"Only a Clod" is a Victorian novel by M. E. Braddon, the author of Lady Audley's Secret. It belongs to the sensation fiction tradition and follows characters whose lives are shaped by family secrets and social expectations. It is worth listening to for Braddon's engaging storytelling and her portrait of Victorian society.
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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).
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Opening of the book
ONLY A CLOD A Novel BY THE AUTHOR OF “LADY AUDLEY’S SECRET,” “AURORA FLOYD” ETC. ETC. ETC. Stereotyped Edition LONDON JOHN AND ROBERT MAXWELL MILTON HOUSE, SHOE LANE, FLEET STREET [All rights reserved] TO OCTAVE DELEPIERRE, F.S.A., LL.D. AND HIS CHARMING WIFE, CHARLOTTE This Story is Inscribed IN REMEMBRANCE OF MANY PLEASANT HOURS PASSED WITH THEM. CONTENTS.
СНАР. PAGE I. 5 THE MASTER IT. 11 THE MAN III. 14 TIDINGS OF HOME TREDETHLYN'S LUCK IV. 17 V. 26 COMING HOME VI. 32 THE END OF THE WORLD VIL. 42 MAUDE HILLARY'S ADORERS VIII. AT THE CHATEAU DE BOURBON 50 IX. JULIA DESMOND MAKES HERSELF AGREEABLE 23 Х. COLTONSLOUGH 62 XI. A VERY OLD STORY ед ХП. A MODERN GENTLEMAN’S DIARY 80 ХПГ. CAUGHT IN THE TOILS 94 XTV. VERY PRIVATE THEATRICALS 100 XV. A COMMERCIAL CRISIS 1 08 XVL. A DRAMA THAT WAS ACTED BEHIND THE SCENES 123 XVII. SOMETHING LIKE FRIENDSHIP 139 XVIII. POOR FRANCIS 143 ХТХ. MR. HILLARY SPEAKS HIS MIND 151 ХХ. AN EXPLANATION 156 ХХТ. HARCOURT LOWTHER'S WELCOME 161 ХХП. 167 TAKING IT QUIETLY ХХПІ. TIDINGS OF SUSAN 176 XXIV. FRANCIS TREDETHLYN'S DISINTERESTED ADVISER 190 XXV. THE ROAD TO RUIN 196 XXVI. A CHILLING RECONCILIATION 203 XXVII. SEEING A GHOST 211 XXVIII. “OH, MY AMY! MINE NO MORE!” 219 XXIX. ENTANGLEMENTS IN THE WEB 232 XXX. THE TWO ANTIPHOLI 238
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