Godolphin, Volume VI
The story revolves around the life of Charles Godolphin, a young man who inherits a large fortune and an aristocratic title. He becomes embroiled in a complex web of relationships and intrigue, including a romantic affair with a beautiful but cunning woman named Lady Montfort. As Godolphin navigates his new social status, he must confront his own morality and the corrupting influence of wealth and power.
By Edward Bulwer-lytton · First published 1833 · Genre: Romance, Historical Fiction, Drama · 11 chapters
Contents
- CONSTANCE MAKES A DISCOVERY THAT TOUCHES AND ENLIGHTENS HER AS TO GODOLPHIN'S NATURE. - AN EVENT, ALTHOUGH IN PRIVATE LIFE, NOT WITHOUT ITS INTEREST
- THE REFORM BILL. - A VERY SHORT CHAPTER
- THE SOLILOQUY OF THE SOOTHSAYER. - AN EPISODICAL MYSTERY, INTRODUCED AS A TYPE OF THE MANY THINGS IN LIFE THAT ARE NEVER ACCOUNTED FOR. - GRATUITOUS DEVIATIONS FROM OUR COMMON CAREER
- IN WHICH THE COMMON LIFE GLIDES INTO THE STRANGE. - EQUALLY TRUE, BUT THE TRUTH NOT EQUALLY ACKNOWLEDGED
- A MEETING BETWEEN CONSTANCE AND THE PROPHETESS
- LUCILLA'S FLIGHT. - THE PERPLEXITY OF LADY ERPINGHAM. - A CHANGE COMES OVER GODOLPHIN'S MIND. - HIS CONVERSATION WITH RADCLYFFE. - GENERAL ELECTION. - GODOLPHIN BECOMES A SENATOR
- NEW VIEWS OF A PRIVILEGED ORDER. - THE DEATH-BED OF AUGUSTUS SAVILLE
- THE JOURNEY AND THE SURPRISE. - A WALK IN THE SUMMER NIGHT. - THE STARS AND THE ASSOCIATION THAT MEMORY MAKES WITH NATURE
- THE FULL RENEWAL OF LOVE. - HAPPINESS PRODUCES FEAR, "AND IN TO-DAY ALREADY WALKS TOMORROW."
- THE LAST CONVERSATION BETWEEN GODOLPHIN AND CONSTANCE. - HIS THOUGHTS AND SOLITARY WALK AMIDST THE SCENES OF HIS YOUTH. - THE LETTER. - THE DEPARTURE
- A DREAD MEETING. - THE STORM. - THE CATASTROPHE
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