The Hillyars and the Burtons
The Hillyars and the Burtons is a novel by Henry Kingsley, first published in 1859. It tells the story of two families, the Hillyars and the Burtons, who are connected by marriage. The Hillyars are a wealthy and influential family, while the Burtons are a struggling family of farmers.
The novel follows the lives of the two families as they struggle to make ends meet and deal with the various issues that arise from their different social classes. The Hillyars are forced to confront their own prejudices and snobbery, while the Burtons must learn to accept their place in society and make the best of their situation.
The novel is set in the English countryside and follows the characters through a series of dramatic events, including a murder, a scandal, and a court case. Along the way, the characters learn valuable lessons about love, loyalty, and the importance of family.
By Henry Kingsley · First published 1865 · Genre: Realistic Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction · 60 chapters
Contents
- Chapter 1: Mr. Secretary Oxton Thinks Gerty Neville Little Better Than a Fool
- Chapter 2: James Burton's Story: Shows the Disgraceful Lowness of His Origin
- Chapter 3: James Burton's Story: Cousin Reuben
- Chapter 4: The Colonial Secretary Sees Snakes and Other Vermin
- Chapter 5: James Burtons Story: the Ghosts Room is Invaded, and James Puts His Foot Through the Floor
- Chapter 6: James Burton's Story: the Preliminaries to the Momentous Expedition to Stanlake
- Chapter 7: The Battle of Barker's Gap
- Chapter 8: James Burton's Story: the Immediate Results of the Expedition to Stanlake
- Chapter 9: Sir George Hillyar
- Chapter 10: Erne Makes His Escape from the Brazen Tower
- Chapter 11: The Secretary Sees Nothing for It but to Submit
- Chapter 12: Disposes of Samuel Burton for a Time
- Chapter 13: James Burton's Story: the Golden Thread Begins to Run Off the Reel
- Chapter 14: The Gleam of the Autumn Sunset
- Chapter 15: In Which the Snake Creeps Out of the Grass
- Chapter 16: James Burton's Story: Erne and Emma
- Chapter 17: Erne and Reuben
- Chapter 18: James Burton's Story: Reuben and Sir George Hillyar
- Chapter 19: Samuel Burton Goes Into the Licensed Victualling Line
- Chapter 20: James Burton's Story: Reuben Entertains Mysterious and Unsatisfactory Company
- Chapter 21: Gerty Goes on the War-trail
- Chapter 22: James Burton's Story: Very Low Company
- Chapter 23: James Burton's Story: the Hillyars and the Burtons Among the Tombs
- Chapter 24: Homeward Bound
- Chapter 25: Gerty's First Innings
- Chapter 26: James Burton's Story: James and His Sister Fall Out
- Chapter 27: James Burton's Story: the Ghost Shows a Light for the First Time
- Chapter 28: Affairs at Stanlake
- Chapter 29: James Burton's Story: the Beginning of the Bad Times
- Chapter 30: James Burton's Story: in Which Two Great Pieces of Good Fortune Befall Us,--one Visible, the Other Invisible
- Chapter 31: George Begins to Take a New Interest in Beuben
- Chapter 32: Gerty's Hybernation Terminates
- Chapter 33: J. Burton's Story: the Ghost Shows a Light for the Second Time
- Chapter 34: Sir George's Escritoire
- Chapter 35: James Burton's Story: Miss Brown's Troubles Come to an End, While Mr. Erne Hillyar's Fairly Commence
- Chapter 36: Le Roi Est Mort,--vive Le Roi
- Chapter 37: James Burton's Story: Erne's Nurse
- Chapter 38: Sir George Hillyar is Witness for Character
- Chapter 39: Uncle Bob Surprises Erne
- Chapter 40: The Last of the Church-yard
- Chapter 41: Emma's Work Begins to Be Cut Out for Her
- Chapter 42: Emma Astonishes a Good Many People: the Members of Her Family in Particular
- Chapter 43: Emma Gives the Key to the Landlord
- Chapter 44: James Burton's Story: Our Voyage, With a Long Description of Some Queer Fish That We Saw
- Chapter 45: Gerty in Society
- Chapter 46: The Letter, Which Was Not from Mrs. Nalder
- Chapter 47: Sir George Hillyar Starts on His Adventure
- Chapter 48: James Burton's Story: the Forge is Lit Up Once More
- Chapter 49: In Which Two Bad Pennies Come Back
- Chapter 50: Trevittick's Latent Madness Begins to Appear
- Chapter 51: Changes in the Romilly Home
- Chapter 52: Feeds the Boar at the Old Frank?
- Chapter 53: James Burton's Story: the Clayton Ménage
- Chapter 54: Emma's Visit
- Chapter 55: The Land Sale
- Chapter 56: The Burnt Hut Company
- Chapter 57: The Last of the Forge
- Chapter 58: Erne Goes on His Adventures
- Chapter 59: James Oxton Goes Out, and Widow North Comes In
- Chapter 60: Too Late! Too Late!
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