The History of Pendennis, Volume 2 is the second part of William Makepeace Thackeray's Victorian novel about Arthur Pendennis. It continues the story of a young man's fortunes, friendships and follies as he makes his way in London society. Thackeray's satirical warmth and rich character portraits make it rewarding to hear.
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Produced by Lee Dawei, Michael Lockey and PG Distributed Proofreaders THE HISTORY OF PENDENNIS. HIS FORTUNES AND MISFORTUNES, HIS FRIENDS AND HIS GREATEST ENEMY.
BY WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS ON WOOD BY THE AUTHOR, IN TWO VOLUMES. VOLUME II. 1858 CHAPTER 1.—RELATES TO MR. HARRY FOKER's AFFAIRS 2.—CARRIES THE READER BOTH TO RICHMOND AND GREENWICH 3.—CONTAINS A NOVEL INCIDENT 4.—ALSATIA
5.—IN WHICH THE COLONEL NARRATES SOME OF HIS ADVENTURES 6.—A CHAPTER OF CONVERSATIONS 7.—MISS AMORY'S PARTNERS 8.—MONSEIGNEUR S'AMUSE 9.—A VISIT OF POLITENESS 10.—IN SHEPHERD'S INN 11.—IN OR NEAR THE TEMPLE GARDEN 12.—THE HAPPY VILLAGE AGAIN 13.—WHICH HAD VERY NEARLY BEEN THE LAST OF THE STORY 14.—A CRITICAL CHAPTER 15.—CONVALESCENCE 16.—FANNY'S OCCUPATION'S GONE 17.—IN WHICH FANNY ENGAGES A NEW MEDICAL MAN 18.—FOREIGN GROUND 19.—"FAIROAKS TO LET" 20.—OLD FRIENDS 21.—EXPLANATIONS 22.—CONVERSATIONS 23.—THE WAY OF THE WORLD 24.—WHICH ACCOUNTS PERHAPS FOR CHAPTER XXIII
25.—PHILLIS AND CORYDON
26.—TEMPTATIONS
27.—IN WHICH PEN BEGINS HIS CANVASS
28.—IN WHICH PEN BEGINS TO DOUBT ABOUT HIS ELECTION
29.—IN WHICH THE MAJOR IS BIDDEN TO STAND AND DELIVER
30.—IN WHICH THE MAJOR NEITHER YIELDS HIS MONEY NOR HIS LIFE
31.—IN WHICH PENDENNIS COUNTS HIS EGGS
32.—FIAT JUSTITIA
33.—IN WHICH THE DECKS BEGIN TO CLEAR
34.—MR. AND MRS. SAM HUXTER
35.—SHOWS HOW ARTHUR HAD BETTER HAVE TAKEN A RETURN-TICKET
36.—A CHAPTER OF MATCH-MAKING
37.—EXEUNT OMNES PENDENNIS.
CHAPTER I.
RELATES TO MR. HARRY FOKER'S AFFAIRS.
Since that fatal but delightful night in Grosvenor place, Mr. Harry
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