the Printer’s Devil comes to the Door
35. 35Chapter XXXIII. Which is passed in the Neighbourhood of Ludgate Hill
36. 36Chapter XXXIV. In which the History still hovers about Fleet Street
37. 37Chapter XXXV. Dinner in the Row
38. 38Chapter XXXVI. The Pall Mall Gazette
39. 39Chapter XXXVII. Where Pen appears in Town and Country
40. 40Chapter XXXVIII. In which the Sylph reappears
41. 41Chapter XXXIX. In which Colonel Altamont appears and disappears
42. 42Chapter XL. Relates to Mr. Harry Foker’s Affairs
43. 43Chapter XLI. Carries the Reader both to Richmond and Greenwich
44. 44Chapter XLII. Contains a novel Incident
45. 45Chapter XLIII. Alsatia
46. 46Chapter XLIV. In which the Colonel narrates some of his Adventures
47. 47Chapter XLV. A Chapter of Conversations
48. 48Chapter XLVI. Miss Amory’s Partners
49. 49Chapter XLVII. Monseigneur s’amuse
50. 50Chapter XLVIII. A Visit of Politeness
51. 51Chapter XLIX. In Shepherd’s Inn
52. 52Chapter L. In or near the Temple Garden
53. 53Chapter LI. The happy Village again
54. 54Chapter LII. Which had very nearly been the last of the Story
55. 55Chapter LIII. A critical Chapter
56. 56Chapter LIV. Convalescence
57. 57Chapter LV. Fanny’s Occupation’s gone
58. 58Chapter LVI. In which Fanny engages a new Medical Man
59. 59Chapter LVII. Foreign Ground
60. 60Chapter LVIII. “Fairoaks to let”

About this edition

Author

William Makepeace Thackeray

Language

English

Era

Modern (c. 1800–1945)

Reading level

Intermediate: some philosophy helps

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Length

933 pages

This edition

Modern Philosophers