Henrietta Temple

Henrietta Temple is a novel by Benjamin Disraeli, published in 1834. The story follows the life of its titular character, a young woman who is forced into a loveless marriage with a man she does not love. The novel explores themes of gender roles, social class, and personal identity, as Henrietta struggles to find her place in society.

By Benjamin Disraeli · First published 1837 · Genre: Romance, Historical Fiction, Gothic · 60 chapters

Contents

• "Some Account of the Family of Armine, and Especially of Sir Ferdinand and of Sir Ratcliffe."
• "Partly Retrospective, yet Very Necessary to be Perused"
• "In Which Captain Armine Proves Himself a Complete Tactician"
• "Which Contains a Love-Letter"
• "Containing the Appearance on Our Stage of a New and Important Character"
• "Which Contains a Remarkable Change of Fortune"
• "Armine Described"
• "In Which Captain Armine Achieves with Rapidity a Result Which Always Requires Great Deliberation"
• "A Day of Love"
• "Which, Supposing the Reader Is Interested in the Correspondence, Pursues It"
• "In Which Lord Montfort Contrives That Miss Temple Should be Left Alone"
• "In Which the Reader Is Again Introduced to Captain Armine, during His Visit to London"
• "Arrival of Glastonbury."
• "Which Ferdinand Returns to Armine"
• "Which on the Whole Is Found Very Consoling"
• "Containing the Arrival at Ducie of a Distinguished Guest"
• "In Which Mr. Temple and His Daughter, with Their New Friend, Make an Unexpected Excursion"
• "In Which Glastonbury Meets the Very Last Person in the World He Expected, and the Strange Consequences"
• "Progress of Affairs at Armine"
• "In Which Some Light Is Thrown on the Title of This Work"
• "Henrietta Visits Armine, Which Leads to a Rather Perplexing Encounter"
• "Containing Some Account of the Viscountess Dowager Bellair"
• "Showing That It Is the First Step That Is Ever the Most Difficult"
• "In Which Mr. Glastonbury Informs Captain Armine of His Meeting with Miss Temple"
• "A Domestic Scene."
• "In Which Captain Armine Is Very Absent during Dinner"
• "Which Contains Something Very Unexpected"
• "In Which Lady Bellair Gives Some Account of Some of Her Friends"
• "Which Contains Some Rather Painful Explanations"
• "Which, on the Whole, Is Perhaps as Remarkable a Chapter as Any in the Work"
• "Containing Another Domestic Scene"
• "In Which Captain Armine Pays His First Visit to Ducie"
• "Containing a Conversation Not Quite so Amusing as the Last"
• "Which Contains an Event Not Less Important Than the One Which Concluded Our Second Book"
• "Containing an Evening Assembly at Bellair House"
• "Containing an Unexpected Visit to London, and Its Consequences."
• "In Which Captain Armine Indulges in a Reverie"
• "In Which Mr. Temple Pays a Visit to His Daughter's Chamber"
• "Containing a Very Important Communication"
• "A Visit to Glastonbury's Chamber"
• "A Strange Dream"
• "In Which Glastonbury Is Very Much Astonished"
• "Which Is Rather Strange"
• "The Last Day and the Last Night"
• "Which I Hope May Prove as Agreeable to the Reader as to Our Hero"
• "In Which Glastonbury Finds That a Serene Temper Does Not Always Bring a Serene Life"
• "Which Is on the Whole Almost as Perplexing as the Preceding One"
• "The Advantage of Being a Favourite Grandson"
• "Evening Stroll"
• "In Which Ferdinand Armine Is Much Concerned"
• "In Which Captain Armine Increases His Knowledge of the Value of Money, and Also Becomes Aware of the Advantage of an Acquaintance Who Burns Coals"
• "A Morning Walk"
• "In Which Ferdinand Begins to Be a Little Troublesome"
• "In Which Captain Armine Unexpectedly Resumes His Acquaintance with Lord Catchimwhocan, Who Introduces Him to Mr. Bond Sharpe"
• "Containing an Ominous Incident"
• "Containing the Intimation of a Somewhat Mysterious Adventure"
• "Miss Grandison Makes a Remarkable Discovery"
• "In Which Captain Armine Finds Reason to Believe in the Existence of Fairies."
• "In Which the Family Perplexities Rather Increase than Diminish"
• "In Which Ferdinand Has the Honour of Dining with Mr. Bond Sharpe"

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• Sybil, or the Two Nations (1845)
• Coningsby or the New Generation (1840)
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• The Voyage of Captain Popanilla (1827)
• Lothair (1870)
• The Rise of Iskander (1874)
• Vivian Grey (1826)
• All works by Benjamin Disraeli